We are trying a new format for this episode. Please enjoy our attempt at a live "call-in" show where we bring on guests from the Spike Camp community to hear highlights from their 2024 hunting season. In this episode we heard stories about stone sheep hunting, elk hunting, a giant wyoming bull elk, whitetail, and spanish Ibex.

Thank you to Eric Hounsell and Jayden Ockenden for jumping on the show and sharing your hunting stories with all of us. We tried to bring Brian Spitzig as well, but some technical issues prevented that so Chuck closed out the show talking about his recent Spanish Ibex hunt. Enjoy!

Alpine Riflecraft

This episode of the Spike Camp podcast is brought to you in part by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alpine Riflecraft⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Alpine Riflecraft is a Canadian firearms company that is redefining what an ultralight mountain hunting rifle should be. Their flagship product the Zenith rifle starts at 4.5lbs and is the lightest carbon-barrelled bolt action on the market today. Alpine Riflecraft rifles are 100% Engineered, Designed, and Manufactured in Canada.

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Wacey jumped back on the podcast to catch up with Chuck and chat about their seasons so far, and to talk about hunting white-tailed deer. Wacey is an Alberta hunter who has grown up learning the art of whitetail hunting.

He has a lifetime of experience hunting whitetails, so this episode was focused on picking Wacey's brain on whitetailed-deer hunting scenarios. Chuck and Wacey dove into the strategies Wacey uses to hunt white-tailed deer, stories from in the field, and answered questions from the audience. 

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Please welcome Jordan Kowalchuk on the podcast to talk Monster Muleys with Chuck. Chuck and Jordan will be covering strategies to locate and hunt larger class mule deer, stories from in the field, and much more.

Jordan is one half of the instagram account @bcbackcountry, and is an avid hunter in British Columbia who puts in the work to find success with critters like elk and mule deer. Jordan was a guest during our 2023 Elk Camp series on Spike Camp. You can find that conversation here if you are interested.

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We are very excited to have five leadership members of Wild Sheep Foundation's Women Hunt Program on the show. Please welcome Jana Waller, Rachel Ahtila, Brandi Love, Julie Chapman, and Reneé Thornton!

ABOUT WOMEN HUNT - Wild Sheep Foundation’s Women Hunt® program engages, educates, empowers and inspires more women to enter the hunting and conservation space. 

Spike Camp has partnered with Women Hunt to launch the Women Hunt community space! This new discussion space within Spike Camp will be hosted by Women Hunt and aims to foster conversations, share stories, and spotlight women in the hunting community. 

We want women to share, and we also encourage men to celebrate the women in their lives who are passionate about the outdoors, with the aim of inspiring and encouraging more women to get involved.

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For the final night of Elk Camp we are joined by Dylan Eyers of EatWild to discuss strategic early season elk hunting. Dylan consistently finds success hunting bull elk during the early season of September which can be a bit unique for some of us who hunt later September and beyond. On the livestream Dylan spoke about how he finds elk, hunting strategies, pros & challenges of early season elk hunting, and meat care in hot weather.

Dylan Eyers is the owner of EatWild. EatWild was founded with the understanding that most urban folk don’t have this network of hunting and wilderness mentors. EatWild's mission is to provide this community to the growing number of people who are interested in eating wild, organic and ethical foods. Dylan hosts an excellent hunting podcast for those interested.

About Elk Camp

For Night 2 of Elk Camp our friend Mike Bridger joined the show to talk through different elk hunting set ups, calling scenarios, and tactics that he has used in the field when trying to stay one step ahead of that monster bull. There were some really useful nuggets of information in here. You'll certainly walk away with a couple of tips to try out on your upcoming elk hunt!

Mike Bridger is an experienced elk hunter, guide, and biologist based in northern British Columbia. Mike spends a lot of time hunting and scouting many species but particularly elk and white-tailed deer so we were excited to have him join us for this episode of Elk Camp!

