ElkShape

We are always looking for the right guest to be on this Podcast.  What separates us from other podcasts is we want to interview the guy you never heard of, but should of.  Today's guest is that guy, he's truly a blue collar public land elk hunter getting it done year after year with an over-the-counter elk tag.  Miguel Sandovol is a quiet, humble and unassuming elk assain from Idaho.  I got a chan...

It's no surprise why John Barklow has been on multiple podcasts, he's pretty much a complete bad ass. I got him on the ElkShape Podcast to talk next level elk hunting for the blue colloar public land DIY OTC crowd.  So if you're stuck in the elk hunting learning curve, or need some insight on backpack elk hunting this one's for you.  Here's what we chat about: The Design Process When it Comes to S...

Today's recording is with Tim Connor who lives in Washington State and has one year of elk hunting under his belt.  I interviewed him simply to explore what research protocols he followed to put his greenhorn group right into elk opportunities.  This is a great listen on escouting, researching, and setting up yourself for success.  The elk hunting learning curve is a steep one and Tim's group was...

Veryln Savage, the one and only!  You need to listen to this entire episode as there are elk nugget bombs dropped throughout.  Mr. Savage is a blue collar sheetrocker from Oregron who lives and breathes elk hunting.  You can catch him hunting his home state of Oregon on a general tag and over in Idaho.  He has harvested back to back in both states on six points for many years in a row.  The guy kn...

It's not everyday you get to be on someone's fitness based podcast and talk about WHY you hunt to an audience that probably doesn't know much about it.  I took the opportunity to sit down with Pete McCall and talk about all the aspects of hunting including why it is extremely important to conservation.  I did my best to articulate the need for hunting and why I feel called to head to the mountains...

REAL and AUTHENTIC Grady Rawls records with us today all the way from New Zealand at the 2am his time.  I have known Grady for years and have even shared camp with him.  He's a Pacific Northwest dude and he knows how to make magic behind the lens.  His talent and work ethic might be unmatched!  Grady is a busy guy running his own production company and film school.  We dive in head first on an arr...

So long Mountain House!  Wait, what?  Yes, I want all of you to consider just what is in a Mountain House or other freeze dried meals.  Usually a ridiculous amount of sodium and preservatives that allow them to not have an expiration date.  A lot of the dinners, which is primiarly what I use them for contain upwards of 200 grams of carbohydrates if you eat the whole bag. By the way, who doesn't ea...

Talking with Evan Williams, a 34-year old father and husband who has worked in an archery shop for over a decade and now works for Hoyt Archery.  We break down the Redding 3D Shoot in California, we talk about his training and balancing motivation.  We also chat about DIY opportunities for elk in Colorado.  We cover the New Carbon bows from Hoyt and how to tweak your set-up for hunting elk versus...

Catching up with an old friend and pressing record is what happened on this episode.  We sit down with Drew Steinberger out of Montana and catch up after a decade hiatus.  That's right, Drew and I have known each other for over tens years and reconnect on this episode.  We share some great elk hunting stories and I belive Drew hits it out of the park with his elk tips on this one.  Drew is a famil...

Ryan Lampers of HUNT*HARVEST*HEALTH joins me today and we basically just catch up.  Ryan and I met in the Idaho backcountry on an elk hunt.  We ran into each other literally in the elk woods, where I shot a bull that he was calling back and forth with, I slipped in and arrowed this bull not knowing that he was the hunter calling from the ridgeline.  We became friends, and then we shared a hunt tog...

Today we bring on my hunting partner and father Rod Staton.  We talk shop about how he got his start into elk hunting which is a cool progression from hunting whitetails in Georgia, to mule deer in Idaho, and finally sharing a successful elk hunt with me in Washington that set a new course for both of our lives. We talk about how he likes to hunt public land off of a dirt bike, some tips for guys...

Today we talk to Steve Speck about his journey in entrepreneurship.  You will definitely appreciate Steve's take on hustling and researching until you get it right.  A lot of times there isn't a playbook to follow when it comes to making your ideas come to life.  Steve is no stranger to late nights and working hard to get where he wants to go.  Steve Speck is a young guy but has a great mindset wh...

Elk Hunting Legends in my book are hard to come by.  Today we sit down and chat with a guy from Montana who has archery elk hunted for over 40 seasons.  Mike Lowry harvested his first elk in 1975 with archery tackle and it ended up being a Pope & Young six point.  This episode is pure gold and we get to learn about Mike's journey and some of his best practices to being a consistent elk killer.  Yo...

