EP 461: Elk Hunting Knowledge with Dirk Durham

Today I’m joined by a good friend and excellent elk hunter Dirk Durham from the Elk Collective and Phelps Game Calls. In this podcast Dirk shares is journey last year to turn a ruined season into a success. After receiving a major shoulder injury just days into season, Dirk thought it was all but over for the year. After switching to a mouth tab release and teaching himself to shoot it, Dirk pushed through and was able to kill a bull which is amazing. We dive into that story and more in this episode. We also cover how you can get a tag if you were not able to get lucky and get a limited entry tag somewhere. We cover how Dirk would go about choosing an area within those general season tags that offer multiple units. We also cover an in depth discussion about utilizing racking to kill bulls that may be over called to. The Elk Collective Course Show Notes:  Intro – Dirk Durham – 0:03:23 How Dirk Tore His Rotator Cuff – 0:06:48 Choosing a General Tag & Unit – 0:17:04 What to Look For & How Far In – 0:27:45 Cow Calls vs Bugles – 0:37:34 Raking Tactics – 0:47:16 Dirk’s Plans for the Upcoming Season – 0:58:28 The Elk Collective – 1:01:27 This podcast is brought to you by Backcountry Fuel Box. Hunting Season is right around the corner and Backcountry Fuel box is a badass way to find new options to help fuel your hunting adventures. Unless your a robot nobody likes eating the exact same thing day in and day out. Instead of researching and ordering every single product to see if you like it sign up for the backcountry fuel box and get kickass new snacks and meals delivered right to your door every month. Find out why hunters from all over are signing up and loving this fun way of trying new snacks and stocking up for season. There is zero commitment feel free to cancel anytime, and in fact if you don’t like your first box I will refund you no questions asked. Use Code TRO to save 10%. Your are going to love getting this box I promise you. Sign up for Backcountry Fuel Box! This podcast also brought to you by goHUNT.com and their insider membership. Not only have goHUNT’s Insider helped me get more tags than I have time to hunt, but when you become a goHUNT Insider you get access to the gear shop which is thee best place to buy backcountry hunting gear. The goHUNT gear shop has put together the best of the best when it comes to western big game hunting equipment. On top of having the best gear and the best prices when you shop at the goHUNT Gear Shop you receive points back with every purchase. Lets say you need a new pair of boots. If you buy them from the Gear Shop you not only get them at the same price but you also get anywhere from 25-50 points, aka dollars credited toward your account for more stuff. Its a sweet deal and all in all I think goHUNT’s insider program is well worth the $150 membership. Not to mention when you sign up with the TRO code you get 50 points automatically credited to your account to use at the gear shop.