Backcountry Hunting Podcast

By Joseph von Benedikt

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: Wilderness

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 124
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 297

Description

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.

Episode Date
Bonus episode: Leupold's new RX-5000 Rangefinder
May 01, 2024
Hunting New Zealand, Part 1: Free-Range Tahr & Fallow Deer
Apr 26, 2024
How to Plan & Do An Aoudad Hunt
Apr 19, 2024
Surviving a Bush Plane Crash, & Spartan Roots with Mark Wheeler
Apr 12, 2024
The Great 280 Ackley Improved, with Ron Spomer
Apr 05, 2024
Hunting Rights On The Precipice
Mar 29, 2024
How To Pick a Hunting Bullet
Mar 22, 2024
375 H&H vs. 375 Ruger: Battle of the Versatile Big-Bores
Mar 15, 2024
Q&A: Survival gear, Elk Cartridges, Long-Range Ethics & More
Mar 08, 2024
6.8 Western vs. 7mm PRC
Mar 01, 2024
How To Sharpen A Knife
Feb 27, 2024
Titanium & 3-D Printed Suppressors: Magic or Mistake?
Feb 23, 2024
Survival & Emergency Base Camp Gear
Feb 16, 2024
Best Replaceable Blade Hunting Knives
Feb 13, 2024
Best Scopes for Close Range Hunting
Feb 09, 2024
Best Lever Actions for Big Game
Feb 07, 2024
Best Rifles, Cartridges, & Bullets for Close-Range Hunting
Feb 02, 2024
Leupold's New Mark 4HD (and another Northern Shrike)
Jan 30, 2024
Coolest New Gear at SHOT Show 2024, with Ron Spomer and Colton Heward
Jan 26, 2024
22 Creedmoor: The Ultimate Predator Cartridge?
Jan 19, 2024
Gear Prep & Hunting for Coues Deer
Jan 12, 2024
How To Use a Custom Scope Dial
Jan 05, 2024
Top 3 Movies for Hunters
Jan 02, 2024
7mm PRC vs .300 Win. Mag: Which Is Best?
Dec 29, 2023
Rifle vs Cartridge: Which to pick first?
Dec 26, 2023
Backcountry Q&A: Elk guns, bear spray, kid rifles, cartridge wars, & more!
Dec 22, 2023
Top Three Backcountry Backpacks
Dec 19, 2023
onX Navigation and Elk Hunting
Dec 15, 2023
Best Bear-Stopping Guns
Dec 12, 2023
243 Winchester vs 6mm Creedmoor: Best crossover deer/predator cartridge?
Dec 08, 2023
Modern Cartridges Most Likely To Survive
Dec 05, 2023
Riflestock accuracy & consistency
Dec 01, 2023
Handgun Cartridges for Bear Defense
Nov 28, 2023
Lever Actions for Hardcore Hunting
Nov 24, 2023
Emergency Fire Starters
Nov 21, 2023
Hunting Kudu & Cape Buffalo
Nov 17, 2023
Cartridges for Africa: Top 3 In 5
Nov 14, 2023
Planning a Safari: Logistics, Preparation, and Crucial Skills
Nov 10, 2023
Best 6.5mm Cartridge Of Them All
Nov 03, 2023
Glassing Gear & Methods: Top 3 in 5
Oct 31, 2023
Characteristics Every Hunting Rifle Should Possess
Oct 27, 2023
Best Compact Ranging Binoculars: Top 3 In 5 Minutes
Oct 24, 2023
Spartan
Oct 20, 2023
After The Kill: Photography, Field Processing, & Packing Meat
Oct 13, 2023
Top 3 In 5 Classic Elk Cartridges
Oct 11, 2023
Components of a Great Rangefinder with Eric Overstreet
Oct 06, 2023
"Top 3 In 5" Favorite Riflescopes
Oct 03, 2023
5 Top Elk & Deer Bullets
Sep 29, 2023
3 favorite hunting rifles showcased in just 5 minutes
Sep 26, 2023
Hunting the Most Dangerous Game with Ron Spomer
Sep 22, 2023
Hunting Giant Moose in Alaska with Adam Grenda
Sep 15, 2023
DIY Caribou: Solo in Alaska with Scott Hamby
Sep 08, 2023
Backcountry Gear List
Sep 01, 2023
Hunting Red Stags
Aug 25, 2023
How To Hunt Elk in the Early Season
Aug 18, 2023
How To Sight In A Rifle and Practice
Aug 11, 2023
Hunting Scotland's Rugged Highlands
Aug 04, 2023
Dogs for Backcountry Hunting
Jul 28, 2023
Cartridges & Rifles for Dangerous Game, Part 2
Jul 21, 2023
Cartridges for Dangerous Game
Jul 14, 2023
How Arrows Kill: Shaft & Broadhead evolution, design, and setup.
