eastwesthunt’s podcast #32 – Colorado Elk Hunting Part 2 – The Big Move What do you do when you’re 2,100 miles from home on a Colorado elk hunt and the elk have moved out of your public land hunting area? Public land elk hunting often requires constant improvisation and adjustments. 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…
Welcome to the East to West Podcast! This week, we talk about: An introduction to the East to West Hunting Community, elk hunting inspiration from a guy named Porky, meeting Jim Zumbo, what public lands mean to veterans, Jeff’s generalist hunting approach, making adjustments and having a backup plan, Backcountry Read more…