Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive

What if you could get your hands on the best spotting scopes from Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss, and Vortex — spending a couple months testing each of those models side-by-side in a variety of real world conditions? Certainly you would form some opinions and gain some experience on the pros and cons of each scope.

Wes Siler has been called a "Professional Wildman" that made a living testing motorcycles and fast cars. As a writer, Wes has been published in Wired, GQ, Rolling Stone, Jalopnik, and Playboy. So what in the world is he doing on our hunting podcast? Good question. Obviously, Wes is also a hunter.

When it comes to elk hunting, September gets all of the attention. But just because the most vocal and intense action tends to occur during that period, doesn't mean that hunting later in the season — even after the rut — can't be incredibly productive.

In this show we interview Chris Maxwell and discuss some of the essential first steps that hunters should know when thinking about choosing to go on a guided hunt. Whether you're in the process of booking now, or simply think that you might go on a guided hunt one day in the future, the information covered...