Jul 07, 2023
Killing Grizzly Bear with the 6.5 Creedmoor
Jun 30, 2023
Bears, Hounds, & Lever Guns
Jun 23, 2023
Choosing The Best Hunting Rifle Stock (plus chassis vs. stock)
Jun 16, 2023
So You Want To Be A Gunwriter
Jun 09, 2023
Best Rifle Barrels for Backcountry Hunting
Jun 02, 2023
Cape Buffalo Mauling, Night Hunting for Wildcats, & Suppressor Savvy with Brandon Maddox
May 26, 2023
Reasons To Hunt Elk with a 6.5 Creedmoor (Really!)
May 19, 2023
Picking a Rifle Action: Push-Feed vs. Controlled-Feed Designs
May 12, 2023
Castle Ruins, Botched Shots, & Big Roebucks
May 05, 2023
Backcountry Hunting in Spain's Remote Mountains
Apr 28, 2023
Leupold's New Rangefinding Binocular—and random bizarre hunting stories
Apr 21, 2023
.30-06 vs. 7mm PRC: World Champ vs. Rookie of the Year
Apr 14, 2023
Top 5 Elk Hunts: Tips & Tricks that Led to Success
Apr 07, 2023
Advantages of Ultralight Tipi-type Tents & Titanium Stoves, with Seek Outside
Mar 31, 2023
HOW BULLETS KILL: Monometal vs. Lead-Core
Mar 24, 2023
How To Pick, Fit, & Load a Pack, with EXO MTN Gear. BONUS: First look at EXO's new K4 Pack
Mar 17, 2023
Trippin' Triggers: How to achieve your best shot, with Timney's Mike Ballard & Chris Ellis
Mar 10, 2023
DIY Hunting Spring Bears—Spot & Stalk
Mar 03, 2023
Stone Glacier, & Solo Hunting Adventures with Kurt Racicot
Feb 24, 2023
Modern vs. Classic Cartridges for Hunting
Feb 17, 2023
Spartan in the Arctic, with Rob Gearing
Feb 10, 2023
Preparing for a DIY Hunt Out West
Feb 03, 2023
7mm PRC vs. .280 Ackley Improved
Jan 27, 2023
Elk Cartridges & Killing Ability with Colton Heward
Jan 20, 2023
Bonus segment: Browning's new fast-twist .270 Winchester & 7mm PRC rifles
Jan 19, 2023
BONUS Segment: Remington's New Premier Long Range Ammo
Jan 18, 2023
Get The Most Out Of Your .270, & SHOT Show Kickoff! Bonus episode
Jan 16, 2023
BACKCOUNTRY cans, eForm status, & traveling abroad with Silencer Central's Brandon Maddox
Jan 13, 2023
Animals Lost & Lessons Learned
Jan 06, 2023
Crippling Injuries & Mild Cartridges that Keep You In The Hunt, with John Zombro
Dec 30, 2022
Traditional & Modern Hunting Bullets
Dec 23, 2022
Target Bullets for Hunting Big Game: When they're applicable, and how to pick the right one
Dec 16, 2022
Hunting Mentors & Ambassadors
Dec 09, 2022
Favorite Western Hunting Cartridge, & Giving Back
Dec 02, 2022
Setting Up a Western Hunting Rifle
Nov 25, 2022
BONUS Episode! 200th Podcast celebration: Give Back and be Thankful
Nov 22, 2022
Caribou DIY, Drop-Camp Ladies Hunt Recap
Nov 18, 2022
7 PRC vs. 7mm Rem Mag, and Random Ramblings on Ballistics & Terminal Performance
Nov 11, 2022
Hunting Late-Season Elk
Nov 04, 2022
7mm PRC: A Deep Dive into the Newest Precision Rifle Cartridge
Oct 28, 2022
BONUS 5-min Episode: 7mm PRC, A First Look
Oct 26, 2022
Modern Monometal Bullets: Makers, Types, Performance, & More
Oct 21, 2022
How To Make Fast Follow-Up Shots
Oct 14, 2022
