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Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Joseph von Benedikt

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.

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01:07:51

Boat-Based DIY Bear Hunting in Alaska

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/06/27

This episode was recorded live and raw in Alaska, DIY hunting big black bears in southeast Alaska off the good boat Venturess. Long days, tons of fishing, and tracking wounded bears into thick, treacherous terrain made for an unforgettable adventure! ENJOY! We're publishing brief Q&A audio episodes twice weekly on www.patreon.com/backcountry now! Join to get access, and if you'd be so kind, please contribute a few dollars to help the podcast stay alive and thrive. Much appreciated! —JvB VISIT

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02:00:29

Gear List for DIY Elk Hunting

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/06/20

This episode takes a deep dive into the crucial gear you should have on a DIY elk hunt. Host Joseph and guest (outfitter Tate Bradfield) detail why each item is important, along with how to pick the right brand and model for your specific needs. This was recorded outside by an early morning campfire, so the audio isn't as good as our usually studio sound, and there are occasional wind noises. We apologize for that... but hopefully the quality of the discussion makes up for it. ENJOY! FRIENDS

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56:32

How To Set Up A Rifle For Western Hunting

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/06/13

From scope to scabbard, here's how to set up a rifle that's ideal for western hunting. This episode takes a deep dive into vital accessories and parts including: Scope quality, features, and types Scope mounting systems Bipod types, construction, and crucial characteristics Anti-cant scope levels RIfle slings and what doesn't work Ammo carriers and their vital necessity Optimal suppressors—light, compact, and crucial Bonus: Iron sights, and whether your rifle should have them. Not only do we

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01:08:59

Picking the Ultimate Hunting Rifle

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/06/06

This episode takes a deep dive into how to select just the right hunting rifle. A tool that is ideal for your type of hunting, and is reliable, accurate, durable, and ergonomic. We talk through various action types, barrel types, stock types, and the crucial characteristics of each. And last but not least, we discuss the importance of finding a rifle that is trustworthy... one you can become ultimately confident with. ENJOY! FRIENDS! We're at a crucial time in the growth of the show, and need all

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01:46:37

Greatest Cartridges of All Time

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/05/30

These five cartridges are proven around the world. They're known and used everywhere hunters gather. Several of them have taken every big game species on earth. Each is historically significant yet currently relevant. And all five are available in a wide selection of rifles and ammunition. In this episode, my son William—AKA the "Backcountry Apprentice" —and I sat down and shared perspectives on several cartridges that we believe deserve legendary status. ENJOY!

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08:23

Grateful For Fathers

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/05/23

Friends, I buried my father today. He passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning. Today as the morning light he loved fell across the desert, we laid him to rest. Forgive me for not having a full episode for you this week... I just didn't have it in me to create one. We'll have a good one ready to go next Friday! — Joseph

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01:01:26

Top 5 Elk Cartridges: Choices of a Professional Guide

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/05/16

Ever wondered what the best elk cartridge is? This episode we're joined by Colton Heward, long-time professional elk guide and now Managing Editor of Petersen's Hunting magazine. Colton shares the characteristics he considers crucial in an elk cartridge, and details the three cartridges he considers most capable and practical for hunting elk. Plus, Colton tells us about his three personal favorite cartridges for hunting elk—regardless of whether they're "practical" or not. Just one cartridge from

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59:05

Ruined Hunts & Horrible Triggers

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/05/09

Ever had equipment failure ruin a hunt? These folks have. This episode, we share the gnarliest stories submitted by listeners for our Timney Trigger giveaway. William (the Backcountry Apprentice) and host Joseph read and address each story, and there's a lot of great inspiration within and lessons to be learned as well. This one was a ton of fun, folks. ENJOY! FRIENDS! We're at a crucial time in the growth of the show, and need all the support we can get to take it to the next level. Please join

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01:20:39

.35 Whelen vs 9.3x62: Best "Little Big Gun," with...

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/05/02

Mid-bore cartridges kill nearly as profoundly as true big-bores, but recoil little more than common magnums. Of the mild big-bores, the .35 Whelen and 9.3x62 Mauser dominate. But which is best? In this episode John McAdams, host of the Big Game Hunting Podcast and a lifelong fan of the 9x3x62, joins me to discuss and debate the merits of the two. We dig deep into tech specs, tell personal buffalo and elephant hunting stories, debate best bullets for each cartridge, and generaly have a ton of fun

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01:00:33

.25 CREEDMOOR: Best Quarter-Bore Cartridge of Them All?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/04/25

Big news, folks! Hornady just officially launched the .25 Creedmoor cartridge. And there's a good chance that the Quarter-Bore Creedmoor is the best Creedmoor of them all. This episode takes a deep dive into the tech specs of the .25 Creedmoor and how the cartridge was designed, and details new factory loads on the market. We discuss what long-range bullets are best in it, and what rifles makers are already spun up and making .25 Creedmoor guns. We compare the .25 Creedmoor to the 6.5 Creedmoor,

