Ep. 145: The Kyven Bugle Tube with Kyle and Steven Bradshaw
Cutting The Distance
MeatEater
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Jason sits down with Kyle and Steven Bradshaw, the innovators behind the Kyven Bugle Tube, the first truly collapsible, full-size bugle. They dive into the origins of the idea and the long road from prototype to full-scale production. Jason shares his perspective on recognizing a great idea when he sees one, and the humility it takes to partner with someone else and bring their vision to life. From design and production challenges and trade-offs to what the future holds for Kyven, this conversation is a must-listen for hunters, gear junkies, and creative minds alike.
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| 0:56.8 | Welcome back to another episode of cutting the distance. |
| 0:59.2 | Today I'm sitting down with Kyle and Stephen Bradshaw, |
| 1:05.2 | the inventors of what I honestly believe is one of the most innovative elk-calling tools in recent years in the Kaivan Beagle Tube. |
| 1:12.2 | If you haven't seen it yet, this is the first, in my opinion, truly collapsible, but still full-sized beagle tube, |
| 1:17.0 | compresses down to about the size of an algae in bottle, making it a dream for all of us that are minimalist elk hunters or guys just running and gunning in the rough country. |
| 1:21.3 | And as a call designer myself, I'm always looking for great ideas. |
| 1:25.5 | And sometimes that means recognizing when somebody else has maybe one nailed down or one |
| 1:29.6 | a little better than I've come up with. |
| 1:32.0 | And I'm also a user of all this gear, right? |
| 1:34.2 | So I look at it and try to figure out how it worked with what we've got going on. |
| 1:39.6 | And I knew right away it was special. |
| 1:41.8 | And it takes a little humility to admit that, you know, as a call designer, |
| 1:45.9 | you know, |
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