Alaska DIY Moose, Part 2
Oct 07, 2022
Wild Meat Cooking with Camp Chef's Brooks Hanson
Sep 30, 2022
Alaska DIY Moose, Part 1
Sep 23, 2022
Inbound for Alaska Moose
Sep 16, 2022
Backcountry Rifle Maintenance
Sep 09, 2022
DIY Alaska Gear List
Sep 02, 2022
Keeping Sharp in the Backcountry
Aug 26, 2022
Caribou DIY Drop-Camp Hunt Prep with Shaundi Campbell & Kali Parmley
Aug 19, 2022
ABC's of Shooting Long Distance
Aug 12, 2022
Classic Cartridges for Backcountry Hunting
Aug 05, 2022
The Lifetime Athlete with John Zombro
Jul 29, 2022
Optimizing .30-caliber Performance for Hunting
Jul 22, 2022
Bush Rifles & Brush-Busting Cartridges
Jul 15, 2022
Backcountry Brown Bear with Shane Porter
Jul 08, 2022
Monster Kudu & Old Cape Buffalo: Backcountry in Africa, Part 2
Jul 01, 2022
Backcountry In Africa
Jun 24, 2022
Hunting Handloads: How to build the ideal home-rolled cartridges
Jun 17, 2022
Mental toughness, mountain fitness, & lightweight gear with Ron Spomer
Jun 10, 2022
Gunwerks Nexus: Most versatile rifle made in America?
Jun 03, 2022
Bears & Blades, with Evan Siembida
May 27, 2022
Leupold Riflescopes: Behind the Scenes with Tim Lesser
May 20, 2022
Backcountry Shooting Skills: Building & Practicing the Fundamentals
May 13, 2022
Mountain Hunting Cartridges, with Ron Spomer
May 06, 2022
Living Off the Land: Supplementing your freeze-dried meals in the backcountry
Apr 29, 2022
Hunting Cartridges: Precision vs. Authority
Apr 22, 2022
Backcountry Fitness & Injury Recovery with Jordan Voigt
Apr 15, 2022
How To Shoot Bears, with Tyler Freel
Apr 08, 2022
Optimizing 7mm Performance for Hunting
Apr 01, 2022
Timney Triggers & Deer Bullets with Chris Ellis
Mar 25, 2022
Survival Guns Part 2: For Fighting
Mar 18, 2022
Survival Guns Part 1: For Hunting
Mar 11, 2022
New .338 Weatherby RPM cartridge and Backcountry 2.0 rifle, with Adam Weatherby
Mar 04, 2022
Suppressors Today: E-Forms, ATF processing, New products, and more with Silencer Central's Brandon Maddox
Feb 25, 2022
Mountaineering Quality Bipods & Tripods, with Rob Gearing
Feb 18, 2022
Optimizing .30-06 Performance
Feb 11, 2022
Hornady's New CX Bullet with Seth Swerczek
Feb 04, 2022
Q&A: Bears, Cartridges, Backcountry Books & More
Jan 28, 2022
SHOT Show: New Gear & Trends of 2022
Jan 21, 2022
An Ultimate Alaska Rifle
Jan 14, 2022
Planning A DIY Alaska Moose Hunt
Jan 07, 2022
Predator Cartridges & Bullets
Dec 31, 2021
Kodiak Island Cast & Blast: Part 2
Dec 24, 2021
Recoil: A Lousy Reason to Hunt Undergunned
Dec 17, 2021
Kodiak Island Cast & Blast: Part 1
Dec 10, 2021
The 6.8 Western: Cartridge Characteristics, Capabilities, & Comparisons
Dec 03, 2021
Hunting Conservation with DSC
Nov 26, 2021
When Rapid-Expansion Bullets Are Best
Nov 19, 2021
Making Steep-angle Shots with Aaron Davidson
Nov 12, 2021
Colossal Hunting Mistakes I've Made
Nov 05, 2021
onX Hunt maps: How to get the most out of your onX app, with Dylan Dowson.
