Josh Kirchner

Title: Freelance Writer, Photographer, Videographer
Email: dialedinhunter@gmail.com
Location: Peoria, AZ
Social Media: IG – @dialedinhunter FB – Dialed in Hunter

Expertise

• Topics of Expertise: Hunting, Bowhunting, Backpack Hunting, Backcountry Hunting Gear
• Years in This Expertise: 10+
• Number Of Products & Number Of Hours Expert Has Tested: Incalculable products, Incalculable hours

Education & Certifications

• Education: Self-taught
• Years of Writing: 10+
• Club or Association Memberships: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Pope and Young Club
• Awards or Recognitions:  Author of the book Becoming a Backpack Hunter – A Beginner’s Guide to Hunting the Backcountry, Winner of 2022 Full Draw Film Tour Filmmaker’s Choice Award

Other Publications: Argali Field Notes, Bowhunting World Magazine, Bear Hunting Magazine, Western Hunter Magazine, Exo Mountain Gear Journal, onXhunt blog, Archery Business Magazine, Born Hunting blog, Western Hunting Journal, Dialed in Hunter blog, Vortex Optics blog

Who is Josh?

Well before starting his contributions to Gear Junkie, Josh Kirchner was a roofer for his Dad’s family business for 15 years.  Josh’s Dad brought him up with a strong sense of the outdoors taking him on regular camping, hunting, and fishing trips.  It was throughout that time that he developed such a potent love for hunting.  

In 2014 Josh decided to start a blog called Dialed in Hunter.  It was a place where he could express his love for hunting and serve as an online journal to reflect on.  Little did he know, people were reading it, and some were editors.  After harvesting his first bear in 2015 he got his first article published in Bear Hunting Magazine.  From that point, his writing and content production snowballed.

Come 2020, Josh self-published his book Becoming a Backpack Hunter – A Beginner’s Guide to Hunting the Backcountry.  Having gone through the wringer of trial and error learning the ins and outs of how to backpack hunt, he wanted to release a from-front-to-back guide for newer hunters looking to get off the beaten path.  Since doing so, he’s received an overwhelming amount