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ElkShape

Finding Sweet Deals on USED bows

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8618 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Today Dan sits down with longtime friend Dan Watts — the guy who was wrenching on his bows way back in the early 2000s. Watts lives and breathes archery, spending most of his life working in bow shops and constantly tinkering with gear.Now a journeyman electrician by trade, he shares how he scores quality bows on a budget, what to look for when buying used, and why you don’t need the newest flagship to shoot lights out. Along the way, the guys dive into real life, dad life, hard work, and the brotherhood that keeps them grounded.Just two bowhunters talking shop, saving money, and chasing a better life. 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://glnk.io/p9vpq/21r PEAX EQUIP - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://www.peaxequipment.com/ CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/MobileElkHunting VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - http://bit.ly/40pIF6R SHEEPFEET | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/SheepFeet onXhunt ELITE Membership | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/ONXHUNT Basekamp Quarter Pad | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE https://bit.ly/42Xa5mB CrossOver Symmetry | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - http://bit.ly/3LMnVBA Stealth Cam | 20% Off Code (non-cellular): ELKSHAPE20 10% Off Code (cellular) ELKSHAPE 10 - https://bit.ly/3LFRULv MAGVIEW | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - http://bit.ly/3nhGmUo MY MEDIC | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/3nhRJvV DARK ENERGY | 10% Off CODE: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/3P5x3BY GORUCK | 10% OFF CODE: ELKHUNT - https://glnk.io/ko1wr/staton BLACK RIFLE COFFEE | 20% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE20 - https://blackriflecoffeecompany.pxf.io/9LnW0E INITIAL ASCENT | 5% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE - https://initialascent.com/ WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pl&ti=14093&pw=265865&mi=30849&pt=3&pri=26 FOUNDATION OUTDOORS | 20% OFF CODE: ELKSHPAE - https://www.foundation-outdoors.com/?sca_ref=10392320.yNY8hl6qQLCpq 🚨Video Production🚨 A CAM - SONY A1 BODY - https://amzn.to/3wLZLBW B CAM - SONY A7 IV W/KIT LENS - https://amzn.to/3InUGST SONY LONG LENS 70-200MM - https://amzn.to/433SXLW WIRELESS DJI MIC 2 - https://amzn.to/3uYPku5 STUDIO LENS 24-70MM - https://amzn.to/3PbhZD8 DJI DRONE - https://amzn.to/3TqrAZo DJI ACTION 4 - https://amzn.to/49FDPXA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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your next fishing adventure today. You're like right on time. Good job. You know, well, I was about 10

0:34.2

minutes early, actually. Habitually early. I can't help it. Can you tell people the first time we met? And what year? 2007. Was it seven? 2007. Sportsman's warehouse? Yep. What were you doing there? I was the archery tech. Yeah. Yeah. Did you work at an archery shop before that? No, no, just at home. I grew up working on my own stuff. And I think Matt Allwine worked there before me. Oh, he did? Yeah, brief. I don't know how involved. I don't know if he was just one of the guys that kind of hung out there and eventually got a job. but that's how I ended up getting a job. I was just the guy that hung out there. And Matt was leaving. He's like, hey, this kid likes Bose. So you should hire him. That's awesome. Okay. Yeah. Shout out to Matt Alwine, who annoys me how good he is at archery for not trying. Yeah. No, I know. It's any projectile. It's not just archery. It's anything in life. He's good looking. It's the hard part. Very, very sexy man. No, he's a good dude. I like that he's kind of bounced back after, you know, getting in trouble with the law and hunting and losing his privileges and all that, like all that stuff. Sure. You could let that bury you. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. And there's still people that'll bring it up online, I'm sure. And I like giving people second chances because I need second chances. Yeah, we all do. Honestly, he's a, I don't know, I really like Matt. He's taught me a lot about shooting rifles a lot. Yeah. I've been over there twice now and gotten like one on one. Right. I have a lot long ways to go. Sure. But I didn't know I would like shooting long range rifles, not like for hunting. Right. But for fun target. There's something fun to do. Absolutely. And my boy seems to be, he just met Tristan. He seems to be gravitating more towards, great, we'll do that. Whatever gets them out there. How many kids you have? Three now. Now? Now. Now. What's the spread? So we've got a 10-year-old girl, nine-year-old boy, and a just turned 16-month-old girl. Oh. Yeah. So I'm on my second marriage, so.

2:35.0

Okay.

2:51.7

Okay. My wife and I each brought one from previous marriages, and then we just had ours a little over a year ago. That's awesome. Okay. So we need to get together because Tristan's nine. Okay. And Avery's 11. Yeah. Okay. Is your girl, what's her name and is she a girly girl? Elery is her name.

2:53.4

Lovely name.

2:54.5

Yeah, not really.

2:51.7

Uh, Is your girl, what's her name and is she a girly girl? Elery is her name.

2:53.0

Not really.

2:54.4

Yeah, not really.

3:01.1

She was when she was little, but she's kind of gotten more into the tomboy side of things now.

3:04.5

She likes to hunt, likes to fish, likes to be out there just hanging out with dad.

3:57.6

My daughter is probably the opposite, kind of like tomboyish, and now she's getting close to that, like, tween, preteen, getting a little bit more girly. Yeah, how's the attitude? I don't talk about it. You're in the thick of it, aren't you? No, it's just, it's at the beginning of the bell curve. It's about to go sky high. Yep. And the problem with having a daughter for me is that I am the, I'm not good at disciplining her. Like I could spank Tristan's blood. 100%. Absolutely. Take things away from him. Zero remorse. But for her, it's really hard to. It's unreal. I let Alicia alicia handle her you have to but i try to spend as much time with her as possible like hanging out doing that ever sure while she still likes me yep i don't think it's gonna last what's your son's name eli yep okay Okay. What's he into? Minecraft.

3:58.8

Same with Tristan.

3:59.5

YouTube.

4:00.0

Oh my gosh.

4:00.4

Mr. Beast. Okay. They need to go hang out. All the things, you know. I hate it. How much, like, I make YouTube videos. Sure. I've even caught my son telling kids, oh, my dad's a YouTuber. Oh, no. And I'm like, no, I'm not.

4:13.6

I have a YouTube channel, son, but like I do media.

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