Backcountry Mission Planning with John Barklow // Sitka Gear East Meets West Hunt

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by John Barklow of Sitka Gear and Knowledge from Storms. John has dedicated his life to survival, from backcountry hunting to training Navy Special Warfare in Kodiak, AK, and most recently, the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. They discuss the importance and intricacies of building skills and plans to ensure that you have a safe and successful hunt.

Topics:

00:00 Intro

10:24 Outdoor Class - Backcountry Mission Planning - Use Code BEAU to save 20% of the course

17:05 “Hey Beau, this is Randy Newberg”

20:02 Modern Day Hunter Mentorship

24:50 The importance of planning your hunts

32:15 Building the necessary skills to last on a hunt

36:13 Don’t forget your rain pants

39:32 Unforced errors leading to bad experiences

46:05 Planning is just as important for big woods whitetail hunting

51:27 What if weighs a lot

55:57 Having patience and building skills over a lifetime

01:01:27 Challenges with early season, hot weather hunts

01:07:19 Water filtration methods and finding water in the backcountry


Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes

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