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Backcountry Hunting Podcast — 429 episodes
Hunting Red Stags, Fallow Deer, & Alpine Game in New Zealand: Planning & Prep
BEST CARTRIDGE for EVERYTHING, with Ron Spomer
Are Suppressors Deregulated Now?
Hunting Spanish Roebucks, Vineyards, & Monasteries
Small Cartridges for Big Game, continued: Does RECOIL Make You A Worse Shooter?
Elk Hunters' Best Friend
Best Hunting Cartridges for Mule Deer, with Colton Heward
Hunting Kudu, Cats, & Zulu Cattle in Africa
.35 Whelen in North Idaho's Wild Country
Best New Hunting Rifles on the Market, with Colton Heward
SHOT PLACEMENT on Big Game: American vs. African
7mm SAW Cartridge: An Improved 7mm-08?
Is it Good or Bad to be a Long Range Deer Sniper? With Ron Spomer
Hunting Forest Ghosts Across Transylvania, Spain, Macedonia, & Serbia
NEW 6.5 BACKCOUNTRY! (6.5 Creedmoor +PEAK)
Most Versatile Cartridge: 300 PRC?
Live Q&A: Hunting New Zealand. Also: Huge Announcement Coming Friday!
Do You Need Fancy Gear and a New Rifle to Hunt Elk?
Hunt Audio Journal: Red Stag, Tahr, & Fallow in New Zealand with My Daughter Audrey
Best .30-Caliber Hunting Cartridges, with Ron Spomer
Among Ancient Ruins: Hunting Spain's Mountain Sheep the Hard Way, with Austin Brown
6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 Swede(moor)
Spartan Precision Equipment: Best Shooting Rests for Hunters
Hunting Giant Red Stags in New Zealand
Gear & Hacks for Hunting Success, with Ron Spomer
Gear List for Hunting Africa: Crucial items you'll need.
257 Roberts Ackley Improved (Improved), with Seth Swerczek and Preston Lentfer
Best Aoudad Hunt of my Life: Mexico Delivers!
How To Bring Big Game Trophies Home
Best Hunting Rifles for the Backcountry, with Ron Spomer
Most Capable Rangefinding Binocular EVER? First Look at Leupold's New BX-6 Range HD
.25 Weatherby RPM and .25 Creedmoor Exposed, with Colton Heward
How To Maximize Rifle Accuracy, with Ray Saft
BEST HUNTING KNIFE: A Blue-Collar Northern Shrike
Find Your Ultimate Rifle & Hunt at the DSC Show!
Best Cartridges for Kids & New Hunters
New Guns, Ammo, Optics, & Shooting Gear of SHOT Show 2026, with Ron Spomer
270 Winchester vs. 30-06 Springfield, with The Backcountry Apprentice
Best Survival Guns, with Ron Spomer
Q&A: Best Bullets for Vintage Rifles, Best Moose Cartridge, First Guns for Kids, Barrel Cleaning, Kill Kit Contents, and More!
Legendary Gunmakers: Rigby of London
Pack Rafts: Pipeline to The Backcountry
.270 Win vs. 6.5 RPM: Are New Cartridges Better Than Old Cartridges?
Best Charge-Stopper: Double Rifle vs. Bolt Action
Raw From The Field: Hunting Dangerous Game in Mozambique
How to Kill Your First Bull Elk: My Son's First Bulls and Marksmanship Notes from the Field
Q&A: Grizzly Guns, Elk Bullets, Straight Wall Cartridges, 7PRC in Africa, & More
Ruger's New M77 Alaskan Bush Rifle in .35 Whelen and 9.3x62
Cartridges & Bullets for Moose: Observations of an Elk Guide
A Knife For Life: Evan Siembida and the Best Hunting Knives in the World
Hunt Recap: 2025 Red Stag Hunt in Scotland
Rut Hunting Big Bull Elk: New Mexico Audio Journal
Hunting Giant Red Stags in New Zealand
Q&A: Elk Hunt Prep, Best Monometal Bullets, a Spotting Scope for Life, & More.
Best Bonded Bullets in the World
Pronghorn Antelope with a Flintlock Muzzleloader!
