Ep. 140: Elk Tactics: 10 Questions to Be Better

Cutting The Distance

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jason Phelps takes on 10 of the toughest elk hunting questions every serious hunter should ask. From calling strategies and terrain tactics to handling hung-up bulls and the mental grind, Jason breaks down exactly how he approaches each scenario in the elk woods. With decades of experience and countless bulls called in, he shares hard-earned insight into what works, what doesn’t, and why. Whether you're a new hunter or a seasoned vet, this episode delivers real-world advice without the fluff. Tune in for a no-nonsense look at the mindset, methods, and moments that define elk hunting at the highest level.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.2	Steve Rinella here.
0:05.5	The American West with Dan Flores is a new podcast production on the Meat Eater Podcast Network.
0:12.4	It's hosted by author and historian Dan Flores, who happens to be mine and our own Dr.
0:19.5	Randall's former professor.
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0:30.4	Flores will challenge your understanding of the American West,
0:34.3	and he will help to explain why it is the way it is today.
0:39.2	I count Dan Flores as a friend.
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0:49.4	history.
0:50.6	And I invite you to get challenged by him in the same way that I have.
0:57.5	Catch the premiere of the American West with Dan Flores on Tuesday, May 6th on the Meat Eater podcast network.
1:05.9	Subscribe to the American West with Dan Flores on Apple, Spotify, IHeart, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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1:18.0	And I mean that in a very good way. Welcome back to another episode of cutting the distance.
1:34.4	Today we're kind of switching gears going full bore into elk from here on out.
1:39.6	Just finished up.
1:40.6	A few turkey hunts just got back from Idaho on a spring bear hunt where we had
1:45.0	some success. And so we're ready to kind of dive head first into elk. And this last weekend,
1:50.8	I was able to do an elk calling seminar for some veterans here in my home state of Washington. And
1:56.1	there was some great conversations, some great questions asked. And so I figured I would dive a little deeper into some of the things that we talk about regularly,
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