Blue Collar Elk Hunting

Using a typical success rate, right around 11 to 26 public land hunters out of 100 are going to kill an elk. 85 to 90 percent of those numbers, are those hunters consistently getting it done year after year. According to the statistics, especially all you guys and gals heading out west for the first time, only 2 to 4 of you out of 100 are going to kill an elk on public land this year. Is that really your reality? You know what we say to that y’all? We say screw the statistics!  In this episode, your elk hunting coaches talk about statistics, crowds as well as how all the negatives, and excuses out there are really just opportunities in disguise for those that want to be successful. Please remember to Review, Rate and Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp there, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we d

A huge part of being successful at hunting and finding elk is being able to read their sign. Knowing what to look for. Knowing the difference between old and fresh sign. What it means if you are seeing sign, but not seeing elk. For a first time elk hunter, it could take years of learning to decipher everything involved when reading Elk sign. But guys and gals, it’s nothing that a few visits to the ol’ Elk Camp won’t be able to help you with. In this episode your Elk Hunting Coaches are going to talk about all aspects of elk sign. From there they have a great discussion on “Closing the Gap” on elk during an encounter and then the guys talk about “Counting Coup”. What it is and the benefits. They also share some great stories along the way. So friends, pull up a chair and Welcome to Elk Camp! Please remember to Review, Rate and Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp there, you will be in th

Joe from ElkBros joins Eric Clark on his "Where to Hunt" Podcast in talking to whitetail hunters on how to get into elk hunting. Where to start. Similarities and differences between whitetail and elk hunting. The physical ability levels, as well as elk hunting as a life changing experience. Please remember to Review, Rate and Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp there, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredible experiences and opportunities that has made our lives so special. The purpose, passion and exhilaration of elk hunting.  If you want to help us do what we do and wouldn't mind a few perks and advantages along the way, then go to our

Question #1 - How hard is it for deer hunters to make that jump to elk? Question #2 - Where do I start? These are the top two questions from whitetail, or even other deer hunters, that are making the jump to elk hunting and heading out west this year. Generally it’s their first time. It might even be their second, but they felt lost their first time out. In this episode, the ElkBros Gilbert, Chav & Joe help you to utilize your current skill sets as a deer hunter with those needed as an elk hunter. What to keep, what to throw out and what to learn.  They also give you a simplified approach to help eliminate some of those doubts and concerns of where to start. Other Topics discussed: Finding elk vs finding whitetails When and where to hunt...simplified Preparing and simplifying your setup Hunting Buddy This thing called Altitude Preparing your mindset Please remember to Review, Rate and Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.c

There are a lot of excited elk hunters out there with all the State's draws coming to a close. But along with that excitement can be some degree of anxiousness, nervousness and the need to gather information for a lot of first timers as well as those that just haven't been able to close the deal in the past. In this episode, our listeners guide the topics through their own questions that cover a wide array of areas and topics for the upcoming hunt. Topics discussed: - Getting away from crowds - Thoughts on Wilderness hunting vs less spectacular landscapes - Backpacking solo - High Use area strategy - Overcoming that uneasiness of not being able to physically scout  - The effect of this years snow pack - Keeping meat after a successful hunt - The dilemma of what and when to shoot on a five day hunt - The gear needed for a hunt as well as for your daypack Please remember to Review, Rate and Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBro

Joe Giglia from ElkBros and Michael Batease from Elk Calling Academy talk about today's elk hunter vs those twenty years ago. Michael also provides elk calling information concerning vocalizations, meanings and situations that you do NOT want to miss. Topics discussed (In the order discussed): - The resources available now for knowledge and preparedness. - Ethics and shot distance thoughts - Defining a trophy - Effectiveness vs consistency - Use and advancements of diaphragm calls - Woodman-ship concerns, aids and tips - The biggest misconceptions when it comes to calling elk - Deciphering elk bugles and their meanings - Understanding elk vocalizations and situations - The importance of the breeding sequence when calling elk Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you li

Finding someone to "Ride the River With". Finding a solid and reliable elk hunting partner can be crucial to an enjoyable, memorable and successful elk hunt. On this episode, Gilbert, Chav & Joe share stories, thoughts and tips when it comes to choosing an elk hunting partner or partners. Also in this episode, the ElkBros Shout-outs and the ElkBros then answer listener's questions that discuss aggressive calling tactics, late season rifle tips, solo hunting... both as a backpacker as well as with atv's, and they finish with a discussion on broadhead choice. Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp there, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that other

Joe Giglia from ElkBros and Trent Fisher from Born and Raised Outdoors talk about those gifts..thought processes, traditions, ethics, skill sets that have been handed down from our families that make us the elk hunters that we are today. The effects they have as well as what is passed on. You will pick up a couple of elk hunting tips along the way as well. Remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/elkbros) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s that fear of getting lost, or caught somewhere unknown after dark that keeps hunters only a stones throw from roads or known trails. It’s that fear that limits opportunities. It’s that SAME fear that leaves so many of us wondering, what if? Becoming a point of failure for success. In this episode the ElkBros talk about how you can eliminate that fear, putting yourself in more and better positions to kill an elk. They discuss the reasons for the fear, the skill sets needed when navigating in the woods and how the GPS has totally changed the game, giving hunters the ability to go where no hunter has gone before. Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkB

