Ep. 39: Christian Huff - Balancing Family Life and Hunting
In Pursuit
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Christian Huff joins Rich to talk about faith, hunting, fitness, and what it looks like to pursue something with purpose. They get into Christian’s late start in hunting, his growing love for deer season, the humbling side of bowhunting, and why training for something matters.
They also talk about David, discipline, fatherhood, and how the outdoors has a way of pointing you back to what matters most. It’s a fun conversation with plenty of laughs, missed shots, big goals, and a real look at the kind of work that shapes a man.
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| 0:30.8 | at firstlight.com. So I shot like we shot a six point when I was probably eight and I thought |
| 0:36.3 | it was the coolest thing ever. So we were trying to shoot this otter in this pond. |
| 0:40.4 | And as he's trying to shoot the otter, a six point walks out from the gunshot spooked him and then we shot him. |
| 0:46.7 | That was like my only hunting experience. |
| 0:49.1 | And then, which that, so that that six point was actually mounted in my bedroom until that's pretty cool |
| 0:56.5 | not much to brag about that is a good memory out here the stakes are real effective preparation |
| 1:05.6 | starts with fitness but it requires so much more this show explores explores the tools, knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be ready when it matters the most. |
| 1:16.7 | Join me, Rich Groening, as we apply the decades of wisdom I have gained through training and competition to hunting in the backcountry. |
| 1:25.4 | This is In Pursuit. |
| 1:28.3 | Brought to you by Mountain Ops. |
| 1:32.5 | In collaboration with Mayhem Hunt. |
| 1:35.4 | All right, Christian Huff, in pursuit. |
| 1:38.6 | Four Eight Men, is that your, is that what you're like, want your, your title to be? |
| 1:42.9 | Yeah, that's great. |
| 1:43.1 | Yeah, cool. |
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