Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive

In this podcast we speak with Matt and Steve, who are from Kansas and are going to Colorado to hunt elk for the first time. We discuss how they have planned this hunt, the questions they have, what gear they will be using, how their experience hunting in the midwest may help them on this western hunt, and more.

Corey Jacobsen joins us to answer your listener questions (and ours) about finding, calling, and killing elk. We cover elk call selection, how to find elk in dark timber, how to "seal the deal" on bulls in bow-range, and more.

After living and hunting in Idaho and Montana, Eli moved to the east coast. Now that he will have to travel out-of-state to hunt the mountain west, he is wondering how to do that most effectively. Eli joins the podcast to chat through those topics, as we share what we have learned about traveling for our hunts.

Living in the backcountry can be dangerous — especially for hunters. In addition to hiking in treacherous terrain and dealing with difficult weather conditions, backcountry hunters deal with the potential of unintended harm from firearms, broadheads, and knives. Here is what you should know, and have, to be prepared...