What a fun time of year.

Holidays are just past, show season is coming to a close here in the U.S.,

but is ramping up for Iwa in Europe.

It's prime time to call in rutting coyotes and hunters across the nation are dreaming about

and putting together new or modified hunting rifles and cartridges for the coming seasons.

Lots of interesting questions have been pouring in, folks, and I want to take some time today

to share the most intriguing ones here on the podcast.

Now, I've answered all these personally, but I can take a little more time on air here

and dig deeper in some cases. This should be fun.

I'm Joseph von Benedict, and thanks for tuning in. Let's start with questions from our Patreon members.

And real quick, let me just throw out an invitation. Join patreon.com slash backcountry. It'll get you

access to all of the bonus material that we publish on a weekly basis,

as well as put you at the top of the correspondence list.

So when you send questions to me, I make a point of answering those as quickly as possible,

and we learn and grow together.

Man, some of our Patreon members are really savvy hunters and shooters,

and I've had to step up my game and do a lot of research, which, heck, I mean, let's face it,

that improves me a ton.

There's no way to learn better than by preparing to teach, right?

So, man, I'm really grateful to you all on Patreon for your support financially.

The show literally couldn't stay alive without you.

And for the friendships that I've generated there.

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