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This week the guys are joined by Payden Armstrong from Norden Outdoors. A former midwest guy, Payden dives into his impressive navy career including his time in bud/s, what brought him to Montana, his time as a western hunting guide, and the start of Norden Outdoors. Norden lives by designing and building bad ass gear as tough as the people who use it. Period.  Payden is a blue collar guy with a b...

This week Zach discusses his precious rifle series competition. He goes over the ins and outs regarding shooting competitively, what he learned in the process, the do's and dont's, how to get started, & and if it actually translates to hunting in the mountains. 

This week the guys discuss how to hunt elk in Montana for this up coming season. This episode is NOT tactics driven but more so focused on how to approach applying for tags in Montana as non-residents and residents. All non-resident info was gathered from personal experience and also fish and game. Don't hesitate to fact check us but our goal was to try and help/shorten the learning curve for...

Dave Wootten suffered a career ending injury in the military and has also battled with PTSD. Dave sits down with the guys and tells his tough, but must hear story about his struggles by almost losing his family and even his life. One of the three things that Dave credits to saving his life is archery. Throughout the conversation we also talk about Dave's arrow setup for total archery challeng...

On this weeks episode the guys are joined by Saylor Lavallii. Saylor is an accomplished powerlifter, business owner, ex college football running back, archery hunter, doberman lover, and overall one bad ass dude. Saylor has a no b.s attitude. Saylor speaks about his business with Doberman Weightlifting Club (DWC), what it means to him being apart of a team, hilarious stories about squatting in the...

This episode consists of answering some listener questions such as hunting grizz country, shed hunting, how to judge big game while glassing and e-scouting tactics and techniques. Thank you to all who interacted on social and submitted questions!  Hunting Grizz country: (07:14) Shed Hunting: (20:30) Judging game while glassing: (29:15) E-scouting: (40:20)

All is right as Zach gets back in the saddle and joins Tyler on this weeks episode. The guys discuss hunting gear essentials you need for the backcountry. Boots, packs, knives, optics, etc. Remember...having the best gear is not the message. Using the gear you have & training trumps all. Both also discuss life happenings as things have gotten busy and priorities shift throughout the off season...

We pride ourselves on just being two dudes who love hunting and the outdoors. RAW conversations and expressing our passion for the outdoors is what we do. Tyler goes solo on this episode and explains what it's like moving from the midwest and diving into western hunting in Montana. From expectations, gear essentials, and fitness advice Tyler talks about what he believes one should expect when...

Carson Robinson from Chelsea, Michigan is one of the most impressive young men you'll meet. Carson was born without a left hand and has never let it hinder his dreams. He tells us what keeps him going and what has made him successful as an athlete, bow hunter, and archer. Carson attacks every day and doesn't give a damn about your excuses. He also discusses his plans to pursue archery in...

We sit down with Garrett Heikes from Chasin' The Dream Tv and discuss his hunt for a dream whitetail he called "Edward Scissorhead".  Garrett is an excellent story teller and it was a blast listening to how he approaches the whitetail game in his home state of Nebraska. We also get to learn about how Garrett and his team came up with his company, Chasin' The Dream Tv and what t...

On this weeks episode Tyler and Zach discuss the importance of finding the right hunting partner. Just because that individual is a friend, don't assume they will be the best partner in the mountains. We discuss the many different attributes needed in order to find that right fit. Some listener questions are also answered towards the last 15-20 mins of the episode.  

Logan is a father, husband, firemen, and archery shop owner. He also lives to elk hunt. We discuss Logan's elk hunt in Montana this year, Kansas whitetails, what he's taken away from spending time with Dan Staton, and the three things that has worked for him in terms of being successful in the elk woods. Make sure to follow him and some of the teams he works with! @logan_archery_ @thearc...

Jake Best is an experienced elk hunter and has grown up hunting in Montana his whole life. Jake sits down with us and discusses his 2021 Montana Archery season along with a unique bear encounter, taking his K-9 on his hunting trips, time spent with his father in the mountains, and how making mistakes has helped him in the long run. 

This conversation focuses on our last ditch effort to fill Zach's Montana Mule Deer tag.  When you set big goals for yourself and have high expectations there is always a chance you might fall short. That said, it doesn't mean you lost. With the right mindset we discuss how you can take these setbacks and learn from them. We either WIN or we LEARN.  We also answer some listener questions...

Zach and Tyler discuss Tyler's first ever mule deer harvest along with some strange public land hunting encounters. For the future please send us questions and or topics you would like us to touch on and we will do our best to answer them as we continue.  Instagram: @_geig_ @montanamanz

Zach receives an early birthday present along with future mule deer hunting plans.  Go check out the best knifes in the game!! https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ 

We sit down with Jeff Geiger "Slim" who was fortunate enough to draw a non resident deer tag in Montana. Jeff joined Zach and Tyler on one of his most memorable hunts to date. He discusses the challenges he faced coming from the mid-west, Zach and Tyler's confidential game plan,  and what he believes played the most important role in him ultimately being successful. One of our favor...

Our first ever guest on the podcast. Jake Steinhauer is a mid west guy with a passion for elk hunting. Jake has been on two OTC archery elk hunts out west and speaks on his experiences along with the logistics involved in planning a hunt out west. Even with minimal time spent in the mountains, Jake drops knowledge throughout the episode that even a more experienced hunter could learn from. Thanks...

Our first episode from the new studio. Elk/muley talk + hunting the back country. 

Zach & I discuss the craziest day of elk hunting in Montana we've ever experienced. We did a lot of things right but also made some costly mistakes. Never stop learning.  We are getting caught up on previously recorded episodes & new episodes will be published every Monday from here on out!

We discuss our upcoming elk trip & getting to know Tyler.  Make the move !!

We introduce the podcast including an interview with our co-host and Montana Native, Zach Wallis.