Podcast Episodes

Ruger's New M77 Alaskan Bush Rifle in .35 Whelen and 9.3x62

Episode 345

This just might be the coolest new rifle introduction of the year! Lipsey's and Ruger have teamed up to create this quick-handling, hard-hitting bush rifle chambered in two of history's coolest power…

Published on 7 hours ago

Cartridges & Bullets for Moose: Observations of an Elk Guide

Episode 344

Want to shoot, process, and pack out 5 mature bull moose in 3.5 days? Me neither, but that's what professional elk guide Tate Bradfield and his group did last month. This episode, Tate tells us about…

Published on 1 week ago

A Knife For Life: Evan Siembida and the Best Hunting Knives in the World

Episode 343

If you had to own and use just one hunting knife for the rest of your life, what would it be? This episode we go over blade characteristics, types of steel, handle shapes and material, edge geometry,…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Hunt Recap: 2025 Red Stag Hunt in Scotland

Episode 342

By a crackling fireplace in a 200-year-old Victorian hunting lodge in Scotland, we sit down and record a hunt recap. Red stag, sika stag, and salmon fishing are on the topic list, and we hash out cru…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Rut Hunting Big Bull Elk: New Mexico Audio Journal

Episode 341

This episode was recorded in the field while hunting rut-crazed big bull elk in New Mexico's high country with the 7mm Backcountry cartridge and a super-accurate ultralight hunting rifle. The hunt wa…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Hunting Giant Red Stags in New Zealand

Episode 340

Have you ever dreamed of hunting a huge Red Stag in New Zealand? So have we... so we got a couple of experts on the phone and unpacked just how to get it done, along with chasing big fallow deer, him…

Published on 1 month ago

Q&A: Elk Hunt Prep, Best Monometal Bullets, a Spotting Scope for Life, & More.

Episode 339

Hunting season is upon us, friends! It's time to refine our gear and our methods, and get afield to make the magic. This fun Q&A session address myriad pertinent topics submitted by our loyal listene…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Best Bonded Bullets in the World

Episode 338

If you had to pick just one type of lead-core bullet to hunt with for the rest of your days, for all big game species around the world, what would it be? Folks, in this episode we talk through what w…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pronghorn Antelope with a Flintlock Muzzleloader!

Episode 337

This episode brings you debatably the coolest pronghorn antelope hunt I've ever done... recorded in the field, while hunting solo on public land. I don't like the word "primitive" so I'll use the ter…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

.280 Ackley Improved: All-Time Favorite Big Game Cartridge

Episode 366

Could the grand old .280 Ackley Improved cartridge still be one of the best all-purpose big game cartridges ever designed? We think so, and this podcast is dedicated to explaining why. 

We address: 

Published on 2 months ago