SHOW NOTES

• Migration to Idaho

• Draw tags and lucky hunters

• Q&A on a vast spectrum of backcountry hunting topics:

1. .375 H&H for black bears
2. Terminal Ascent vs. ELD-X bullets
3. Best barrel mfgs for custom rifle builds
4. Configurable stocks for backcountry rifles
5. Stetson's crushable Crosstrail hat
6. Bullet questions from Australia
7. Kid rifles
8. Straight-line bullet penetration
9. Packing a pistol while bowhunting
10. What barrel length & twist rate for .280 Ackley?
11. Wool apparel: what company makes good stuff?
12. Moose bullets for the .338 Win. Mag.

SHOW NOTES

• Late November, extreme cold, a foot and a half of snow, and pitch dark in Montana's Bitterroot is a bad time to be lost...
• Observation, experience, and a sense of direction
• Paper topographical maps and compass
• GPS and backcountry communication devices
• Smartphones and map programs
• Strengths and weaknesses of each system

For the ultimate in backcountry navigating ability, combine cutting-edge tech with traditional know-how.

SHOW NOTES

Guest: Robby Denning, mule deer hunting savant

Book: Hunting Big Mule Deer: How to take the biggest buck of your life

• Why mule deer hunting is so compelling that Denning abandoned all other game in order to focus on mule deer

• Ultimate Challenge: DIY, public-land mule deer

• The behavioral differences between old mule deer bucks--and all the other mule deer

• Mule deer management and the future of the hunting the species

• Common mistakes to avoid

• Tracking: A critical art and science for hunting mule deer

• Denning's rifle, cartridge, and bullet preferences

• wescout4u.com scouting service

SHOW NOTES

Intro: The Hunter's Cloak of Invisibility

• When—if ever—is camo NOT appropriate?
• When camo is a critical asset
  • Color-capable game
  • When hunter discretion is important
  • Blending with habitat and terrain
  • Contrast, color & patterns
• Camo brands and brand loyalty
  • Mixing & matching
  • Type of clothing (for example cold-weather vs. technical)
  • Clothing quality
  • Suitability of patterns
• Personal favorites and go-to clothing
  • Camo
  • Non-camo

The Backcountry Hunting Podcast is moving! More elbow room, more game, less hunter pressure, OTC tags, and generous seasons. Listen to learn where.

RESOURCES

Browning Hells Canyon Speed

Sitka Subalpine

Timney Triggers

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SHOW NOTES

What type of bullets allow you to "eat right up to the hole?"

Listeners questions and comments

MEAT DAMAGE: TWO SOURCES

• Extreme impact velocity
  • Hydraulic shock
  • High-velocity cartridges
  • Light-for-caliber bullets, pushed extremely fast
  • Extreme-BC bullets, pushed fast
  • Animal matter's effect on bullets
  • Low-velocity impact dynamics
• Extreme-expansion bullets
  • What stresses a bullet during impact
  • Fragmenting on impact increases shock transfer
  • "Soft" bullets rupture and fragment. Maximum meat damage results
  • Tough, controlled-expansion bullets hold together and penetrate. Less meat damage results
• Bullet placement for minimal meat damage
  • The behind-the-shoulder shot
  • The on-the-shoulder shot
  • Species-dependent preferences
• How to field-dress and process around bloodshot meat
• Is bullet-related meat damage ok?
  • When it results in a faster, more humane kill
  • When the bullet that causes it makes you a more capable hunter

ENJOY! (AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!)

SHOW NOTES

• Why the .338?
  • As listener @Alaskanexile1 said, "If I'm carrying my .338, I never have the 'wrong' rifle."
  • Inherently superior ballistic coefficient to the 8mm's, .35's, and .375's.
  • Excellent sectional density (a measure of penetrating ability)
  • Heavy but controllable recoil
  • A lot more terminal performance than the .30 calibers
  • The significance of the .338's frontal diameter
  • How does it compare to the .375's for big bears?

SPECIFIC .338 CARTRIDGES

• .338-06
• .338 Win. Mag.
• 33 Nosler
• .340 Weatherby
• .338 Rem. Ultra Mag
• .338 Lapua
• .338-378 Weatherby

Which one's right for you?

RESOURCES

Winchester Rifles

RIfle's Inc. (custom gunsmith)

SHOW NOTES

Books: How to cultivate the patience necessary to weather those numbing periods of inactivity between explosions of hunting action.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW AT www.patreon.com/backcountry

Ways to "consume" books, and the pros & cons of each:

• Traditional paper
• Tablets
• Audiobooks

Types of books:

• How-to resources
• Factual and fictional
• Pure knowledge, & pure entertainment

No. 1: Bear Hunting in Alaska, by Tony Russ

No. 2: Sheep Hunting in Alaska, by Tony Russ

No. 3: Haunted Mesa, by Louis L'Amour

No. 4: Alaska Yukon Trophies Won And Lost, by G.O. Young

No. 5: Death in the Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick

No. 6: The Last Stand of Fox Company, by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin

No. 7: Man-Eaters of Kumaon, by Jim Corbett (Oxford Omnibus)

No. 8: The Shooting of Dan McGrew & Other Poems, by Robert Service

No. 9: Where the Lion Feeds, by Wilbur Smith

No. 10: Horn of the Hunter, by Robert Ruark

COMING UP: .338-caliber cartridges, ranging from the .338-06 to the magnum powerhouses.

Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES

Intro: The longest shot on a coyote

• AR-type rifles: Do they serve adequately for backcountry hunting?
• Semiautos and accuracy: The AR's advantage
• Current social and economic conditions and skyrocketing sales
• Personal Protection crossover

AR's FOR BACKCOUNTRY HUNTING

• Pros & Cons
• Receiver sizes
• Applicable, capable cartridges (and how to choose)
• Keeping it light
• Making it accurate
• Choosing an optic
• Choosing ammo
• Setting up for maximum effectiveness
• Working it out (KNOW YOUR RIFLE!)

WRAP: Trust in the Lord, but Keep Your Powder Dry!

Timney Triggers

Browning Firearms

2A Armament

Galco Gunleather

Hornady Ammunition

Black Hills Ammunition

SIG TANGO6T scope

Leupold VX-5HD 1-5x scope

A short message on courage, humanity, and optimism.

SHOW NOTES:

Intro: Western hunting and shooting situations vary widely. Consider these scenarios... (listen)

It behooves hunters to have a rifle and cartridge suitable for any task. These cartridges are two of the best for all-around work on the broad spectrum of Western big game.

.280 Ackley Improved vs. 7mm Remington Magnum

HISTORY

• 7mm Rem Mag
• .280 Ackley Improved

WHY IS THE 7MM/.284 CALIBER SO SIGNIFICANT?

• Best in class ballistics at acceptable recoil levels
• Just inside the cusp of what is really capable for almost all North American big game, including elk, moose, and the biggest black bears
• • Adequate projectile weight
  • Adequate frontal diameter
  • Outstanding aerodynamics
• Popular 7mm's range from 7mm-08 to 28 Nosler

PROS & CONS of the .280 Ackley vs. the "Seven-Mag"

7MM REMINGTON MAGNUM

• Advantages
• Disadvantages

.280 ACKLEY IMPROVED

• Advantages
• Disadvantages

Segment: MAKING THE SHOT, brought to you by Browning

SO, WHICH CARTRIDGE IS BETTER?

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