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Dan Staton shares insights from his live elk hunting lecture in Montana, focusing on tactics and balancing family life with hunting.

This bonus ElkShape Podcast was recorded live in Montana during the PEAX Elk Tour, in front of a crowd of passionate archery elk hunters. Dan dives into how he works to balance family life with the obsession of elk hunting, sharing lessons learned from years of chasing bulls across public land. He breaks down his proven solo elk hunting tactics, including mobility, effective elk calling, and several lesser-known strategies he uses to consistently get into elk day after day. If you're serious about public land archery elk hunting, this live presentation is packed with insights that will help you hunt smarter, stay motivated, and be more effective in the mountains. 💢 Discount Codes 💢 INITIAL ASCENT - 5% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE PODIUMARCHER.COM 10% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE https://www.podiumarcher.com/collections/all-products-1 BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://glnk.io/p9vpq/21r PEAX EQUIP - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://www.peaxequipment.com/ CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://canvascutter.com/ WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://wildernessathlete.com/ SHEEPFEET | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/SheepFeet onXhunt ELITE…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Staton

Topics covered

• elk hunting
• archery
• public land
• hunting tactics
• family balance
• motivation

Keywords

• elk hunting
• archery
• public land
• hunting tactics
• family life
• motivation
• elk calling

Sponsors

INITIAL ASCENT, PODIUMARCHER.COM, BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR, PEAX EQUIP, CANVAS CUTTER, WILDERNESS ATHLETE, SHEEPFEET, onXhunt, OLLIN, DARK ENERGY, BLACK RIFLE COFFEE

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Places: Montana

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