Who hosts Backcountry Hunting Podcast?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast is hosted by Joseph von Benedikt. They have published 431 episodes. The show covers sports, with a wilderness focus.

What has Backcountry Hunting Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Essential Hunting Gear: Backcountry Backpack Hunts", "WINNING! With Traditional Muzzleloaders: Prep, Tuning, Shooting, & Scoring.", and "Best Rifle Scopes for Backcountry Hunting: American Made & Tougher Than The Rest!". The latest went out on 2 Oct 2026 and ran about 86 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Backcountry Hunting Podcast publish?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast publishes weekly, a median of 7 days between episodes. Episodes average about 60 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 431 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Backcountry Hunting Podcast, Booking Probability sits at 38/100, Listen Score at 37/100, and the guest bar is around 88/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Backcountry Hunting Podcast covers hunting, firearms, hunting gear, ballistics, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 7/100. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Hosted by Joseph von Benedikt · sports · EN · 431 episodes

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Backcountry Hunting Podcast focuses on inspiring and teaching about deep-country hunting, with emphasis on DIY techniques, gear, prep and how-to. Lifelong wilderness hunter Joseph von Benedikt shares stories and tips for success.

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What is Backcountry Hunting Podcast?

Backcountry Hunting Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Joseph von Benedikt, with 431 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 88.

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Episode #393
Essential Hunting Gear: Backcountry Backpack Hunts
Oct 2, 20261h 26m
What backpacking items are absolutely essential to successful backcountry hunting? When you have to whittle down your gear list to crucial gear only, what do you toss out? In this episode we sit down for an interview conducted by Audrey von Benedikt, who draws on her recent adventures hunting rough country in New Zealand and asks the hard questions: What do you really NEED? Naturally, we also look at top backcountry rifles, cartridges, scopes, and more. ENJOY! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include .280 Ackley VS. 7mm Backcountry, Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands, and Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as ponderings on .30-06 High-BC Bullet performance. Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/
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Episode #392
WINNING! With Traditional Muzzleloaders: Prep, Tuning, Shooting, & Scoring.
Sep 25, 20261h 2m
How do you win with a traditional blackpowder longrifle? How do you tune a muzzleloader to kill elk precisely and profoundly? You get good equipment that's properly suited to the task, and then you work it out. Our family has two premium blackpowder elk permits in our pockets, and in this episode we sit down to talk through the fun we've been having getting tuned up to hunt. HINT: It includes shooting at Fort Bridger, Wyoming and winning two superb custom longrifles. Ever wanted to learn more about shooting, competing, and hunting with classic traditional blackpowder muzzleloaders? This episode may help... ENJOY! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include .280 Ackley VS. 7mm Backcountry, Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands, and Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as ponderings on .30-06 High-BC Bullet performance. Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/
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Episode #391
Best Rifle Scopes for Backcountry Hunting: American Made & Tougher Than The Rest!
Sep 18, 20261h 5m
How do you choose a riflescope that won't let you down in the backcountry? Pick from a proven brand, with a track record of performance and reliablity. In this epside we sit down with a Leupold engineer and discuss what makes a scope tough, clear, reliable, and predictable, as well has how the best optics maximize light gathering and minimize sun refraction and glare. We talk through internal mechanisms and lens coatings and magnification ranges and recoil testing and so much more. What an inspiring conversation! ENJOY! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include .280 Ackley VS. 7mm Backcountry, Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands, and Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as ponderings on .30-06 High-BC Bullet performance. Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/
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Episode #390
Hunting Red Stags, Fallow Deer, & Alpine Game in New Zealand: Planning & Prep
Sep 11, 20261h 22m
If you've dreamed of hunting New Zealand for giant Red Stags, Fallow deer, Himalyan Tahr, or Chamois, this episode is for you! We got on the phone with a professional guide and asked questions. Best routes to travel to NZ, how to bring a rifle to NZ, what the best hunting seasons are, free-range vs. estate/private land, how to choose a rifle, cartridge, and bullet for New Zealand big game species, necessary gear, and more. ALSO! We're about to open our two podcast-hosted hunts with our premier outfitter on the northern tip of the South Island. One week is a traditional lever-action/classic rifle hunt for big red stags in early June, 2027. The other is a learning-type experience in early August, during which we'll teach rifle setup, field shooting, shot placement, and fieldcraft such as reading terrain, glassing, field judging, planning a stalk, playing the wind, blood tracking, field dressing, packing meat, and even how to cut and wrap venison and cook it like a professional chef--plus you'll take those skills to the field and hunt a red stag and a management/meat deer. Those hunts will open first on www.patreon.com/backcountry , which enables our loyal long-time listeners and supporters first chance to book. Join us there if you'd like to share a campfire in one of New Zealand's finest hunting areas! For more details on these and other hunts through the Backcountry Hunting Podcasts' sister company Global Hunting Adventures , email info@globalhuntingadventures.com and let us know what you dream of hunting. We'll help you turn those dreams into plans, and then into fantastic memories afield! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include .280 Ackley VS. 7mm Backcountry, Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands, and Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as ponderings on .30-06 High-BC Bullet performance. Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/
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Episode #389
BEST CARTRIDGE for EVERYTHING, with Ron Spomer
Sep 4, 20261h 15m
We're attacking the old debate, folks: If you had to pick just ONE CARTRIDGE to hunt ANYTHING you want, what would it be? I suspect our choices may surprise many of you. ENJOY! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include "Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands" and "Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes" and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as brief audio episodes on "6.5 Backcountry" (6.5 Creedmoor +P), and ponderings on ".30-06 High-BC Bullet performance." Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/
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Episode #390