.280 Ackley Improved: All-Time Favorite Big Game Cartridge
Family, Hunting Heritage, & the World's Best Hunting Club with Rob McCanna
Origins of Spot & Stalk Hunting
Long-Range Hunting, Small Calibers for Big Game, & the 7mm Backcountry, with Matt Bettersworth
Best Deer Calibers: Whitetail vs. Mule Deer
Preparing for an African Safari
Cartridges, Bullets, & Shot Placement for Cape Buffalo
Tax-Free Silencers & the HPA Bill
THIS IS AFRICA, with Andy Buchanan
Best Western Hunting Rifles: Recommendations from a Professional Guide
Boat-Based DIY Bear Hunting in Alaska
Gear List for DIY Elk Hunting
How To Set Up A Rifle For Western Hunting
Picking the Ultimate Hunting Rifle
Greatest Cartridges of All Time
Grateful For Fathers
Top 5 Elk Cartridges: Choices of a Professional Guide
Ruined Hunts & Horrible Triggers
.35 Whelen vs 9.3x62: Best "Little Big Gun," with John McAdams
.25 CREEDMOOR: Best Quarter-Bore Cartridge of Them All?
Can You Skin A Bear, Pilgrim?
Planning a DIY Hunt to New Zealand, with Rob Gearing
Solo Bear Hunting, Application Strategies, and DIY Caribou Hunting, with Dylan Dowson
6.8 Western vs. 7mm PRC: Which Is Best?
Preparing for a Cape Buffalo Hunt
Best Varmint & Predator Cartridges
Lever-Action Hunting Stories & Trigger Work with Chris Ellis
USE ENOUGH GUN, with Kiwi Terminal Ballistics Specialist Nathan Foster
Ultimate Bear Gun Build, with Alaska Arms' Morris Melani
Hunting Q&A: Bullets, Cartridges, & Rifles
Planning & Doing a DIY Mule Deer Hunt, with Hunter McWaters
Live Q&A: 7mm Backcountry Cartridge Examined from Every Angle!
Hunting Bison In Alaska, with Jack Jaeger
Leupold's New VX 6HD Gen 2 Riflescope
Commissioning a Custom Rifle
All-New 7mm Backcountry Cartridge, with Ron Spomer: Federal's New Round is the fastest 7mm Ever!
Best Iron Sights for Western Hunting, with Ron Spomer
Bullets & Brass with Nosler's Chris Hoffstetter
56 Bison Hunts—and the Cartridges That Worked Best
Why Small Calibers Are NOT Good for Big Game
CARNIVORE! Plus favorite Weatherby cartridges & rifles
Back To Kodiak, DIY-Style
How Suppressor Tech & Transfers Has Evolved
Hunting Q&A: .308 vs. 6.5 RPM for elk, short-barreled 7mm PRCs, precision vs. power, and more.
Does Installing a Suppressor Affect Accuracy?
Shooting Big Game with .22 ARC and .22 Creedmoor
Bridge Goblins & Gollywhoppers
How To Make Your Rifle Accurate
Knock-Down Power Doesn't Exist
Cape Buffalo I've Seen Killed
The .30-06 as an Elk Cartridge
Setting Up A Kid Rifle (for success)
Hunting Q&A: Elk Cartridges, Bear Guns, .280 Ackley Rifles, Best first hunts, and More!
Elk Hunting: After The Shot, with Ron Spomer & Tate Bradfield
Top New 7mm PRC Hunting Ammo: Barnes' 160-gr. LRX Factory Load, with Gregg Sloan
Best (and Favorite) Deer Hunting Cartridges
Traveling With Firearms
What's the Best PRC Cartridge? ...with Seth Swerczek
6.8 Western in Africa, with Shaundi Campbell
Fundamental Ballistics for Backcountry Hunters, with Jayden Quinlan
Favorite Elk Cartridges with Ron Spomer
Battling a Kodiak Bear, with Tyce Erickson
Rifle Review: Springfield's 7 PRC Long Action Model 2020 Waypoint
Hunting Big Kudu on Africa's Eastern Cape
How To Set Up a Hunting Rifle
Cold-Bore Accuracy: How to avoid first-shot misses
My Ultimate .280 Ackley Rifle Build
DIY Boat-Based Alaska Black Bear
Elk Hunting: Mentors & Skill Trump Tech & Gear
Weatherby's New 307 Alpine CT Rifle
How Bullets Kill: Terminal Performance of Modern Monometals
Best Cartridge? .308 versus .30-06
Rifle Review: Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed SR in 6.8 Western
Gear List for Spring Bear Hunting
BONUS Episode: Q&A Live with Listeners!
