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In Pursuit

Ep. 48: Dirk and Clay Hays

In Pursuit

MeatEater

Sports, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Wilderness

4.96.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

We’ve often said there are more ways than one to skin a cat when talking about archery elk hunting strategies. This week Dirk Durham sat down with “Alone” Season 8 TV Series winner and long-time traditional bowhunter, Clay Hays, to compare and contrast elk hunting tactics. Being that he is a traditional archer, and Dirk shoots a compound, their approach to bowhunting elk isn't always that different. We cover from pre-rut archery to post-rut traditional flintlock muzzleloader tactics and have a lot of great nuggets to take away to the field this fall.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Last summer, you may have heard that first lights now making waterfowl gear.

0:03.9

They put it out in a pretty slick field hunting pattern, but folks at hunt the dark flooded

0:07.8

timber in the Mississippi flyway started grumbling.

0:11.1

Well grumble no more.

0:12.6

First light just released cash camo, specifically formulated for hunting ducks in the flooded

0:16.9

hardwoods.

0:18.1

This pattern was designed using the same nature based logarithm, using their other patterns

0:22.0

but emphasizes micro break up elements in high contrast textures that are most visually

0:26.8

disruptive when you were up close and personal with green heads in the timber.

0:30.8

Test it in tweak for two seasons in Arkansas.

0:33.4

Plus, first light donates a portion of every cell of duck hunting gear to delta waterfowl

0:37.8

to support their mission of conserving North American duck and goose populations.

0:42.0

So head to firstlight.com slash cash that's C-A-C-H-E like the River and Arkansas and give

0:50.3

it a look today.

1:07.8

Alright guys, welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance Podcast.

1:12.4

This week we have a very special guest sitting across from my good buddy Clay Hayes.

1:18.1

I'm in beautiful Boise Idaho, it's a little different scenery for Clay.

1:22.6

You live in Northern or Central Idaho, right?

1:25.2

Yep, yep, yep.

1:26.7

So Clay Hayes, let me introduce to you to him if you've been living in under a rock for

1:30.5

the last few years.

1:32.0

Clay, I've been following him for years.

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