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ElkShape

FIXED vs MECHANICAL Broadheads

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8618 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Today we're having a friendly discussion on the pros and cons of using mechanicals for elk specifically.  We are chatting with Matt Bateman of Grim Reaper Broadheads and finding out how mechanicals work and why he chooses to use them.  This is a very educational podcast and will give you some food for thought on the issue.   LINK to Grim Reaper's Social Media   ElkShape Camps 2021   Listeners of the ElkShape Podcast Exclusives: The Elk Collective - $25 off our Digital Elk Hunting Course - elkshapepodcast Wilderness Athlete 30% off your first purchase, discount code elkshape30   Vortex Wear - elkshape - 20% off Apparel Pnuma Outdoors - elkshape20 - 20% off first order   Bakcou eBikes - elkshape300 - $300 off any bike order   Northwest Retention Systems - ElkShape Scout Model Only - free shipping & handling, 5 Day Lead Time   Eastman's TagHub - elkshape15 - 15% off membership     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:14.5

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0:22.6

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0:31.9

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0:33.2

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0:39.2

Welcome to the Elk-shaped podcast. I'm Dan Staten.

0:42.7

This is your blue collar.

0:44.1

Do-it-yourself, self-guided public land, elk hunting learning curve resource,

0:47.9

where we leverage hunting to create more personal development.

0:52.0

Our goal is to educate and encourage our listeners to become the best

0:55.5

possible version of themselves through hard work, delay gratification, and being accountable to

1:01.5

themselves. Well, hello there. Welcome to the Oak Shea podcast with me, Dan the Fitnessman. How are you? Good. Glad to hear it. Let's go. Today, we are going to have a friendly conversation slash debate on mechanicals, expandables versus fixed broadheads. Kind of a controversial subject. I get it. I think

1:30.6

people understand that when it comes to archery, you have to tinker and figure out what's best for you.

1:36.7

I personally will probably always be in the camp of shooting some sort of fixed broadhead when it comes to elk i've had some great

1:47.2

success with fixed broadheads and i don't think everything always ends up absolutely perfect in

1:54.0

this world that is not perfect and so matt bateman of grim reaper broadheads somebody i've known

2:00.3

a long time and he has a resume

2:02.4

of being very successful with mechanicals year after year as an archer. He works for Grim Reaper,

2:09.2

and I work with Grim Reaper at some level every year. And we just decided to come on and have

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