Hunting Elk Mountain-Man Style: Solo, Public Land, with a .50-Caliber Flintlock

Podcast: Backcountry Hunting Podcast · Joseph von Benedikt

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

It's elk season, folks! The leaves have turned crimson and golden, frost is on the air, and bull elk are in the last throes of the rut. Magical. In this episode, WIlliam von Benedikt (a.k.a. the Backcountry Apprentice) and host Joseph von Benedikt sit down to swap stories about hunting public land, DIY and often solo, for big bull elk with traditional muzzleloaders. One nice bull fell to a well-placed round ball out of a .50-caliber flintlock longrifle this past week, and we dive into that story in detal; the challenges of the equipment, the in...