{"podcast":{"title":"The Western Huntsman Podcast","slug":"the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367","podcast_index_feed_id":1025367,"rss_url":"https://thewesternhuntsman.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://thewesternhuntsmanpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/2/3/9/2239ff18332484b65f2e77a3093c12a1/Podcast_Image.png","author":"Jim Huntsman","episode_count":200,"summary":"This weekly podcast is dedicated to the future of hunting in North America! We bring you Western hunting tips on elk, deer, bear, and more as well as deeper conversations around how we protect this passion of ours. This podcast is the Home of the School of September and other popular hunting series to help you become a better hunter. The show is hosted by lifelong hunter, Jim Huntsman. If you care about passing the torch of hunting to future generations, join the conversation here! Proud member of the Eastman's Hunting Journals family of podcasts. Barnes Bullets - https://bit.ly/BarnesBullets-Eastmans CRKT - https://bit.ly/ColumbiaRiverKnifeAndTool-Eastmans Browning - https://bit.ly/Browning-Eastmans Leupold - https://bit.ly/Leupold-Eastmans Mystery Ranch - https://bit.ly/MysteryRanch-Eastmans Phelps Game Calls - https://bit.ly/PhelpsGameCalls-Eastmans SecureIt - https://bit.ly/SecureIt-Eastmans","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T02:18:54.584979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 257 | Spring Bear and Fall Elk Hunting with Chris Cabral","slug":"ep-257-spring-bear-and-fall-elk-hunting-with-chris-cabral","published_at":"2026-04-08T00:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367/ep-257-spring-bear-and-fall-elk-hunting-with-chris-cabral","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367","url":"https://thewesternhuntsman.libsyn.com/ep-257-spring-bear-and-fall-elk-hunting-with-chris-cabral","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thewesternhuntsman/MP3_Recording_with_Chris_-_2026_04_02_11_33_MDT_-_Recording.mp3?dest-id=1743713","summary":"Chris Cabral is an outfitter out of St. Maries, ID. He owns Russell Pond Outfitters, it's a great operation focusing on bear hunting, elk hunting, and lions in the Winter months. Chris joins me for a discussion offering up some bear hunting tips, we get into some elk hunting stuff as usual! Check out Chris's website below, you're going to like this one! Russell Pond Outfitters Chris on Instagram Show Sponsors! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! Whether looking for bugle tubes, deer calls, predator calls, reeds, anything, Phelps Game Calls is a one stop shop of quality, American made game calls. Use promo code Huntsman10 for 10% off at checkout. Visit Phelpsgamecalls.com Leupold Optics- Over 100 years of American-made optics such as scopes, binos, spotters, range finders and more. Leupold sets the standard for innovation and quality without selling out. Leupold not only makes excellent products for any hunt, but they work hard for the future of hunting through their incredible support of many different conservation organizations. Support the companies that support you, check out Leupold here: https://bit.ly/Leupold-Eastmans Browning X-Bolt 2 - Browning is perhaps one of the top brands in American hunting. We all know this company, and they've once again moved the bar to a higher standard with the X-Bolt 2 rifle. Available in multiple cartridges, this rifle is designed for maximum, Total Accuracy, right out of the box. The Vari-Tech Stock allows this rifle to fit any person of any size. The DLX Trigger with adjustable weights is smooth as ice, and hunters can take advantage of the Plus Magazine System when maximum rounds are needed. With too many features to list here, this rifle is a no-brainer. Check it out at https://bit.ly/Browning-Eas…","meta_description":"Chris Cabral is an outfitter out of St. Maries, ID. He owns Russell Pond Outfitters, it's a great operation focusing on bear hunting, elk hunting, and lio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367/episodes/ep-257-spring-bear-and-fall-elk-hunting-with-chris-cabral/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-western-huntsman-podcast-1025367/ep-257-spring-bear-and-fall-elk-hunting-with-chris-cabral.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}