Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Blacktail

We met our guest, Rafe, on Kodiak Island this past fall. Rafe has extensive experience hunting, guiding, and fishing in Alaska for species that include Sitka Blacktail Deer, Kodiak brown bears, mountain goats, and sheep. In this show, we chat with Rafe about his experience as a guide and what lessons he has learned...

Mark & Steve are back to talk more about their recent trip to Kodiak Island, Alaska, where they hunted Sitka Blacktail deer. In this episode, they answer listener-submitted questions, talk about the specific gear needed for this type of hunt, and explain why Kodiak is a great opportunity for new and growing hunters.

Mark & Steve just returned from Kodiak Island, Alaska, where they hunted Sitka Blacktail deer. In this episode, they discuss the trip's logistics, costs, and begin to detail what it is like to hunt on Kodiak Island.

Erik Van Weorkom of Muley Freak joins us in a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from building a brand to hunting Sitka Blacktail. We discuss the pros and cons of social media from a personal and professional perspective, several aspects of the hunting “industry”, and then dive into a wild...