The Hunt Backcountry Podcast
Backcountry hunters talking backcountry hunting. No advertisers or sponsors, no fluff, no BS. We discuss tactics, strategies, gear, hunt stories, and more — featuring a wide variety of guests, from industry experts to everyday listeners of the show. Your hosts, Steve & Mark, have decades of experience hunting the mountains for elk, deer, bear, antelope, sheep, mountain goats, moose, caribou, and more. While this podcast is 100% independent and free from advertising or sponsorship, it is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear, which we own and operate. Exo’s mission is to build the best backcountry hunting pack systems available, provide the best service possible, and do it all right here in the USA. Learn more at: https://exomtngear.com/ Contact us at any time with your questions or feedback by emailing us: podcast@exomtngear.com. Or visit the searchable archive of all podcast episodes we have published over the past decade at: https://exomtngear.com/podcast. Thanks for listening! —Steve & Mark
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Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss...
New $10 T-Shirts from Exo Mtn Gear (https://exomtngear.com/logo)
Logistics on flying and traveling for hunts, including food for the backcountry, luggage and duffel bags for the travel, and getting meat home
Backpack hunting with a non-hunting pack
What hunters "need" a spotting scope (and why the optics market is a mess right now)
What experiences they have with lightning in the backcountry and how they deal with it
Links & resources mentioned in this episode...
New Shirts: https://exomtngear.com/logo
Backpacking Pack vs Hunting Pack: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/backpacking-vs-hunting-packs
Backpack Hunting Nutrition Guide: https://exomtngear.com/nutrition
How to use an Exo pack as a carry-on for flights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Uey9pu49w
How to travel with weapons for hunts: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/how-to-fly-with-a-hunting-rifle
Duffel bag options to consider: https://amzn.to/3CHWIxW, https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-boundary-waters-duffel-bag
EXO INSIDER NEWSLETTER — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
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Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
A pre-fit barrel is a ready-to-shoot barrel that can be installed on a rifle action with minimal tools, knowledge, and skills.
In this podcast with Jaden Miller of West Elk Precision, we discuss the pros and cons of pre-fit barrels, different types of pre-fit barrels, how to install a pre-fit barrel at home, and answer your listener-submitted questions about the use of pre-fit rifle barrels.
PRE-FIT INSTALL VIDEO, LINKS, & MORE — https://exomtngear.com/prefit
Connect with Jaden...
West Elk Precision
@west_elk_precision
@jaden_1_2
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Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Lily drew a once-in-a-lifetime Mountain Goat tag in her home state of Idaho, then was fortunate enough to kill a record book Billy on that hunt. Lily and her boyfriend, Ben, who previously had the same tag, join us on the podcast to share the hunt story, how they prepared for this hunt, Lily's perspective as a female hunter, and much more.
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/
Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
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Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions and share some news and updates on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss...
Your suggestions for the Exo tagline
Upcoming Exo events
How we train with a Peloton bike
Potential for an ultralight frame stay option
The importance of simplicity
EXO INSIDER NEWSLETTER — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
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Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
After discussing the theory behind hunting with smaller calibers and then taking a 6mm Creedmoor to Alaska to hunt big-bodied Caribou and Moose, we are recapping our experience and answering your listener-submitted questions.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/using-the-6mm-creedmoor-for-big-game-hunting
Exo Insider K4 Pack Giveaway: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com
Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry
Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Jay Nichol of Mindful Hunter joins us to answer your listener-submitted questions. This is a very wide-ranging conversation, as we discuss everything from boxers for the backcountry, how much you should tip a hunting guide, issues with hunting influencers, budget gear recommendations, the best do-it-all spotting scope size, and MUCH more.
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/
Resources & Reviews from Jay...
Forged Backcountry Boxers
MindfulHunter.com
Mindful Hunter Youtube
@mindful_munter on Instagram
Jay's Independent Pack Review: Part 1 | Part 2
Jay's Backcountry Breakfast Cereal...
Combine and Vacuum Seal...
2-scoops Vanilla Whey Isolate
1oz Craisins
2oz Oat Crunch Cheerios
665 Calories
5g Fat
97g Carbs
58g Protein
Exo Insider K4 Pack Giveaway: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com
Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry
Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Welcome to The First Monday. In these episodes, Steve & Mark talk through what's going on for them that month in the categories of The Gear, The Hunt, and the Hunter, as well as what's going on with Exo Mtn Gear. If you want an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at what we are doing, researching, and learning, or just what we are excited about, this is it.
Links and resources mentioned in this episode...
Submit your Exo Mtn Gear tagline: podcast@exomtngear.com
Exo Email Newsletter: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
Huntin' Fool Draw Deadlines: https://www.huntinfool.com/resources/draw-deadlines
Grand Canyon Death Hike (Last year's recap: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/2024-death-hike)
Determining your effective range with a rifle: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/498
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Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
If you are new to backpack hunting, you are probably overwhelmed with what you need, where you can go, and how to get started.
In this podcast, we are joined by Josh Kirchner from Dialed-In Hunter to discuss the first steps that beginning backpack hunters need to take to get started backpack hunting.
Free gear lists, training plan, nutrition guide, and more: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/backpack-hunting-for-beginners
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/
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Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions and share some news and updates on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss...
A limited-run of K4 3600s in Multicam
Why Exo switched from Titanium to Carbon Fiber
Using dirt bikes for hunting and packing out meat
Hunting Alaska solo
Using a poncho as rain gear, a tarp, and a groundsheet
Altitude sickness prevention and treatment
Links for this episode...
Multicam K4: https://exomtngear.com/multicam
Steve's Dirt Bike Elk Hunt Story: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/406
Altitude Sickness Podcast: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/140
EXO INSIDER NEWSLETTER — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
ASK YOUR QUESTION — podcast@exomtngear.com
LEAVE A MESSAGE — https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry
VIEW & SEARCH THE PODCAST ARCHIVE: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Jeremy Dugger (@muleymojo) is the owner of Xpert Archery. After hearing story after story about bowhunters' experiences with broadhead performance on animals, he decided to start formally collecting data on the type of broadhead used, the distance of the shot, the arrow weight, the bow's draw weight, and the lethality or lack of recovery of the animal. Now, with over 500 responses in his data collection, he joins us to share some of the statistics and the takeaways that we, as bowhunters, should consider.
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/
Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter
Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com
Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry
Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast