UPDATE 05 AUG 18: Added Good To-Go package weight. I made a terrible error on our elk hunt in 2016. That error was the assumption that my 25 years of Army service, and 25 years of eating terrible tasting meals-ready-to-eat, meant that any backpacking meal would be good. I did Read more…
“In my pack, every ounce has to be justified” – Nathan Coleman, Seek Outside. This week, we talk with Nathan Coleman about managing back pack weight on backcountry hunting trips. We talk about Seek Outside’s pack and frame systems, Nathan’s first DIY Colorado bull elk, how to approach pack weight, Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 16 with Whit Fosburgh of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. “We can talk about whether you want wilderness or managed public lands, that debate is a luxury. As long as we still have those public lands, we can have those debates” – Whit Fosburgh, Read more…
“We need hunters who are thinkers, who are conservationists, who are environmentalists, who care deeply, and the public says these are good people” – Eric Nuse. This week, we’re thrilled to talk with long-time conservationist and retired game warden Eric Nuse from Vermont. Eric share’s his decades of conservation experience Read more…
St. Vincent Island Sambar Hunting – Part 2 with Chad Rischar Hopefully Part 1 of the St. Vincent Island Sambar deer hunting blog developed the rhythm section, so now it’s time to dedicate the next post to lead guitar and vocals. Please take a big step back with me and Read more…
East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 7: Montana Elk Hunting & The Best Meat Packing Story We’ve Ever Heard with Alex Underwood This week, our good friend Alec Underwood from the Montana Wildlife Federation joins us to talk about his DIY archery elk hunting adventures in western Montana. You have Read more…
Welcome to the East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 004 – recorded this weekend at the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) Rendezvous in Boise ID on April 12-14. Chad Rischar and Tom “Moose Soup” Hammond sit down with us to talk about: The 1832 Rendezvous at Pierre’s Hole Idaho, Backcountry Read more…
Hunters and anglers were the original conservationists and environmentalists. Their voice, passion and science-based leadership helped create and maintain the great North American Conservation model and the 640 million acres of public lands that all Americans enjoy and benefit from today. Hunters and anglers are finding their voice again and Read more…
New York Native Garrett Burback, owner of Lesser Wilderness Guide Services in Pulaski, NY is with us this week to share his experiences with DIY elk hunting in Montana bear country. Many of us dream of DIY elk hunting and Montana is a great place to do it. Listen closely Read more…
Dusty Coryn and his friends have been successfully planning and enjoying DIY mule deer hunting trips across the West for several years. He recently offered some great advice on getting started with your own mule deer hunting adventures which is found in Part 1 of his blog interview by clicking Read more…