Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive

Researcher, wildlife manager, and author, Bruce L. Smith, has spent countless hours, days, weeks, and months studying mountain goats over his decades-long career. On today's podcast, we speak with Bruce about the majestic mountain goat — to learn more about their history, habitat, behavior, and future conservation.

Steve & Mark recap show season, discuss Exo Mtn Gear's Pro Staff, talk about a new "I remember my first time..." series coming to the podcast, share a listener-submitted tip about water filtration, and answer listener gear questions about tents for Alaska, the best budget tripod head, and more...

Shooter, hunter, entrepreneur, and all-around good dude, Shane Wise, joins us on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast to talk about how he started hunting (it is pretty hilarious), as well as how he started his business, Wiser Precision. We discuss hunting, shooting, glassing, entrepreneurship, and more...

Steve and Mark answer listener questions as they drive between the Hunt Expo and the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show. Topics include the film of their recent Kodiak hunt, must-have rifle accessories, water filtration for basecamp hunts, holster options for brown bear country, and new insulation jackets that they have tested this past fall. Resources mentioned in this show:- K3 Cartridge Insert: exomtngear.com/products/k3-hipbe…-cartridge-insert- Mark's Shooting Position Video: exomtngear.com/blogs/article/rif…with-hunting-pack- Short-Action Precision Two Round Holder: www.shortactionprecision.com/products/s…und-holder- Wiser Precision Quick-StiX: wiserprecision.com/collections/quick-stix-system- Ivory Pack Holster: exomtngear.com/holster- Razco Gear Holster: www.razcogear.com/online-store-1/B…Gen-2-p303565375- Platypus GravityWorks: amzn.to/36aHG2V- Katadyn Gravity BeFree: amzn.to/3JA5ZWB- Outdoor Vitals NovaUL and Ventus: outdoorvitals.com/collections/new-jackets