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Thursday Dec 08, 2022

EP 96 – Solo Winter Goat Hunt Gear List and Q&A

Thursday Dec 08, 2022

Well, folks in 3 weeks I will be trudging up the side of some god-awful mountain trying to kill a big old billy so might as well go over the gear list. Also, tons of great questions in the second half this week.

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Thursday Dec 01, 2022

EP 95 – The Founders Series with Kurt Racicot of Stone Glacier

Thursday Dec 01, 2022

Kurt Racicot is the next guest in The Founders Series. Through these podcasts, I will explore the roots of some of the most popular outdoor brands and how their founders built them. Kurt is the founder and lead designer for Stone Glacier. We dove into his history as a hunter, where his entrepreneurial drive came from, some of the challenges he faced founding both these companies, and much much more.

Kurt Racicot

https://www.instagram.com/stoneglacier

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Thursday Nov 24, 2022

EP 94 – The Founders Series with Steve Speck of Exo Mtn Gear and S&S Archery

Thursday Nov 24, 2022

Steve Speck is the first guest in The Founders Series. Through these podcasts, I will explore the roots of some of the most popular outdoor brands and how their founders built them. Steve is the owner of Exo Mtn Gear and S&S Archery. We dove into his history as a hunter, where his entrepreneurial drive came from, some of the challenges he faced founding both these companies, and much much more.

Steve Speck

https://www.instagram.com/huntbackcountry/

https://www.instagram.com/sandsarchery/

https://exomtngear.com/

https://sandsarchery.com/

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Saturday Nov 19, 2022

EP 93 – Solocast Q&A

Saturday Nov 19, 2022

Tried to answer as many questions as I could from IG this week. I got into things like is TRT worth it, Dealing with knee pain, best base layers and many more.

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Thursday Nov 10, 2022

EP 92 – Late-Season Whitetail Hunt Recap and Gear Breakdown

Thursday Nov 10, 2022

I recorded this podcast while driving home from Northern Alberta. I spent a week sitting in treestands at -20c trying to kill a buck with my bow. I wasn’t successful but I learned a ton and I go over my takeaways from the hunt and my thoughts about all the gear I used.

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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022

EP 91 - Ultralight Hunting Backpack Review – Stone Glacier Terminus vs. Seek Outside Goshawk

Tuesday Nov 01, 2022

The battle of the ultralight backpack titans! Here is my analysis of the Seek Outside Goshawk 6300 vs the Stone Glacier Terminus 7000. If you want to enter to win either of these bags head over to Mindful Reviews. Comparing these two ultralight packs was a blast. These backpacks both go about trying to solve the same problems in very unique ways.

0:00 – Intro

1:23 – Mindful Reviews community launch

5:44 – Tribalism in marketing

6:51 – Premium gear

7:39 – Individual pack preference

8:35 – 24 elements reviewed

9:49 – Scoring system

10:18 – Ultra vs. Cordura

16:29 – Marketing copy for Terminus

18:26 – Marketing copy for Goshawk

23:50 – Price

25:12 – Weight honesty

29:16 – Volume/weight

30:45 – Purchase experience

36:23 – Local bonus

40:28 – Lids

43:13 – Compression

53:31 – Fitting

1:04:15 – Construction

1:14:45 – Lumbar pads

1:15:18 – Load lifter angle

1:16:10 – Meat shelf

1:20:50 – Day pack mode

1:22:35 – Accessories

1:28:40 – Training mode

1:29:40 – Durability

1:31:48 – Water resistance

1:40:09 – Functional volume

1:42:01 – Hardware

1:42:23 – Load ratings

1:52:09 – Conclusion

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Thursday Oct 27, 2022

EP 90 – Student Of The Game John Barklow @jbarklow

Thursday Oct 27, 2022

I had a great chat with John Barklow who is not only the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka but is a very accomplished bowhunter and has a fantastic newsletter full of insights and tactics for hunters of all experience levels.

John Barklow

https://knowledgefromstorms.com/

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Thursday Oct 20, 2022

EP 89 – My 2022 Archery Setup and Q&A

Thursday Oct 20, 2022

This week I broke down my entire archery setup including bow, arrow build, broadhead, speed, everything. After that, I dove into an archery-focused Q&A.

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Thursday Oct 13, 2022

EP 88 – My 7-Year Long Quest to Kill a Bull Elk in B.C.

Thursday Oct 13, 2022

Well my friends I was finally able to break the curse. In this podcast, I go over my history with elk in B.C. and then break down my latest hunt where I was lucky enough to arrow a great bull while hunting solo.

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