In this episode, I'm sharing the real journey behind Liminal Outdoors: competitive archery, years guiding elk hunters in New Mexico, guiding lake trout and kokanee salmon on Colorado mountain lakes, and everything in between — sickness, marriage, kids, and learning to find myself in the wild when life got hard.

From elk guide to lake trout fishing guide to raising a family in the Rocky Mountains — life in the outdoors isn't always clean. This is my story.

If you're a working outdoorsman trying to balance hunting, fishing, and real life — this one's for you.

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Liminal Outdoors — Master the Wild. Build Yourself. #LiminalOutdoors #HuntingLifestyle #ArcheryHunting #ElkHunting #WorkingOutdoorsman #Hunting #Fishing #Camping #OutdoorLife #RockyMountains

On this episode of Liminal Outdoors Podcast, we share personal stories about balancing work, family, and the outdoors. My Colorado bighorn sheep hunt serves as a prime example, illustrating the journey of personal growth experienced in those liminal space moments. It's about building and becoming, drawing parallels between the hunt and life's transitions.

Video Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:11 I Drew a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Tag!

04:16 Doubt Creeps In

04:50 Let The Sheep Scouting Begin

07:22 I Found Every Ram In The Unit

07:57 I Almost Turned My Tag Back In

09:40 I Scared My Ram The Day Before Season

11:08 Bear at 8 Yards!

11:42 The First Bighorn Sheep Stalk

12:35 2nd Day

14:30 I had a Bighorn Sheep at 15 Yards!

17:44 I finally found the Rams

20:05 No Lazy Stalks

22:05 My Target Ram Finally Stands Up

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Master the Wilde - Build Yourself

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Hunting public land in Colorado isn't just about drawing the tag; it's about outlasting the pressure. In this episode of Liminal Outdoors, we breakdown our 2025 season where persistence paid off in a big way—resulting in a 30" Mule Deer buck and an OTC Elk harvest.

We discuss how the season started slow, how my son found early success, and why "grinding it out" gave us the data we needed to capitalize on late-season opportunities. If you think you need a premium unit to kill big deer, this episode will change your mind.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro: The reality of Public Land hunting

[00:00] Early Season: My son's buck & the pressure reality check

[00:00] Mid-Season Lull: Learning the animal movement

[00:00] The Pivot: Deciding to pick up an OTC Elk tag

[00:00] The Elk Hunt: Capitalizing on opportunity

[00:00] The 30" Buck: How persistence created luck

[00:00] Late Season Strategy: Why time in the woods matters

[00:00] Outro: Don't overlook "lesser" units

Resources:

https://youtu.be/i94vVvggm4E Episode 1: OTC vs Premium Elk Tags

https://youtu.be/utkKNfcVIzQ Episode 2: Draw Systems Explained

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