Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Apr 25, 2020

SHOW NOTES

Intro: The Hunter's Cloak of Invisibility 

• When—if ever—is camo NOT appropriate?
• When camo is a critical asset
  • Color-capable game
  • When hunter discretion is important
  • Blending with habitat and terrain
  • Contrast, color & patterns
• Camo brands and brand loyalty
  • Mixing & matching
  • Type of clothing (for...

Apr 17, 2020

SHOW NOTES

What type of bullets allow you to "eat right up to the hole?"

Listeners questions and comments

MEAT DAMAGE: TWO SOURCES

• Extreme impact velocity
  • Hydraulic shock
  • High-velocity cartridges
  • Light-for-caliber bullets, pushed extremely fast
  • Extreme-BC bullets, pushed fast
  • Animal matter's effect on...

Apr 11, 2020

SHOW NOTES

• Why the .338?
  • As listener @Alaskanexile1 said, "If I'm carrying my .338, I never have the 'wrong' rifle." 
  • Inherently superior ballistic coefficient to the 8mm's, .35's, and .375's. 
  • Excellent sectional density (a measure of penetrating ability)
  • Heavy but controllable recoil
  • A lot more terminal performance...

Apr 3, 2020

SHOW NOTES

Books: How to cultivate the patience necessary to weather those numbing periods of inactivity between explosions of hunting action. 

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Ways to "consume" books, and the pros & cons of each:

• Traditional paper
• Tablets
• Audiobooks

Types of books: 

• How-to...