ElkBros Blue Collar Elk Hunting

The tables get turned as you are about to hear a collaboration podcast recorded by Jim Huntsman on the Western Huntsman Podcast as he interviews Joe Giglia of ElkBros. Today's show is Part 6 of Jim's School of September Series that included some of the top names in the elk hunting industry; Paul Medel, Cory Jacobson, Dirk Durham, Michael Batease, Jason Phelps and Chris Roe. Joe was incredibly hono...

Elk decoys are extremely effective in the right situation. But what is the right situation? You are in a partner setup and there he is! Your partner is about 50 yards in front of you in shooting position. Only 100 yards out from your partner you can see the tips of his horns as he begins to come over the rise. Your heart starts racing! He comes over the rise in clear view, stops and belts an earth...

If you plan on being successful on your elk hunt, then there is one more thing you had better be planning for... getting your meat off the mountain! It seems that we are getting so many questions these days. Questions about mistakes to avoid when field dressing your elk. Or, whether you even need to even field dress? How long before meat will go bad? When to hang meat or not to hang it? What to do...

It doesn't matter if you have a spike, bull or cow elk tag in your pocket... If you want to be successful at hunting any of those critters, you had better be hunting the cows. When most people listen to our show, they get the idea that we are only talking about hunting bull elk. But if you listen, really listen to what we are saying, it's just the opposite. On Tuesday’s Edition of Blue Collar Elk...

Using your senses, your eyes, ears and nose to hunt elk. Just what does that mean? Probably the toughest thing for those new to elk hunting is trying to relate their current experiences and backgrounds to the things that they are learning when it comes to hunting elk. The differences for those teaching and those learning can create confusion. That’s why as your coaches, we take a step back to make...

So you have made to the elk woods and you look around and say to yourself, WHAT NOW? You are not alone. If it’s your first time or your 10th time elk hunting, sometimes the toughest part is knowing where in the heck to start. Where to start looking for elk? To start calling? And where do you go from there once you do start? The whole process can become intimidating to the point that a person can f...

It's getting close y'all because our listener's questions keep rolling in and the conversations are full of nuggets, revelations and even some controversy. Are elk always moving from bedding down to the bottoms to feed? Can you find elk in the same place from rifle to archery season? Understanding elk call devices. What to do when having to care for meat and a great question concerning the fear of...

How many of you are worried about not being able to scout and then hunting aimlessly for days without seeing hide nor hair of an elk? Or that the search might take you so deep into the wilderness that killing a bull might just become a nightmare? What do you do if you are not able to get boots on the ground to scout? What can you do to keep your elk hunt from becoming a five or seven day hike? All...

Have you ever hooked a fish and then didn’t know how to reel it in? That’s exactly how it can be for us as elk hunters. We finally get a response to that location bugle we have been perfecting for weeks and THERE HE IS... it’s ELK ON! But... then what? Our mind starts racing.... Do I set up and call from here? How close should I be to set up? Do I get closer? How do I know where I should set up? A...

Cow Calls, Location Bugles, Lip Bawls, Challenge Bugles... Practicing in your garage or in your vehicle on the way to work. Getting chased out of the house! We know exactly where you are with your elk calling. Any respectable elk hunter within a thousand miles is going through the exact trials and tribulations. And the sounds are starting to come together, but you still have that anxiousness. Ther...

That 2020 Elk tag is in your hands and we know exactly what you're going through right now! So many questions and what, like 50 days to go! Last week we began talking about the TOP 3 CONCERNS we have been getting from our listeners and we started off with a huge one... Finding Elk. Now it's time for Part 2! On Today’s Edition of Blue Collar Elk Hunting, it's Part 2 of the Series and up next it's a...

How incredibly exciting is it when you draw that elk tag! You picked your state, researched hunt units, applied and now you're rockin' with a 2020 elk Tag!! Then, reality sets in and that excitement turns into a string of thoughts, questions and concerns about specific things needed to have a successful hunt. And when it comes right down to it, the three biggest concerns we are getting from listen...

