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Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Backcountry Hunting Podcast focuses on inspiring and teaching about deep-country hunting, with emphasis on DIY techniques, gear, prep and how-to. Lifelong wilderness hunter Joseph von Benedikt shares stories and tips for success.

Copyright: © Joseph von Benedikt 2019

Latest Episodes:

Know Your Hunt Area Oct 09, 2020

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Intro: A day to hunt, & a big muzzleloader buck

Topic: The critical importance of intimate familiarity with your hunting area

A tale of 24 hours, a faithful old hunting area, & a Utah mule deer tag

Juxtaposition: Old areas vs. new

What to research & learn:

Habitat
Game populations
Summer vs. autumn ranges
Migration routes & times
E-Scouting
Scouting with your boots on the ground
Mental notes & hunting journals
Hunt every opportunity

Loyalty to your spot, & the advantages

Knowing preferred habitat
Knowing travel & escape routes
Knowing ambush sites
Knowing bedding areas
Knowing feeding routes

Old age & the wisdom gained by loyalty to your spot

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Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 2 Oct 05, 2020

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Intro: Potable water challenges

Rain, rain, & more rain

Gale-force winds

Unsuitable equipment: Down sleeping bag & 3-season tent

Equipment failures: Expect the unexpected

The solo mental game: Staying productive

Extraction & weather windows

Post-hunt logistics: Prepping & flying with meat & antlers

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Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 1 Sep 28, 2020

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Intro: Solo in Alaska

Packing for the flight
Down safe, camp setup
Grizzly bears a'plenty!
Caribou few and far away
One lone big bull
Hunting, photographing, and field butchering
Packing meat
Near hypothermia
Hunkered down, waiting out the rain
An accuracy tech topic for future study

To be continued... Tune in for Part 2, when things begin to get rough.

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Calling Pressured Elk with Top Guide Randsom Owens Sep 18, 2020

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When elk get wise, savvy hunters employ unorthodox techniques.

Guest Randsom Owens: Wildlife Artist extraordinaire, practical rifleman, top guide, & passionate hunter

Calling Elk: From fundamentals to advanced techniques

Reading the situation
Knowing when to call
Setting up to call—and optimize shot opportunities
Knowing how much to call
Elk vocalizations & call types
Other sounds better than elk talk
Triggering the "come" response by leaving
Raking, stomping, scraping, huffing, and shaking trees
Age class bulls & the calls they respond to
Adolescent vs. old-bull bugles
Tales of the hunt: Randsom's most momorable
Broadhead for old bulls
Randsom's favorite cartridge for elk

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Drop-Camp Ethics & Pilot Protocol with Zack Knaebel of Tok Air Service Sep 11, 2020

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Intro: Live from the field, recorded standing under the wing of a Super Cub on a staging strip in Alaska.

Topics:

Drop-Camp, DIY hunter prep & planning
Lightweight gear
Planning for good meat care
Ethics & responsibilities of meat care
Knowing the Regs
Pilot protocol
- Don't bring too much weight
- Don't pressure or try to manipulate the pilot
- Don't expect to control the weather
- Don't beg to come out early
Getting weathered in (temporarily stuck) happens. Plan & be prepared.

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Backcountry Bullets & Rifling Twist Rates Sep 04, 2020

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Intro: Field recording heading into a solo DIY caribou hunt in Alaska.

Topic: Rifling twist rate & modern bullets

Rifling twists for long, sleek high-BC bullets
Rifling twists for monometal bullets
Altitude, temperature, and spin stability

The modern trend: Faster, ever faster

Benefits of a custom barrel (with whatever twist rate you want)

An ultimate all-around twist rate for 6.5s to .30 calibers

Solo in Alaska: notes to come

6.5 PRC vs. 6.5 Creedmoor (and all the other 6.5mms) for Backcountry Hunting Aug 28, 2020

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Intro: 6.5 outlawed for elk?

Best 6.5mm cartridge: 6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 PRC

Technical discussion:

Advantages & disadvantages of the 6.5mm bore diameter
Cartridge case capacities
Appropriate bullet designs & weights for various game
Limitations of the 6.5mm's

Mythbusting: Scandinavian moose & and the legacy of the 6.5x55

What the 6.5mm's are really good at:

Extreme inherent accuracy
Downrange ballistics (and limits)
Mild recoil

Effectiveness on Western big game:

Authority, & channeling what the 6.5mm's have
What does "adequate" mean?
Shot opportunities & picking your angles
The 6.5mm long-range temptation

How to get the best out of your 6.5mm cartridge

Pick your bullet
- Construction
- Weight
- Aerodynamics
Tune for accuracy

A list of favorite, recommended 6.5mm hunting bullets:

Barnes 127-grain LRX
Hornady 129-grain InterBond
Swift 130-grain Scirocco II
Berger 140-grain VLD Hunting
Nosler 140-grain Partition
Swift 140-grain A-Frame
Hornady 143-grain ELD-X
Hornady 147-grain ELD Match
Berger 156-grain EOL Hunter

6.5mm cartridges discussed & compared:

6.5 Grendel
6.5 Creedmoor (primary)
.260 Remington
6.5x55 Swedish Mauser
6.5-284 Norma
6.5 PRC (primary)
.264 Win. Mag.
6.5 WBY RPM
26 Nosler
6.5-300 WBY

WRAP: Hunters tend to shoot well on game when carrying a 6.5mm cartridge.

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Backpacks for Backcountry Hunting Aug 22, 2020

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Intro: An epic backpack failure deep in elk country

Tried and true designs that won't let you down

The three types of backpack:

External Frame
Internal Frame
Hybrid/modular

Pros & Cons of each type

Recommended models in each type

Sizing & fitting

Packing extreme weight

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Pioneering New Hunt Areas with Colton Heward Aug 14, 2020

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Scenario: You've got a desert bighorn tag that's taken you 20 years to draw, but your knee replacement just went south. It's three months until opening day. What do you do?

Episode topic: Learning to hunt brand-new country and species

Prioritize species
Study that species
- Where can you get a tag each year?
- Species taxonomy
- Habits & habitat
- Preferred forage
- Bedding & cover
- Migration routes, if applicable
- Rut periods
- Are they callable?
Call biologists and isolate areas where populations exist
Study maps
- E-scouting
- Topographical maps
Final prep:
- Boots on the ground
- Glassing skill
- Patience
Hunting for success
- The critical necessity of patience

RESOURCES

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@siembida_custom_knives

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Learning Long-Range Skill with Gunwerks' Landon Michaels Aug 07, 2020

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This episode is a response to a listener's question: How do you develop extended-range lethality?

Guest: Gunwerks marketing guru and precision shooter Landon Michaels

Quarter-mile capability: must-accomplish accuracy for backcountry hunters

600 yards is the new 400 yards. Here's why.

Beyond 600 yards: A whole different realm

The mentality of ethical long-range shooting

Equipment that—literally—goes the distance

Rifles
Optics
Cartridges
Bullets

Skill-based requirements:

Learning resources and approaches
Using ballistic calculators
Understanding atmospheric conditions
Confidence, and how to earn it
Positions for long shots
Practicing and practical skills

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