Today I sit down with a buddy in the hunting industry Isaac Aleman.  He works for Easton Archery in sales and has been in the hunting industry for over ten years.  Isaac attempts to convince me that mule deer hunting is better than elk hunting but his argument is pretty weak.  My favorite part is chatting about old school mule deer huntng DVD's and the hunting era prior to social media.  We discus...

Today we bring on fellow bowhunter and crossfitter out of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Matt Anderson.  Matt is a full time coach and now started a food prep company called Rx Meals.  We talk about his elk hunt this fall where he encountered a wolf and it didn't turn out well for the wolf.  We hear how he prepares for hunting season and some of his secrets to practicing shooting with a high heart rate.  Ma...

I've been saving up listener questions and answered them all! Here's what we covered: DIY Spring Bear Hunting Spot and Stalk Spring Bears Baiting Spring bears Arrow and Broadhead Set-ups The Quivalizor versus traditional quiver How to effectively hunt elk off of a dirt bike CrossFt programming and WHY to include backpack conditioning Beginner Elk Hunting mistakes to avoid LINKS to my PARTNERS Bohn...

Finally got to chat with Elk 101's Corey Jacobsen.  He's a world elk calling champion many times over, blue collar, and extremely passionate about elk hunting.  Corey is the quarterback when it comes to play calling and making moves on September Bulls.  You don't want to miss this episode.  We did the interview through the Internet because Corey lives in the mountains so the connection wasn't the...

We sit down with marketing director of Kenetrek Boots Wyatt Nielson. Wyatt lives in Big Sky country and is a true outdoorsmen. We chat about his amazing journey losing over 50lbs off the scale in the last year through diet and exercise. We touch on Intermittent Fasting and the principles behind that dietary approach. We discuss Wyatt's main goal of arrowing his first six point bull with a bow on p...

Dave Brinker is a fellow elk hunter from Bozeman, Montana.  He does work for Sitka Gear and he just recorded his first album in Nashville, Tennesse. We talked about: Some of the challenges with hunting public land mature bulls Rookie mistakes made when coming out West to elk hunt How to overcome fear and put yourself out there when it comes to your dreams The best way to put your life on hold for...

Finally got my wife Alicia aka Mrs. ElkShape on the show!  This show was recorded while we were on vacation in Maui.  I had a handful of questions that I wanted her to tackle such as: What's the best and worst part of being married to an elk hunter? Why do you think I am so passionate about elk hunting? What can hunters do to better explain their WHY when it comes to hunting? We also talk about so...

If you're anything like me, you pride yourself on hunting public lands without a guide. One of the absolute most critical components to researching and navigating on hunting grounds is knowing boundaries and the topography of the landscape. I switched from a GPS to just my iPhone this season and utilized the onXmaps ELITE membership. I have all 50 states on my phone and I download maps where I am...

Today's episode we sit-down with Mark Boardman with Vortex Optics, recorded at the 2018 SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mark was born and raised in Washington State, Mark grew up in a family where hunting and fishing were a way of life. He cut his teeth chasing blacktail deer and Roosevelt’s Elk. Soon, whitetail deer, mule deer, rocky mountain elk, bears, turkeys, waterfowl, upland birds and varmi...

Today's episode we sit-down with blue collar hunter Sonny Cloninger from Washington state.  Sonny is in his sixties and has elk hunted the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness for over 40 years.  We learn about his early days of backcountry DIY hunting and some of his wild stories from the 1970's and 1080's.  Sonny hunts one of the last places on earth where you can hunt for elk in September with a rifle....

Welcome to Episode 6, 100% listener question and answer.  Topics covered: How to interpret Google Earth for "escouting" elk and where to find elk Dan's upcoming workout program, "21 Days to ElkShape" How to quickly cape an elk out in the backcountry when it is hot The difference between Mtn Ops Mangum and Ammo The best way to start your own business while keeping your day job Spring Bear Hunting o...

This episode we have a blue collar elk hunter from Washington state who gets it done year after year in the public land backcountry.  This guy puts down big herd bulls year after year and he's got a ton of great knowledge on elk hunting.   Joe Rotter is a fly fishing outfitter at Red's Fly Shop specializing in fly fishing instruction, rod sales, and hosted world wide fly fishing adventures.  He's...