Ep. 290: Backcountry Mission Planning with John Barklow // Sitka Gear

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 Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @jbarklow Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices