STOP Missing Bears: Shot Placement, Broadheads & My 16-Week ElkShape Plan

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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ElkShape Podcast — Season 9, Episode 471Dan is back in the lab and in the mountains on this one—breaking down why he’s officially moving away from lighted nocks after battling tuning inconsistencies and what that means for your arrow build heading into season. He dives deep into his current broadhead setup for spring bear, what he trusts when it matters most, and exactly where to place your arrow on a bear—plus the common mistakes that cost guys opportunities every year.Then we zoom out and get real about the next 16 weeks. If you’re serious about showing up in September 2026 in ElkShape, this is your roadmap. Dan lays out how to structure your fitness so you’re not just “in shape,” but mountain-ready—durable, efficient, and dangerous when the moment comes.We round it out with a look inside Dan’s daily nutrition—what he’s eating, when he’s eating it, and the supplements he’s using to recover, stay consistent, and stack days.This one covers it all—gear, execution, and preparation.Topics Covered:Why Dan is ditching lighted nocks (and what he’s running now)Broadhead selection for spring bearShot placement on bears (and costly mistakes to avoid)Building your 16-week ElkShape fitness planDaily nutrition, meal timing & recovery supplementsGet your reps in the red zone. September is coming.💢 Discount Codes 💢 INITIAL ASCENT - 5% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE PODIUMARCHER.COM 10% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE https://www.podiumarcher.com/collections/all-products-1 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://canvascutter.com/ WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://wildernessathlete.com/ SHEEPFEET | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/SheepFeet onXhunt ELITE Membership | 20% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/ONXHUNT OLLIN | 10% Off Code: ELKSHAPE - https://ollin.co/collections/snapshot DARK ENERGY | 10% Off CODE: ELKSHAPE - https://bit.ly/3P5x3BY BLACK RIFLE COFFEE | 20% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE20 - https://blackriflecoffeecompany.pxf.io/9LnW0E FOUNDATION OURDOORS | 20% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE - https://www.foundation-outdoors.com/?sca_ref=10392320.yNY8hl6qQLCpq TRICER GEAR | 10% OFF CODE: ELKSHAPE ============================= 📱 Subscribe and Listen to the The ElkShape Podcast HERE: ============================= Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elkshape/id1315352438 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3EplB7OPWM5HcsT2c0HzEv ============================= This Video was Filmed Using: ============================= AMAZON STORE 👉 https://www.amazon.com/shop/elkshape?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_X57159T6BSR8HN6Z3T3W 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 HEADPHONES ➡️ https://amzn.to/4bwRa6c ============================= We are selling hard work! Behind The Scenes: https://www.instagram.com/elkshape/ https://www.instagram.com/elkshapetraining https://elkshape.com/ #elkshape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	hey guys welcome to the oak shape podcast i'm dan state i'm your host this is year nine this is
0:34.2	episode 471 is i'm going to run solo again. I do have a couple of guests
0:40.0	coming in in town soon, but this is a great opportunity for me to kind of dive into the weeds
0:44.7	and kind of get you up-to-date real-time of what's going on at Elkshape HQ and kind of the
0:50.3	things we're working on and happening. So the first things first on Monday, we
0:56.1	dropped a video called The Dirty Little Secret about elk hunting. And what that is is it's a dirty
1:04.4	secret. It's not the dirty secret. I'm going to put my phone on vibrate. Otherwise, it'll just be
1:10.6	annoying.
1:11.6	Turn that off.
1:12.5	Okay.
1:12.9	So in the video, I'm basically talking about how a lot of the elk I have killed and recovered
1:19.5	when walking up on them and examining the shot on the animal.
1:25.7	I was like, gosh, this entry is perfect, but the exit is through the
1:31.8	liver. This elk was quartering to me. Oh, my goodness. And I don't have every elk I've killed
1:37.2	on camera, like filmed, but I've done deep dives and I've realized quite a few elk that I've been called into me by a caller or solo calling.
1:49.7	When they finally stop them, usually with the cow call almost every time I have to stop them because I have a lane picked out and I want them to stand still.
1:57.7	I don't shoot at elk when they're moving ever.
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