The Western Hunter

Chris Denham finds redemption within the thickets of western Montana while pursuing the elusive whitetail that call these mountains home.

Mark Denham has a coveted Arizona archery elk tag in hand and is joining forces with his dad Chris with hopes of arrowing a mature bull.

Nate Simmons searches Wyoming’s high country for mule deer but his hunt takes an unexpected turn.

Chris and his son Mark load up their backpacks and head into sheep country in pursuit of the elusive Coues deer that roam the Arizona backcountry.

Nate and his Uncle Ted are in Wyoming exploring some new country in pursuit of mule deer on public land.

Years of effort culminate in the rugged mountains of Nevada’s public lands on Nate’s archery mule deer hunt.

Mark and Chris return to a familiar place to hunt Coues deer on Arizona’s public lands.

Nate Simmons backpacks through Idaho’s backcountry during archery season.

Chris Denham returns to Kodiak for a second time along with some of his good friends from Arizona.

Western Hunter is joined by Rafe Nielsen of Browning for his first Coues deer hunt. After Rafe's hunt, Chris and his son Mark join forces to try and find a mature Coues deer buck to fill Mark’s tag with.

With no shortage of opportunity or weather, Nate sets his eyes on a perfect archery elk hunt in one of his favorite areas.

Nate looks to go full mountain man with a flintlock muzzleloader to experience an elk hunt with the perspective of the old west. Plenty of trials and wild moments ensue.

Looking to break an unusual streak of unsuccessful hunts, Nate returns to Colorado to break the curse that has plagued The Western Hunter for seasons.

Returning to a place full of childhood memories, Nate gets a rare opportunity to hunt a true mule deer paradise with old friends and finds adventure and trials along the way.

Facing wind and corduroy Wyoming flats, Mark and Chris put their glassing skills to the test in search of a mature mule deer buck.

Nate navigates one of the greatest struggles of public land hunting; other people.

Join Benchmade's Matt Elliot as he scours the flats of Idaho for an opportunity to take memorable mule deer.

Revisiting a favorite spot with plenty of deer, Mark and Chris Denham set up camp in the dead center of a Coues deer paradise on a late season rifle hunt.

In an area that has notoriously proven difficult to hunt, Chris pulls out all the stops in order to discover the correct approach.

BONUS: Also featuring a story from seasoned Colorado hunter, Mike Duplan.

Chris Endures a grind of time and weather in pursuit of an elusive Wyoming high country mule deer.

Using an E-bike for transportation, Chis looks to break a streak of bad luck on archery elk hunts.

Best of Season 4

Ryan Hatfield is back in a familiar place in Wyoming hunting elk in October but the unseasonably warm weather is making the hunting tough.

Nate Simmons is chasing bugling bulls in Idaho’s backcountry with his bow and arrow.

Chris Denham heads for no-mans-land in a remote reach of New Mexico in pursuit of the always elusive Coues deer.

Zach Bowhay keeps his powder dry while roaming the snow covered peaks of Idaho on a cold muzzleloader elk hunt on public land.

Nate Simmons is on the hunt for bull elk with his bow in the backcountry of Wyoming in the middle of grizzly country and adventure is on high.

Nate Simmons loads his backpack and heads for the peaks of Wyoming’s high country on a spot-and-stalk archery mule deer hunt on public land.

Nate Simmons heads for the public lands of Nevada on an early season archery mule deer hunt. After a couple days of backpacking through the high country, Nate crosses paths with a giant buck.

Nate Simmons heads back to Montana ready for another long grueling public-land elk hunt with his bow and arrow during the general season.

Nate’s dad Dennis searches the sage for antelope on a spot and stalk do-it-yourself adventure.

Chris Denham and his son Mark, return to a special place to hunt mule deer in a rugged reach of Arizona’s public lands.

October is a notoriously tough time to pursue public-land mule deer but that’s not deterring Chris Denham from filling his Idaho deer tag.

Nate Simmons ventures into a remote stretch of Nevada's public lands on a backpack hunt for mule deer with his bow.

In this three-part series, Chris Denham sets out after public-land elk in the mountains of Wyoming, followed by a spot-and-stalk antelope hunt with his son Mark.

Hunting Idaho’s rugged public lands in October for mule deer with Ryan Hatfield followed by elk with Zach Bowhay.

In this two-part series, Nate Simmons backpacks through Wyoming’s backcountry with his bow in pursuit of mule deer and elk.

Dennis Simmons and Chris Denham share a camp in Oregon as Dennis hunts spring black bears and Chris hunts turkey on public-land.

Join Chris Denham and Brad Christian as they chase Coues deer and javelina in southern Arizona during the January bow season.

Nate Simmons returns to Montana to archery hunt elk after a disappointing end to his trip the previous season.

Nate Simmons arrives in Idaho to hunt for public land elk; the timing is perfect as the bulls are screaming and the aspen leaves are turning color.