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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

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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 outdoorsman, we get to know his story and some behind the scenes of the making of the show Alone.

Clay's Website, YouTube and Instagram

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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

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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 into filming your hunts and possibly breaking into the hunting industry. #elkshape

Nick's Insta

Greenhorn Productions

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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

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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

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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 inspiring! #ElkShape

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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 potential failure points in my archery equipment, including arrows.

Today we're talking to Jason Christensen owner of Ram Products maker of the Ram Spine Tester. We filmed a complete tutorial on how to use their machine and decided to chat about it here for all my archery nerds!

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"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 time to take on new challenges, such as, Crossfit and opening Invictus Seattle. In 2023, I hope to inspire masters and individuals alike to create their blueprint for success in both CrossFit and life."

-Kevin Koester

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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 south island has to offer!!

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