Hunting New Zealand Part 2: DIY on Public Land
Bonus episode: Leupold's new RX-5000 Rangefinder
Hunting New Zealand, Part 1: Free-Range Tahr & Fallow Deer
How to Plan & Do An Aoudad Hunt
Surviving a Bush Plane Crash, & Spartan Roots with Mark Wheeler
The Great 280 Ackley Improved, with Ron Spomer
Hunting Rights On The Precipice
How To Pick a Hunting Bullet
375 H&H vs. 375 Ruger: Battle of the Versatile Big-Bores
Q&A: Survival gear, Elk Cartridges, Long-Range Ethics & More
6.8 Western vs. 7mm PRC
How To Sharpen A Knife
Titanium & 3-D Printed Suppressors: Magic or Mistake?
Survival & Emergency Base Camp Gear
Best Replaceable Blade Hunting Knives
Best Scopes for Close Range Hunting
Best Lever Actions for Big Game
Best Rifles, Cartridges, & Bullets for Close-Range Hunting
Leupold's New Mark 4HD (and another Northern Shrike)
Coolest New Gear at SHOT Show 2024, with Ron Spomer and Colton Heward
22 Creedmoor: The Ultimate Predator Cartridge?
Gear Prep & Hunting for Coues Deer
How To Use a Custom Scope Dial
Top 3 Movies for Hunters
7mm PRC vs .300 Win. Mag: Which Is Best?
Rifle vs Cartridge: Which to pick first?
Backcountry Q&A: Elk guns, bear spray, kid rifles, cartridge wars, & more!
Top Three Backcountry Backpacks
onX Navigation and Elk Hunting
Best Bear-Stopping Guns
243 Winchester vs 6mm Creedmoor: Best crossover deer/predator cartridge?
Modern Cartridges Most Likely To Survive
Riflestock accuracy & consistency
Handgun Cartridges for Bear Defense
Lever Actions for Hardcore Hunting
Emergency Fire Starters
Hunting Kudu & Cape Buffalo
Cartridges for Africa: Top 3 In 5
Planning a Safari: Logistics, Preparation, and Crucial Skills
Best 6.5mm Cartridge Of Them All
Glassing Gear & Methods: Top 3 in 5
Characteristics Every Hunting Rifle Should Possess
Best Compact Ranging Binoculars: Top 3 In 5 Minutes
Spartan
After The Kill: Photography, Field Processing, & Packing Meat
Top 3 In 5 Classic Elk Cartridges
Components of a Great Rangefinder with Eric Overstreet
"Top 3 In 5" Favorite Riflescopes
5 Top Elk & Deer Bullets
3 favorite hunting rifles showcased in just 5 minutes
Hunting the Most Dangerous Game with Ron Spomer
Hunting Giant Moose in Alaska with Adam Grenda
DIY Caribou: Solo in Alaska with Scott Hamby
Backcountry Gear List
Hunting Red Stags
How To Hunt Elk in the Early Season
How To Sight In A Rifle and Practice
Hunting Scotland's Rugged Highlands
Dogs for Backcountry Hunting
Cartridges & Rifles for Dangerous Game, Part 2
Cartridges for Dangerous Game
How Arrows Kill: Shaft & Broadhead evolution, design, and setup.
Killing Grizzly Bear with the 6.5 Creedmoor
Bears, Hounds, & Lever Guns
Choosing The Best Hunting Rifle Stock (plus chassis vs. stock)
So You Want To Be A Gunwriter
Best Rifle Barrels for Backcountry Hunting
Cape Buffalo Mauling, Night Hunting for Wildcats, & Suppressor Savvy with Brandon Maddox
Reasons To Hunt Elk with a 6.5 Creedmoor (Really!)
Picking a Rifle Action: Push-Feed vs. Controlled-Feed Designs
Castle Ruins, Botched Shots, & Big Roebucks
Backcountry Hunting in Spain's Remote Mountains
Leupold's New Rangefinding Binocular—and random bizarre hunting stories
.30-06 vs. 7mm PRC: World Champ vs. Rookie of the Year
Top 5 Elk Hunts: Tips & Tricks that Led to Success
Advantages of Ultralight Tipi-type Tents & Titanium Stoves, with Seek Outside
HOW BULLETS KILL: Monometal vs. Lead-Core
How To Pick, Fit, & Load a Pack, with EXO MTN Gear. BONUS: First look at EXO's new K4 Pack
Trippin' Triggers: How to achieve your best shot, with Timney's Mike Ballard & Chris Ellis
DIY Hunting Spring Bears—Spot & Stalk
Stone Glacier, & Solo Hunting Adventures with Kurt Racicot
Modern vs. Classic Cartridges for Hunting
Spartan in the Arctic, with Rob Gearing
Preparing for a DIY Hunt Out West
7mm PRC vs. .280 Ackley Improved
Elk Cartridges & Killing Ability with Colton Heward
Bonus segment: Browning's new fast-twist .270 Winchester & 7mm PRC rifles
BONUS Segment: Remington's New Premier Long Range Ammo
Get The Most Out Of Your .270, & SHOT Show Kickoff! Bonus episode
BACKCOUNTRY cans, eForm status, & traveling abroad with Silencer Central's Brandon Maddox
Animals Lost & Lessons Learned
Crippling Injuries & Mild Cartridges that Keep You In The Hunt, with John Zombro
Traditional & Modern Hunting Bullets
Target Bullets for Hunting Big Game: When they're applicable, and how to pick the right one
Hunting Mentors & Ambassadors
Favorite Western Hunting Cartridge, & Giving Back
Setting Up a Western Hunting Rifle
BONUS Episode! 200th Podcast celebration: Give Back and be Thankful
Caribou DIY, Drop-Camp Ladies Hunt Recap
7 PRC vs. 7mm Rem Mag, and Random Ramblings on Ballistics & Terminal Performance
Hunting Late-Season Elk
7mm PRC: A Deep Dive into the Newest Precision Rifle Cartridge
BONUS 5-min Episode: 7mm PRC, A First Look
Modern Monometal Bullets: Makers, Types, Performance, & More
How To Make Fast Follow-Up Shots
Alaska DIY Moose, Part 2
Wild Meat Cooking with Camp Chef's Brooks Hanson
Alaska DIY Moose, Part 1
Inbound for Alaska Moose
Backcountry Rifle Maintenance
DIY Alaska Gear List
Keeping Sharp in the Backcountry
Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt Prep with Shaundi Campbell & Kali Parmley
ABC's of Shooting Long Distance
Classic Cartridges for Backcountry Hunting
The Lifetime Athlete with John Zombro
Optimizing .30-caliber Performance for Hunting
Bush Rifles & Brush-Busting Cartridges
Backcountry Brown Bear with Shane Porter
Monster Kudu & Old Cape Buffalo: Backcountry in Africa, Part 2
Backcountry In Africa
Hunting Handloads: How to build the ideal home-rolled cartridges
Mental toughness, mountain fitness, & lightweight gear with Ron Spomer
Gunwerks Nexus: Most versatile rifle made in America?
