The Rich Outdoors

Cody Rich does something unusual in the hunting podcast world — he treats hunting and entrepreneurship as two sides of the same coin. The Rich Outdoors has 303 episodes and a 4.8 rating from nearly 1,500 reviews, built on conversations that bounce between backcountry elk tactics and startup business strategy without ever feeling forced. Rich himself is an accomplished bowhunter and the founder of Elk Hunt (another podcast) and several outdoor businesses. He brings on guests who share that dual identity — people building knife companies, launching outdoor brands, or running guide services while still getting after it every fall. The business episodes are legitimately useful even if you have zero interest in entrepreneurship, because they reveal how top hunters think about goal-setting, preparation, and execution in ways that directly apply to planning a hunt. The hunting content stands on its own too. Episodes cover scouting techniques, archery preparation, backcountry gear breakdowns, and detailed hunt recaps. Rich has a calm, thoughtful interview style that draws out longer answers and more nuanced perspectives than the typical rapid-fire hunting podcast. The show updates bimonthly and carries an explicit content rating. For hunters who also happen to be driven, ambitious people looking to build something beyond their day jobs, this podcast speaks directly to that overlap in a way nothing else in the space does.