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My guests this week are several herds of rutting elk. This may be the best audio recording of elk ever made. Over the next hour you will hear up-close vocalizations from bulls, cows and calves like never before. In some cases you can hear the bulls breathing into the microphone. I captured low frequency growls, grunts and glunks that can only be heard within a few feet of an elk. You’ll hear huffs, hisses, whines, and even a flat out bull fight— not to mentioning epic bugling and chuckling. While listening to this episode you’ll have the chance to understand elk sounds like never before. If you listen to this entire episode and don’t hear an elk sound you’ve never heard before I’ll give you your money back. Enjoy the sounds of September. 

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In this episode, we sit down with Cate Havstad-Casad—a hatmaker, rancher, and founder of Range Revolution—to unravel the hidden environmental cost of America’s closets and how she’s forging a different path. From handcrafting custom western hats and wrangling cattle to building a 1,400-acre regenerative farm and launching a luxury leather goods brand, Cate reveals the waking moment when she learned that over 5 million cattle hides are discarded in the U.S. each year. She explains how Range Revolution is more than a business—it’s a radical redesign of the leather supply chain, using hides that would otherwise go to waste, partnering with ranches regenerating the land, and rejecting petroleum-based fast fashion. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in sustainable style, ethical agriculture, and how one woman is changing the way we value natural materials—one heirloom-quality piece at a time.

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There is only one overland company that was born on an elk hunt, and I sat down with the owner and inventor of the Lone Peak to hear the story while mine was being installed on my truck. Since then I’ve spent a few nights in it and used the other features on a daily basis and I have to say, I’m impressed. After another 40 nights sleeping in it, this thing will have paid for itself. Anyhow, enjoy the episode and dig in to see if this is a piece of gear that would benefit you. 

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This week I have a very special guest, my mentor and friend, Tim Butler. Tim served in the Marines in the gulf war and since then has worked as an engineer for many if not most of the major gun manufacturers in America. While he may argue this point, I believe he has influenced firearms more than any other individual in the past century, and more than likely, if you’re an American hunter, you own a firearm that Tim worked on. Make sure to check out the portion of this episode where he describes making the pistols carried by the guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier— more detail and nostalgia have been put into these sacred firearms than any other in active military service. Give me chills. 

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The broadhead is the most important part of any archery system. Every other piece of gear you wear, use or carry is simply a supporting effort for delivery your broadhead to the vitals of an animal. This week I drove to Casper, Wyoming to sit down with the intelligent and experienced Mr Bryan Broderick to talk about arrow systems and broadheads. He politely challenged some of my own long held beliefs from a position of knowledge and authority. In some aspects he convinced me to rethink these beliefs, in other ways I’m still unmoved. Regardless, this episode has value for anyone who intends to launch an arrow at an animal. Enjoy!

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Nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated so in this episode we make it simple, tell a few hunting stories, and rate the nutritional quality of everything I planted in my garden this year. Check out their website here.

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Hannah Mabbot runs Hunt Oregon and guides elk from August 1st through March. Last year she guided 65 hunters with a 90% success rate. I don’t know of anyone who guides more elk hunters than her. We talk about the guide life, hunter expectations, and other goodnesses. 

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My guest this week travelled all over the world to work as a cowboy. In fact, he worked on all six continents where the job is done. Meet The Lost Cowboy, Mr J.B. Zielke. From surviving cartel gunfights in Mexico to finding nomadic reindeer herders in Mongolia, to mustering wild cattle in Northern Australia with motorcycles and helicopters, he has had some wild experiences. If you enjoy this episode, share it with a friend, and leave us a review wherever you listened to this episode. 

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I love long range shooting and close range hunting, but let’s say something went wrong and a critter is wounded and the only chance you are going to get is across a canyon at 1,000 yards— can you make that shot? I got invited to attend the first class of the Salmon River Shooting School and this show was recorded after the school was done. We talk about the ethics and reality of long range hunting as well as some stories about how Cameron gets after it on his backcountry mountain hunts where he regularly spends 3-4 weeks alone without coming out. 

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Half a million years ago an early human in Java engraved a zigzag pattern into a shell, and ever since then engraving has been a lasting form of art. Amy Raymond is famous for engraving silver in a western style. We sat down to discuss her art, gun engraving, and many other subjects in this fun episode. Amy has a great sense of humor and is renowned not only for her art but also as a teacher. I’m pretty sure most of us own something that’s engraved in one way or another. Here’s your chance to learn about it. Check out her art here.