EP 530: Skills Over Gear with John Barklow

Caleb’s back for another podcast to talk about travel, perspective, adventures worthy of the name, and some of the conservation topics at the top of our minds in 2024.   @calebstillians  @outfitter.services  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Tired of garbage instant coffee when you’re in the backcountry? Check out This Is Coffee and get yourself some great instant coffee for whenever you’re in the backcountry or on the road.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

After too long a break since his last appearance on the show, the incomparable John Barklow is back to dive into gear, training, preparation, and the importance of seeking out experiences that challenge and hone our skills.   @jbarklow  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Tired of garbage instant coffee when you’re in the backcountry? Check out This Is Coffee and get yourself some great instant coffee for whenever you’re in the backcountry or on the road.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

Adam sits down with Big Joe to unpack his recent hunting adventure in New Zealand. Joe and his crew had one hell of a trip chasing a host of species and Joe shares a bunch of hunt highlights on this episode.   NZ is one of those places that rarely disappoints. Between the people, the landscape, and the unique critters available to hunt, it’s a destination that makes anyone that’s been just want to go back for more.   @joe_eppele  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Tired of garbage instant coffee when you’re in the backcountry? Check out This Is Coffee and get yourself some great instant coffee for whenever you’re in the backcountry or on the road.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

Adam sits down with Wardo to talk about his new venture This Is Coffee, which he and his business partner created to solve a longstanding need for those of us that appreciate truly good coffee in the backcountry, on the road, or whenever the mood strikes. Yes, it is possible (finally) to get good instant coffee.  No podcast with Wardo would be complete without talking about training, injuries, and taking care of your body so, the boys also dig into these topics as well.  @thisiscoffee.ca  @drmattwarddc  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Tired of garbage instant coffee when you’re in the backcountry? Check out This Is Coffee and get yourself some great instant coffee for whenever you’re in the backcountry or on the road.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat. 

Adam sits in the interviewee seat for this one while BTK’s longtime producer Mike P. takes the lead on questions and topics. This episode will release concurrently on the Rookie Hunter podcast as well and covers bear hunting as a misunderstood pursuit, using the spring months to get ready for the fall, hunting/training in rattlesnake country, and bear hunting stories and advice.  @rookie_hunter_podcast  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat. 

It’s looking like this year’s black bear season will get an early start in terms of snowmelt and green up, at least in BC, so with this in mind, we dug up an episode from last spring where Nolan and fellow mountain guide Jared Christon discuss all things black bears. If you’re getting the itch to get out and chase these fascinating critters, there’s plenty in this episode for you.  @nmo  @canadian_black_bear_taxidermy  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

Well, it seems like spring has finally arrived and that means it’s time to start getting serious about this season’s hunt prep. Meaning, you should be dialling back the strength focused workouts and introducing more rucking or running. With this, low back pain can be a common complaint. The lower abdominals are key to a pain free low back so, in this (reposted) episode, Wardo explains how to train and assess them, and get that low back ready for the backcountry.  @drmattwarddc    @hardyardsperformance  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

On this show, Adam is joined by John Stallone, VP and Co-Founder of HOWL For Wildlife.  If you’re not aware of HOWL please check out their website and become a member. The team at HOWL is doing incredibly important work that is crucial to the future of hunting, hunting opportunities, and of course wildlife conservation.  John and Adam discuss the importance of education and involvement, what it means to be a real world ambassador (not just on social media), how funds are used and distributed, building a war chest, and the importance of acknowledging that, no matter what and where you hunt, we’re all in this together.  @howl_org  @johnstallone  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

On this show, Adam is joined by Josh McKenzie, who lives in Ontario, Canada and runs Caribou Media Outdoors.   Although Josh has had a longstanding passion for archery, he didn’t start hunting until a few years ago. But like many that find hunting later in life, Josh has fully committed himself to this lifestyle.  Josh shares a number of hunting stories, including his first elk hunt out west in BC, as well as his perspective on where the community is at, what it’s like getting started, the challenges of finding trustworthy mentors and advice, and how he thinks about interacting with non-hunters.  @cariboumediaoutdoors  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.   

  On this show, Adam is joined by Adam C. from CTOMS Inc., a Canadian veteran owned company focused on providing the highest level of training and education for dealing with emergency medical/trauma situations, whether that be in the tactical space, the backcountry, or day to day life.  Mountain and backcountry hunters face unique risks when heading afield. Standard first aid training only gets us so far, and more advanced wilderness first aid or first responder courses are excellent, but don’t address some of the potentially serious, and even fatal, injuries that backcountry hunters may have to deal with.  Enter CTOMS and their phenomenal online training platform. This is an area we can ALL pay more attention to.  @ctomsinc  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you’re already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.  Looking for a pack that will stand up to the rigors of backcountry hunting, heavy loads, and keep performing season after season? Check out the full MYSTERY RANCH line-up and find a pack that suits your needs.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.