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Where do you stuff your puffy gear?
10/22/2026

Where do you stuff your puffy gear?

This is bigger than any hunt you’ve been on!$60,000 worth of gear, with one mission. To help kids in foster care! Go ent...
10/21/2026

This is bigger than any hunt you’ve been on!

$60,000 worth of gear, with one mission. To help kids in foster care!

Go enter the giveaway at Tricer

10/20/2026

On this episode of the Mountain Dude Podcast, Nate Illingworth joins us to share his journey to harvesting his first elk with a bow. From missed opportunities and hard lessons to an emotional recovery that strengthened his faith.

Most of us remember listening to hunting stories from our grandpa when he was wearing a hat like this. Looking at pictur...
10/19/2026

Most of us remember listening to hunting stories from our grandpa when he was wearing a hat like this.

Looking at pictures where jeans and a black n red flannel was the hunting attire.

This is our Retro Corduroy SnapBack!

10/15/2026

What a season it has been!

Check the careers page on our website for open positions!
10/14/2026

Check the careers page on our website for open positions!

10/13/2026

Chris Young and Dennis Stokes join the Mountain Dude Podcast to share mule deer hunting lessons, late season gear choices, and a shelter mix-up that left two hunters six miles deep with a one-person tent.

10/06/2026

Seven years of bowhunting. Three big bulls. One unforgettable September.

Chase and Cody join the Mountain Dude Podcast to break down a season they’ll never forget, including Cody’s first successful archery harvest on a giant 6x7 bull after seven years of hard lessons.

From close encounters and changing tactics to controlling buck fever when it matters most, they share the lessons that helped everything finally come together.

But some of the best moments came while helping others at a veterans’ elk camp, proving this season was about more than filling tags.

Faith, family, big bulls, and a September worth remembering.

What’s the biggest lesson elk hunting has taught you?

09/30/2026

We’re bringing this one back with Mark Livesay, the E-Scouting Master behind Mark Livesay.

Mark breaks down how he uses e-scouting to find elk, build multiple hunt plans, and prepare for the unexpected. We also dive into mindset, backcountry llamas, hunting partners, perseverance, and why you should never quit a hunt early.

Passing down tradition!
09/24/2026

Passing down tradition!

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Caldwell, ID
83605

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