# MULE DEER HUNTING - THE GLASSING SYSTEM THAT USES LIGHT TO EXPOSE MULE DEER BUCKS | 🎙️ EP. 195

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Published: 2026-06-14T18:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 900

## Resource

Mule Deer Hunting e-Books 👉 https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/mule-deer-hunting-e-book-series In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down how to use light and shadow to your advantage when glassing mule deer. Mature mule deer bucks do not just use terrain for security. They use shade, contrast, sunlight, shadow lines, and broken light to disappear in country many hunters glass right past. After 34 years of Western big game hunting and guiding, Matt explains why hunters miss bucks by glassing too fast, staring only at bright open country, and failing to re-check high-probability bedding areas as light changes throughout the day. You’ll learn how to pick apart shadow pockets, focus on the edge where sunlight meets shade, use morning and midday light more effectively, recognize small visual clues like ear flicks, antler tips, backlines, and face patches, and avoid glare that destroys your ability to see detail. If you hunt public land mule deer and want to glass more effectively, find mature bucks in hidden bedding cover, understand how light affects visibility, and stop missing deer that were there the whole time, this episode will help you slow down, see more, and hunt smarter.

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