Summary: In today’s podcast, I am chatting with an under the radar killer from Wyoming who has some great advice and even better stories. Derik probably kills as many elk as anyone who self proclaims not to care about elk hunting. I love these types of guys who are just passionate about hunting and not worried about doing things for the gram.<br> To set the stage for this podcast, let me just say than a good friend of Deriks told me that I need to ask him about “Women’s shoes, Underwear, and killing bulls under the meat pole.” My response was something to the effect of “is that one story or three?” I let you find out in the podcast but let’s just say you won’t be disappointed.<br> Show Notes: <br><br> Introduction – 0:04:25<br><br> Derik’s Wife’s 2018 Bull – 0:15:25<br><br> Target Acquisition & Communication – 0:22:31<br><br> Hunting Pressured Bucks – 0:29:53<br><br> Derik’s Persistency – 0:35:15<br><br> Dude, That’s My Spot – 0:40:30<br><br> The Meat Pole Bull – 0:44:32<br><br> Bear Talk – 0:55:56<br><br> Derik’s Bear Story – 1:03:45<br><br> Derik’s Season & Closing Thoughts – 1:09:28<br> This episode is brought to you by Maven Optics. Maven is an optics company that is redefining the optics industry. I have been running Maven optics for going on 3 years now and I can’t speak highly enough about them. This is glass that is right there with the highest level European glass companies for way cheaper. This is why they say Maven is redefining the optics category. You guys are probably familiar with direct to consumer type models as more and more companies are building their business this way. Essentially they are cutting out the middle man and the big box stores and because of this Maven can create a product at the highest level and be considerably cheaper than any other brand because they aren’t paying salespeople.<br> <br> The other really cool feature of this model of business is that they can also offer an endless amount of custom options. You can actually go to <a href="http://mavenbuilt.com/">Mavenbuilt.com</a> and build your bino’s to fit you personally. With thousands of options and camp patterns, you can customize your bino’s to you. I personally run the B.2 in 11×45 and freaking love this set of bino’s. I highly recommend you check them out and I really can’t see why anyone would spend the thousand + extra dollars on a pair of swaro’s. Personally, I would rather support a small-town Wyoming company. Check them out at <a href="http://mavenbuilt.com/">Mavenbuilt.com</a> and use code “TRO-GIFT” at check out to get a free gift with your purchase. Also if you haven’t yet check out the podcast I did with Brendon, one of the founders. That’s <a href="http://www.therichoutdoors.net/ep-360-brendon-weaver-of-maven-optics/">episode 360</a> where we talk a lot about entrepreneurship and how Maven got started.<br> <br> This episode is brought to you by On X maps the most trusted maps for public/private mapping and one of the single most important tools in my toolbox. I use On X constantly for everything from scouting to in the field. If you don’t have an On X membership you are missing out big time. In fact On X just keeps upping the value, with even more awesome features coming out. They just launched new waypoint icons as well as new colors. This is huge for me because if your On X account looks anything like mine there is about a million little red markers. I have now been going through and updating colors to show different things like potential scouting spots, access points, water locations, feed locations, pinch points and things like that. On X is a must-have for every western hunter and if you are coming out west from another state I can’t stress enough how important it is to have.