Oct 29, 2021
Backcountry Q&A: Moose hunting, monometal bullets, moving west, and more
Oct 22, 2021
Cartridge Pros & Cons: Short, Long, and Fat
Oct 15, 2021
Wind Compensation Made Simple
Oct 08, 2021
3-0h Hate & the 6.5 Needmore: Efficient, capable, and controversial
Oct 01, 2021
New Zealand & Hunter Ethics
Sep 24, 2021
World's Best Performance Guarantee: AllTerra Arms
Sep 17, 2021
Glassing Gear & Techniques
Sep 10, 2021
Early Season Elk Strategies
Sep 03, 2021
Keeping It Together at the Moment of Truth, with Duane Buckner
Aug 27, 2021
Top Elk Bullets (and a 3rd Edition Northern Shrike!)
Aug 20, 2021
Pronghorn! Youth Muzzleloader Hunt with William von Benedikt
Aug 13, 2021
Characteristics of an Ultimate Open-Country Rifle
Aug 06, 2021
Single Shot Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Jul 31, 2021
Backcountry Hunting with Llamas
Jul 23, 2021
Short Barrels for Backcountry Hunting with a Suppressor
Jul 16, 2021
Backcountry Banzai: The one-day hunt
Jul 09, 2021
Two Rifles to Do It All
Jul 03, 2021
Top Backcountry Kid's Rifle Reviewed: Browning X-Bolt Micro
Jun 25, 2021
Hunting Bullet Failures I've Seen
Jun 18, 2021
Q&A: Rifles, Cartridges, & Ballistics
Jun 11, 2021
Backcountry Rifle Accessories
Jun 06, 2021
The Ultimate Deer Rifle
May 28, 2021
EXO MTN GEAR packs with Mark Huelsing
May 21, 2021
Hunting Aoudad: Poor Man's Desert Bighorn
May 14, 2021
The Mechanics Of Killing: Bullet Performance & Ethics
May 07, 2021
Sleeping Bag Temp Ratings & Fill Types
Apr 30, 2021
Big-Ticket Backcountry Gear
Apr 23, 2021
DIY Javelina Hunting with John McAdams
Apr 16, 2021
The Ultimate Elk Rifle
Apr 09, 2021
Timney Triggers & the Backcountry Apprentice's First Buck
Apr 02, 2021
Vortex, Burris, & Leupold Hunting Scopes
Mar 26, 2021
Bear Baiting Essentials with Tyler Freel
Mar 19, 2021
Barrel Break-in & Other Q&A
Mar 12, 2021
Custom Knife Edition 2, plus more premium rifles
Mar 05, 2021
Suppressors Made Easy, with Silencer Central
Feb 26, 2021
High-Quality Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Feb 19, 2021
Budget Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Feb 12, 2021
A Hunt of a Lifetime with Gary Heward (Desert Bighorn)
Feb 05, 2021
The Archery Den with Logan White
Jan 29, 2021
Hunting Mountain Lions
Jan 22, 2021
Browning's New 6.8 Western & .280 Ackley
Jan 15, 2021
Monster Deer & Minimizing Gear
Jan 04, 2021
Kids Hunting: How To Start Them Right
Dec 22, 2020
DIY Customizing Your Backcountry Rifle
Dec 15, 2020
Public-Land Ibex in New Mexico with Landon Michaels
Dec 07, 2020
Idaho Hunt Changes
Nov 30, 2020
Are 6.5mm Cartridges Good For Elk?
