EP 307: Wild Yukon with Greg McHale and Travis Macy




The Rich Outdoors show

Summary: <br> I first met Travis Macy over a year ago when we did our first podcast together. Travis is the author of The Ultra Mindset and has spent the better part of his life competing at the highest level of various adventure races and extreme competitions. He was just getting into hunting at the time but we hit it off very well as we have similar mindsets and honestly there is a lot of overlap in adventure racing and mountain hunting. Fast forward a bit to this year Travis went up to the Yukon with a fellow adventure racer and friend of his Greg McHale. Greg is also an adventure racing badass but has also been extreme mountain hunting most of his life.  Travis reached out and basically said you gotta get this guy on the podcast. I am glad I did as Greg is such a genuine guy but also an interesting hunter as he uses so much of what he does adventure racing to make him a better sheep hunter. Kayaks, rafts, bikes, and planes he has an arsenal of toys to go farther and harder than the next guy. A fun conversation about the Yukon, mindset, sheep hunting, and more.<br> Travis’ Charity – <a href="http://www.travismacy.com/teamdonatelifeendurecom/">#TeamDonateLifeEndure</a><br><br> Travis’ Book – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738218146/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0738218146&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theri098-20&amp;linkId=a4b8004f17aa4dcdbf281b436653c416" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life</a><br> Greg’s Show – <a href="https://gregmchaleswildyukon.com/">“Greg McHale’s Wild Yukon”</a><br> Show Notes:<br><br> Travis &amp; Greg Introductions – 04:13<br><br> Crazy Canadian Snow Race for Greg &amp; Travis – 08:03<br><br> Greg Draw to Hunting &amp; Adventure Races – 12:39<br><br> How Racing Skills Carry Over to Hunting – 15:47<br><br> Mindset &amp; Discipline – 23:07<br><br> Hunting with the Lesser Experienced – 29:33<br><br> Travis’ Outlook After Hunting with Greg – 33:18<br><br> Greg’s High Expectations of Solitude – 41:47<br><br> The Unwritten Laws of the North Land – 46:15<br><br> Greg’s Giant Archery Ram – 50:47<br><br> You CAN Train &amp; Practice All Year Long – 57:28<br><br> Make Goals, Time &amp; Improve Yourself – 1:05:54<br><br> Travis’ Charity &amp; His Book “The Ultra Mindset”- 1:14:37<br><br> Greg’s Show “Greg McHale’s Wild Yukon” &amp; Social Media – 1:15:54<br> Today’s podcast is made possible by the awesome folks at On X. I can’t thank the good folks at On X enough, not only for making the podcast possible but for such killer product as well. There probably hasn’t bee more than a day or two in the last three months that I haven’t used the On X App. This is my second full year Using nothing but the On X app on my phone and honestly, I don’t see any reason to use a GPS. If you already have On X be sure to use the TRO code when you renew your account to not only save 20% off but also help support the podcast. If you don’t have the On X app, well, I guess you just don’t know what your missing. <a href="http://www.OnXmaps.com">OnXmaps.com</a> or available at in your favorite app store.<br> MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab located in Bozeman, MT, has established itself as the elite source for improving mental toughness, physical preparation, and performance research for the backcountry hunter. I personally tested their pre-season Backcountry Hunter program here in Bozeman, with Dustin Diefenderfer, the founder of MTNTOUGH and I loved it. It is a great workout that will test you and push you to the limits physically and mentally.<br> <br> Their online programs are 90-days, all video based,