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01:00:56

Can You Skin A Bear, Pilgrim?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/04/18

Blood-trailing wounded bears, follow-up shots on bears, stopping charging bears, skinning bears properly, and eating bears... this awesome episode with Alaska Arms' veteran solo bear hunter Morris Melani covers it all! What a cool conversation we had... ENJOY! FRIENDS! Please join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe on www.patreon.com/backcountry where you'll get access to all our bonus material and fresh discount codes for Timney Triggers! VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: www.onxmaps.com

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01:13:48

Planning a DIY Hunt to New Zealand, with Rob Gearing

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Ever wanted to hunt New Zealand? Better yet, hunt New Zealand DIY, on public land? It's an easy and affordable hunt to do. If Kiwi country calls to you, it's time to plan and make that hunt happen! This episode, we sit down with Spartan's Rob Gearing, one of the most experienced worldwide adventurers I know. Rob is extremely experienced at hunting New Zealand, and has some invaluable advice and some great, inspiring stories. ENJOY! FRIENDS! We're at a crucial time in the growth of the show, and

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57:09

Solo Bear Hunting, Application Strategies, and DIY...

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/04/04

This episode we sit down with Dylan Dowson, western specialist with onX Hunt, and talk application strategies, solo black bear hunting, and DIY caribou adventures in Alaska. This one was a ton of fun to record and has some wonderful insights and information. ENJOY! FRIENDS! Please join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe on www.patreon.com/backcountry where you'll get access to all our bonus material and can contribute a few dollars if you like. VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: www.onxmaps.com

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50:32

6.8 Western vs. 7mm PRC: Which Is Best?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/03/28

This episode digs deep into a comparison between the 6.8 Western and the 7mm PRC, focusing on three fundamental performance metrics: Which is the best designed cartridge? Which cartridge best lives up to its hype? Which cartridge is the most successful? We've used both cartridges, we love both, we own and will always own both... but if you had to pick just one... Which would it be? Hopefully this episode can help answer that. ENJOY! FRIENDS! We're at a crucial time in the growth of the

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01:10:09

Preparing for a Cape Buffalo Hunt

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/03/21

Hunting Africa's Cape Buffalo—known by hunters as "Black Death"—is one of the last great adventures readily available to hunters. Buffalo being legitimate dangerous game, it's crucial to have good gear, well sorted out, and to be prepared mentally and physically. This episode, we sit down with Mark Haldane of Zambeze Delta Safaris and ask questions about an upcoming dangerous-game safari we'll be taking with Mark later this year. We talk rifles, cartridges, appropriate bullets, best type of scopes,

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01:12:09

Best Varmint & Predator Cartridges

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/03/14

What's your favorite predator and varmint cartridge? Do you use one for both? Or specialize with a favorite predator rifle and a different one for varmints? In this episode, I sit down with two professional guides to discuss great predator and varminting cartridges. We talk through the differences between the two, and address the various challenges and demands placed on cartridges, such as those ideal for minimal fur damage; those for maximum authority for competition calling, and those cartridges

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56:11

Lever-Action Hunting Stories & Trigger Work with...

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/03/07

Ever wanted a great trigger in your lever-action rifle? This episode we're joined by Chris Ellis, who has hunted from the mountains of West Virginia to the plains of South Africa with a lever-action rifle. Chris is a trigger man, and we talk through the crucial advantage that a crisp, reasonably light trigger provides in the field, along with the blessing that Timney's new lever-gun triggers are to hunters. We swap cape buffalo and American buffalo-hunting lever-action stories, and share favorite

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01:29:10

USE ENOUGH GUN, with Kiwi Terminal Ballistics...

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/02/28

What does "Use Enough Gun" mean? Especially when hunting elk, moose, and bison or tough game such as Tahr or feral cattle in New Zealand and Sambar Stag in Australia? A phrase originally quoined by legendary author and hunter Robert Ruark, "Use Enough Gun" means what it says. This episode, we're joined by terminal ballistics specialist Nathan Foster, who has dedicated his life to the study of how bullets kill and what cartridges and bullets are most effective for various tasks. We examine the

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01:14:20

Ultimate Bear Gun Build, with Alaska Arms' Morris Melani

Backcountry Hunting Podcast ·

2025/02/21

What is the ultimate all-around bear gun? Is there a gun and cartridge that will handle all bears, in all situations? Whether hunting cross-canyon blacks in Montana or baited bruisers in Alberta, or coastal brown bears or interior grizzlies in Alaska? How about personal protection while hiking or fishing in bear-infested country? We think there is such a rifle, and it's even sorta affordable. Ruger's M77 Guide Gun has all the features a savvy bear hunter wants: controlled-feed action, compact size,

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01:23:00

Hunting Q&A: Bullets, Cartridges, & Rifles

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2025/02/14

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