Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Sep 28, 2020

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Intro: Solo in Alaska

• Packing for the flight
• Down safe, camp setup
• Grizzly bears a'plenty! 
• Caribou few and far away
• One lone big bull
• Hunting, photographing, and field butchering
• Packing meat
• Near hypothermia
• Hunkered down, waiting out the rain
• An accuracy tech topic for future study

To be continued......

Sep 18, 2020

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When elk get wise, savvy hunters employ unorthodox techniques. 

Guest Randsom Owens: Wildlife Artist extraordinaire, practical rifleman, top guide, & passionate hunter

Calling Elk: From fundamentals to advanced techniques

• Reading the situation
• Knowing when to call
• Setting up to call—and optimize shot...

Sep 11, 2020

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Intro: Live from the field, recorded standing under the wing of a Super Cub on a staging strip in Alaska. 

Topics:

• Drop-Camp, DIY hunter prep & planning
• Lightweight gear
• Planning for good meat care
• Ethics & responsibilities of meat care
• Knowing the Regs
• Pilot protocol 
  • Don't bring too much weight
  • Don't...

Sep 4, 2020

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Intro: Field recording heading into a solo DIY caribou hunt in Alaska. 

Topic: Rifling twist rate & modern bullets

• Rifling twists for long, sleek high-BC bullets
• Rifling twists for monometal bullets
• Altitude, temperature, and spin stability

The modern trend: Faster, ever faster

Benefits of a custom barrel...

Aug 28, 2020

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Intro: 6.5 outlawed for elk? 

Best 6.5mm cartridge: 6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 PRC

Technical discussion: 

• Advantages & disadvantages of the 6.5mm bore diameter
• Cartridge case capacities
• Appropriate bullet designs & weights for various game
• Limitations of the 6.5mm's

Mythbusting: Scandinavian moose & and the...