Episode Details

Backcountry Mission Planning with John Barklow // Sitka Gear

Episode 290 Published 3 years, 3 months ago

Description

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by John Barklow of Sitka Gear and Knowledge from Storms. John has dedicated his life to survival, from backcountry hunting to training Navy Special Warfare in Kodiak, AK, and most recently, the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. They discuss the importance and intricacies of building skills and plans to ensure that you have a safe and successful hunt.

Topics:

00:00 Intro
10:24 Outdoor Class - Backcountry Mission Planning - Use Code BEAU to save 20% of the course
17:05 “Hey Beau, this is Randy Newberg”
20:02 Modern Day Hunter Mentorship
24:50 The importance of planning your hunts
32:15 Building the necessary skills to last on a hunt
36:13 Don’t forget your rain pants
39:32 Unforced errors leading to bad experiences
46:05 Planning is just as important for big woods whitetail hunting
51:27 What if weighs a lot
55:57 Having patience and building skills over a lifetime
01:01:27 Challenges with early season, hot weather hunts
01:07:19 Water filtration methods and finding water in the backcountry