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Serial Entrepreneur | Hunter | Fitness Enthusiast
Living life with purpose & discipline
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Picture a 195-inch mule deer at 80 yards.

If you want a 200-inch, Cody Rhees will tell you to let him walk.

It's one of the hardest things he has to say as an outfitter.

In Sonora, Mexico, Cody and Sonora Outfitters hunt for mature deer and mass.

"Nobody understands what it takes to shoot a 200-inch buck when they're looking at a 195-inch buck."

Episode 29 of Let's Go Guided is live now.

🎧 Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Link in bio.

Search: sonora mule deer hunt, mexico mule deer outfitter, desert mule deer hunting

#letsgoguided #muledeerhunting #sonoramexico #huntingpodcast #sonora_outfitters

Photography credit: Courtesy of Sonora Outfitters

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Tomorrow on Let's Go Guided..

In the Sonoran Desert, mule deer eat cactus.

Cody Rhees of Sonora Outfitters says they split cholla open with a hoof and eat the inside like watermelon.

He thinks they get more water from it than most people would imagine.

It's their feeding ground. A lot of his deer are taken right in the cholla.

Episode 29 of Let's Go Guided drops tomorrow morning.
🎧 Link in bio.

#letsgoguided #huntingpodcast #sonoramexico #muledeerhunting #sonora_outfitters

Photography credit: Courtesy of Sonora Outfitters

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It's a game of 1/4 inches out here...just a hair too short.

#bighorns #sheephunting

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They'd been after one stag for two days. They called him MJ.

Both days, he wasn't where they'd pinned him down.

Heading back toward the lodge, James glanced over his shoulder and saw a trail of dust, about fifteen hundred yards up the hill.

It was MJ, leading a group of young stags.

Then he turned and started fighting one of them.

Then their antlers locked.

Episode 28 is live. 🎧 Link in bio.

#letsgoguided #redstag #staghunting #newzealand #southpacificsafaris

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Rate this shot. 👇

#letsgoguided #fallowdeer #deerhunting #huntingcommunity #southpacificsafaris

Video credit: Courtesy of South Pacific Safaris

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Outfitter Spotlight: James Pinfold of South Pacific Safaris, New Zealand.

James grew up rural, just east of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island. He was out after rabbits with a .22 at seven or eight, with his dad, his brothers and his dad's friends.

He was nine when he shot his first deer, out with his stepfather. A red deer hind, taken at last light on the walk back to the truck.

He spent most of his teens and early twenties rodeoing. He also spent time in Canada, the States and Australia.

Back home and working construction, he wanted to get back in the hills. When his girlfriend's parents bought a hunting operation, he came to help them through their first season.

Years later, he's still there.

Today South Pacific Safaris hunts red stag, fallow deer and Arapawa rams north of Christchurch, with tahr and chamois further south. It's a family operation. His wife is the chef through the season, his brother-in-law Dan guides, and head guide Hayden has been with the business so long James says he might as well be family.

"The trophy, in my eyes, is just a token of the memories."

Hear the full story on Episode 28 of Let's Go Guided.

🎧 Live now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Link in bio.

Search: guided red stag hunt new zealand, tahr hunting new zealand, south island hunting outfitter

#letsgoguided #outfitterspotlight #newzealand #redstag #southpacificsafaris

Photography credit: Courtesy of South Pacific Safaris

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Would this roar stop you in your tracks? 👇

Red stag. Grass still caught in his antlers. What a sight.

#letsgoguided #redstag #reddeer #huntinglife #southpacificsafaris

Video credit: Courtesy of South Pacific Safaris

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James Pinfold was guiding one hunter. Another guide had the second.

They'd split up, and the second rifle ran out of ammo.

The spare rounds were with James, back at the side by side.

So was a little drone, still packed from an earlier hunt they'd been filming.

He tied the ammo to the bottom of it and flew it over.

Within reason, James says, you've got to push to the wire now and then. Otherwise you're not getting the most out of your hunting.

James guides with South Pacific Safaris on New Zealand's South Island.

Episode 28 of Let's Go Guided is live now.

🎧 Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Link in bio.

Search: guided hunting new zealand, new zealand hunting outfitter, south island hunting

#letsgoguided #guidedhunting #newzealand #huntingpodcast #southpacificsafaris

Photography credit: Courtesy of South Pacific Safaris

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Three reasons to celebrate, one table full of love. 🧡 Thanksgiving, Mom’s birthday, and Mom and Dad’s anniversary—all wrapped into a beautiful family dinner last night. So thankful for these moments together. 🥂🍂 #thanksgivingdinner #familytime #birthday #thanksgiving #being grateful

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PRIDE IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

🎙 BTR | The Roy Standard Podcast 🎥
Real Stories. Real Growth. Real People.

Become a guest speaker 🤝
#theroystandard #btrmindset #podcast

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Grizzly bear interactions happen quickly 🐻

Make sure to check out Episode 27 to hear how this one turns out!

🎧 Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Link in bio.

#letsgoguided #caribouhunting #yukon #guidedhunting #huntingstories

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South Africa is calling. Are you answering? 📞

Join the LGG team in June 2027 for a plains game hunt with @crusader_safaris in the Eastern Cape. Zebra, Warthog, Kudu and more. 🦓

Only 2 spots left. DM us for details. 🌍

#huntafrica #southafricahunting #letsgoguided

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