Blue Creek Outdoors hosts Les, Austin and Joe dive into the Big Sky Conference preseason covering the FCS Top 25, coaches and media polls, and how the conference looks with 13 teams and a nine-game schedule.

The episode features team-by-team previews, coaching changes, notable transfers, and schedule breakdowns for Montana State, Montana, UC Davis, Idaho State, Weber State, Northern Colorado, Cal Poly, Portland State, Utah Tech and more — plus bold predictions for who will exceed or fall short of expectations.

They close with must-watch matchups, Week 0 excitement, and a look ahead to how early results will shape their next preseason discussion and the season outlook.

Season 4 of the Blue Creek Outdoors podcast (2026) brings hosts Les Meyer and Austin Seidler and Joe Bartlett together to preview the Frontier Conference, reviewing preseason VSN rankings, team schedules, coaching changes, and key returning players.

The episode breaks down favorites Montana Tech and College of Idaho, examines contenders like Dakota State and Dickinson, highlights dark-horse candidates such as Mayville and Arizona Christian, and previews what to watch as the season begins.

Joe goes through what encouragement that is rooted in faith looks like, and how you can make it a point to encourage those around you. 

Austin, Joe and Les discuss President Trump's executive order pertaining to college sports and NFL draft picks from the Mountain West and Big Sky

Shane Oehler joins Joe on this episode to talk about his non-profit Holy Mountain. How it came to be, where its values lie and where it's going!

Joe continues with prophesy from Isaiah and a brief dip back into the narrative of Hezekiah as we near the end of the major prophet Isaiah

On this episode, Joe is joined by Mark Audino as he talks about his international hunting business Pantheon Hunters, and shares his wisdom from a life spent hunting around the world.

Joe continues on with the book of Isaiah, as Israel is finally done with exile. 

Austin and Joe are joined by Carlo Kleinhans to talk about being a PH in Africa, and questions about hunting in Africa with an outfitter.

Austin and Joe are joined by Mel and Carlo Kleinhans talking about hunting in the Eastern Cape of South Africa with them!