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
- 574
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
311 | Post Hunt: Steve’s Sheep from the Frank Church Wilderness
Steve is back from the Frank Church Wilderness after a successful Bighorn Sheep hunt. On that hunt, Steve was joined by his good friend Tyler Boschma, and together they notched Steve's once-in-a-life…
01:01:45 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
310 | A Warm Winter Hunt for Javelina & Deer
Expand your hunting opportunity and head south this winter to hunt javelina (and deer!). If you are looking to expand your hunting horizons, a winter trip to the Southwest could be just what you're l…
00:52:21 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
309 | Post Hunt: Wife, Mother, & Archery Elk Hunter
She's a wife, mother, and archery elk hunter. Kimber and her husband, Richard, join us to talk about their recent archery elk hunt in Idaho. In addition to hearing the hunting story and what they lea…
01:08:00 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
308 | Post Hunt: High Country Archery Mule Deer with Josh Kirchner
Mark has an unscripted conversation with Josh Kirchner (@dialedinhunter) about Josh's recent weeklong high country archery mule deer hunt in Utah. You'll hear the highs and lows of the story, the les…
01:06:27 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
MM 116 | Splitting & Cooking Meals, Steve’s Sheep Report, Late-Season Shelters
We answer your questions about cooking dehydrated and freeze-dried meals in the backcountry. We hear about Steve's first trip into the Frank for his Bighorn Sheep hunt. And we discuss shelter choices…
00:35:54 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
307 | ”Perseverance” — A Listener’s Elk Hunting Story
A listener of the podcast, Matt, joins us to share the story of his 2020 elk hunt. Despite many challenges leading up to, and throughout the hunt, Matt persevered on a tough solo hunt and found succe…
01:04:44 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
MM 115 | The Exo Experience (A contest, and more...)
For all of us at Exo, the experience is the most important part of the hunt.
The experience may be the thrill of an elk bugling, the stalking of an unknowing mule deer, an epic sunrise from a mounta…
00:35:12 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
306 | Rob Gearing of Spartan Precision
We thoroughly enjoyed Rob's previous appearance on the podcast and had to get him back for more. In his first episode with us (https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/177), Rob discussed his history as …
00:55:44 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
MM 114 | How To Get Under A Heavy Pack, How Heavy Is Too Heavy?, and More...
Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on how to best use and load your pack for upcoming hunts. We talk about techniques to get under a heavy pack and get on your feet, the importance of how …
00:30:17 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
305 | The Elk Nut — Paul Medel talks Age, Calling, Pressure, and More...
One of our favorite guests, Paul the "Elk Nut" Medel, returns to talk about hunting at his age (66), how he trains to hunt elk at his age, how elk hunters should deal with hunting pressure, what elk …
01:43:01 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
MM 113 | Pack Training Stinks, Elk Week Giveaway, UL Pan Head
Jake joins Mark & Steve to answer listener questions about pre-season pack training with your hunting pack, some weight-saving options for tripod pan heads, traveling with meat, and more.
ELK WEEK G…
00:27:39 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
304 | ELK WEEK: Everything Elk Q&A
We wrap-up ELK WEEK 2021 with Kody and Trent from Born & Raised Outdoors, as we answer your questions for an "Everything Elk" Q&A session.
The ELK WEEK Video & Giveaway launches Monday, August 16, o…
00:44:12 |
Fri 13 Aug 2021
303 | ELK WEEK: How to use thermals, cover country, and use your limited time...
Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the fourth of five episodes where we answer your elk hunting questions. Steve and Mark sit down with Kody and Trent from Born & Raised Outdoors to tackle the most importa…
00:35:28 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
302 | ELK WEEK: How to deal with hunting pressure and still fill your elk tag...
Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the third of five episodes where we answer your elk hunting questions. Steve and Mark sit down with Kody and Trent from Born & Raised Outdoors to tackle the most importan…
00:30:41 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
301 | ELK WEEK: How to hunt elk with a partner, or in a group...
Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the second of five episodes where we answer your elk hunting questions. Steve and Mark sit down with Kody and Trent from Born & Raised Outdoors to tackle the most importa…
00:22:27 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
300 | ELK WEEK: How to know if you’re on the right track...
Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the first of five episodes where we answer your elk hunting questions. Steve and Mark sit down with Kody and Trent from Born & Raised Outdoors to tackle the most importan…
00:24:04 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
299 | Expert Roundtable: Game-Changing Gear
What gear truly matters to you and makes the biggest difference in your hunting? If you had a limited budget and were starting all over as a hunter, where would you focus your spending? We answer the…
00:38:15 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
298 | Expert Roundtable: Mistakes That Made Me Better
We ask our panel of guests, What lessons have you learned the hard way? Is there a specific story where you made a mistake that you commonly refer back to, or have learned from in a way that changes …
00:26:46 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
297 | Expert Roundtable: The Key to Consistency
What is the key to consistency in hunting? For hunters that continue to find success on more hunts than not, what do they attribute that success to? If they were to boil it all down, does their consi…
00:45:29 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
296 | Expert Roundtable: Unconventional Wisdom & Tactics
What are some hunting tactics or strategies that you use, which may seem counterintuitive, go against conventional wisdom, or be undervalued in common hunting advice? Or, what are some animal pattern…
00:44:23 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
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