Ep 33: Jason Holliday on Midwest vs. West Coast Hunting

Jason Holliday is the host of the Harvest Holliday podcast, an amateur ATV racer, competing in 2 hour cross country endurance races at both local and national level.  He is a lifelong  bowhunter for over 30 years, a newbie western archery elk hunter since 2019, and has hunted elk in Colorado that past 3 years. In his day job he is a financial representative dedicated to helping others put a written financial plan together so that they can achieve their long term goals for retirement.

Quotes:

"The mountains escalate that feeling of wanting to belong."

Topics Discussed:

• Growing up hunting in Ohio
• Going to Colorado for the first time
• Embracing the sound of silence
• Public land hunting
• Whitetails, Mule Deer & Elk
• Glamorization vs. reality
• Alone in the mountains
• Hauling meat out of the Whitetail woods
• Deer Camp
• Being in the woods at 12 years old
• Threats to wilderness & conservation
• Failing & learning
• The importance of a rangefinder
• Favorite brands
• Essential outdoor gear

Resources Mentioned:

• Website: Harvest Holliday
• Instagram: Harvest Holliday
• Sitka Gear
• Kifaru
• Garmin inReach
• Hoyt Bows
• Easton Arrows
• Iron Will Broadheads
• AAE Fletching
• Instagram: Aron Snyder
• Crispi Boots
• Outdoor Edge
• Havalon Knives
• Tyto Knives
• OnX Maps
• Lone Wolf Custom Gear
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Leatherman
• Movie: Jeremiah Johnson
• Movie: A River Runs Through It
• Podcast: KifaruCast
• Podcast: Gladiators Unleashed
• Podcast: Backcountry Rookies
• Book: Where the Red Fern Grows
• Book: Fred Bear’s Field Notes
• Book: The Comfort Crises
• Book: Tough

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