{"podcast":{"title":"Hunt West Podcast","slug":"hunt-west-podcast-7078834","podcast_index_feed_id":7078834,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/553162/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/huntwest","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/2/4/e/024e6bba670f23c327a2322813b393ee/HW_Pod_Cover_Art_White.png","author":"Jaden Bales","episode_count":110,"summary":"The Hunt West Podcast is for hunters who'd rather wear out a pair of boots than a YouTube playlist. Most hunting podcasts give you campfire stories, gear hype, or endless tag talk. Hunt West is different. This is applied hunting wisdom — the stuff that actually helps you find critters and fill tags in the wild country west of the 100th meridian. Hosted by Jaden Bales — hunt consultant, mule deer junkie, and professional tag nerd — the show mixes solo riffs, guest conversations, and hard-earned lessons from real hunts. You'll get strategies for e-scouting, application hacks, mindset shifts, and the kind of woodsmanship that still matters when the Wi-Fi goes dark. If you're the kind of hunter who loves general seasons, sharp steel, glassing knobs, and planning three tags ahead — welcome home.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T20:22:24.062654+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hunt-west-podcast-7078834"},"episode":{"title":"How to Hunt One Specific Bull with Cody Rich","slug":"how-to-hunt-one-specific-bull-with-cody-rich","published_at":"2026-08-01T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hunt-west-podcast-7078834/how-to-hunt-one-specific-bull-with-cody-rich","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hunt-west-podcast-7078834","url":"https://huntwest.net/how-to-hunt-one-specific-bull-with-cody-rich","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ac1d913b-8d7b-4b44-b5f3-6dbc4520f94e/Cody_and_Jaden_Target_a_Big_Bull.mp3?dest-id=4776387","summary":"Jaden recently got the biggest bull he has ever had on a trail camera. Now comes the considerably harder part: figuring out where that bull will go once September arrives. Our friend, Cody Rich of Bridger Watch and the Elk Hunt Podcast joins the show to help build that game plan. Cody also explains why targeting one particular bull requires hunters to think bigger, monitor multiple drainages, and treat the country differently than they would when simply looking for any normal six-point. The conversation expands into a broader lesson about becoming a better elk hunter. Jaden and Cody compare \"Elk Hunting 101, 201, and 301,\" including the importance of creating more opportunities, identifying which herds are actually killable, and avoiding country that looks good but makes it difficult to get repeated chances. We hope you enjoy this episode! Show Links: Book Hunt West Planning Sessions >> Hunt West Hosted Red Stag Trip >> Thanks to Bo DePena, a musician, friend, and avid hunter in Colorado, for the intro and outro for the show.","meta_description":"Jaden recently got the biggest bull he has ever had on a trail camera. Now comes the considerably harder part: figuring out where that bull will go once S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3031,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hunt-west-podcast-7078834/episodes/how-to-hunt-one-specific-bull-with-cody-rich/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hunt-west-podcast-7078834/how-to-hunt-one-specific-bull-with-cody-rich.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}