The Blacktail Coach Podcast

Blacktail 5-Factor Weather Report for 9/21

Send us Fan Mail You can waste a whole season hunting “good looking” days, or you can stack the odds with a repeatable plan. We run our weekly high-factor forecast for S

Blacktail 5-Factor Weather Report For 9/14

Send us Fan Mail Hunting blacktail can feel like roulette if you’re picking hunt days at random, especially when you only have one evening a week to get out. We’re chang

How To Call And Rattle Blacktail Bucks With Tom Ryle

Send us Fan Mail Rattling for blacktail isn’t magic and it isn’t random. It’s a story you’re telling in the woods, and the buck decides whether he believes it. We’re jo

Reading Deer Sign

Send us Fan Mail The woods are full of clues, but most hunters only see noise. We sit down and translate the signs that actually matter when you’re scouting for a mature

Five Factors For A Successful Hunt

Send us Fan Mail Deer don’t move at random, even when it feels that way from the stand. We’re Aaron and Dave, and we lay out the five factors we watch for when we’re try

Scent Strategy For Blacktail Hunting That Works

Send us Fan Mail Your best stand location means nothing if a mature buck smells one wrong detail and locks up. We dig into the real mechanics of deer hunting scent contr

How To Hunt Blacktail Across Rut Phases

Send us Fan Mail Most hunters circle “the rut” on the calendar, then spend the best days wondering why their biggest buck disappeared. We take a step back and map the wh

Eyes, Ears, and Nose: Mastering Undetected Entry to Your Hunting Set

Send us Fan Mail Defeating a trophy blacktail's senses requires extraordinary dedication and methodical preparation. In this deep-dive conversation, Aaron and Dave

Plan Your Blacktail Season From Scouting To Shot Day

Send us Fan Mail Most hunting problems don’t start in the timber. They start when we try to skip steps, rush a “perfect” setup, and then wonder why the season feels stre

Coastal, Valley, & High Cascade: How Habitat Shapes Blacktail Deer Behavior

Send us Fan Mail A blacktail buck in coastal rainforest doesn’t live like a blacktail buck on a High Cascade ridge, and pretending they do is a fast way to waste a seaso

Zach's Washington Turkey Slam Success And Turkey Trophy Tactics Course

Send us Fan Mail A turkey slam sounds clean on paper. Real life rarely is. Zach joins us to tell the full Washington turkey slam story, from years of grinding with almos

From Spring Bear Wrap Up To A Smarter Fall Plan With Heather Aldrich

Send us Fan Mail One bad decision can change an entire bear season, and sometimes it takes a full year to see the consequences. We’re back with Heather Aldrich to wrap u

Blacktail Hunting Mentorship And Modern Know How With Tom Ryle & Kelly Riordan

Send us Fan Mail A blacktail buck can live a whole season a few yards from you and never show itself, and that’s exactly why we love hunting them. We’re joined by Tom Ry

How Washington’s R3 Program Builds New Hunters And Anglers With Tom Ryle And Kelly Riordan

Send us Fan Mail Conservation doesn’t run on vibes, it runs on people showing up year after year. That’s why we brought on Tom Ryle (WDFW marketing and creative media ma

Hunting Blunders That Turned Into Lessons

Send us Fan Mail You know that sinking feeling when you realize you forgot something critical, rushed a shot, or made a choice you can’t rewind? We’re leaning into that

Meet The New Blacktail Coach Pro Staff And Plan 2027

Send us Fan Mail You can hunt blacktail for years and still feel like you’re doing everything right, until you realize you’re solving the wrong problem. We bring on Ryan

A Target Rich Texas Hog Hunt With Boars All Day

Send us Fan Mail We leave the spreadsheets and blacktail strategies at home and hit record from Boars All Day in Groveton, Texas after a full weekend of hog hunting with

Advanced Blacktail Locating For Core Areas

Send us Fan Mail You can find great blacktail habitat and still never see the buck you actually want. That gap is what we call advanced locating: going beyond “thick stu

The Washington Slam In Eight Days: Alex Gets His 10th Turkey Slam

Send us Fan Mail Ten Washington Slams doesn’t happen by accident, and Alex Cheney isn’t interested in lucky stories that can’t be repeated. We sit down to unpack how he

A Four Day Gathering Builds Better Hunters Through Practice

Send us Fan Mail Four days can change the way you hunt when the learning is real, the egos are gone, and the “secret sauce” is actually shared. We’re wrapping up the Hun