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
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 prep…
01:07:21 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
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…
01:09:06 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
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...…
00:51:26 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
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 build…
01:16:59 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
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 convers…
01:01:45 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
MM 185 | Embarrassing Questions, Trophy Expectations, and More...
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions on the topics of expectations for a once-in-a-lifetime hunt, preventing and dealing with stinky boots, embarrassing fear of the backcountry, calling elk du…
00:40:40 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
411 | Hunt With Health, For A Lifetime
How do you become and/or stay healthy in a way that will allow you to hunt into the later decades of life? If your goal is to be a life-long hunter with minimal physical limitations, this conversatio…
01:15:52 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
410 | Backpack Hunt Breakdown — Mule Deer
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 convers…
01:00:44 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
MM 184 | Solo Gear Q&A
Mark answers gear-related questions from listeners, covering water filtration, digiscoping adapters, shelter comparisons, puffy jackets, suppressors, knives, rifle scope mounts, and more...
RESOURCE…
00:50:11 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
409 | 2023 Death Hike Recap
WARNING — While we normally keep our show family-friendly, there are a few curse words used in this episode.
Additional warning (a cheesy one) — This episode should challenge your comfort zone and m…
01:42:20 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
408 | Backpack Hunt Breakdown — Solo Sheep
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 convers…
01:39:56 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
MM 183 | Hunting Notes, Tarps for Glassing, Taller Nalgenes
Mark & Steve answer listener questions about how they take and use notes after their hunts, what suggestions they have for versatile tarps (glassing, cooking, meat sheet, etc), using the taller Nalge…
00:23:08 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
407 | Before the 2023 Exo Death Hike
Steve & Mark discuss this year's Death Hike just hours before it begins. They cover the plan and route for this year, what training has looked like, what gear is (and isn't!) be used, and much more. …
00:33:21 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
406 | Backpack Hunt Breakdown — Solo Elk
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 convers…
01:09:42 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
MM 182 | July Giveaway & Your Mule Deer Qs Answered
Mark is joined by Dioni Amuchastegui, who is a Mule Deer fanatic and a good friend of Exo. Dioni joins us to answer your listener questions on Mule Deer strategies and how this past winter may impact…
00:24:18 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
FF 04 | Jake’s 5 Questions with Jeff Bloomquist
On this Final Friday episode, Jake sits down with Jeff Bloomquist. Jeff has been on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast a couple of times before and is a long-time friend of Exo. Jeff has a wealth of knowle…
00:46:51 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
405 | Sleeping Pad Selection, Misconceptions, and More...
Maybe you have been let down by an uncomfortable, cold, or deflated sleeping pad in the backcountry. If you have, you know that you never want to experience that again. Can an inflatable sleeping bag…
00:57:11 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
MM 181 | Corey Jacobsen on Elk Calling Setups
If you have ever wanted a visual, play-by-play breakdown of actual elk calling setups to help you become a more successful elk caller, the new "In the Zone" video series is what you have been looking…
00:46:41 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
404 | Archery Accuracy — Help vs Hype
Although we have years of experience bowhunting, shooting archery events, testing archery products, and tuning our bows, we have been a bit "out of touch" and haven't stayed up to date with everythin…
01:14:43 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
MM 180 | New Products, Old Podcasts, & Your Questions Answered
Mark & Steve answer listener questions about managing electronics and battery power on extended hunts, water storage and filtration, when they use dry bags for their packs, and where to find old podc…
00:42:50 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
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