The HUNTXP Podcast
The HUNTXP Podcast
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Join hosts J.D. Larson, Jonny BeBeau and the rest of the HuntXP crew on The HuntXP Podcast, where hunting buddies share raw stories, insights, and tips to elevate your hunting game. Each episode blends humor with deep dives into memorable hunts, video reactions, guest interviews with experts and friends, and practical takeaways you can use in the field. Perfect for hunters looking to learn, laugh, and connect with a like-minded community. Tune in to level up your skills and experience with the rest of the HuntXP community!
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This podcast focuses on various hunting topics including turkey hunting tactics, big game preparation, suburban hunting insights, and the evolution of hunting techniques, with specific episodes like the Turkey Hunting Deep Dive series emphasizing calling strategies and gear recommendations.
Two real hunting buddies. Real laughs. Real fails. Real faith.
Welcome to the deer camp you can tune into every week.
Traveled 1,250 miles from the Midwest to the Idaho high country—and somehow ended up just 25 yards from the biggest mule deer we saw all week.
In Episode 59 of the HUNTXP Podcast, JD breaks down his first high-country mule deer hunt and what he learned when months of preparation finally met the reality of hunting the mountains.
This wasn’t a punched-tag story. It was a learning-how-to-get-close story.
After hiking deep into the backcountry, JD and his brother Cody found bachelor groups of velvet mule deer, learned to play mountain thermals, crawled through loose rock, ditched boots to stalk in socks, and twice worked inside roughly 25 yards of mature bucks. One of those encounters put JD incredibly close to the biggest buck they saw all week—with no ethical shot opportunity before it disappeared.
The biggest lesson? Getting within bow range and actually creating a shot are two very different skills.
We break down what worked, what JD would do differently, the mistakes that cost opportunities, why patience matters once you're inside a buck's bubble, and why the “short game” may be one of the most overlooked skills in western bowhunting.
We also get into Jonny's Wisconsin season, Wes punching his buck tag, Moose's blood-trailing debut, and a wild encounter with a pack of wolves.
🎁 EPISODE 59 GIVEAWAY: Listen for the giveaway word during the episode, then send it to us by DM, email, or in the comments for a chance to win a HUNTXP hat.
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If you're a Midwestern hunter dreaming about heading west for the first time, this one's for you.
Level Up Your Hunt.
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