Western Contours

I sat down with Joe and talk Elk Bros. Adventures what we learned, what's on the horizon and why we should be prepping now... deciding on landscape, factoring in outside influence, knowing "where you are" in their timing, marginal shots and just plumb grinding it out. Enjoy the episode! Brought to you by Western Fly Covers Western Fly Covers:  When you spend as much time as we do outdoors you know...

It's been a while since I sat down with Diego Otero of Main Beam Addiction and it was time for an update! Diego is the man child behind the Main Beam brand and not only is he a great youth ambassador for hunting, well lets just say he's wise beyond his years on and off the mountain. We get into our New Mexico elk hunt, his wilderness hunt, an amazing first bull and how Main Beam has grown and matu...

I sat down at Western Hunt Fest with Heath and Lindsay of On Track Big Game Recovery and talk the service they offer here in Colorado. Unfortunately it happens when tracking a hit animal blood goes thin, the weather turns or the shot wasn't as lethal as we thought. One of the ugliest truths as a hunter, we can't find our animal! You'll do everything you can to recovery that animal, when all else h...

This is the final wapiti episode with season just a day away! With "The Bugler" Dirk Durham with some pearls from his bag of tricks. When you've successfully hunted elk for as many years as Dirk, it's not by chance, just calling or dumb luck. We go hot and fast into his approach from the time tires touch the mountain to boots on the ground for the final approach. How he game plans, playing a bulls...

And its go time! You've put in the work all year, trekked around the mountain and found elk, staying focused, setting up and finishing is all that's in front of you and a notched tag, unfortunately this is where most folks miss the opportunity. I sat down with Big O, Gilbert Ornelas and discuss "the finish". Gil knows a thing or two about putting it together in those final moments. We get into set...

I had the honor to sit down with The Bearded Elk Whisperer himself, Oregon's own Tony Gilbertson. Tony doesn't roll with the moniker in vain, his presence on the stage and in the woods is well worth the alias and all the while wore with gracious humility. We get into his passion for elk hunting and being on the mountain with family and friends, the nuances from stage competitions and the woods, hi...

Another cram session just in time for season, this time with Chris Roe of Roe Hunting resources. We did tangent early but this episode is all elk (post edit). Chris and I get into targeted strategies, focusing on elk behavior, staying in the game mentally, how our interjections can alter herd dynamics and Chris's top 5 to name a few. Enjoy the episoed! Interested in more of what you heard from Chr...

As elk season draws closer new gear is hitting the packs and the truck beds, the fatal flaw.... Not testing said gear prior to in field use! I sat down with Cole Wilks and talk gear. Everything from last minute adds, footwear systems, comfort items and the continued debate of face paint vs. mask. Enjoy the episode! This episode is brought to you by Western Fly Covers Western Fly Covers:  When you...

And here we are, season is just a couple weeks away. On this Wapiti episode with Mike Batease of the Elk Calling Academy we get into to calling sequences and scenarios you should have in your proverbial quiver when season kicks off, understanding "where you're at" in the season is critical with your calling strategy, planning and setting goals prior to heading down the trail head or packing out of...

Just a couple more Wapiti Wednesday's left before its boots to the mountain! This weeks Wapiti episode is a live session from Mountain Archery Fest with the Elk Bros own Joe Giglia. Joe and I get into situational awareness, knowing what you're in the midst of and reacting APPROPRIATELY on the fly, staying cool under pressure, reading, creating, adapting and controlling the situation. Enjoy the epi...

Elk season has crept up from behind and you're not where you want to be- I sat down once again with Jermaine Hodge and pick his brain on last minute elk prep and calling audibles on the mountain. We talk game planning, being comfortable calling audibles, going silent, judging distance to a calling bull, getting too emotional, how humanizing situations can lend itself to reading the temperature as...

Its been said as sportsmen and women we should support a local, a regional and a national sportsmen organization, so I sat down with CBA's southwest region director to discuss CBA's work in Colorado, get some history, an outlook on the future and vet out a small issue I had within the policy statement. If you're hunting archery in Colorado, resident and non-resident alike you ought to consider joi...

