Hunt Backcountry Podcast Archive — Blacktail

Mark & Steve are back to talk more about their recent trip to Kodiak Island, Alaska, where they hunted Sitka Blacktail deer. In this episode, they answer listener-submitted questions, talk about the specific gear needed for this type of hunt, and explain why Kodiak is a great opportunity for new and growing hunters.

Mark & Steve just returned from Kodiak Island, Alaska, where they hunted Sitka Blacktail deer. In this episode, they discuss the trip's logistics, costs, and begin to detail what it is like to hunt on Kodiak Island.

Erik Van Weorkom of Muley Freak joins us in a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from building a brand to hunting Sitka Blacktail. We discuss the pros and cons of social media from a personal and professional perspective, several aspects of the hunting “industry”, and then dive into a wild...

The Blacktail deer is incredibly elusive. The especially thick forests of the Northwest make hunting this stealthy animal extremely difficult, and incredibly rewarding. In this episode, we speak with a native of the Northwest, Tom Ryle, about his decades of experience hunting blacktail, as well as elk and other game.