Welcome to the Monday Minute of the Hunt Backcountry podcast.

These are shorter and more informal episodes where we kind of normally answer listener questions.

Today we'll answer some questions somewhat indirectly, at least Steve.

We just launched the experience challenge last night, at least for the sheep spots, and then it is

ongoing for the mountain goat and the challenge-only options. And we'll circle back to the

experienced challenge very shortly. But you guys did just get back, Steve, from the Northwest Hunt Expo in Hillsborough, Oregon.

I did not make that trip.

Genuinely have not talked to you, so how did it go?

Another great show.

Yeah, it was a lot of great people, great friends, pack-wise, it was fantastic.

I sold quite a few packs and just catching up with customers.

Had a good trip.

Yeah, the guys drove over on Wednesday because I had just gotten back from British Columbia on Sunday night.

I flew over there on Friday afternoon, and good friend Jeff picked me up from the airport.

And he's the one I drew that elk tag with up in Alaska this year. So we were chatting

and making hunting plants for that the whole way to the place. And then, yeah, went to the show

and it was a good, really good show. Did it seem, the overall show seemed pretty similar to last year?

Yeah, very similar.

Yeah, same size.

Attendance was definitely up.

Probably, I would say 50%.

I'm just throwing a number out.

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