KIFARUCAST

After a failed recording, some technical issues, and much internal healing over the past few months, Aron is ready to finally recap his 2023 Elk Hunt with South Cox.  As part of the healing process, they chose to relive the "kick in the ding ding" that was their Colorado Elk Hunt this past fall.  Always a great time having South on the show, even if it did drum up some painful memories for both Ar...

Aron welcomes Lorenzo Sartini to the show this week. Lorenzo is the founder of GoHunt, a multifaceted entity that is not only an online shop and storefront in Las Vegas for most of the top quality hunting gear brands, but they have also developed their own app and mapping system, along with providing customers with the best in draw and application data available. Lorenzo has that entrepreneurial s...

Aron welcomes long time friend Clint Casper to the show.  Clint is a very active outdoor writer for numerous publications and blog style websites.  They talk the changes they have seen in the hunting industry and the changes that have been brought about via social media.  They talk about the pitfalls of constant interaction in those channels and the desire to maybe step away or "retire" from "the...

Aron welcomes Dr. Preston Ward to the podcast this week.  Dr. Ward is the driving force behind Man Physio, the physical therapy program built for the outdoorsman.  Dr Ward traveled up to Riverton to give a hand on session for the crew here at Kifaru, helping give tricks and tips to longevity in the mountains.  He and Aron go over the items they worked on, and some of the things that many outdoor a...

Aron welcomes long time friend and trad archer extraordinaire Chris Parrino to the podcast.  Chris has been one of our most requested guests now that Aron is getting back into the traditional archery game.  Chris is a very effective hunter with the stick bow, having taken several animals including some massive Brown and Grizzly bears.  They go over some of those hunts, as well as some of the key p...

Aron welcomes Jay Vallotton back to the show. Jay is an Emotional Health Guide, Pastor, and runs a men's discipleship program called BraveCo.  They have a good conversation going over mental, physical, and spiritual health.  They dive into stoicism, controlling your emotions, and different elements of self-discipline.   Another great conversation between these two over some non-typical topics.  

Aron welcomes Gregg McLeod from Green Beret Fitness to the podcast.  Green Beret Fitness is an athletic and endurance competition that reflects some of the things Gregg was tested on in the military.  Aron and him dive into some of the things that set GBF apart from other fitness races and make them one of the premiere events around.  

Aron welcomes Bruno Fallon back to the podcast.  Bruno is the Director of Operations for Born Primitive Tactical, retired military serviceman with 40+ years for active duty and DOD service.  As training, fitness, and health are paramount for both Bruno and Aron, they dive into diet, exercise, the sugar epidemic, and the importance of daily water intake. Little more about Bruno: Bruno retired in 20...

Aron welcomes his dentist, Dan Hauck to the podcast.  Dan is a lifelong resident of Riverton, and has led quite the interesting life.  Dan is an avid hunter, fisher, and outdoorsman, and has been part of the Outdoor Dream Foundation, helping disabled youth and combat wounded veterans get into hunting and the outdoors.  Dan also dives into a darker time in his life, and his journey back!  An incred...

Aron welcomes Kifaru's Tactical Rep "Wally" to the podcast. Wally has been working hand in hand with our lead designer Eric Bender to develop an all new rifle carrying system, dubbed the "Scabbard". He is also spearheading many of the training and outdoor skills camps that Kifaru will be offering in the future. Aron and him have a good time, maybe too good, talking about the new rifle carry system...

Aron welcomes Clay Hayes back to the podcast.  Clay is the season 8 winner of the hit television show ALONE.  Aron and him recap his experience and how things have changed for him and his family since the show.  Great time as always catching up with Clay!

Aron welcomes Dan Gates to the podcast.  Dan works with CRWM or Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management.  They are one of the groups leading the charge against emotional wildlife regulation that have been plaguing Colorado as of late.  As a 501c4, they operate as political advocacy group that have a direct line to the capitol and work with many of the other conservation groups that many of...

Aron is joined today by the lead designer Eric Bender to discuss the Ark Frame, the new carbon fiber frame offering from Kifaru.  They dive into all the process it took to get to this stage, and what sets the ARK ahead of the competition.  Also it's our first of many video podcasts in the new KifaruCast Studio!  

