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I'm honored to catch up with an old friend Marc Carlton! He's a firefighter and runs a calling company NativeByCarlton that he father started over 35 years ago! Marc's dad Wayne is a legend that mastered calling elk with a turkey diaphragm and piece of vacuum hose. With deep passion and lots of hard work, Carlton Calls became a household name in elk hunting and Wayne with his “signature cowboy hat...

HUGE GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!! ElkShape has partnered with Peax Equip to offer listeners an opportunity to win Dan's entire gear list! Here's the landing page with all the details, good luck! Today's pod we're talking to Brice Bishop and Dave Brinker of Peax equipment, going over their bootstrap start-up, growing pain, and how they balance work, fitness and elk hunting! #ElkShape Listeners of the E...

Dudley and Dan are talking shop on arrows and tuning! If you want to watch this podcast you can do that HERE on YouTube! #ElkShape #Nockon   Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE- - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE2023  VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE BLACK OVIS | 10% Off Cod...

Chris Dunkin of Stealth Cam is sitting down and talking whitetail management, trail cam best practices and the future of using trail cameras on public land! #ElkShape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE- - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE2023  VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAP...

Sitting down with in person with LEGENDARY release aid maker Jerry Carter - he's invented and innovated archery release aids for 50+ years! #ElkShape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE- - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE2023  VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE BLACK OVIS | 10...

Dr. Ward is a physical therapist and bowhunter who specializes in injury rehabilitation and prevention! I love that he's a dedicated bowhunter and has carved out a niche to help fellow archers stay off the sidelines. Join us as we discuss his background, overcoming injury and keeping your shoulders bulletproof! #ElkShape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMI...

Today we are connecting with one of our YouTube subscribers who drove a long ways for us to sit down and answer his elk hunting and gear related questions. Kramer has a few elk seasons under his belt and wanted to do an audit on his bow, gear selection and elk tactics after a couple years of tag soup on public land. Dan and Tyler answer his questions in hopes of helping him crush the elk hunting l...

Today we are connecting with one of our Podcast Listeners (Will) who was on the podcast last year (Episode 255) This is a follow up to his elk season, what he learned along the way and how to improve his public land elk hunting tactics for 2023! #ElkShape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE- - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSH...

My buddy Jason Denham has a little meat locker solution / invention that's coming to market and I thought it would be a good idea to expose it to our audience. I have built a meat locker in the past and it wasn't cheap, so this new idea is intriguing when it comes to saving space and time! I want to encourage any of you listening to consider butchering your own wild game meat going forward! Thanks...

Post Big Sky Total Archery Challenge, the boys chum it up on the drive home and talk about their highlights and we start to tease the NEW ElkShape Camp Experience for 2024! #ElkShape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE- CHECK OUT MY BUNDLES CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE23  VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code...

Today we are talking with Josh Jones aka MFJJ of Spokane Valley Archery - we wanted to talk tuning basics and even broadhead tune because it's that time of year! You can watch the podcast HERE Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPEYOUTUBE20 CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE23  VORT...

Chatting with Paul Schommer Olympic Biathlete who's currently training and preparing for his next Olympic Games (2026). He's also a hunter and fitness geek, so we chat all things discipline, fitness and hunting! Check out Paul's WEBSITE Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPEYOUTUBE20 CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE  WILDERN...

Today we get to sit down in person and chat with History Channels' Alone Season 8 Winner Clay Hayes. I met Clay a few years prior to him participating in the show while he was primarily doing YouTube and bow building. It was a very enjoyable conversation on how he decided to quit his steady corporate job as a Wildlife Biologist and go out on his own as a YouTuber. Clay is a remarkable woodsman and...

This 300th episode is all about our latest adventure in Canada... My dad and lifelong friend Tyler all went up to Canada to chase black bears in Alberta only to have nonstop Grizzly bears (which you cannot hunt) interfere with our pursuits... #elkshape GUESTS: Rod Staton & Tyler Denham Twin Valley Outfitters Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Of...

Today we're talking to Nick Howe who's an aspiring film maker and wants to produce content around hunting and family with a catch; he believes that even your wife should want to watch his productions. Nick is an attorney by day focusing on mergers and acquisitions, but he's also a very committed high level athlete and hunter. This is a fun listen especially if you're wanting to know how to get int...

Brent Hahn owns and operates Valkyrie Archery - he's a dedicated elk hunter that felt the market needed a new system for maximum penetration on elk, so he worked with a team of engineers and designed his own system. Today we explore his background in archery, bowhunting and how the Valkyrie system came to be. #elkshape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOO...

Dan Evans is the best elk hunter I know. He owns and operations OPTION Archery out of Trout Creek Montana. I have been pestering him for 6 years to come on my podcast and talk shop... That's why I am so excited to finally get this episode created for all of you to get to know him better! #elkshape Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Off Code: ELK...

Nick Fisher owner of AAE Archery hung out for 3 days teaching me all his ways to super tuning bows. We filmed nonstop, hunted turkeys, got 3 workouts in and even found time to record a podcast. This episode covers his tuning methodology as well as his fitness journey. Nick is a special guy, incredible archer and has completely changed his life by quitting smoking and drinking. His journey is inspi...

As a bowhunter of 20+ years - my evolution in arrow selection has changed. I used to buy arrows shafts pre-fletched from a big box store and call it good. Eventually I gravitated towards buying shafts and an arrow saw, then started fletching my own arrows. Then, I really dug in on arrow components, arrow spines, nock tuning and bare-shaft tuning. All this lead me down a road of mitigating any pote...

"I was a competitive athlete in my youth. I started my career as an Ironworker at 19 years old. Today I run a large steel erection company. I have been blessed with a beautiful wife of 31 years, this August, and raised two wonderful children. For the last 20 plus years I have focused on being a husband, a father and running my business. While I continue to make them a priority, today I am making t...

Have you ever dreamt of traveling to New Zealand to chase roaring stag in the middle of the rut or "Roar," as they call it? Me too! Today we're talking to Owen, a backcountry New Zealand bowhunter who's stoked to share some adventures with us. Owen and I have been corresponding via email for over a year and finally today, we get to talk for the first time and learn about the opportunities that the...

Arrow Science - Today we're talking to lead mechanical engineer from IronWill Outfitters - Bill Vanderheyden - he's the mastermind behind their broadhead design and now they're offering precision custom arrow builds as well. We discuss the science behind perfect arrow flight and how to choose the best broadhead for the job! Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA O...

NHL Hockey is no joke when it comes to sustaining injuries - a physical sport that very few can say they made it to the professional level. Today, we're getting to know the ins and outs of professional hockey, life after retirement and working through injuries with NHL star Kevan Miller! Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPEYOUTU...

Today we're talking to a dedicated archery hunter out of Utah - James Yates - a chemical engineer, father, husband and badass bowhunter. We are geeking out on arrows, set-ups and going over the story behind his public land mule deer giant that netted 228 and change! Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: 💢 Discount Codes 💢 PNUMA OUTDOORS - 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPEYOUTUBE20 CANVAS CUTTER - 1...

Casey Brooks is a farmer out of Washington state (my home state) and has been chasing bugles with a bow for decades. He's put down 80+ bulls with a bow and is going to break down herd bull strategy on today's podcast! Casey's son Beau Brooks Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: The Elk Collective - $25 off our Digital Elk Hunting Course - elkshapepodcast Wilderness Athlete 20% off your fi...