Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Caribou

Nick recounts his Caribou hunt in Alaska, discussing preparation, mental challenges, and the hunt story that helped solidify his identity as a new big game hunter.

A listener of the show, Nick, joins us to discuss his experience at an elk hunting bootcamp and how he is preparing for his first trip to Alaska for a Caribou hunt.

Jared and Cody join us on The Hunt Backcountry Podcast to share the story of their experience planning, preparing for, and then going on a drop-camp Caribou hunt in the Brooks Range of Alaska. They discuss how they dealt with setbacks, how they successfully filled all of their tags, and what lessons they learned.

This podcast was recorded on our Alaska caribou hunt, as we spent a day stuck in camp due to a flooded river. Steve, Mark, Justin, & Jeff discuss how they each killed a caribou bull in the days before this conversation. They detail how each encounter happened, what they did right, and what they did wrong.