The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the final of 5 back-to-back episodes answering your questions about elk hunting. Our roundtable of guests includes Dan Staton (ElkShape.com), Corey Jacobsen (Elk101.com), Trent Fisher (BornAndRaisedOutdoors.com), and Paul Medel (ElkNut.com). In this episode, we go "rapid fire" with Listener Q&A on a variety of elk hunting topics. Our panel of guests gives their take on the best week to hunt elk, overlooked areas or preparation, how the elk hunting landscape has changed in recent years, and much, much more... Visit ExoMtnGear.com/podcast to enter in the August 2019 giveaway for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife.

Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the 4th of 5 back-to-back episodes answering your questions about elk hunting. Our roundtable of guests includes Dan Staton (ElkShape.com), Corey Jacobsen (Elk101.com), Trent Fisher (BornAndRaisedOutdoors.com), and Paul Medel (ElkNut.com). In this episode, we discuss how to make the most of opportunities. You have worked hard to find elk and close the distance, now when the moment of truth comes, how do you make the most of a shot opportunity? There is a lot that can still go wrong when you are in bow-range and we discuss some of the main things you need to be aware of. Visit ExoMtnGear.com/podcast to enter in the August 2019 giveaway for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife.

Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the 3rd of 5 back-to-back episodes answering your questions about elk hunting. Our roundtable of guests includes Dan Staton (ElkShape.com), Corey Jacobsen (Elk101.com), Trent Fisher (BornAndRaisedOutdoors.com), and Paul Medel (ElkNut.com). In this episode, we tackle the topic of closing the distance. If you hear a bull bugle but aren't sure exactly how far away he is, if he has cows, if he is coming towards you, etc... How do you proceed? Should you be aggressive or stay patient? Should you make a move or stay put? Should you call back or stay silent? We answer these questions and get additional tips on closing the distance. Visit ExoMtnGear.com/podcast to enter in the August 2019 giveaway for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife.

Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the 2nd of 5 back-to-back episodes answering your questions about elk hunting. Our roundtable of guests includes Dan Staton (ElkShape.com), Corey Jacobsen (Elk101.com), Trent Fisher (BornAndRaisedOutdoors.com), and Paul Medel (ElkNut.com). In this episode, we tackle the topic of hunting quiet elk. How should your hunting strategies change when elk aren't responding to calls? How should you adapt your calling style when your go-to calls aren't working? How do you locate elk when you can't rely on bulls being vocal? Visit ExoMtnGear.com/podcast to enter in the August 2019 giveaway for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife.

Welcome to ELK WEEK! This is the first of 5 back-to-back episodes answering your questions about elk hunting. Our roundtable of guests include Dan Staton (ElkShape.com), Corey Jacobsen (Elk101.com), Trent Fisher (BornAndRaisedOutdoors.com), and Paul Medel (ElkNut.com). In this episode we tackle the topic of finding elk. After all, before you can kill an elk, you have to find them, right? Tune-in and hear how these experienced elk hunters have learned to find elk. Visit ExoMtnGear.com/podcast to enter in the August 2019 giveaway for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife.

Better late than never? We hope you think so... On this Monday/Thursday Minute, we answer your questions about splitting meat with your hunting buddies, storing your food in the backcountry, stopping an animal for shot opportunities, building fires, using bipods, and more... We are giving away a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife this month, August 2019. Enter now: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

As much as we might dream of hunting for days, weeks, or months on-end, most of us have a very limited amount of time to hunt each year. So if you only have a few days here and there, or maybe one big trip a year, how do you make the most of that time? What are the ways you can use that time more efficiently? What should you do, and what should you avoid to make the most of your precious hunting time? That's the topic of today's episode! Custom Benchmade Knife Giveaway! Be sure to enter at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

If you want to effectively use your pack system for this hunting season, tune-in! Steve & Mark dive deep on the topic of how to load your pack. In the first half of the show, they discuss how to best load gear into your pack for multi-day hunts. In the second half of the show the discuss what to do (and NOT to do) when you get an animal down and need to pack it out. Custom Benchmade Knife Giveaway! Be sure to enter at http://ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

We tackle listener Q&A from a new elk hunter. Be sure to enter the GIVEAWAY this month, August of 2019, for a custom Benchmade + Exo Mtn Gear knife at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Expert Roundtable features 6 experienced, knowledgeable, and successful hunters providing their insights on a single question or topic. In this, the final of five episodes with the Roundtable, we discuss the Secret to Success. Obviously, there is no “secret” — rather, success is a byproduct of knowledge, experience, and effort. But if these consistently successful hunters can contribute their success down to one or two important things, what would they be? Tune-in to find out… The Roundtable consists of Ryan Lampers (@sthealthyhunter), Russ Meyer (@rmeyerarchery), Kody Kellom (@bornandraisedoutdoors), Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Exo’s own, Steve Speck. BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