Alpine Riflecraft

This episode of the Spike Camp podcast is brought to you in part by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alpine Riflecraft⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Alpine Riflecraft is a Canadian firearms company that is redefining what an ultralight mountain hunting rifle should be. Their flagship product the Zenith rifle starts at 4.5lbs and is the lightest carbon-barrelled bolt action on the market today. Alpine Riflecraft rifles are 100% Engineered, Designed, and Manufactured in Canada.

To kick off Elk Camp we have the boys from the ⁠Come Out Heavy podcast⁠ on the livestream to talk elk hunting with us. Devin and Curt Gassoff will be talking about how to locate and hunt a target bull, escouting, strategies and stories from their experience elk hunting.

Please welcome Ashley Stuckless of High BC for a Camp Chat with Chuck. Chuck and Ashley talked about the ins and outs of self-filming a hunting adventure, Ashley's journey from YouTube to Network TV, and his plans for the upcoming hunting season.

High BC follows host Ashley Stuckless and other guest BC resident hunters on hunts with family and friends in some of the most amazing places British Columbia has to offer. High BC productions are self-filmed with all post production done in house. The show focuses on the challenges and the opportunities available to resident hunters.

Precision Optics

This episode of the Spike Camp podcast is brought to you in part by Precision Optics. Omer and his team are the ones to trust when it comes to mountain hunting gear, guns, and optics. Precision Optics is a major supporter of conservation and we are proud to partner with them. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠precisionoptics.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and tell them that Spike Camp sent you.

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To close out Sheep Camp, we welcome our friend Kevin Willis on the show. Kevin is a very experienced sheep hunter with a wealth of knowledge on stone sheep. 

We focused the conversation with Kevin on stories from his time pursuing stone rams, and tried to glean some strategies that have helped him find success pursuing "trophy" stone rams. 

There are many definitions of a trophy ram and for each person it is unique. For this conversation we explored the decisions and strategy it takes to uncover stone rams that are not just a legal ram, but are those mature, upper echelon stone rams that we all dream about.

Last year we had Kevin do a full episode of Sheep Camp focused on ultralight sheep hunting. If you are interested in that episode listen to it here or scroll back to episode 3 of our podcast.

Precision Optics

This episode of the Spike Camp podcast is brought to you in part by Precision Optics. Omer and his team are the ones to trust when it comes to mountain hunting gear, guns, and optics. Precision Optics is a major supporter of conservation and we are proud to partner with them. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠precisionoptics.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and tell them that Spike Camp sent you.

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What is Sheep Camp?

With sheep season right around the corner we are excited to announce the return of "Sheep Camp", an online live event featuring incredible guest speakers and experts in the field of sheep hunting.The Sheep Camp livestream series is free to join and is hosted on the Spike Camp platform.Throughout the event you'll have a chance to hear hunting stories, pick up gear tips, strategies for the field, ask questions to experienced sheep hunters, and get extra motivation and stoke leading up to season opener.

Tyler Freel and Wacey takeover Sheep Camp for Night 3. Their plan was to catch up a little bit and then go through the gear they bring with them on sheep hunts and discuss the considerations of your gear.

Tyler Freel is a host of the Tundra Talk podcast, a must-listen podcast about hunting, fishing, trapping, and the Alaskan life. Tyler lives in Fairbanks, Alaska and has been DIY hunting sheep and other alaskan game for nearly 20 years. Wacey is a widely respected lifelong Alberta hunter, host of the Wilderness Locals podcast and is a host of the Spike Camp podcast.

Precision Optics

This episode of the Spike Camp podcast is brought to you in part by Precision Optics. Omer and his team are the ones to trust when it comes to mountain hunting gear, guns, and optics. Precision Optics is a major supporter of conservation and we are proud to partner with them. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠precisionoptics.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and tell them that Spike Camp sent you.

What is Spike Camp and how can I join?

What is Sheep Camp?

With sheep season right around the corner we are excited to announce the return of "Sheep Camp", an online live event featuring incredible guest speakers and experts in the field of sheep hunting.The Sheep Camp livestream series is free to join and is hosted on the Spike Camp platform.Throughout the event you'll have a chance to hear hunting stories, pick up gear tips, strategies for the field, ask questions to experienced sheep hunters, and get extra motivation and stoke leading up to season opener.