East to West Hunting Podcast Episode 37: Colorado Elk & Mule Deer Success with Nathan Coleman with Nathan Coleman of Seek Outside Our good friend Nathan Coleman is with us this week talking about his 2018 Colorado elk and mule deer trip with colleague and friend Kevin Timm of Seek Read more…
Episode 31: Colorado Elk Hunting Part 1 – Gut Punches & Adjustments 2018 Colorado Elk Hunt – 2nd Season Rifle Hey everyone, we just got back from our DIY 2nd Season Rifle Elk hunt in southwestern Colorado and had an incredible trip. Some DIY hunting trips are all about improvisation, Read more…
TRCP Western Media Summit, Bozeman, MT: What You Should Know about the #TRCPSummit: TRCP hosted their annual Western Media Summit in Bozeman, MT this week and East to West Hunting Podcast was there. Listen to this week’s 30 minute podcast to get an overview of what you should know about Read more…
Any set of backcountry meal trials for wilderness hunting would not be complete without taste-testing some of the most popular, widely available freeze dried packaged meal options. Most of the backcountry meal packages used in this test were purchased from my local outdoor shops. Several of the meals were gifted Read more…
I would like take a short break from our meal testing series (see part 1, part 2, and part 3) to ask the question: How much food should you pack for a backcountry trip, exactly? That is an exceedingly difficult question to answer as there are many variables. Seasons matter, Read more…
We have examined breakfast options and meal bars in this series so far, but what about snacks? Pretty much everyone takes a mid-morning and mid-afternoon break with a quick fuel up snack, right? I wanted to look a few readily available options that I had hanging around the pantry to Read more…
I like the idea of meal bar. No fuss, no muss, easy to eat and prepare. The catch is, can you find one that doesn’t require a half gallon of water to wash down. Back in my early Army days, we had the old dark green MREs. They were straight Read more…
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…
This week, we’re talking DIY mule deer hunting with our good friend and western New York native Dusty Coryn. Topics discussed include similarities and differences between eastern and western deer hunting, tips for DIY mule deer hunting across the West, Montana sheep tags, Dusty’s podcast recommendations, his DIY plans for Read more…
This week, we’re thrilled to be talking with Mark Huelsing from Exo Mountain Gear about getting started with western hunting. Mark is the founder of the Sole Adventure blog and is host of the popular and highly informative Hunt Backcountry podcast. He shares a wealth of practical knowledge on getting Read more…