Ep. 376: Extreme Hunts - Thriving in the Harshest Conditions with Connor Gabbott and Steven Drake

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik is joined by Connor Gabbott and Steven Drake, both professional photographers, and videographers in the hunting industry. These two guys like nasty, cold, and wet adventure hunts that most people shy away from. They discuss late-season mountain goat hunting, gear for surviving in the worst conditions, mitigating risk, old-timer stories, caribou hunting, wild game cooking, and a lot more!

Topics:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:08:10 - Total Archery Challenge and cutting yards at altitude
• 00:14:24 - Late-season Mountain Goat Hunting
• 00:19:36 - Gear for surviving in wet and cold environments
• 00:32:06 - Working as a team to mitigate risks
• 00:34:05 - Connor Gabbott and Steven Drake introductions
• 00:41:30 - The places that we go to only because of hunting
• 00:48:05 - Old timer stories - were they tougher?
• 00:52:37 - Curious creatures - Caribou hunting
• 00:56:46 - Different type of wild game in order of tastiness
• 00:59:47 - Should you leave the hide on a deer for a period of time before butchering?
• 01:14:10 - Steven Drake’s Epic Moose photo and moose hunting

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