The Weatherby Team sits down with Design Engineer Ryan Bartok and Product Manager Jared Smethurst to talk about the creation and engineering behind the new Weatherby Model 307 rifle platform.

In this episode we discuss:

- How the Model 307 operates

- How we designed the tool-less takedown

- What the engineering looked like behind the scenes on the Model 307

- What you get when you buy the builders action

- How the bolt stays in one piece despite the ease of takedown

- Specifics to both the Range XP and Alpine MDT

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk with Adam Weatherby to talk about the all new Weatherby Model 307 platform.

In this episode we discuss:

- Why we developed the Model 307

- The models available at launch

- Price point

- The development history of the Model 307

- Where the Model 307 fits in between the Vanguard and Mark V rifles

- Where the name 307 comes from

The Weatherby Team sits down with our Content Producer Mack Winzenburg and Ballisitician Keaton Lyons, to talk about a recent bear hunt in which they came upon a black bear they'd been blood tracking only to find him still alive.

In this episode we discuss:

- Spotting and stalking a large black bear boar

- Panicking and potentially losing the bear

- Shooting the bear off a 40 foot cliff

- How hard bears are to blood track

- Tracking the bear through thick brush and having to shoot him two more times

- Harvesting the bear on a steep hillside and a heavy packout

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk with JD from Peak44, to talk about a recent bear hunt with Tyler Gretchen our marketing manager.

In this episode we discuss:

- Bear hunting in Montana

- Adverse weather conditions

- Spotting everything but bears

- How excited we are every spring to get out and chase bears

- Going from highs and lows when stalking and shooting a bear

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk with Brian Mealor, a biologist who works for the University of Wyoming, about invasive grasses that are encroaching on our wild spaces and what to do about it.

In this episode we discuss:

- Types of invasive grasses

- What invasive grasses do to our ecosystems

- Who to contact if you come across invasive grasses

- How the changes to the ecosystem effect flora and fuana

- Why hunters and everyone should be paying attention to the spread of invasive grasses

- What it will look like if we do nothing to curb the spread

- Spraying herbicide to kill invasive grasses

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk with Hook of Deadhorse Outfitters who previously transported us for our Alaska caribou hunts to catch up.

In this episode we discuss:

- What Hook and Deadhorse Outfitters do

- Hunting in Alaska

- Airboats and airboat disasters

- Recap HUSH's caribou hunt

- A little bit about Hook and his background

- Fun facts about Hook and his adventures

The Weatherby Team sits down with Joel Webster of the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Program (TRCP) to talk about how they fight for conservation in the trenches of D.C.

In this episode we discuss:

- What the TRCP does

- How they push conservation to the point of having bills drawn

- Recent successes for conservation signed into law

- How people can get involved

The Weatherby Team sits down with Mark Livesay of Treeline Pursuits to talk about E-scouting strategies for elk hunting.

In this episode we discuss:

- What Mark does and what is Treeline Pursuits

- What Mark looks for when E-scouting

- Hunting with Brian Call and Ryan Lampers

- Being a llama guy

- How Mark's multipliers work

- What elk prefer to eat

- Whether elk hang out on the edge of the tree line or in the prairie

- Burn areas

- How a westerner looks at scouting vs someone who's traveling west to hunt

- How slope and benches can affect elk

- Save on Mark's courses with code "WEATHERBY20"

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk about one of our most impressive cartridges. The one, the only, 30-378 WBY Mag. In this episode we discuss:

- The origins of the 30-378 WBY Mag

- The fastest 30 cal on the market

- How the 30-378 WBY Mag stacks up against competitors

- When the 30-378 WBY Mag was released

- Situations and uses for the 30-378 WBY Mag when hunting

- Personal experiences with this cartridge

The Weatherby Team sits down to talk with Delta Waterfowl and Final Approach to talk about waterfowl conservation.

In this episode we discuss:

- What Delta Waterfowl does

- Why predator management matters for ducks

- How you can get involved