Bears & Blades, with Evan Siembida
Leupold Riflescopes: Behind the Scenes with Tim Lesser
Backcountry Shooting Skills: Building & Practicing the Fundamentals
Mountain Hunting Cartridges, with Ron Spomer
Living Off the Land: Supplementing your freeze-dried meals in the backcountry
Hunting Cartridges: Precision vs. Authority
Backcountry Fitness & Injury Recovery with Jordan Voigt
How To Shoot Bears, with Tyler Freel
Optimizing 7mm Performance for Hunting
Timney Triggers & Deer Bullets with Chris Ellis
Survival Guns Part 2: For Fighting
Survival Guns Part 1: For Hunting
New .338 Weatherby RPM cartridge and Backcountry 2.0 rifle, with Adam Weatherby
Suppressors Today: E-Forms, ATF processing, New products, and more with Silencer Central's Brandon Maddox
Mountaineering Quality Bipods & Tripods, with Rob Gearing
Optimizing .30-06 Performance
Hornady's New CX Bullet with Seth Swerczek
Q&A: Bears, Cartridges, Backcountry Books & More
SHOT Show: New Gear & Trends of 2022
An Ultimate Alaska Rifle
Planning A DIY Alaska Moose Hunt
Predator Cartridges & Bullets
Kodiak Island Cast & Blast: Part 2
Recoil: A Lousy Reason to Hunt Undergunned
Kodiak Island Cast & Blast: Part 1
The 6.8 Western: Cartridge Characteristics, Capabilities, & Comparisons
Hunting Conservation with DSC
When Rapid-Expansion Bullets Are Best
Making Steep-angle Shots with Aaron Davidson
Colossal Hunting Mistakes I've Made
onX Hunt maps: How to get the most out of your onX app, with Dylan Dowson.
Backcountry Q&A: Moose hunting, monometal bullets, moving west, and more
Cartridge Pros & Cons: Short, Long, and Fat
Wind Compensation Made Simple
3-0h Hate & the 6.5 Needmore: Efficient, capable, and controversial
New Zealand & Hunter Ethics
World's Best Performance Guarantee: AllTerra Arms
Glassing Gear & Techniques
Early Season Elk Strategies
Keeping It Together at the Moment of Truth, with Duane Buckner
Top Elk Bullets (and a 3rd Edition Northern Shrike!)
Pronghorn! Youth Muzzleloader Hunt with William von Benedikt
Characteristics of an Ultimate Open-Country Rifle
Single Shot Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Backcountry Hunting with Llamas
Short Barrels for Backcountry Hunting with a Suppressor
Backcountry Banzai: The one-day hunt
Two Rifles to Do It All
Top Backcountry Kid's Rifle Reviewed: Browning X-Bolt Micro
Hunting Bullet Failures I've Seen
Q&A: Rifles, Cartridges, & Ballistics
Backcountry Rifle Accessories
The Ultimate Deer Rifle
EXO MTN GEAR packs with Mark Huelsing
Hunting Aoudad: Poor Man's Desert Bighorn
The Mechanics Of Killing: Bullet Performance & Ethics
Sleeping Bag Temp Ratings & Fill Types
Big-Ticket Backcountry Gear
DIY Javelina Hunting with John McAdams
The Ultimate Elk Rifle
Timney Triggers & the Backcountry Apprentice's First Buck
Vortex, Burris, & Leupold Hunting Scopes
Bear Baiting Essentials with Tyler Freel
Barrel Break-in & Other Q&A
Custom Knife Edition 2, plus more premium rifles
Suppressors Made Easy, with Silencer Central
High-Quality Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Budget Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
A Hunt of a Lifetime with Gary Heward (Desert Bighorn)
The Archery Den with Logan White
Hunting Mountain Lions
Browning's New 6.8 Western & .280 Ackley
Monster Deer & Minimizing Gear
Kids Hunting: How To Start Them Right
DIY Customizing Your Backcountry Rifle
Public-Land Ibex in New Mexico with Landon Michaels
Idaho Hunt Changes
Are 6.5mm Cartridges Good For Elk?
