The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

418 | Before the Hunt — Colorado Archery Elk

We are back with a new "Before & After the Hunt" podcast series for 2023, featuring hunters just like YOU... listeners of the podcast. Throughout this series, we will be speaking with everyday hunters as they plan and prepare for a specific hunt this fall, and then we will have a follow-up episode after their hunt to hear about how the hunt unfolded, the lessons they learned, and more.
In today's episode we speak with two buddies, Matt and Steve, who are from Kansas and are going to Colorado to hunt elk for the first time. We talk about how they have planned this hunt, the questions they have, what gear they will be using, how their experience hunting in the midwest may or may not help them on this western hunt, and much more.
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MM 188 | How To Find, Call, & Kill Elk with Corey Jacobsen

Corey Jacobsen joins us to answer your listener questions (and ours) about finding, calling, and killing elk. We cover elk call selection, how to find elk in dark timber, how to "seal the deal" on bulls in bow-range, and more.
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Corey's Elk Call Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKqGDwZ-Oa0
Subscribe to Elk101 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Elk101
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417 | Travel Tips for Out-of-State Hunts

After living and hunting in Idaho and Montana, Eli moved to the east coast. Now that he will have to travel out-of-state to hunt the mountain west, he is wondering how to do that most effectively. After sending in some questions to us about how to travel for out-of-state hunts, Mark invited Eli to hop on a call and chat through those topics, allowing Eli to ask his questions, and allowing Mark to share the tips and tricks that he has learned about traveling for out-of-state hunts. In this podcast, you get to hear that call between Eli and Mark.
Mark's Article, "How to Fly with a Rifle (and Gear) for Your Next Hunt" — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/how-to-fly-with-a-hunting-rifle
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416 | Backcountry First Aid — Knowledge, Skills, and Supplies

Living in the backcountry can be dangerous — especially for hunters. In addition to hiking in treacherous terrain and encountering difficult weather conditions, backcountry hunters deal with the potential of unintended harm from firearms, broadheads, knives, and more.
As an emergency room physician, trainer of specialized military medics, and a backcountry hunter himself, Dr. Jesse Mix has the education, training, and first-hand experience to help backcountry hunters prepare for the medical-related risks associated with pursuing wild game in wild places.
He joins us on this podcast to help equip you with some of the knowledge, skills, and supplies you need to be prepared for the assessment and treatment of medical-related incidents in the backcountry.
Resources & Reference Guide for this episode: https://exomtngear.com/march-paws
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MM 187 | Pack meat upside down? How many rifle rounds to carry in the backcountry?

Steve & Mark answer your listener questions about packing meat upside down on your pack, how many rifle rounds to bring on a backcountry hunt, the new K4 Rifle Carrier, pre-season pack washing, and more...
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE...
- August Giveaway: https://exomtngear.com/podcast
- K4 Rifle Carrier: https://exomtngear.com/rifle
- Backpack Hunting Webinar: https://exomtngear.com/masterclass
- How to Load Meat & Antlers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJZdVAXyHRg
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415 | After the Hunt — An Adventure in New Zealand

We continue the "Before & After the Hunt" podcast series with people just like YOU... listeners of the podcast. Throughout this series, we will be speaking with everyday hunters as they plan and prepare for a specific hunt, and then we will have a follow-up episode after their hunt to hear how the hunt unfolded, the lessons they learned, and more.
Today, we are speaking with Erik and Jason after their hunting trip to New Zealand. You will hear about the multiple species they were able to hunt, the lessons they learned, how the terrain of New Zealand compared to their expectations, and more.
Erik and Jason's "Before the Hunt" Episode: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/400
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414 | How To Shoot Your Rifle From A Tripod — Part 2 with Michael from RRS

Being able to effectively shoot your rifle from a tripod is a skill that will make you a more effective hunter — especially if you hunt in variable terrain. But shooting from a rifle isn't as easy as you may think. It does take some knowledge, technique, and practice.
In today's podcast, we speak with Michael from Really Right Stuff and he shares some extremely helpful wisdom about shooting with a tripod. We discuss how to shoot from various positions (prone, seated, kneeling, standing), how to transition from glassing to shooting with your tripod, how to use your tripod for unconventional support, and much more.
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Connect with Michael and RRS:
- Website: https://rrssoar.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/rrssoar
- Previous Podcast: https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/391
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MM 186 | Don’t Be A Boob, New K4 Rifle Carrier, Nightly Nitty-Gritty

Steve & Mark announce the new K4 Rifle Carrier and also answer your listener questions about nightly routines while backpacking, trekking poles, why they only use the Garmin InReach Mini, and more...
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE...
- K4 Rifle Carrier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgxsz1XfaUY
- Backpack Hunting Webinar: https://onxmaps.zoom.us/webinar/register/2316886541812/WN_axrrUvEwT12oO3mlNnSJIA#/registration
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413 | Custom Rifle Misconceptions with AllTerra Arms

The world of custom and semi-custom rifles can be overwhelming. With seemingly endless options (cartridges, components, bullets, builders, etc), how do you make good decisions when upgrading or building a rifle? And from a high level, what are some of the most popular misconceptions about precision rifles for hunting?
We dive into these questions, and more, with Drew and Todd from AllTerra Arms. We talk about what a custom rifle is (and isn't), why high-end rifles cost what they do, why speed isn't everything, if modern cartridges are truly better than what's been out there for decades, and if the capabilities of a rifle make a more capable hunter.
CONNECT WITH ALLTERRA...
- https://allterraarms.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/allterraarms
- https://www.youtube.com/@allterraarms6943
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412 | Backpack Hunt Breakdown — Goat, Bear, & Caribou

The Backpack Hunt Breakdown is a new series for July of 2023. Each week we will have a new episode in this series, featuring a new guest and a different backpack-style hunt. For each of these conversations, we use the following categories to break down the hunt and understand what led to the eventual success of the hunt...
- PLANNING (the tag and hunt opportunity, scouting for animals/country/access, specific gear choices, etc)
- MANAGING (your time and energy, when to stay or move, using terrain to your advantage, etc)
- LIVING (water, food, clothing, shelter, comfort, and survivability in the backcountry)
- HUNTING (locating the game, the stalk/approach, the shot opportunity, post-shot tracking, etc)
- PACKING (pack out strategy and capabilities, meat care, etc)
For this week's episode, we are joined by Scott Reidy from British Columbia. Scott and a good friend did a fly-in, backpack-style hunt with a handful of tags that they could fill. And fill tags is what they did. On this hunt, they successfully harvested two caribou, a mountain goat, and a grizzly bear. All of this success required a lot of hard work — especially after the tags were filled. Tune-in to hear how they managed it all.
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