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
- 572
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
509 | 3-For-3 On Mule Deer Hunt in Montana (A Father & Sons' Listener Story)
Cody joins us to share the story of the Mule Deer hunt that he shared with his brother and father this past fall. They hunted Montana for the first time and were able to go 3-for-3 on filling their t…
MM 253 | Boot Deals, Experience Project 2.0, Other Podcasts, & Game Bags
Steve & Mark answer your listener questions and share some news and updates on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss...
- Takeaways from Hunt Expo and the PNW Sportsmen's Show
- Future plans for The …
508 | A “Meat Scientist” on Wild Game Care & Preparation
Sierra Jepsen is a Meat Scientist and owner of Butcher Solutions, LLC. She joins us to discuss how big game hunters can effectively care for and prepare wild game meat. Sierra shares advice for proce…
507 | A 10-Year-Old's Backpack Mule Deer Hunt
Colt and his 10-year-old daughter, Cedar, join us to share the story of their backpack mule deer hunt from this past fall. This was Cedar's first backpack hunt and it was a joy to hear her share her …
MM 252 | A Few Curse Words, Contradictions, Microspikes, & Exo Events
Before hitting the road for Hunt Expo, Steve & Mark answer your listener questions (and go on a couple of rants) on this Monday Minute episode.
A warning to the sensitive ears... Yes, there are a few…
506 | 20 Days of New Elk Hunting Lessons
Any elk hunter would love to spend dozens of days on the mountain throughout the fall. In this episode, a new elk hunter, Luke, tells us what he learned as he spent 20+ days pursuing elk in the mount…
MM 251 | The First Monday — February, 2025
Welcome to The First Monday. In these episodes, Steve & Mark talk through what's going on for them that month in the categories of The Gear, The Hunt, and the Hunter, as well as what's going on with …
505 | Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery
Scott Gillespie of Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery joins us to discuss the use of tracking dogs to help hunters recover big game animals in the Rocky Mountain West. Although tracking dogs have a lon…
MM 250 | The Gear We Saw at SHOT Show, Exo Pack Holster, Alaska Moose
Steve & Mark are back from SHOT Show. In this episode, they discuss the most exciting products they saw at SHOT and answer your questions about suppressors, rifle scopes, knives, and other products f…
MM 249 | Live From a Vegas Hotel Room (See Description)
This is NOT a normal episode. While we normally keep the amount of BS and banter in our podcasts to a minimum, this particular episode is full of both.
Without much of a plan, Steve, Mark, Jake & Jus…
504 | DIY Elk Lessons, Failures & Success (A Listener Story)
Our guest for this episode, Brian, started going out west to hunt elk in 2012. In the years since then, he and some friends have continued to make trips to chase elk in the Rockies.
As Brain shared, …
MM 248 | Selling Out, Ultralight Pulley, Compact Binos
Steve & Mark answer listener-submitted questions on this Monday Minute podcast episode. They discuss the future of Exo and selling the company, podcast sponsorships and endorsements, how they stash e…
503 | The Dangers of Lead Ammunition — Facts, Fairy Tales, and Nuance In-Between
Is there a real danger in eating meat from game that was killed with lead ammunition? And is there a real threat to species that scavenge on the carcasses of big game that were killed with lead bulle…
MM 247 | The First Monday — January, 2025
MM 246 | Following Fads, Breaking Gun Safety Rules, & New Year Reflection
MM 245 | Digiscoping with Binos, Hunting with Showshoes, What’s Coming...
MM 244 | What do YOU want from us?
MM 243 | Small Caliber Debate, Off-Season Training, and More...
502 | Hunting Is What You Make It (with Trevor Thompson)
