{"podcast":{"title":"The Hunt Backcountry Podcast","slug":"the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193","podcast_index_feed_id":431193,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/huntbackcountry/feed.xml","website_url":"https://huntbackcountry.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1310813/hb-podcast-logo-1400.jpg","author":"by Exo Mtn Gear","episode_count":649,"summary":"Backcountry hunters talking backcountry hunting. No advertisers or sponsors, no fluff, no BS. We discuss tactics, strategies, gear, hunt stories, and more — featuring a wide variety of guests, from industry experts to everyday listeners of the show. Your hosts, Steve & Mark, have decades of experience hunting the mountains for elk, deer, bear, antelope, sheep, mountain goats, caribou, and more. While this podcast is 100% independent and free from advertising or sponsorship, it is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear, which we own and operate. Exo’s mission is to build the best backcountry hunting pack systems available, provide the best service possible, and do it all right here in the USA. Learn more at: https://exomtngear.com/ Contact us at any time with your questions or feedback by emailing us: podcast@exomtngear.com. Or visit the searchable archive of all podcast episodes we have published over the past decade at: https://exomtngear.com/podcast. Thanks for listening! —Steve & Mark","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:40.057020+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193"},"episode":{"title":"MM 301 | Elk Advice, Optics in the USA, Hunting Bans, and More...","slug":"mm-301-elk-advice-optics-in-the-usa-hunting-bans-and-more","published_at":"2026-03-16T15:35:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193/mm-301-elk-advice-optics-in-the-usa-hunting-bans-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193","url":"https://huntbackcountry.podbean.com/e/mm-301/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dmakqdeakmk6cf4n/MM-301.mp3","summary":"Marks goes solo to answer listener questions about hunting elk off-trail and making noise, why we haven't recommended spotting scopes from Leupold, what we should do about a proposed hunting ban in Oregon, and more. Links mentioned in this episode... The Experience Challenge — https://exomtngear.com/challenge Exo Newsletter — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter \"Roosevelt vs Rocky Mountain Elk, And How to Hunt Both\" — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/142 \"Changes & Challenges to Hunting & Wildlife with John Stallone\" — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/491 \"Finding & Protecting Alaska with Bjorn Dihle\" — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/563 Howl for Wildlife — https://www.howlforwildlife.org/ Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership — https://trcp.org The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ EXO INSIDER NEWSLETTER — https://exomtngear.com/newsletter ASK YOUR QUESTION — podcast@exomtngear.com LEAVE A MESSAGE — https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry VIEW & SEARCH THE PODCAST ARCHIVE: https://exomtngear.com/podcast","meta_description":"Marks goes solo to answer listener questions about hunting elk off-trail and making noise, why we haven't recommended spotting scopes from Leupold, what w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1811,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193/episodes/mm-301-elk-advice-optics-in-the-usa-hunting-bans-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hunt-backcountry-podcast-431193/mm-301-elk-advice-optics-in-the-usa-hunting-bans-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}