Hunting Red Stags, Fallow Deer, & Alpine Game in New Zealand: Planning & Prep

Sep 11, 20261h 22m

If you've dreamed of hunting New Zealand for giant Red Stags, Fallow deer, Himalyan Tahr, or Chamois, this episode is for you! We got on the phone with a professional guide and asked questions. Best routes to travel to NZ, how to bring a rifle to NZ, what the best hunting seasons are, free-range vs. estate/private land, how to choose a rifle, cartridge, and bullet for New Zealand big game species, necessary gear, and more. ALSO! We're about to open our two podcast-hosted hunts with our premier outfitter on the northern tip of the South Island. One week is a traditional lever-action/classic rifle hunt for big red stags in early June, 2027. The other is a learning-type experience in early August, during which we'll teach rifle setup, field shooting, shot placement, and fieldcraft such as reading terrain, glassing, field judging, planning a stalk, playing the wind, blood tracking, field dressing, packing meat, and even how to cut and wrap venison and cook it like a professional chef--plus you'll take those skills to the field and hunt a red stag and a management/meat deer. Those hunts will open first on www.patreon.com/backcountry , which enables our loyal long-time listeners and supporters first chance to book. Join us there if you'd like to share a campfire in one of New Zealand's finest hunting areas! For more details on these and other hunts through the Backcountry Hunting Podcasts' sister company Global Hunting Adventures , email info@globalhuntingadventures.com and let us know what you dream of hunting. We'll help you turn those dreams into plans, and then into fantastic memories afield! FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe and get access to all our bonus material on www.patreon.com/backcountry Recent brief Patreon-only topics include .280 Ackley VS. 7mm Backcountry, Preparing to Hunt the Scottish Highlands, and Best Custom Barrels and Muzzle Brakes and "How Exit Wounds Affect Blood Trails," as well as ponderings on .30-06 High-BC Bullet performance. Check 'em out! Email us podcast-related questions here: backcountryhuntingpodcast@gmail.com Email hunt inquiries here: info@globalhuntingadventure.com VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE: https://www.ponchooutdoors.com https://javelinbipod.com www.swiftbullets.com www.timneytriggers.com www.browning.com www.leupold.com www.siembidacustomknives.com www.onxmaps.com www.silencercentral.com https://www.portersfirearms.com/

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What is Backcountry Hunting Podcast?

About the host

Recent episodes

Essential Hunting Gear: Backcountry Backpack Hunts

WINNING! With Traditional Muzzleloaders: Prep, Tuning, Shooting, & Scoring.

Best Rifle Scopes for Backcountry Hunting: American Made & Tougher Than The Rest!

Hunting Red Stags, Fallow Deer, & Alpine Game in New Zealand: Planning & Prep

BEST CARTRIDGE for EVERYTHING, with Ron Spomer

Guest Appearances

Seth Swerczek

Andy Buchanan

Rob Gearing

Dylan Dowson

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What is Backcountry Hunting Podcast?

About the host

Recent episodes

Essential Hunting Gear: Backcountry Backpack Hunts

WINNING! With Traditional Muzzleloaders: Prep, Tuning, Shooting, & Scoring.

Best Rifle Scopes for Backcountry Hunting: American Made & Tougher Than The Rest!

Hunting Red Stags, Fallow Deer, & Alpine Game in New Zealand: Planning & Prep

BEST CARTRIDGE for EVERYTHING, with Ron Spomer

Guest Appearances

Seth Swerczek

Andy Buchanan

Rob Gearing

Dylan Dowson

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