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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...