Podcast Episodes

HOW TO FIX THE 8 REASONS ELK HUNTERS DONT KILL BULLS - 8 PART COMPILATION | 🎙️ EP. 108

Episode 108

In this 8-part Backbone Unlimited compilation, Matt Hartsky breaks down the most common—and most costly—reasons elk seasons fall apart for Western h…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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100 E-SCOUTING TERMS EVERY ELK AND MULE DEER HUNTER MUST KNOW | 🎙️ EP. 107

Episode 107

In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the most important skills in Western hunting: understanding terrain, wind, the…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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MULE DEER HUNTING: 101 MULE DEER FACTS EVERY WESTERN HUNTER MUST KNOW | 🎙️ EP. 106

Episode 106

In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down 101 mule deer facts every Western hunter should know, not as trivia, but as a complet…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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ELK HUNTING: 101 ELK FACTS EVERY WESTERN HUNTER MUST KNOW | 🎙️ EP. 105

Episode 105

In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down 101 elk facts every Western hunter needs to understand, not as trivia, but as a compl…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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SAXTON HARTSKY | 🎙️ EP. 104

Episode 104

In this episode of the Backbone Unlimited Podcast, Matt Hartsky sits down for a long-awaited and deeply personal conversation with his son, Saxton Ha…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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HOW SNOW HELPS YOU KILL MORE MULE DEER BUCKS | 🎙️ EP. 103

Episode 103

In this episode, Matt Hartsky breaks down why snow is one of the biggest advantages a western mule deer hunter can get. Most hunters see snow as a bu…

6 months, 1 week ago

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10 MULE DEER HUNTING MISTAKES | HOW TO HUNT SMART TO KILL LATE SEASON BUCKS | 🎙️ EP. 102

Episode 102

In this episode, Matt Hartsky breaks down the biggest late-season mule deer hunting mistakes that cost hunters mature bucks every single December. Wh…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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KILL GHOST BUCKS | HOW TO STILL HUNT TIMBER | MULE DEER HUNTING TIPS | 🎙️ EP. 101

Episode 101

In this episode, Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the hardest and most rewarding ways to kill a mature mule deer: still-hunting bucks in the timber. T…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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WHY WE HUNT | THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD, CONSERVATION AND PURPOSE | 🎙️ EP. 100

Episode 100

In this episode, Matt Hartsky steps away from tactics and dives into the deeper reasons hunters keep showing up year after year. This isn’t a gear br…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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KILLER LOW ELEVATION BUCK TACTICS | LATE SEASON MULE DEER HUNTING TIPS | 🎙️ EP. 99

Episode 99

In this episode, Matt Hartsky breaks down how to hunt low-elevation mule deer when winter pushes them out of the high country and into the foothills,…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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