Jared Miller

Big Reloading Guy— @defiance_anti_social Prepped and ready to run… 📷 @ryan__holm 📷 @jaredmillermt 📷 @missionranchstudios

Huge thank you to Lyle for letting Colby and I crash his shop to record a WRM POD episode where we recapped their experiences and lessons learned from shooting @mammothsniperchallenge Lot’s of good insight here and if you’ve ever considered making the trek, the guys drop a bunch of insight and hot tips you’ll want to consider. @lylehebel @colbyadamek @sierra_bullets @mtntough_fitness @mammothsniperchallenge Search WRM POD wherever you get your podcast!

In Montana waiting for these Spring Bear conditions to arrive while snowstorms keep showing up in the forecast—nitrous bear patches in the making. 📷 @tjboughton Wyoming Spring Bear Leica Geovid AB+, Geovid Pro Orange, APO-Televid 82

Terminal ballistics, the most misunderstood topic within hunting! That 243 worked great on your first deer at 12 but you turned 18 and suddenly you need a 300 Win Mag! Don’t listen to the supposed experts leading you astray when they don’t know their way around a rifle and have been ignorantly preaching false information with no first hand experience to back it up. Putting a well constructed bullet where it belong is all that matters. Most of us don’t tolerate excessive recoil well which is why I suggest to most guys to go with a lower recoiling cartridge, a good bullet and put it in the vitals. Which cartridge/bullet combo do you feel most confident in putting in the right spot? (Key point here is with your current skill set!)

Before you order your next @defiancemachine action, give this podcast a listen Chad Triolo of Defiance and I go through just about every option that you can choose There are no wrong decisions but there are definitely some considerations you’ll want to think about depending on your goals and purposes for your rifle. DEFY10 will save you 10% and if you want help spec’ing one out hit me up in the DM’s and I’ll talk you through what’ll be best for you and your goals. Podcast is on YouTube and normal podcast platforms, search WRM POD

Training never stops! There’s a reason why winners win, killers kill and doers do. When you’ve figured out the path to success, you simply apply it to every aspect of your life. There’s no other way. Put in the work. No days off. When no one’s looking, keep grinding. 🔫 - @codyfitch12 📷 - @jaredmillermt

Is reloading worth it to you? What are your goals with your hand loads? If you’re just getting into it, what are you hoping to achieve? More accuracy? Cheaper ammo? Complete control over the process? I’ve heard Keith from Winning in the Wind say he shoots so he can reload 🤣🤣🤣 I love that! Is reloading worth it to you?

Well…I got a new truck Figured it was time to post this. A good lesson, a good humbling and some good blessings all rolled into one. It was the day after Thanksgiving. It had snowed all day in Bozeman, but as my son and I rolled through Big Timber, there was only rain. As we approached Columbus, the temps plummeted and the rain turned the highway to a sheet of ice. I couldn’t keep it off the guardrail, the camper ejected and we did a couple 360’s before ending up in the center median. The crash was gentle but sitting on the side of the highway while crashes continued all around us was about the most scared I’ve ever been. Thankfully the trooper picked up my son and I and dropped us at the Super 8 in Columbus. We spent the weekend there watching movies (Back to Future, Goonies, and other 80’s-90’s classics) before my brother came and got us on Sunday. As scary as the situation was, God blessed my son and I. He kept us safe, we got to know each other a little better and we have a story. My insurance took care of everything and I got a new(Old) truck thanks to some good friends. What’s the lesson? I’m not exactly sure other than God’s in control and I was reminded that I am certainly not!

Jed had a pretty epic season last year; couple an ibex, bear, big deer, lots of adventure and plenty of lessons learned. We recorded a great podcast together and he shares some of his decision making when in striking distance on some of his hunt’a from last season. Check out WRM POD wherever you get your podcast. FYI one of my cameras decided not to focus so the YouTube video is wacky!

If there is any proof for @joelturneractual ‘s Shot IQ system it would be me today. My float was red to red the whole game and somehow ended with a 293-13X It makes no sense why shooting paper at 20 yards with a bunch of other like minded awesome people gives me the adrenaline rush that it does but it’s truly the most challenging mental training that I’ve ever done. It’s hard to trust the float when it’s red to red and focus on the shot process but every time I did, I’d get an X or a 10. The middle of the game I started focusing on my pin and how bad the float was and that’s when I shot a bunch of 9’s. As soon as I went back to focusing on my shot execution, the 10’s came back. The adrenaline dump is wild. Makes no sense. It’s just paper at 20. Focus on the float, bad shot. Focus on the process, 10!

Leica’s Ryan Holm @ryan__holm recently sat down with Jaden Bales on the @Rokslide Rokcast to talk through the role modern optics play in today’s hunting setups.⁣ ⁣ From glass quality and low-light performance to integrating with ballistic solvers, weather data and mapping tools, the conversation looks at how optics now sit within a wider hunting system. It also covers practical setups for different styles of hunting, along with simple but often overlooked tips that can improve ranging accuracy when it matters most.⁣ ⁣ If you spend time behind the glass, it’s a conversation worth your time. Find Rokcast wherever you stream your podcasts and take a listen.⁣ ⁣ 📸 @jaredmillermt ⁣ ⁣ #LeicaHunting #BehindTheGlass #Rokslide #HuntingPodcast

Stop gatekeeping, stop holding onto lies, let go of what makes you comfortable. Just because you’ve “always done it this way” doesn’t make it right. Open your eyes. Be brutally honest with yourself. Make experienced based decisions, but don’t marry yourself to them. Be willing to change. Listen to others. Be adaptable. Too many of us (myself included) think our bullet/cartridge decision defines us as men. Even worse is when we attach ourselves to our latest purchase and refuse to look at the performance through unbiased eyes. I’ve had bad experiences with products I was told were the best and eye opening experiences with products I was told were no good. Hot tip: As men, it’s our ego that’s holding us back. Wanna be a better shooter? Kill your ego Better hunter? Kill your ego Better man? Husband? Father? Friend? You know the answer… Can’t wait to run one of these 88 TMK’s through a bear this spring and document the performance. Not trying to prove a point, simply another data point to help guide all our decision making. What product have you been surprised by in a positive or negative way? A tougher question, where has your ego got you in trouble because you were too afraid to admit the truth?