Aron welcomes Ron Nemetchek from North River Outfitting to the podcast today.  Ron owns and operates North River Outfitting in Northern British Columbia.  Aron spent 5 weeks up there is past fall not only hunting mountain goat but also was helping on a variety of hunts and came back with a slew of stories from up there.  Ron has been in the guiding and outfitting industry for over 40 years, as wel...

Aron welcomes Dale Perry of Evolution Outdoors back to the podcast.  Back in November, Evolution was the winner of Aron's extensive and popular broadhead review.  In the two months since then, questions and comments have rolled in on our page as well as Dale's.  So we decided to get Dale on, to talk about the broadheads, why Aron felt they checked the most boxes and to answer some of the questions...

Aron welcomes long time friend Danny Ferris back to the podcast.  Aron and him talk about their love for whitetails, from rattling to decoying them in, then move on to their past elk season and the struggle that was.  Then they dive into trucks and discuss Arons new Ram Power Wagon.  Great chat all around between these two old friends. We can't thank our listeners enough for their continued suppor...

To close out 2023, we decided to open up the podcast to the listeners.  We are nothing without our audience, and there are some epic stories that you all have.  Today Aron is joined by Ty Richey.  Ty hails out of Oklahoma, and an avid hunter.  Ty has a heck of story from his elk season.  Sit back and enjoy a hunt story from one of your fellow listeners! Hope everyone is having a safe and successfu...

To close out 2023, we decided to open up the podcast to the listeners.  We are nothing without our audience, and there are some epic stories that you all have.  Next up, Aron is joined by Matt Manley.  Matt hails from the great state of Missouri, and is an avid hunter.  Matt is a former collegiate wrestler and Director of Operations at the University of Missouri for their wrestling program.  They...

Aron welcomes fellow archer and owner of Spokane Valley Archery Josh Jones to the podcast.  You may recognize Josh from his YouTube channel, Podium Archery or from his appearances on dan Statton's Elk Shape channel.  Josh is a highly accomplished archer and wealth of knowledge from years of tinkering and bow builds at his shop.  Him and Aron talk all things archery.  From broadheads, to fletching,...

Aron welcomes long time friend Phil Mendoza to the podcast.  Phil is not only the owner of No Limits Archery in Colorado, but has also been spearheading the new hunting and fishing Tradeshow that will be happening in Colorado, called the Mile High Hunt Expo.  Phil and Aron talk details and what visitors can expect with this new show and why they felt like it was time for Colorado to get a show lik...

Aron welcomes good friend Dr. Drew Aiello to the show!  Aron and Drew talk about hunting and Drew's journey as an individual who didn't dive into hunting until later in life.  They talk about the joys of aging, including some health and nutrition tips to being able to stay on the mountain well into your 50s and 60s.  Sit back and enjoy the show. Hope everyone is having a safe and successful season...

Aron welcomes good friend Jordan Jonas back to the podcast.  Jordan was the winner of the hit show Alone (Season 6), which pits contestants against Mother Nature and themselves to see who can outlast and survive the longest alone in the wilderness.  Jordan also recently bought an outfitting venture in Idaho and does some survival and wilderness training courses.  Jordan has led a very interesting...

Aron welcomes pro athlete Shane Dorian to the podcast.  Shane is a world famous professional surfer from Hawaii, having spent years in the competitive surfing circuit.  Now Shane focuses his time on big wave surfing and is considered one of the best at it.  Since Aron isn't looking at getting into surfing the waves of Wyoming, they opt to chat about hunting and the new UBCO e-bike company Shane ha...

Aron welcomes Kurt Gamache and Bruno Fallon to the podcast this week.  Kurt runs the Born Primitve Outdoor side and Bruno runs the Born Primitive Tactical side.  They dive into their past lives and their transition from the military into the civilian sector.  They go over the product development process for both the hunt line as well as the tactical line.  They even dive into a little health, fitn...

Aron has been testing broadheads since Christ was a kid.  With hundreds of animals taken with dozens of various broadheads over the years, this multi year endeavor has culminated in this extensive review. Aron put the final paces on several brands including Schwacker, Evolution, Sevr, Grim Reaper, G5, Bowmar Archery, RMG Gear, Iron Will, Annihilator, Black Hornet, VPA, and Slick Trick. With the he...