Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive

Exo Mountain Gear co-founder, Lenny Nelson, spent a good portion of September chasing elk around the Idaho backcountry with the Pure Elevation crew. Many bulls were encountered, and many close calls had, but not a single arrow was released over more than a dozen days of hard hunting... that is, until the very last day of the season.

It came down to the last hours of daylight on the last day of a week-long hunt, but Mark was able to kill his first bull this year. In this episode Mark and Steve discuss the success that they've each had during elk season this September, as well as the lessons they learned in the process of filling their tags.

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership has a vision to: "Guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt and fish by uniting and amplifying our partners’ voices to strengthen federal policy and funding." There is a lot for you and for me in that vision, and on today's show we speak with TRCP's President & CEO.

We have all been shooting our bows relentlessly in preparation for that moment we have been dreaming about all year. Out of all of this preparation, there is another area though that can be detrimental to a hunt. That is the area that rests between your ears. The mental game of hunting is critical to master.