Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Joseph von Benedikt 511 - Hunting Spanish Roebucks, Vineyards, & Monasteries

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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Episodes

Hunting Spanish Roebucks, Vineyards, & Monasteries

Small Cartridges for Big Game, continued: Does RECOIL Make You A Worse Shooter?

Elk Hunters' Best Friend

Best Hunting Cartridges for Mule Deer, with Colton Heward

Hunting Kudu, Cats, & Zulu Cattle in Africa

.35 Whelen in North Idaho's Wild Country

Best New Hunting Rifles on the Market, with Colton Heward

SHOT PLACEMENT on Big Game: American vs. African

7mm SAW Cartridge: An Improved 7mm-08?

Is it Good or Bad to be a Long Range Deer Sniper? With Ron Spomer

Hunting Forest Ghosts Across Transylvania, Spain, Macedonia, & Serbia

NEW 6.5 BACKCOUNTRY! (6.5 Creedmoor +PEAK)

Most Versatile Cartridge: 300 PRC?

Live Q&A: Hunting New Zealand. Also: Huge Announcement Coming Friday!

Do You Need Fancy Gear and a New Rifle to Hunt Elk?

Hunt Audio Journal: Red Stag, Tahr, & Fallow in New Zealand with My Daughter Audrey

Best .30-Caliber Hunting Cartridges, with Ron Spomer

Among Ancient Ruins: Hunting Spain's Mountain Sheep the Hard Way, with Austin Brown

6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 Swede(moor)

Spartan Precision Equipment: Best Shooting Rests for Hunters

Hunting Giant Red Stags in New Zealand

Gear & Hacks for Hunting Success, with Ron Spomer

Gear List for Hunting Africa: Crucial items you'll need.

257 Roberts Ackley Improved (Improved), with Seth Swerczek and Preston Lentfer

Best Aoudad Hunt of my Life: Mexico Delivers!

How To Bring Big Game Trophies Home

Best Hunting Rifles for the Backcountry, with Ron Spomer

Most Capable Rangefinding Binocular EVER? First Look at Leupold's New BX-6 Range HD

.25 Weatherby RPM and .25 Creedmoor Exposed, with Colton Heward

How To Maximize Rifle Accuracy, with Ray Saft

BEST HUNTING KNIFE: A Blue-Collar Northern Shrike

Find Your Ultimate Rifle & Hunt at the DSC Show!

Best Cartridges for Kids & New Hunters

New Guns, Ammo, Optics, & Shooting Gear of SHOT Show 2026, with Ron Spomer

270 Winchester vs. 30-06 Springfield, with The Backcountry Apprentice

Best Survival Guns, with Ron Spomer

Q&A: Best Bullets for Vintage Rifles, Best Moose Cartridge, First Guns for Kids, Barrel Cleaning, Kill Kit Contents, and More!

Legendary Gunmakers: Rigby of London

Pack Rafts: Pipeline to The Backcountry

.270 Win vs. 6.5 RPM: Are New Cartridges Better Than Old Cartridges?

Best Charge-Stopper: Double Rifle vs. Bolt Action

Raw From The Field: Hunting Dangerous Game in Mozambique

How to Kill Your First Bull Elk: My Son's First Bulls and Marksmanship Notes from the Field

Q&A: Grizzly Guns, Elk Bullets, Straight Wall Cartridges, 7PRC in Africa, & More

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

Cartridges & Bullets for Moose: Observations of an Elk Guide

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

Hunt Recap: 2025 Red Stag Hunt in Scotland

Rut Hunting Big Bull Elk: New Mexico Audio Journal

Transporting Rifles Damage Free