Nov 17, 2020
DIY Solo Backcountry Mistakes
Nov 09, 2020
Backcountry Toughness with Hard Men Podcast's Eric Conn
Nov 03, 2020
Backcountry Big-Bores: .338-06, .35 Whelen, & 9.3x62
Oct 27, 2020
Listeners Questions, Feedback, & Success Stories
Oct 19, 2020
Know Your Hunt Area
Oct 09, 2020
Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 2
Oct 05, 2020
Solo Alaska Caribou, Part 1
Sep 28, 2020
Calling Pressured Elk with Top Guide Randsom Owens
Sep 18, 2020
Drop-Camp Ethics & Pilot Protocol with Zack Knaebel of Tok Air Service
Sep 11, 2020
Backcountry Bullets & Rifling Twist Rates
Sep 04, 2020
6.5 PRC vs. 6.5 Creedmoor (and all the other 6.5mms) for Backcountry Hunting
Aug 28, 2020
Backpacks for Backcountry Hunting
Aug 22, 2020
Pioneering New Hunt Areas with Colton Heward
Aug 14, 2020
Learning Long-Range Skill with Gunwerks' Landon Michaels
Aug 07, 2020
.308 vs. .30-06 for Backcountry Hunting
Jul 31, 2020
Upgrading Backcountry ATV Performance with Tyler Freel
Jul 24, 2020
Hunting Knife Design with Evan Siembida
Jul 17, 2020
Dial or Hold: Shooting Fast & Accurately in the Backcountry
Jul 06, 2020
Top Backcountry Rifles, Part 5: Proof Research Glacier Ti
Jun 28, 2020
Transporting Rifles Damage Free
Jun 19, 2020
Transporting Rifles Damage Free
Jun 19, 2020
.375 H&H: All-Around Cartridge Champ
Jun 12, 2020
It's NOT all about shot placement
Jun 05, 2020
Backcountry Hunting Q&A
May 27, 2020
Top Backcountry Navigation Tools
May 12, 2020
Advanced Mule Deer Tactics with Robby Denning
May 01, 2020
Camo: What, How, & When
Apr 25, 2020
Bullets & Meat Damage
Apr 17, 2020
.338 Debate: The Big-Bore Backcountry Cartridge Shootout
Apr 11, 2020
Backcountry Book List
Apr 03, 2020
ARs for Hunting & Defense
Mar 27, 2020
Keep Calm & Carry On
Mar 20, 2020
Backcountry Cartridge Shootout: 280 Ackley vs. 7mm Rem Mag
Mar 13, 2020
Top Backcountry Rifles, Part 4: Walnut & Blued Steel
Mar 06, 2020
Wild Meat & Adventure with Garrett Wales
Feb 28, 2020
Backcountry Foot Care & other Q&A
Feb 14, 2020
.300 Win Mag vs. .300 PRC: Which is best?
Feb 07, 2020
Backcountry Bipods & Tripods with Spartan Precision
Jan 31, 2020
Utah Draw Challenges
Jan 24, 2020
Timney Triggers for Backcountry Hunting
Jan 17, 2020
A Sub-$400 Mountain Rifle
Jan 10, 2020
Backcountry Hunting Questions, Comments, & Rude Remarks
Jan 04, 2020
Lever Actions for Backcountry Hunting
Dec 31, 2019
Long-Range Hunting: Good, Bad, or Situational?