So many of our Grinders listen to our show and think, “Man, Those Guys have got it together”. Well, we are here to tell you that what you are seeing or hearing is a culmination of years and years of plenty of things we have learned the HARD WAY. We do a lot of things right, because we learned from a LOT of mistakes. If you could do it wrong or have it just go flat out wrong, it's happened to us! T...

Elk hunting should come with a warning, “What you are about to do may change your life...forever”. What is it about something that is so physically and mentally demanding that keeps thousands coming back for more? Coming back to find something within the hunt that answers so many questions within the soul? For each of us, it will be something different. But for each of us, there is one common thre...

Elk Hunting is about encounters and opportunities. The more encounters you have, the higher your odds at having an opportunity and closing the deal. But how is it that some people have so many more opportunities? Is it luck? My father had a saying. Whenever I would tell him he was lucky, he would always tell me "Luck is nothing but skill and opportunity meeting". When I asked him how it was that h...

In Final Part of this Three Part Series, The coaches talk about investing your focus, time and money on one of the toughest pieces of Real Estate for any of us.....that six inches between our ears. When it comes to self improvement, our greatest ally AND our greatest enemy can both be simply...ourselves. In this final episode we talk about how to invest your focus and time in improving the areas o...

In Part Two of this Three Part Series, The coaches don’t pull any punches and provide years of experience and insight when it comes to us all investing properly in those areas that will give us the best opportunity at punching a tag. Next up, investing in your "Elk Hunting Know How", otherwise known as skill sets and abilities and we break this up into 3 areas: Calling Elksmanship ElkZone Preparat...

Understanding how and where to find and locate elk can be an incredibly daunting task for the first time or just about any level of elk hunter. Just the shear vastness when you first look at a map of a hunting area can be intimidating and have you asking yourself, "Where in the heck do I start?"  On today's InSights Edition we interview Paul Medel, the ElkNut, about his process to first determine...

This year alone, thousands of dollars are going to be invested in preparation for the upcoming season. It’s safe to say that pretty much 100% of the guys hunting for elk this year will have all the gear they need. But less than 10% of hunters, on average, will punch their tag this year. So what is the difference? Your best investment for success on your upcoming elk hunt is to invest in those area...

Your Dream has been to go on a Western Elk Hunt, but can you do it? It can be so intimidating to even begin looking at the logistics and next thing you know, it just locks you up. This year's dream hunt easily turns into "Maybe next year". Look y'all, it doesn't have to be that way. It is definitely something that you can do. You just need to quit treating it like that monster under the bed and se...

Persistence. Internal grit. Taking what others see as obstacles and turning them into opportunities. These are qualities that often separate the doers, the Grinders, from the woulda-coulda's. Qualities, that as your coaches, we want to instill in each and every one of you. The goal of today's show is to help you develop mental strength and talk about those things hunters may see as a reason for fa...

It’s the second half of the final part of our Solo Archery Series on Calling Strategies and Techniques. Over an hour of call techniques that are scenario and mode specific to bulls at different phases of the rut.  Here are just some of the topics covered: Advertising Bull Scenario Destination Bull Scenario Bull with a Hot Cow Scenario Dominant Bull Scenario Putting on a Show - RutFest Using multip...

To successfully fill your tag as a Solo Archery Elk Hunter, it takes a culmination of skills, abilities and knowledge. Elk Hunting Coach, Joe Giglia, has taken 34 public land elk with his bow in the last 36 years. When asked about the secret to consistently filling his tag each year, he is quick to state that the first and foremost number one reason for his success is his calling knowledge and abi...

It's your Solo Elk hunting strategies that will be the basis for all your future successes no matter if you are all alone or hunting with a partner. By being a strong skilled solo hunter, you are an asset and prepared for any elk hunting situation. For the Solo Archery Elk hunter, being able to locate elk is half the battle, a battle that you most definitely can win. So let's get ready to make it...

For those hunters thinking about going solo, if they listened to last weeks show….they know that solo archery elk hunting comes with it’s own unique difficulties. It's all on you. Such a satisfying type of hunt, but one that if not pre-thought and planned out for various aspects, it can become frustrating, physically over-demanding and possibly even dangerous. On Today's show, it's Part 3 of our S...