Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Sheep

There is a story behind every sheep hunt. These stories typically involve remote and rugged locations, challenging conditions, and additional elements of difficulty that tests the hunter's limits. This sheep story is all of that, and more — times two.

Our guest, Justin Shaffer (@justinshaffer1115), is an Army Ranger Sniper, a hunting guide, a taxidermist, and somehow still managed to fill a seemingly countless number of tags in 2017 — including a grizzly, a Chugach Dall Ram, a Colorado Big Horn, and numerous other species.

Matt Wymer of RemotePursuits.com grew up hunting in Washington state, but has spent the last 12 years living in and hunting in Alaska. We speak with Matt about the differences between hunting in the Lower 48 and hunting in Alaska. Matt, like us, is a gear junkie, so we spend some time nerding-out on gear.