ElkShape

A quick twenty minute listen on what ELKSHAPE is up to after Elk season.  Dan breaks down his partner list and includes his announcement of a new partner and what you can expect from the podcast down the road.   ELKSHAPE PARTNERS: KENETREK EXO HOYT ARCHERY ONXMAPS SITKA GEAR VORTEX OPTICS EASTON ARCHERY ELKSHAPE YOUTUBE EBOOK PHELPS GAME CALLS BOHNING OFF GRID FOOD CO  FNX SUPPLEMENTS Learn more a...

Patrick J. Walsh did not grow up in a hunting family, he has zero hunters in his circle of friends or colleagues.  By day, he's an attorney and part owner of a local gym.  I've been aquainted with him for several years, running into him at CrossFit competitions and answering a few random texts from him periodically about hunting.  Well, this year he decided to try bowhunting elk after a couple of...

Dan recaps his 10 day rollercoaster ride in Nevada.  This podcast is brought to you buy hard work, delayed gratification and being accountable for your actions.   ELKSHAPE PARTNERS: KENETREK EXO HOYT ARCHERY ONXMAPS SITKA GEAR MTN OPS VORTEX OPTICS EASTON ARCHERY ELKSHAPE YOUTUBE EBOOK PHELPS GAME CALLS BOHNING OFF GRID FOOD CO   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was recorded on the road as my dad and I traveled home fron a DIY Public Land Archery Antelope hunt in Idaho.  We talk about some of the strategies employed for early season, meat care, and dealing with public land bullies.  It's a fun listen and hopefully you gain some insight on how to procure the best tasting wild game meat available! ELKSHAPE PARTNERS: KENETREK EXO HOYT ARCHERY ON...

This episode is a "Swapcast" with the East Meets West Podcast hosted by Beau Martonik.  His podcast is geared towards the hunter that wants more out of the hunt than just the kill. It’s for the hunter that loves planning and preparing for the hunt, just as much as the hunt.  Beau picks my brain on preparing for elk hunting 365 with the mindset that hard work and discpline will push you past your p...

Bringing on Zack from HUNT DIY and tapping into his knowledge of obtaining elk tags and not making rookie mistakes.  We first dive into a little hunting industry nuances when it comes to getting your foot in the door and how to monetize your passion.  We discuss his insane hunting schedule for 2018 and how he balances family, work and outdoor writing.  Zack is very authentic and tells it how it is...

Jason Phelps lives in Washington, works a 9-5 and runs a successful call company.  He's a gentle giant and a beast of an elk hunter.  He's been on a handful of Podcasts discussing elk tactics and calling, but today we get into his transformation during the 2018 off-season.  Jason tipped the scales at almost three bills this winter and decided to take control of his health and crushed his fitness g...

How many East coast or Midwest hunters have still not made it out West to elk hunt?  The answer is probably most.  It can be extremely intimidating to plan an elk hunt from a logistical angle, let alone find somewhere good to elk hunt without really having the resources to put up trail cameras or scout ahead of time.  I want everyone to make it happen and commit to the idea of coming out West.  Re...

Today I am recording with fellow Washingtonian Spencer Trippe of Off Grid Food Co.  We chat elk hunting for Roosevel on the Westside of Washington, how he got into elk hunting and then transition to his backcountry food company.  I go over his meal options and their macrontrient breakdowns.  We look deeper into his ingredients and how they might bolster performance.  ElkShape is obsessed with bett...

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...