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
489 | Our Experience Flying for Hunts in Alaska — The Experience Project
Join Steve and Mark as they recap their experience flying for their recent Caribou hunt. They discuss the commercial flights on Alaska Airlines, as well as their air charter flights with Nick from Ni…
00:34:43 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
488 | How We Killed 4 Big Caribou in Alaska — The Experience Project
This podcast was recorded on our Alaska caribou hunt, as we spent a day stuck in camp, waiting for a swollen river to recede to safe levels — allowing us to begin rafting to our pickup point, where w…
01:19:24 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
MM 232 | After the Hunt — Alaska Caribou — The Experience Project
Join Steve and Mark as discuss some of the takeaways following their Caribou Hunt in Alaska. In this shorter, more informal episode, they talk through their expectations prior to the hunt, and how th…
00:46:00 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
487 | Why (and How) Hunters Should Use Trekking Poles — The Experience Project
Steve called them, "a multitool of the backcountry." They can prevent injury, allow you to hike further with less fatigue, support a shelter, and enable you to shoot a rifle with more stability from …
00:41:32 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
486 | What A Headlamp Needs To Do — The Experience Project
When backpack hunting, a headlamp may be used for simple task lighting around camp, but it may also be a critical source of safety as you navigate difficult off-trail terrain with a heavy pack on a n…
00:26:55 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
MM 231 | Your Questions on Hammocks, Bows, Trekking Poles, and More...
Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss why they don't use hammocks for backpack hunts, when to use wrist straps with trekking poles, why they aren't…
00:39:18 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
485 | How We Filter & Carry Water on Backpack Hunts — The Experience Project
Few things can affect a backpack hunt more than water. When water is plentiful, it becomes an afterthought. But when it is hard to find good water sources, living in the backcountry requires intentio…
00:42:43 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
484 | The Clothing Layers You Need for Backpack Hunting — The Experience Project
The hunting market is full of clothing brands — each one offering many types and styles of clothing layers, and often different camouflage patterns. And that is just the hunting market. If you're ope…
01:38:47 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
483 | Why Backcountry Nutrition Matters (+ Free Resources) — The Experience Project
At what point does nutrition help or hurt you on a backcountry hunt? When, and how, can your food choices make a difference in your performance? What are some of the common nutrition-related mistakes…
01:14:22 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
MM 230 | Your Questions on Bivy & Tarps, 6mm Creedmoor, Binos, Suppressors, and More...
Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss tarp selection, bivy setups, groundsheets, suppressor protection, worn-out boots, factory ammo for 6mm Creedm…
00:47:52 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
482 | Shelters for Backpack Hunting (Bivy, Tarps, Tipis & Tents) — The Experience Project
There are countless shelters on the market. Tents, tarps, and tipis. Materials such as silnylon, silpoly, and Dyneema. Ultralight options rated for 3-season use, and heavy-duty options rated for 4-se…
01:36:32 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
481 | Steve’s 6mm Creedmoor Rifle Build — The Experience Project
In this episode, we dive into the rifle that Steve built for all three of his Alaska hunts this fall. We discuss each component of the rifle (chassis, scope, suppressor, etc), why he chose the 6mm Cr…
00:59:12 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
MM 229 | NEW K4 Elk Call Kit, How (and Why) to Rate or Review, and More...
Before Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode, they announce an ALL-NEW accessory for K4 Pack Systems — The Elk Call Kit. This kit includes a simple, fast, and se…
00:35:08 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
480 | Sleep Systems for Backpack Hunting — The Experience Project
Sleep is an important aspect of being able to hunt your best each day on a multiday backpack hunt. But getting quality sleep in the backcountry often doesn't come easy. Not only can your sleeping gea…
01:42:17 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
479 | Smaller Caliber Listener Q&A with Form — The Experience Project
Form joins us to answer listener questions that were submitted in response to Episodes 469 & 470 on the topic of Why Smaller Calibers May Be Better for Big Game Hunting.
To find the links mentioned …
02:03:32 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
MM 228 | Bivy Location for Elk, Bears & Food, Gear Theft at the Trailhead
Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss choosing bivy camp locations while elk hunting, what they do with their food when hunting in bear country (sp…
00:23:17 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
478 | Planning our Alaska Moose Hunt — The Experience Project
Join Steve, Tyler, and Dan as they have a planning call for their upcoming Moose Hunt in Alaska. This is an unscripted, "behind the scenes" look at how they are planning their hunt, determining a hun…
00:52:02 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
MM 227 | K4 Bugle Tube Holder, DIY Bow Work, Pack Setup
Steve and Mark answer your listener questions on this Monday Minute episode. They discuss the best way to carry and access a bugle tube on K3 and K4 packs, how to configure your pack when carrying tr…
00:17:27 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
477 | How to Thrive on Difficult Hunts (with Ben Reynolds) — The Experience Project
Ben Reynolds returns to the Hunt Backcountry Podcast, joining Steve & Mark to discuss the topic of thriving (not just surviving) on difficult hunts. This is an open-ended conversation on the topic of…
01:26:04 |
Sun 14 Jul 2024
476 | Shoot Better in the Mountains (with Jon Pynch) — The Experience Project
Jon Pynch (@jonpynch) is one of the top precision rifle competitors in the country, and a very accomplished mountain hunter. He joins us on the podcast to discuss how we all, as hunters, can become m…
01:25:38 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
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