FOCUS HUNTING PODCAST

For us, hunting and the outdoors is more than a hobby it’s a lifestyle. #focuslifestyle Join us as we cover all aspects of Western hunting in Canada and seek adventure and share experiences.

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Episodes

Sunday Jun 20, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Hunt to Eat co-founder Mahting Putelis. Mahting shares his and the Hunt to Eat story and all the great stuff we can find over at Hunting Apparel And Accessories | Hunt To Eat. We talk about 100 mile Ultra running and how that helps Mahting in the backcountry, we also talk elk hunting, pack-outs and if expensive gear is worth the money. Now for those who follow hockey, this was recorded a few weeks back so my predictions of the Av's and Bruins is evident I have no idea what I am talking about. For more information on Mahting and Hunt to Eat go to...Hunting Apparel And Accessories | Hunt To EatMAHTING (@mahting_putelis) • Instagram photos and videos(1) Mahting | FacebookAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday Jun 11, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Steve Smith founder of Smith Game Calls. Steve shares his story on how and when he got into making game calls. We talk about the fundamentals of making a call and how to use that to our advantage. Steve has been hunting and calling elk most of his life and has even gone up against some of the best callers in the industry. For more on Steve and Smith Game Calls go to...SMITH GAME CALLS – Smith Game CallsAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday Jun 03, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Corey Jacobsen, founder of ELK University. Corey and I discuss Elk 101, what it is and how it will help you become a successful Elk Hunter. The hard truth about Elk hunting is that only 10% of Elk hunters are successful, Corey walks us through all the modules of Elk101 and how they will help us become a member of the 10% club. For more information on Corey and Elk 101 go to...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting InformationUSE THE PROMOCODE "FOCUS" FOR 20%OFF YOUR ORDER!As always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...www.backroadmapbooks.com use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca)use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.Please visit these proud supporters of the FOCUS HUNTING PodcastHome Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday May 27, 2021

On this episode of the FOCUS Hunting Podcast I am joined by Sitka's John Barklow. John is a 25+ year Navy Seal and now works with Sitka and shares his knowledge of surviving in some of the worst environments on earth. John and I discuss putting together a clothing system to help you stay, not only dry and warm, but might save your life when hunting the backcountry. For more information on John go to John Barklow (@jbarklow) • Instagram photos and videosAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...www.backroadmapbooks.com use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca)use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday May 18, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Doug Boze. Doug is the author of "No Bait, Just Bears" and "The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting". Doug shares some great stories of his years hunting Black Bears and he gives us some tips and tricks on hunting and calling in Black Bears. For those of us in provinces or states where baiting is illegal this is a must listen. For more information on Doug and where to buy his books go to.... Douglas Boze (@bozeandbears) • Instagram photos and videos No Bait....Just Bears!: Black Bear Hunting Tactics: Boze, Douglas: 9781483425788: Books - Amazon.ca The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting by Douglas Boze | NOOK Book (eBook) | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)As always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #37 The Wild Initiative

Saturday May 15, 2021

Saturday May 15, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Sam Ayres host of The Wild Initiative Podcast. Be sure to join Sam and his amazing line up of guests. Sam shares his path to becoming a hunter, he tells us about his first ever Elk trip which left him pretty beat up. For more information on Sam and The Wild Initiative go to.... The Wild InitiativeAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday May 07, 2021

On this episode I am joined by Richard Tipper president of the CWTF's BC Chapter. Richard gives us a bit of his back story on how and when his obsession with Turkey hunting began and how COVID broke his streak of spring Turkey hunts. We talk about the Canadian Wild Turkey Federation and the important role they and the NWTF played in the re-establishment of the Eastern Turkey in both Canada and the US. For more information on Richard and the CWTF go to...Canadian Wild Turkey Federation – CWTF.ca – The New Face of Conservation in Canada.(3) Richard Tipper | FacebookRichard Tipper (@tipperk22) • Instagram photos and videosAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #35 Just Hunt

Friday Apr 30, 2021

Friday Apr 30, 2021

On this episode I am joined by a truly remarkable person, Amanda Lynn Mayhew. Amanda is one of the first females to enter the hunting television industry and helped pave the way for women in the industry today. Amanda shares here story of how she got into television, a industry once dominated by men. We talk about her perseverance and obstacles along the way, including dealing with Graves disease, being a single mother and raising three boys but still finding time to get outdoors and dedicate herself to wildlife and helping introduce it to others. For more information on Amanda go to....justhunt.ca/www.instagram.com/officialjusthunt/As always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #34 Warrior

Monday Apr 26, 2021

Monday Apr 26, 2021

On this episode I am joined by former Navy Seal Rorke Denver. Rorke is a New York Times best seller, his two books "Damn Few" and "Worth Dying For" are a must on any bookshelf, Rorke has also starred in the hit movie "Act of Valor". Rorke shares all about his experience with the Navy Seals, we touch on his Black Bear hunt in Alaska with the Meateater crew. This is an episode your not gunna want to miss. For more information on Rorke go to...CDR Rorke Denver : Rorke DenverAmazon.com: Worth Dying For: A Navy Seal's Call to a Nation (9781501124112): Denver, Rorke, Henican, Ellis: BooksDamn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior: Denver, Rorke, Henican, Ellis: 9781401324797: Amazon.com: BooksAs always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #33 Paul McCarney

Friday Apr 23, 2021

Friday Apr 23, 2021

On this episode I am joined by my good bud Paul McCarney. Paul and I have a deep discussion on animal rights vs animal welfare, the seal hunt, turkey hunting and a whole bunch of other great topics that tend to come up in hunting discussions. For more information on Paul check out.... About Me | Landscapes & Letters (landscapesandletters.com) Paul McCarney (@paul.mccarney)As always be sure to check out our sponsors and use the promo codes...Elk101.com | Dedicated to Elk Hunting Information use the promocode "focus" and receive 20% off the online courseBackroad Mapbooks | Your Adventure Maps for hiking, fishing, camping, off-roading, hunting, paddling and more! use the promo code "focus" for 10% off your orderFOCUS OUTDOORS CANADA - Hunting Clothing, Clothing Apparel (focushunting.ca) use the promocode "podcast" for 25% off your order.This episode of the Focus Hunting Podcast is brought to you by:Home Vortex CanadaHardcore ArcheryHunters for B.C. | Educate. Initiate (bcinteriorsci.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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