DIY Solo Backcountry Mistakes
Backcountry Toughness with Hard Men Podcast's Eric Conn
Backcountry Big-Bores: .338-06, .35 Whelen, & 9.3x62
Listeners Questions, Feedback, & Success Stories
Know Your Hunt Area
Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 2
Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 1
Calling Pressured Elk with Top Guide Randsom Owens
Drop-Camp Ethics & Pilot Protocol with Zack Knaebel of Tok Air Service
Backcountry Bullets & Rifling Twist Rates
6.5 PRC vs. 6.5 Creedmoor (and all the other 6.5mms) for Backcountry Hunting
Backpacks for Backcountry Hunting
Pioneering New Hunt Areas with Colton Heward
Learning Long-Range Skill with Gunwerks' Landon Michaels
.308 vs. .30-06 for Backcountry Hunting
Upgrading Backcountry ATV Performance with Tyler Freel
Hunting Knife Design with Evan Siembida
Dial or Hold: Shooting Fast & Accurately in the Backcountry
Top Backcountry Rifles, Part 5: Proof Research Glacier Ti
Transporting Rifles Damage Free
Transporting Rifles Damage Free
.375 H&H: All-Around Cartridge Champ
It's NOT all about shot placement
Backcountry Hunting Q&A
Top Backcountry Navigation Tools
Advanced Mule Deer Tactics with Robby Denning
Camo: What, How, & When
Bullets & Meat Damage
.338 Debate: The Big-Bore Backcountry Cartridge Shootout
Backcountry Book List
ARs for Hunting & Defense
Keep Calm & Carry On
Backcountry Cartridge Shootout: 280 Ackley vs. 7mm Rem Mag
Top Backcountry Rifles, Part 4: Walnut & Blued Steel
Wild Meat & Adventure with Garrett Wales
Backcountry Foot Care & other Q&A
.300 Win Mag vs. .300 PRC: Which is best?
Backcountry Bipods & Tripods with Spartan Precision
Utah Draw Challenges
Timney Triggers for Backcountry Hunting
A Sub-$400 Mountain Rifle
Backcountry Hunting Questions, Comments, & Rude Remarks
Lever Actions for Backcountry Hunting
Long-Range Hunting: Good, Bad, or Situational?
Top Mountain Rifles, Part 3: Weatherby Backcountry
Idaho Opportunities for Backcountry Hunters
Backcountry Riflescopes
Reviewed: Top Mountain Rifles, Part 2
.270 vs. .30-06 for Backcountry Hunting
Wild Meat: field care, prep, and grilling ultimately tasty venison
Late-Season Elk: Strategies & Challenges
Work Sharp: An interview with knife-sharpening expert Josh Warren
Handloading Hunting Ammo
Hunting Knives with Custom Knifesmith Evan Siembida
Elk Cartridges for Backcountry Hunting
Making The Shot: Split-second decisions, & practice drills for success
Backcountry Hunting Gear List
Remington's 700: Customized for Backcountry Hunting Rifle Magic
Hunting for Hearing Protection with TETRA Hunt
DIY Hunting New Zealand on Public Land
Picking a Muzzleloader for Backcountry Hunting
Early Season Tactics for Elk and Mule Deer Hunting
PTSD: Hunting to Heal, an interview with national bestselling author Cork Graham
Packing Methods: Backpacks, Horses, Llamas, and More for Backcountry Hunting
Monometal vs. Lead-core Hunting Bullets
Maintenance & First Aid for Hunting Optics
Buffalo & Kudu in Africa's Backcountry
Backcountry Rifle Maintenance, Part 1
Mule Deer Hunting Tips & Techniques with Colton Heward
AlpenFuel: Nutrition for Top Backcountry Hunting Performance
Hunting Montana bears with Adam Weatherby
Hunting With Match Bullets
Best Mountain Hunting Rifle Review: Part 1
Two gear items that can safe your life: Crampons & Trekking Poles
Bear Hunt Gear List: Details of what goes into the kit and why
Hunting the Wild Yukon with adventure racer and TV host Greg McHale
Deep-country bear skinning, caping, and hide and meat care
Picking a Rifle for Backcountry Hunting
BEAR GUNS: defend, guide, & hunt with these top guns, cartridges, and bullets.
Ultralight bipods & Tripods for Backcountry Hunting
Backcountry hunting with suppressors
Team Bad Decision: Tips and tricks for success when beginning your backcountry hunting journey
Elk Bullets: Part 3 of Cartridges & Bullets for backcountry hunting
Browning Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Hunting the backcountry with Danger Soup's Justin Moore
Hunting fitness & injury prevention for the backcountry
Gear & Hacks for Backcountry Success
Interview with Outdoorsman Tripods & Wilderness Athlete
Cartridges & Bullets, Part 2: On Killing
Alaska DIY Moose with Hornady's Neal Emery
Interview with Gunwerks' Aaron Davidson
Backcountry Hunting Cartridges & Bullets, Part 1
Elk Hunting Can Kill You
INTRO to the Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Setting Up a Backcountry Hunting Rifle
Interview with Adam Weatherby