Today I sit down with a buddy in the hunting industry Isaac Aleman.  He works for Easton Archery in sales and has been in the hunting industry for over ten years.  Isaac attempts to convince me that mule deer hunting is better than elk hunting but his argument is pretty weak.  My favorite part is chatting about old school mule deer huntng DVD's and the hunting era prior to social media.  We discuss what influenced us when we started out hunting with archery and relive shooting bowcast at the bird which is now known as the total archery challenge.

Show Links:

TEAM FMP Video Teaser

Project Black Trailer

Total Archery Challenge SLC

Easton Archery

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we bring on fellow bowhunter and crossfitter out of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Matt Anderson.  Matt is a full time coach and now started a food prep company called Rx Meals.  We talk about his elk hunt this fall where he encountered a wolf and it didn't turn out well for the wolf.  We hear how he prepares for hunting season and some of his secrets to practicing shooting with a high heart rate.  Matt is a hungry elk hunter and has won the Train To Hunt National Championship with his wife.  It's a quick listen and hopefully you can gain some insight on how to eat better, train harder, and shoot stronger.

Rx Meals Website

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been saving up listener questions and answered them all! Here's what we covered:

LINKS to my PARTNERS

Bohnng Archery Caribou Game Bags Hoyt Archery MTN OPS Vortex Optics Exo Mountain Gear Easton Archery Kenetrek Boots onXmaps YouTube Channel Train To Hunt eBook Phelps Game Calls

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally got to chat with Elk 101's Corey Jacobsen.  He's a world elk calling champion many times over, blue collar, and extremely passionate about elk hunting.  Corey is the quarterback when it comes to play calling and making moves on September Bulls.  You don't want to miss this episode.  We did the interview through the Internet because Corey lives in the mountains so the connection wasn't the greatest, but the content is pure GOLD.

We discuss:

Advanced Elk Calling Scenarios

Wolves in Idaho

Facing your Fears and Staying Diligent in the Off-Season

And So much more...

Elk101 Website

Elk101 YouTube

Elk101 University

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with marketing director of Kenetrek Boots Wyatt Nielson. Wyatt lives in Big Sky country and is a true outdoorsmen. We chat about his amazing journey losing over 50lbs off the scale in the last year through diet and exercise. We touch on Intermittent Fasting and the principles behind that dietary approach. We discuss Wyatt's main goal of arrowing his first six point bull with a bow on public land.

Kenetrek Boots Instagram LINK

Wyatt Instagram LINK

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Brinker is a fellow elk hunter from Bozeman, Montana.  He does work for Sitka Gear and he just recorded his first album in Nashville, Tennesse.

We talked about:

Some of the challenges with hunting public land mature bulls

Rookie mistakes made when coming out West to elk hunt

How to overcome fear and put yourself out there when it comes to your dreams

The best way to put your life on hold for elk hunting season

How David went for his dream of becoming a country music star

 Dave Brinker iTunes LINK

Dave Brinker Spotify LINK

Sitka Gear LINK

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally got my wife Alicia aka Mrs. ElkShape on the show!  This show was recorded while we were on vacation in Maui.  I had a handful of questions that I wanted her to tackle such as:

What's the best and worst part of being married to an elk hunter?

Why do you think I am so passionate about elk hunting?

What can hunters do to better explain their WHY when it comes to hunting?

We also talk about some personal financial manners, why we employ discipline in our finances and how we integrate Dave Ramsey principles in our lifestyle.  We go into detail on how we budget and how we save so we can pay cash for vacations, vehicles, and save for things before they come up.

ELKSHAPE PARTNERS:

Hoyt Archery

Vortex Optics

MTN OPS

Exo Mountain Gear

Easton Archery

Bohning Archery

Grip Reaper Broadheads

Kenetrek Boots

Sitka Gear

Caribou Game Bags

Phelps Game Calls

onXhunt

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices