514 | Listener Q&A with Jay Nichol of Mindful Hunter

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Jay Nichol of Mindful Hunter joins us to answer your listener-submitted questions. This is a very wide-ranging conversation, as we discuss everything from boxers for the backcountry, how much you should tip a hunting guide, issues with hunting influencers, budget gear recommendations, the best do-it-all spotting scope size, and MUCH more. The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ Resources & Reviews from Jay... Forged Backcountry Boxers MindfulHunter.com Mindful Hunter Youtube @mindful_munter on Instagram Jay's Independent Pack Review: Part 1 | Part 2 Jay's Backcountry Breakfast Cereal... Combine and Vacuum Seal... 2-scoops Vanilla Whey Isolate 1oz Craisins 2oz Oat Crunch Cheerios 665 Calories 5g Fat 97g Carbs 58g Protein Exo Insider K4 Pack Giveaway: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Contact Us: [email protected] Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huntback Country podcast presented by Exo Mountain Gear.
0:18.8	Today we have a return guest to the show. Jay Nicol from
0:23.3	Mindful Hunter joins us. And Jay is an interesting guy in the hunting industry because he's
0:30.3	carved a unique niche in terms of how he's gone from just being a hunter to, like I said, being part of the hunting industry.
0:39.9	Jay is known for very in-depth, objective, non-sponsored gear reviews.
0:47.0	He has a great platform for that.
0:49.2	He does awesome things through his YouTube channel, cool hunt films.
0:56.1	And since we've spoken to him last on the podcast, he's also gotten into guiding.
0:59.6	In today's conversation with Jay, we're answering a bunch of your listener submitted questions.
1:05.5	We announced that we were doing the show and just left it wide open ended of, hey, what do you
1:10.4	want to hear from jay as well as
1:12.7	myself and steve and so we get into a wide variety of topics today from boxers yes underwear which
1:22.0	you'll hear about to optics and choosing spotting scopes, budget gear recommendations, specific recommendations for
1:29.7	bigger guys, aspects of the hunting industry, both good and bad, Jay's experience guiding
1:37.0	and answering questions such as how much you should tip a guide, and a whole lot more.
1:42.3	So again, this is a very wide-ranging conversation.
1:45.6	I always enjoy speaking with Jay. I know that you will enjoy this conversation as well.
1:52.2	As always, guys, if you have any questions for us for a future episode, send an email to
1:56.8	podcast at Xomountaingear.com. It would be great to hear from you.
2:02.5	And if you are enjoying the show,
2:03.9	it would help us greatly.
2:06.3	If you could leave a rating or review in your podcast app,
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