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ElkShape Podcast EP 29 - Miguel Sandovol

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We are always looking for the right guest to be on this Podcast.  What separates us from other podcasts is we want to interview the guy you never heard of, but should of.  Today's guest is that guy, he's truly a blue collar public land elk hunter getting it done year after year with an over-the-counter elk tag.  Miguel Sandovol is a quiet, humble and unassuming elk assain from Idaho.  I got a chance to record with him and here's what we cover: How he got his start into elk hunting How they hunt the Idaho backcountry Tactics for getting in on elk Meat care in the backcountry Food for the backcountry Picking the right hunting team Advantages of renting mules for the hunt Mental Toughness Reading Elk Sign Remembering his Father   ELKSHAPE PARTNERS: KENETREK EXO HOYT ARCHERY ONXMAPS SITKA GEAR MTN OPS VORTEX OPTICS EASTON ARCHERY ELKSHAPE YOUTUBE EBOOK PHELPS HIITMILLX BOHNING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.4

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0:14.5

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0:17.0

I've guided with the Sorosky-Eel ranges for 12 years, but the BR-10s are simply better,

0:22.6

quicker ranging, better feel in the hand, and clearer, more actionable data.

0:26.9

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0:31.9

glassing setup.

0:33.2

Visit revicoptics.com today.

0:36.1

Elk-shaped podcast, 29 with me, Dan the Fitnessman, bringing on a guy named Miguel Sandoval from

0:44.1

Idaho, from Wilder Idaho, just out of Boise, Idaho.

0:47.7

Never met him in person, followed him on Instagram for a long time now.

0:52.0

He keeps a low profile, he's blue collar, literally works seven days a week,

0:56.4

has two jobs, four kids, and he's just a busy guy. Gets about a week to Elkhunt every year.

1:02.9

If you follow his Instagram account, you're going to see all the big bulls that they've been

1:06.3

smashing for years in the backcountry. He's a do-it-yourself over-the-counter, blue collar,

1:11.1

exactly the type of brethren we want to bring on this podcast

1:14.0

and drop knowledge bombs for you guys that are hungry for elk knowledge

1:17.0

or just want to get excited about the elk hunting season coming up.

1:20.2

You know, Miguel is somebody that is just a little shy,

1:22.8

a little nervous at first, but just stick with it

1:24.6

because I can get him to finally drop some information and share

1:28.3

his wisdom on elk hunting and talk about everything from their tactics to what they do, what program

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