CRH Ep. 29 Testing My Heart on a Backcountry Coues Deer Hunt w/ Aaron Dunbar Artwork

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CRH Ep. 29 Testing My Heart on a Backcountry Coues Deer Hunt w/ Aaron Dunbar

December 02, 2025 • CJ Dunn

Its been a while and for good reason. I've been dealing with more heart issues that finally culminated in a quadruple bypass surgery in early October. Seven weeks later, with the help of my future son-in-law, Aaron I tested it out by packing into an Arizona Wilderness with my llamas for a rifle coues deer hunt. In this episode Aaron and I talk about the hunt and a bunch of other stuff. It was his first time on a big game hunt and he got the full experience.

I apologize for some low quality audio. I recorded it straight from the built in mics on a portable recorder outside in the wind. We also captured llamas humming and birds chirping for ambiance.

I hope you enjoy it and learn something as usual. Thanks for listening, and feel free to comment and contact me at closerangehunter@gmail.com.