Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Jul 31, 2021

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Intro: If you appreciate the classics, shouldn't you consider a single-shot rifle? 

Up-front Q&A:

• Cartridges for a mixed-game hunt in Canada
• Pants (and gall medication) for aoudad hunting

Topic: Single-Shot Rifles for Backcountry Hunting

• Pros & Cons
• Skills and Limitations
• Best models to...

Jul 23, 2021

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Intro: Pack animals can make or break a backcountry hunt

Guest: Tyce Ericson, owner of Utah Bird Dog Training and long-time backcountry hunter and Llama packer. 

Advantages of Llamas: 

• Calm, don't spook easily like horses and mules
• Stronger than pack goats
• Easy for beginners to handle and pack
• Sure...

Jul 16, 2021

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Hunting scenario: What barrel length will you pick? 

Short barrels in the Backcountry: How much performance do you give up? 

Pros and Cons of hunting the Backcountry with a suppressor. 

Best deer and elk cartridges for use in short barrels with suppressors. 

Calculating velocity expansion...

Jul 9, 2021

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Topic: How to make one-day hunts successful 

• Q&A section:
  • 7mm-08 & 7x57 as the light rifle in a two-gun combo
  • Switch-barrel rifle compared to a two-gun approach
  • Sitka Blacktail seasons and hunt duration

• THE ALL-DAY, ONE-DAY HUNT
  • Go early and go focused
  • Be adaptable
  • Eat well
  • Stay hydrated
  • Hunt...

Jul 3, 2021

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Topic: Two Rifles To Rule The Backcountry

A one-gun hunter is to be respected, but a two-gun battery makes any hunter more versatile and capable. 

Q&A: Bear bullets for the .350 Rem. Mag.

Picking a two-rifle battery: 

• Keeping both rifles the same model and configuration
• Tuning triggers and picking...