With so many folks carrying cameras on the mountain or attempting to in this episode with Loren Schrag of Good Bull Outdoors we discuss what Loren and Ally run on the mountain filming, taking product or lifestyle photos and video and of course the infamous Good Bull elk captures. We talk some basic settings, audio, gear and a little post and the business Good Bull has evolved into over the years....

I love sitting down face to face to record episodes! I caught up with Efren Gonzalez and Jeffrey DeVaul at MAF's Durango Colorado shoot and we talked about the move to Colorado, the upcoming Western Hunt Fest, family values and honing our craft. The episode is followed by a bonus "short". Pack Em Out is a family brand about building community and camaraderie to name a couple, why not include the f...

There's folks that go bear hunting and then there's folks that can hunt bears, I sat down with the latter on this episode, Mr. Garret Weaver and Mr. Jared Newman. On Point and Hunt League have teamed up and put together one heck of a bear hunt giveaway. We get into the Hunt League app and the updates, The On Point Experience league, bear hunting and what Garrret has done to stay successful season...

I sat down with Evan Bannock to talk his Alaskan caribou hunt, the planning, the prep, the hardships and the proverbial icing on the cake. What's different than any other pod talking Caribou... Evan's attitude, determination and his desire to inspire through this story. Not to mention not many if any at all have hunted the Brooks Range from a wheel chair! Mid way on his goal to the Super 10 and ma...

Who doesn't love home grown American business, especially when it comes to the business end of our carbon sticks! I sat down with Leigh Hauck of Tooth Of The Arrow Broadheads and discuss the company origins, the offerings, what sets TOTA apart and their goals for the end user. Tooth Of The Arrow is a 3 blade design, designed and manufactured in the USA machined from a solid steel with 1" and 1 3/1...

I met Dustin and Dane the gentlemen behind Hardside Hydration at the 2022 Hunt Expo via Heather Kelly's Founders Speaker Series and had to get my hands on the Swig Rig once I saw it. For me it solved a couple of problems and well I absolutely love small home grown business. After some time in the field running it and putting it through the paces it got my proverbial stamp and fits right into my "k...

Live from The Western Hunting and Conservation Expo live in the Initial Ascent booth with the soulful hunter Johnny Mack!. I talk with Johnny about his path and connection to the outdoors and hunting, the realization of being "connected" to our pursuits and why spreading the proverbial word to said connection matters to him This series has so much to offer in insight and perspectives, Enjoy the ep...

Episode281 Continuing with the live recordings from Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake from the Initial Ascent booth! I had the honor and pleasure to sit with Paul and Dee Servey. We get into the spiritual and ancestral connection to the land and animals through hunting, the healing we find in our pursuits, what's available on the mountain if we are willing to seek it out. We may g...

I sat down with Shannon Waters, owner of Gastro Gnome Meals. We get into why she created Gastro Gnome, her culinary background, where the meals fall in the market space and her journey as a new hunter. I enjoyed the conversation as much as I enjoyed eating the meals, they can legitimately be enjoyed in the backcountry or the dining room table. Enjoy the episode! To learn more about Gastro Gnomes o...

Episode 9 of the live recordings from Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake from the Initial Ascent booth! This series has so so much to offer in insight and perspectives. I had the honor to share some time with my friend Caleb Newton out of Wyoming and owner of County 6 Predator. We talk about the importance of introducing and supporting youth in the outdoors, how we combat the ever...

The Wapiti Wednesday edition live from Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake continues from the Initial Ascent booth! This series has so so much to offer in insight and perspectives. I had the honor and priviledge to share some time with one of my favorite elk callers Jermaine Hodge. We may talk elk and a little calling, when's the right time to practiced how he was able to call in ov...

Lives from the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake continues from the Initial Ascent booth! This series has so so much to offer in insight and perspectives. I sampled some of Alpen Fuel's offerings and had to sit down and discuss Alpen Fuel, the meals, mission and why's with owner Shaun Durkee. Enjoy the episode! To learn more and check out Alpen Fuel offerings follow the link below...

The flurry of live recordings from Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake continues from the Initial Ascent booth! This series has so so much to offer in insight and perspectives. I had the honor to share some time with John Stallone. We discuss HOWL for Wildlife, hunter activism and why now is the right time for the hunting demographic to step"it" up. Enjoy the episode! GET INVOLVED I...