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
501 | Long Range Shooting to Archery Elk with Stephen Follett of LSWild
Sneaking in on two bull elk that are fighting, then arrowing one of those bulls on your first-ever bowhunt? That sounds too good to be true, but that is exactly how Stephen Follett's first archery hu…
01:12:07 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
500 | Our ”Gear of the Year” for 2024
Each year, going back to 2018, Steve and Mark have made a list of their "gear of the year" for that year. The goal is to select items that made a difference for them on their hunts that year. In this…
01:16:12 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
MM 241 | Archery Shot Sequence, Budget Chassis Rifle, Down Booties, and More...
Mark is solo today to answer your listener-submitted questions on this Monday Minute podcast episode. He answers questions about his archery shot sequence, insulated down booties, reducing rifle reco…
00:32:01 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
499 | 100-Miles Solo in Grizzly Country with Tayson Whittaker of Outdoor Vitals
Owner and founder of Outdoor Vitals, Tayson Whittaker, joins us on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast to discuss his 100-mile solo hike in the Wind River Range of Wyoming.
We discuss what he learned from …
01:35:10 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
MM 240 | Your Qs on Knives, Tripods & More, Plus an Exo Announcement (at the end).
Steve & Mark answer listener-submitted questions on this Monday Minute podcast episode. They discuss using covers on spotting scopes, their experience with the Mtn Hntr Tripod, what knives they used …
00:37:30 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
498 | ”Form” Discusses How Far YOU Should Be Shooting at Big Game
How far should you be shooting at big game with your hunting rifle? In this conversation with Form, we discuss the answer to that question — not from an ethical perspective, or from a technical persp…
00:43:01 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
MM 239 | ”Form” Answers Your Questions on Rifles & Ballistics
Mark is joined by "Form" to answer your listener-submitted questions on rifles and ballistics. These questions were submitted in response to our previous conversations with Form. If you have not list…
01:04:40 |
Sat 02 Nov 2024
MM 238 | Best 6mm Cartridge, Synthetic Quilts, Satellite Messaging, and More...
Steve & Mark answer listener-submitted questions on this Monday Minute podcast episode. They discuss tips for comfort in cold-weather hunts, choosing down vs synthetic for a sleeping bag or quilt, ho…
00:27:21 |
Sun 27 Oct 2024
497 | Drop Camp Caribou Hunt in Alaska (A Listener Story)
Jared and Cody join us to share the story of their experience planning, preparing for, and then going on a drop-camp Caribou hunt in the Brooks Range of Alaska. They discuss how the hunt came togethe…
01:21:58 |
Sun 27 Oct 2024
496 | How We Killed 2 Mountain Goats in Alaska — The Experience Project
This podcast was recorded on our Alaska mountain goat hunt, as we sat in the basecamp cabin after the hunt. In addition to hearing the conversation, the video version of this podcast includes footage…
01:44:10 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
495 | Feet & Footwear Anatomy with Lathrop & Sons
Stephen and James from Lathrop & Sons Boot Co. join us to discuss the anatomy of feet and footwear. With decades of experience in the outdoors, as well as with podiatry, the guys from Lathrop have so…
01:51:06 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
MM 237 | Last-Minute Mountain Goat (Pre-Hunt Debrief)
Mark, Jake, & Steve chat about the Alaska Mountain goat hunt they are starting today. You'll hear why Steve couldn't go, how Jake took his place, how Jake prepared on short notice, what they expect f…
00:41:46 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
MM 236 | Your Qs on Rain Gear, Ballistics, Packing Capes, and More...
Steve & Mark answer listener-submitted questions on this Monday Minute podcast episode. They discuss how to load a cape and antlers when packing out, why they don't add a zipper to their waterproof d…
00:31:33 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
494 | Live & Unscripted in Alaska Moose Camp — The Experience Project
This unscripted conversation was recorded on our Alaska moose hunt. Steve, Tyler, Dan & Justin passed the time while waiting for their flight from the field and decided to hit record and see where th…
00:52:08 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
493 | How We Killed 4 Moose in Alaska — The Experience Project
This video podcast was recorded on our Alaska moose hunt, as we spent time waiting for a weather window for our transporter to come fly us out of the field. In addition to hearing the conversation, t…
02:05:01 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
MM 235 | ”Never Again” (Updates from Steve’s Alaska Moose Hunt)
Steve returns from his Alaska moose hunt and shares why it was amazing, but why he will "never again" do this specific hunt. Steve & Mark discuss going 4-for-4 with their moose tags, the dozens of cl…
00:40:44 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
492 | Planning our Alaska Mountain Goat Hunt — The Experience Project
Join Steve, Mark, and Mark (of @limitlessalaskaguiding) as they have a planning call for their upcoming Mountain Goat Hunt in Alaska. This is an unscripted, "behind the scenes" look at how they are p…
00:59:56 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
491 | Changes & Challenges to Hunting & Wildlife (with John Stallone)
How can you help protect the future of wildlife, wild places, and hunting? Can you do anything that actually matters? We discuss these questions, and much more, with John Stallone of Howl for Wildlif…
01:04:34 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
MM 233 | New Exo HQ, Jake Returns, Post-Hunt Pack Damage
Jake joins Mark for an overdue Monday Minute episode. They discuss the recent move of Exo HQ, what's to come on the podcast, and why post-hunt pack care (whether you use an Exo or not) is an underest…
00:31:23 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
490 | Our Experience Packrafting for Hunts in Alaska — The Experience Project
Join Steve and Mark as they recap their experience using packrafts on their recent Caribou hunt. They discuss their preparation with the rafts, the conditions of the river they floated, how they load…
00:38:31 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
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