The Western Huntsman Podcast

Jermaine Hodge is a growing voice amongst elk hunters and for good reason. Not only is he a serial elk killer, he is the 2019 World Elk Calling Champion with an impressive athletic history! In this SOS installment, we cover his best tips on calling and strategy, and have a lengthy conversation about how his time as an athlete and coach translate to hunting the mighty wapiti. May 2022 Installment of School of September is not one to miss! Check out Jermaine on Instagram Check out The Western Huntsman on Social Media! Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com [email protected]

Arlando Chiles is not what you think of when you think of the Western Hunter. He lives in the bay area of California and developed a strong passion for hunting while going through a tough time in life. Fast forward, he now hunts with the likes of Randy Newberg of Fresh Tracks and carries a bow chasing big game all over the American West! All of my episodes are labeled explicit except the School of September Series, however, extra emphasis is put on this one... Don't listen with youngsters around! Arlando is a super interesting guy with lots of personality, glad to call him my friend! Enjoy! Check out Arlando on Instagram Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Check us out on social media! [email protected]

Scott Reekers from Eastmans Hunting Journal joins me this week to break down the details of the insanely comprehensive TagHub site. We dig into the science of finding the perfect tags to provide the best hunting experiences for all western big game hunters. Who's impressed? I'm impressed! Scott is a man after my own heart with a passion for Wyoming mule deer, and man has he knocked down some mashers! We also bounce around topics from CWD to the recent verdict in the Wyoming Corner Crossing case made famous on social media. As much as we might want to celebrate it as a win for public land access, there may be some consequences we didn't expect... Listen in for more details! Check out the Eastmans TagHub! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN" for 20% off!! Check Scott Reekers out on Instagram! Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Find us on Social Media! Email Jim at [email protected]

Jon Gabrio is a friend, business owner, creative mastermind, and one hell of a hunter! Jon owns Apex Advertising and has done a surprising amount of behind the scenes work in the hunting space. In fact, he created our logo here at The Western Huntsman! He's also a co-founder of our sponsor partnership company, The Elk Collective. We talk about his experience moving from Utah to Montana recently, his epic elk hunt in Wyoming last season, and share some thoughts on elk hunting and learning through The Elk Collective! Take a long walk through the woods with us and enjoy the episode! Jon Gabrio on Instagram Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Email Jim at [email protected] Find us on social media!

Back by popular demand is the Paul Medel, The Elknut! The 2022 School of September is on track for another great year! In this installment, Paul and I discuss elk behavior, calling strategies, rattling in bulls in September, and our infamous lightening round of elk hunting questions... Don't miss this one, elk hunters young and old will get a ton out of it! Find the Elknut on Instagram SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com

Joe Kondelis joins me from Cody, WY, for a great discussion centered around bears and Spring Bear Season. As President of the Western Bear Foundation, he has some fantastic perspective on all things black bears! In this episode, we discuss the onslaught of anti-hunting organizations that see spring bear hunts as "low-hanging fruit." Then, we get deep into strategies and tips for spring bear hunting. From calling, spot and stalk, and bear baiting, we touch on a little of it all to help you get closer to notching a bear tag! Joe is a wealth of knowledge on the topic, and if you're heading to the bear woods this year, don't miss this one! Western Bear Foundation on Instagram SHOW SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Find us on social media. Email Jim at [email protected]

Skyler is a guy with a big idea, and the initiative to make it happen. Owner of Blackwater Guide Service in Texas, Skyler is hoping to unite hunters for the cause of hunting access to lands that are either landlocked, or owned by folks not willing to allow hunting to take place on it. His dream is laid out in the episode, and it sounds like he has all his T's crossed and I's dotted! Learn more about 4 Progeny on Instagram! I believe in this mission, and would encourage you to take a look. It is this kind of outside the box thinking that is going to go a long way towards the future of hunting. SHOW SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com TURKEY CALL GIVE-AWAY! Follow us on Instagram for details!

Corey Daniels is a hunter, father, husband, entrepreneur, and great American in Western Washington. He started a company called Deadnuts Outdoors which makes insanely detailed archery targets. You can get elk, deer, bear, and turkey targets to improve your lethality in the field. I have one, and it's perfect for setting up real-world scenarios to practice, get you one! We talk about his target production, the Washington fish and wildlife commission debacle, hunting elk, bear hunting, and lots more! Check out Deadnuts Outdoors below! Deadnuts website Deadnuts Instagram Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Email: [email protected] Find us on social media!

Shane was introduced to me by our mutual friend, Jim from Hoffman Boots. We hit it off to say the least. Shane hosts the television show Bone Maniacs as well as a podcast. We talk about his upbringing as a hunter, filming hunts, producing hunting content, crowded hunting spots, and what hunters should do to be better representatives of our lifestyle. Check out Shane's website Check out Shane's Instagram Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Check us out on social media!

Chris and I can't help it, we love talking elk and elk hunting! Our best laid plans couldn't keep us on track and so... School of September has arrived a month ahead of schedule! This isn't bad news. Chris Roe, a certifiable wildlife biologist, brings his A-game on elk hunting vocalizations, strategy, elk behavior, set-ups, and much more in this action packed episode. We discuss the important things you need to know to achieve success this September, and you don't want to miss it! Call 'em to your toes with Chris Roe of Roe Hunting Resources! Learn more about Roe Hunting Resources! Show Sponsors and Discounts! SKRE Gear - High octane hunting attire without breaking the bank! https://www.skregear.com/ -Use Promo Code "thewesternhuntsman" for 15% off and free shipping! Phelps Game Calls - The game call company of The Western Huntsman! https://phelpsgamecalls.com/ -Use Promo Code "Huntsman10" for 10% off! The Elk Collective: An absolute game-changer in self-education. This virtual elk hunting course offers over 140 videos of instruction delivered through the best elk hunters on the planet. Use promo code "thewesternhuntsman" for $20 off the entire course, and go into the elk woods with a lot more confidence this year! Visit the website: https://theelkcollective.com/ Hoffman Boots: - Best hunting boots you'll ever own. I guarantee it! Use promo code "HUNTSMAN10" for 10% off! https://hoffmanboots.com/hoffman-mountain-boots Tactacam -Filming your hunt has never been easier and more affordable! https://www.thewesternhuntsman.com/product-category/gear/ Bait Em 907 -Use promo code "Huntsman10" for 10% off of all bear attractants and other products. https://www.baitem907.com Social Media Links for The Western Huntsman Email: [email protected]