Out of State Hunter

The Rookie Years with Chad Ryker

This week I kick off “The Rookie Years” series with my own story about how I became fascinated with western big game hunting and how the Backcountry Rookies Podcast b…

Jaden And Matt On A Wyoming Bear Hunt

This week Chad Has Jaden Bales and his hunting partner Matt Gubanich on the podcast to relive the tale of a spring bear hunt in Wyoming.  Matt is on a quest to k…

Chad Rambles About Stuff, But It’s All Good Stuff

This week Chad provides a Backcountry Rookies Update show to talk about what’s coming up on the podcast, scouting trips, what’s next for his hunts.  …

Huge Coues Buck Down - Taylor Bullard

This week Chad talks with Taylor Bullard about his Arizona Archery Coues Deer hunt.  Taylor shot an amazing coues that will hit the record books.  He has a gre…

Preparing for Alaska And A Lot More - Jeff Lund

I have my good friend Jeff Lund on to talk about preparing for an Alaska hunt, but we travel down several worm holes throughout this show.  Yes, we d…

This week I have Joe Giglia for Elk Bros on the show to talk about hitting the elk woods.  Joe and I talk about a lot of great topics on this show from seeing the mountains for the first time to call…

Today I have on Daniel Porter to talk about the Bowhunting League and how to join.  Daniel breaks down all the ins and out of the League.  He explains how to enter, how prizes are distributed, the di…

Bulls, Bucks and Big Oryx - Josh Urban - GOHUNT Insider Stories From The Season

This week Chad talks with his friend Josh Urban about his GOHUNT Insider Stories From The Season.  Josh has been on so…

The Best Podcast Ever! - Chad, Dan and CJ

The guys have a quick Bull Shit session about what they have been doing to prep for their hunts this year.  The seasons are coming up fast, are these guys re…

“Backcountry Food Series” - Cooking At Base Camp - Jaime Teigen

Cooking at a nice comfortable base camp is one of my favorite things about camping and hunting.  Today I have Jaime Teigen on the show …

“Backcountry Food Series” - SNACKS- Cody Rich

Today’s episode is all about snacks but not all snacks are created equal.  I have Cody Rich on to talk about 20 snacks that aren’t bars.  We discuss some…

“Backcountry Food Series” - Alpen Fuel - Shaun Durkee

Today I am talking with Shaun Durkee about breakfast food.  Shaun and his wife creating Alpen Fuel to provide high quality breakfast options to t…

"Backcountry Food Series" - Pinnacle Foods - John Ritner

Today’s episode of the Backcountry Food Series is with John Ritner from Pinnacle Foods.  This show has been in the making for a couple of ye…

"Backcountry Food Series" with Shannon Waters of Gastro Gnome

Today I have Shannon on to talk about the importance of quality foods and how she makes such a great product.  Shannon talks about her …

To kick off the "Backcountry Food Series" I am releasing a show I did a few years ago with Jessie Gregor from Next Mile Meals.  Next Mile is a keto friend option for backcountry food lovers.  Listen …

Food Series Introduction - Chad Ryker

The next few shows will be 100% food related and 100% awesome!  On this intro I tell you what to expect and why I chose the companies I did and why I decided to …

Whats Going On With Backcountry Rookies - Chad Ryker

Chad talks about his season and how the plans are starting to shake out.  He also talks about upcoming shows and plans coming up in the near futur…

Shopping For New Gear - Chad Ryker

On this episode I talk about shopping for new gear.  I talk about buying used and buying new and I highlight the GOHUNT Summer Sales Event and how buying gear durin…

On this episode, I have my good friend CJ Steffen on to talk about darwing a 'Once In A Lifetime" New Mexico Oryx tag and how he is preparing, or not preparing for it.  We also talk about some of the…

This week Chad has on Daniel Porter to talk about how their 2022 season is shaping up.  The guys talk about some of the hunts they drew and the plans to get in there and hunt hard.  They talk about w…