We answer your questions on bow tuning, camping with elk, meat care, backcountry food options, and more... BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Expert Roundtable features 6 experienced, knowledgeable, and successful hunters providing their insights on a single question or topic. In this, the fourth of five episodes with the Roundtable, we discuss Rituals & Superstitions. What unique and personal habit do these hunters have? If not a ritual or superstition, what particular tactic do they use that isn't the norm? Listen in to find out… The Roundtable consists of Ryan Lampers (@sthealthyhunter), Russ Meyer (@rmeyerarchery), Kody Kellom (@bornandraisedoutdoors), Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Exo’s own, Steve Speck. BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

We answer your questions on scouting for elk, hunting high country mule deer, budget bowhunting, beginning to hunt bears, and more... BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Expert Roundtable features 6 experienced, knowledgeable, and successful hunters providing their insights on a single question or topic. In this, the third of five episodes with the Roundtable, we discuss Mistakes & Lessons Learned. It isn’t that successful hunters don’t make mistakes, but rather that successful hunters learn from their mistakes and strive to not repeat them. What real-life examples do the members of our roundtable have of mistakes they’ve made and how they’ve become better hunters because of it? Listen in to find out… The Roundtable consists of Ryan Lampers (@sthealthyhunter), Russ Meyer (@rmeyerarchery), Kody Kellom (@bornandraisedoutdoors), Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Exo’s own, Steve Speck. BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Expert Roundtable features 6 experienced, knowledgeable, and successful hunters providing their insights on a single question or topic. In this, the second of five episodes with the Roundtable, we discuss Gear That Truly Makes A Difference. Of course knowledge, skills, and experience matters more than gear. But what gear items help these successful hunters be more successful? The Roundtable consists of Ryan Lampers (@sthealthyhunter), Russ Meyer (@rmeyerarchery), Kody Kellom (@bornandraisedoutdoors), Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Exo’s own, Steve Speck. BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Expert Roundtable features 6 experienced, knowledgeable, and successful hunters providing their insights on a single question or topic. In this, the first of five episodes with the Roundtable, we discuss Failures and Comebacks. How have these hunters pushed through difficult times, bounced-back from hunts that seemed doomed, and found success on the other side of failure? The Roundtable consists of Ryan Lampers (@sthealthyhunter), Russ Meyer (@rmeyerarchery), Kody Kellom (@bornandraisedoutdoors), Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Exo’s own, Steve Speck. BOW GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter the Hoyt Helix bow giveaway this month, July of 2019, at ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

The Roundtable is our new podcast series that will be published each week in July. Each week's episode will feature a new question or topic, and you'll hear from the same six hunters on that week's topic in the episode. The Roundtable guests are extremely knowledgeable, experienced, and successful hunters: Ryan Lampers, Russ Meyer, Kody Kellom, Nathan Jones, Ben Guttormson, and Steve Speck. New K3 Packs: https://exomtngear.com/k3 Hoyt Helix Giveaway: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

Mike Graves spent nearly 40 days covering over 250 miles of tough terrain while hunting the backcountry last fall. Over that time, he packed out several animals. Mike is 67-years-young. We speak with Mike in this episode to understand how he is still hunting hard at his age, what lessons he has learned over the years, and how he has seen hunting change in his lifetime. Along the way, we also hear some incredibly entertaining stories of Mike's adventures. https://ExoMtnGear.com/podcast

How did Steve recover from a battle with target panic? How should new hunters make the most of an opportunity to hunt with someone that is far more experienced and knowledgeable? What is the latest on Exo's new K3 packs. We answer these questions in today's Monday Minute episode. Have a question you want to hear answered on a Monday Minute episode? Send it to podcast@exomtngear.com Resources mentioned in this episode... - New K3 Pack Waitlist: https://ExoMtnGear.com/2019 - The Cure for Target Panic, Episode #87 with Joel Turner https://soundcloud.com/huntbackcountry/087-the-cure-for-target-panic-with-joel-turner

Having good boots is critical. But finding good boots is difficult. There are countless options on the market, and while reviews and suggestions are helpful, it can be a struggle to find the right boot for your foot, your preferences, and your needs. We wanted to speak directly with a boot designer and take a "deep dive" to understand the anatomy of boots. Our goal was to make you a more informed customer so that you can narrow down what to look for in a boot that meets your needs. Thankfully, we were able to speak directly with a product designer from Tecnica boots, Federico Sbrissa. Learn more about the Tenica forge at: http://TecnicaSports.com ENTER this month's giveaway for the Brooks Ultralight Down Sweater from First Lite at: http://ExoMtnGear.com/podcast