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Backbone Unlimited is a western hunting podcast for public-land hunters who want to stop guessing and build a better system for finding elk, mule deer and black bears, beating pressure, reading sign, understanding wind and thermals, and making cleaner decisions in the mountains. Hosted by Matt Hartsky, Backbone Unlimited combines 34+ years of western big game hunting experience with decades of strength, conditioning, and nutrition coaching to help hunters prepare smarter and hunt more effectively. Episodes cover elk hunting strategy, mule deer hunting, bear hunting, public land tactics, archery elk hunting, rifle hunting, e-scouting, scouting, glassing, calling, bedding areas, feed, water, transition zones, mountain fitness, hunt planning, field decision-making, meat care, gear, pack-outs, and the mindset it takes to keep improving season after season. If you’re serious about becoming a more capable western hunter, Backbone Unlimited is built to help you train harder, hunt smarter, and never settle.
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- Yesterday11 min
HOW DO YOU HUNT ELK THAT ONLY MOVE AFTER DARK? | EP. 280
How do you hunt elk that only move after dark? Matt Hartsky draws on 35 years of elk hunting experience to break down nighttime feeding patterns, bedding cover, staging areas, and daylight travel routes. Learn how positioning, wind, weather, and hunting pressure affect your chances of catching late-season elk during legal shooting light. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 2 days ago11 min
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOU FIND FRESH SIGN BUT NO ELK? | EP. 279
Finding fresh elk sign but no elk? Matt Hartsky draws on 35 years of elk hunting experience to explain how to read tracks, droppings, beds, and feeding sign. Learn to judge sign age, determine travel direction, connect feeding and bedding areas, and build a huntable pattern without letting elk catch your wind. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 3 days ago10 min
HOW FAR FROM ROADS DO YOU NEED TO GO TO FIND ELK? | EP. 278
How far from a road do you need to hike to find elk? Matt Hartsky breaks down road pressure, elk security cover, overlooked public-land pockets, and when a backcountry hike makes sense. Learn how to use terrain, access, and fresh elk sign to choose where to hunt—and avoid walking past elk on your way in. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 4 days ago12 min
SHOULD YOU FOLLOW FRESH ELK TRACKS IN THE SNOW? | EP. 277
Should you follow fresh elk tracks in the snow? Matt Hartsky draws on 35 years of elk hunting experience to explain how to track late-season elk without pushing them ahead of you. Learn to judge track freshness, read feeding and bedding sign, manage the wind, and spot elk in thick timber. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 5 days ago12 min
WHERE DO COW ELK GO DURING THE LATE SEASON? | EP. 276
Where do cow elk go during the late season? Matt Hartsky draws on 35 years of elk hunting experience to explain how food, snow, migration, and hunting pressure shape late-season cow elk movement. Learn where to search, how to read fresh tracks, and how to find a huntable pattern on public land. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 6 days ago13 min
WHERE DO MATURE BULLS GO WHEN THEY LEAVE THE COWS? | EP. 275
Where do mature bull elk go after the rut? Matt Hartsky draws on 35 years of elk hunting experience to explain why bulls leave the cows and where to look during October and late-season hunts. Learn how food, bedding cover, hunting pressure, and terrain shape post-rut bull behavior—and how to find overlooked pockets holding mature bulls. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 1 weeks ago15 min
HOW DO YOU FIND LATE SEASON ELK ON PUBLIC LAND? | EP. 274
Struggling to find late-season elk on public land? Matt Hartsky breaks down October and November elk hunting, including food sources, security cover, hunting pressure, fresh tracks, snow, and post-rut bull behavior. Learn how to read current conditions, find overlooked elk pockets, and get into position before daylight movement ends. 🏔️ Elk Camp 2027 — Get in the Wyoming mountains with Matt and Saxton Hartsky for hands-on elk hunting instruction. Learn to find elk, read terrain, adapt to hunting pressure, and call with confidence. Just six hunters per camp for direct coaching and individual attention. → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-camp 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
- 1 weeks ago10 min
DO ELK MOVE LOWER AS SOON AS IT SNOWS? | EP. 273
Do elk move lower as soon as it snows? A white mountain doesn’t always mean the elk have left—and heading downhill too soon can take you away from fresh elk activity. In this episode of the Backbone Unlimited Podcast, Matt Hartsky breaks down how snow affects elk location and movement during October and the late season. Learn how snow depth, crust, available feed and hunting pressure influence whether elk stay high, change slopes or move into lower country. We cover south-facing slopes, windblown ridges, post-rut bulls and reading fresh tracks after a storm. If snow hits during your elk hunt, this episode will help you decide whether to stay, adjust your approach or search new country. 📙 Elk Hunting E-Book Series (the complete elk hunting system — locating elk, reading pressure, wind and thermals, positioning, calling, and bowhunting execution) → https://backboneunlimited.com/collections/elk-hunting-series-e-books 📋 Elk Hunt Plan Audit — I'll personally review your specific unit, dates, access, terrain, pressure, wind strategy, and hunt approach before you head into the field → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/elk-hunt-plan-audit 👥 Team Backbone — Weekly coaching calls, ongoing elk hunting guidance, the full member vault, and a community of serious western hunters → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/membership 🦵 Backbone Unlimited Training Plans — Built specifically for the physical demands of mountain elk hunting: legs, lungs, durability, and the ability to handle hard miles under load → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/training 🥩 Nutrition Plans — Get leaner before season, fuel long days in the mountains, and dial in your hunting-season performance → https://backboneunlimited.com/pages/nutrition
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About Backbone Unlimited Podcast
Backbone Unlimited is a western hunting podcast for public-land hunters who want to stop guessing and build a better system for finding elk, mule deer and black bears, beating pressure, reading sign, understanding wind and thermals, and making cleaner decisions in the mountains. Hosted by Matt Hartsky, Backbone Unlimited combines 34+ years of western big game hunting experience with decades of strength, conditioning, and nutrition coaching to help hunters prepare smarter and hunt more effectively. Episodes cover elk hunting strategy, mule deer hunting, bear hunting, public land tactics, archery elk hunting, rifle hunting, e-scouting, scouting, glassing, calling, bedding areas, feed, water, transition zones, mountain fitness, hunt planning, field decision-making, meat care, gear, pack-outs, and the mindset it takes to keep improving season after season. If you’re serious about becoming a more capable western hunter, Backbone Unlimited is built to help you train harder, hunt smarter, and never settle.
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