Confidence. It’s not just one thing that can create confidence for us as elk hunters. As we have shown you in this series, it’s a constant circle. It’s about attitude, skill sets, work, results, trust, belief & perspective. It’s about identifying your points of possible failure in all of these areas and preparing to overcome those possibilities. It’s about understanding that EVERYONE has the potential to be a successful elk hunter if willing to follow the process laid out in this series. Today, we wrap up our Confidence Series with final thoughts and answers to our viewers questions and comments. We hope you enjoyed the series and are now excited and a bit more prepared to start your journey Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do

It's hard to be confident in anything you are doing if you don't know the rules to the game. When it comes to elk hunting we all have access to the laws and guidelines that govern each state, but what about the unwritten rules? The norms, expectations and the etiquette that exists to insure safety and a good experience for all? In part 7 of their Elk Hunting Confidence series, Gilbert, Chav and Joe discuss all aspects of etiquette while hunting public land. From encounters with other hunters to the different ways respect is to be shown for the animals, land, and people. Including those partners that you have in your own camp. Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribu

When it comes to hunting elk, if you have a plan, if you have a solid strategy that puts you in the best position for success, then you are in business. This is the second part of our Hunt Strategies Confidence development. This time for the rifle hunters. Joe, Chav & Gilbert cover the three seasonal phases around the rut available to rifle hunters. The benefits and difficulties of those phases and thoughts and strategies for hunting them. So pull up a chair and welcome to elk camp!  Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredible experiences and opportunities that has made ou

To be confident in accomplishing a task, you either have to have done that task hundreds of times OR you need a plan on how to do it for the first time. Same goes for hunting elk. If you have a plan, if you have a solid strategy that puts you in the best position for success, then you are in business.  In this episode the ElkBros start with the bowhunters out there and give easy to understand guidelines and strategies to take into the elk woods this fall. So pull up a chair and welcome to elk camp! (Next week....rifle strategies.) Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredibl

The "InSights" edition, episode 1 with Lance Bernal, game biologist and guide for the Vermejo Ranch in northern New Mexico. As a game biologist on a ranch almost the size of Rhode Island, Lance has the opportunity to experience elk in ways that would take most people a lifetime. He talks about his conservation role at Vermejo and discusses topics ranging from elk behavior and common misconceptions to his own personal connection with the animals he hunts, his hunting experiences and views on hunting ethics, hunt preparation and tips for other elk hunters. Lance also shares a promo code, good until June 1st, for the Mountain Tough Fitness program. Enjoy the episode. Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help

Being confident in your hunting gear and equipment is crucial to your overall success as a hunter. Whether it is someone else or the things you use, having confidence means that you can count on it in your time of need. In part 4 of this series on building your overall elk hunting confidence, Gilbert, Chav and Joe discuss the main factors and the actions you can take to develop a solid confidence in your equipment and gear. They also identify and discuss what they feel are the top three pieces of gear that are the most important when it comes to the need for confidence. ( Still to come in upcoming episodes: Ability and confidence development in Hunt strategies, Elk Behavior, & Hunting etiquette ) Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how

Being able to call takes your elk hunting to a whole other level. Having result driven confidence in your calling ability is crucial for you to be consistently successful.  In part 3 of this series on building your overall elk hunting confidence, the ElkBros use both beginning, intermediate and expert views to help you better understand the variables and different reasons for what they do when calling elk. More importantly, they help go beyond the obvious results for a deeper understanding. ( Still to come in upcoming episodes: Ability and confidence development in Equipment, Elk Behavior, Hunt strategies & Hunting etiquette ) Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribu

It's a true ElkBros reunion on an archery hog hunt in South Texas. For the first time ever, Joe & Chav travel to hunt out of New Mexico and join ElkBros partners Gilbert Ornelas, Manano Grateron & Luis Gonzales for a true reunion to talk about their elk hunting brotherhood, hunting hogs in South Texas and Elk Calling Confidence. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/elkbros) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of this series on building hunting confidence, the ElkBros discuss the importance of our frame of mind while working towards our ability step goals in the quest for overall confidence. With the right frame of mind understood, they then coach on how to begin the process towards achieving shooting and fitness confidence. ( Still to come in upcoming episodes: Ability and confidence development in Calling, Equipment, Elk Behavior, Hunt strategies & Hunting etiquette ) Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredible experiences and opportunities that has made our lives so

How much does your mindset, your attitude effect your performance as a hunter? Do you TRULY believe each and every time you walk into the woods that you can kill an Elk? In part 1 of this series, The ElkBros explore and explain the aspects and steps needed in building your confidence and becoming a more successful elk hunter.  Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredible experiences and opportunities that has made our lives so special. The purpose, passion and exhilaration of elk hunting.  If you want to help us do what we do and wouldn't mind a few perks and advantages alo

It's the number one item on your list if you plan on being successful on any elk hunt...scent. The ElkBros explain thermals and the use of wind as well as give you all their thoughts, ideas and tips on dealing with scent control. What is that smell? Please remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review the podcast in Apple iTunes or on the Apple Podcast App. You can find more Elk Hunting content on the ElkBros.com site and if you join our Elk Camp, you will be in the know anytime we put out a video, podcast or special promo code. If you like who we are, what we do, how we do it and would like to help us keep the lights on, you can contribute to ElkBros on our Patreon site and help us insure that others may also have the same incredible experiences and opportunities that has made our lives so special. The purpose, passion and exhilaration of elk hunting.  If you want to help us do what we do and wouldn't mind a few perks and advantages along the way, then go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/elkbros and become a pat