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, 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: [email protected]. 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
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 573
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
428 | 3 Weeks of Elk Hunting — 1 Elk & Zero Bugles
It took 3 weeks of hard hunting for Graydon to fill his elk tag this past September. During that time, he didn't hear a single bugle or find fresh sign to speak of. In hearing his story, it sounded l…
01:05:07 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
MM 193 | onX vs GoHunt Maps, Hunt Like It Is 1980, Charity Events, and More...
Steve & Mark answer your questions about onX vs GoHunt for mapping in the field, and ballistic rangefinders (handheld vs binos). They also discuss modern hunting gear, a listener's campaign to raise …
00:31:29 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
427 | After Archery, Before Rifle — A Listener’s Elk Hunting Story
Caleb Buck joins us to share his experience hunting elk over the past several years, and how he plans to apply that knowledge to a different type of elk hunt happening later this year. Caleb has spen…
01:07:46 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
MM 192 | Archery vs Rifle Elk, Mark’s Rifle Review, Boot Failures, & Stabilized Binos
Steve & Mark discuss some of the lessons they learned in September, Mark's custom rifle review, boot failures and bad customer service, and also answer your listener questions on clothing for archery…
01:00:05 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
426 | Follow Her Arrow (with Jessica Byers)
In this wide-ranging conversation with Jessica Byers we discuss what it is like to be a female in the hunting industry, how to get girls started hunting, mindset for making the shot under pressure, m…
01:30:52 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
MM 191 | Elk Hunting Confidence & Would You Rather?...
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions on building elk hunting confidence, a "Would you rather?" sleeping scenario, and also recap Steve's recent week of elk hunting in Idaho with the guys from …
00:23:44 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
425 | Hunting Parnerships — How & Why to Forge Them
This conversation was originally recorded for The Lifetime Athlete Podcast, hosted by John Zombro. Mark and Steve joined John on his podcast to discuss hunting partnerships — how they are formed, how…
01:08:22 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
MM 190 | Elk Season Update & Ramblings on Waterproof Socks, Optics, and Being A Wuss
Steve & Mark are back with a Monday Minute episode to answer your listener questions on the best method to carry/access your phone while hunting, how to thank a sacrificial hunting partner, and more.…
00:44:07 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
424 | Mark’s Sheep Hunt Story
Mark is back from Alaska with a story to tell. In this episode he shares the story of his recent backpack Dall Sheep hunt, which he completed with his friend and guide, Mark Rowenhorst of Limitless A…
01:15:14 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
423 | Before the Hunt — Idaho Elk & Deer
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 hunter…
01:00:31 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
422 | Before the Hunt — DIY Moose in Alaska
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 hunter…
01:06:09 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
421 | Before the Hunt — Idaho Mountain Goat
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 hunter…
00:45:36 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
420 | Before the Hunt — Her First Backpack Hunt
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 hunter…
00:49:44 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
MM 189 | Wet Wipes, Elk Decoys, Kowa Binos, and more...
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions about hunting solo elk with decoys, adding DWR treatment to help waterproof packs, why they have recommended Kowa spotting scopes but no Kowa binos, and wh…
00:30:08 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
419 | Before the Hunt — Montana Deer & Elk Combo
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 hunter…
00:57:53 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
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 hunter…
01:24:14 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
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 bu…
00:42:46 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
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. Af…
01:38:33 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
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 pote…
01:12:27 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
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 m…
00:28:41 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
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