Dec 20, 2019
Top Mountain Rifles, Part 3: Weatherby Backcountry
Dec 13, 2019
Idaho Opportunities for Backcountry Hunters
Dec 06, 2019
Backcountry Riflescopes
Nov 29, 2019
Reviewed: Top Mountain Rifles, Part 2
Nov 22, 2019
.270 vs. .30-06 for Backcountry Hunting
Nov 15, 2019
Wild Meat: field care, prep, and grilling ultimately tasty venison
Nov 09, 2019
Late-Season Elk: Strategies & Challenges
Nov 01, 2019
Work Sharp: An interview with knife-sharpening expert Josh Warren
Oct 25, 2019
Handloading Hunting Ammo
Oct 18, 2019
Hunting Knives with Custom Knifesmith Evan Siembida
Oct 11, 2019
Elk Cartridges for Backcountry Hunting
Oct 06, 2019
Making The Shot: Split-second decisions, & practice drills for success
Sep 27, 2019
Backcountry Hunting Gear List
Sep 20, 2019
Remington's 700: Customized for Backcountry Hunting Rifle Magic
Sep 13, 2019
Hunting for Hearing Protection with TETRA Hunt
Sep 06, 2019
DIY Hunting New Zealand on Public Land
Aug 30, 2019
Picking a Muzzleloader for Backcountry Hunting
Aug 23, 2019
Early Season Tactics for Elk and Mule Deer Hunting
Aug 16, 2019
PTSD: Hunting to Heal, an interview with national bestselling author Cork Graham
Aug 10, 2019
Packing Methods: Backpacks, Horses, Llamas, and More for Backcountry Hunting
Aug 02, 2019
Monometal vs. Lead-core Hunting Bullets
Jul 26, 2019
Maintenance & First Aid for Hunting Optics
Jul 19, 2019
Buffalo & Kudu in Africa's Backcountry
Jul 12, 2019
Backcountry Rifle Maintenance, Part 1
Jul 05, 2019
Mule Deer Hunting Tips & Techniques with Colton Heward
Jun 29, 2019
AlpenFuel: Nutrition for Top Backcountry Hunting Performance
Jun 22, 2019
Hunting Montana bears with Adam Weatherby
Jun 14, 2019
Hunting With Match Bullets
Jun 08, 2019
Best Mountain Hunting Rifle Review: Part 1
Jun 05, 2019
Two gear items that can safe your life: Crampons & Trekking Poles
May 25, 2019
Bear Hunt Gear List: Details of what goes into the kit and why
May 18, 2019
Hunting the Wild Yukon with adventure racer and TV host Greg McHale
May 13, 2019
Deep-country bear skinning, caping, and hide and meat care
May 08, 2019
Picking a Rifle for Backcountry Hunting
May 04, 2019
BEAR GUNS: defend, guide, & hunt with these top guns, cartridges, and bullets.
Apr 29, 2019
Ultralight bipods & Tripods for Backcountry Hunting
Apr 24, 2019
Backcountry hunting with suppressors
Apr 20, 2019
Team Bad Decision: Tips and tricks for success when beginning your backcountry hunting journey
Apr 16, 2019
Elk Bullets: Part 3 of Cartridges & Bullets for backcountry hunting
Apr 13, 2019
Browning Rifles for Backcountry Hunting
Apr 09, 2019
Hunting the backcountry with Danger Soup's Justin Moore
Apr 03, 2019
Hunting fitness & injury prevention for the backcountry
Mar 31, 2019
Gear & Hacks for Backcountry Success
Mar 29, 2019
Interview with Outdoorsman Tripods & Wilderness Athlete
Mar 25, 2019
Cartridges & Bullets, Part 2: On Killing
Mar 22, 2019
Alaska DIY Moose with Hornady's Neal Emery
Mar 18, 2019
Interview with Gunwerks' Aaron Davidson
Mar 15, 2019
Backcountry Hunting Cartridges & Bullets, Part 1
Mar 12, 2019
Elk Hunting Can Kill You
Mar 12, 2019
INTRO to the Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Mar 12, 2019
Setting Up a Backcountry Hunting Rifle
Mar 12, 2019
Interview with Adam Weatherby
Mar 08, 2019