In today’s episode, we’re cutting through the pack animal noise and answering one of the most common questions I get:

What’s the deal with pack llamas?

What’s all the hype? Are they really worth it? How do they stack up against horses, goats, or mules? Should you buy them? Can you rent them? Why llamas?

I’ve spent the last decade building one of the most capable Western pack llama teams out there! I’m all in on llamas, and now nearly 40 llamas deep—and today, I’m going to show you exactly why these animals are true needle movers for serious backcountry hunters.

Plus, I’ll break down a new Grakksaw gear item that has solved one of the nastiest hunt-ending problems in backcountry hunting.

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Harvest Right Freeze Dryers

Treeline Llama Operations

Montana Llama Company

Grakksaw – Use The Discount Code: Treeline

The Western seasons are firing up, and if you’re not already prepping, you’re behind the curve.

On this episode of the Thrive Vodcast, I’m diving into how I’m prepping for back-to-back steep terrain, high-stakes hunts, while rehabbing from torn quad surgery and turning 60 along the way.

We review some killer gear upgrades, share a few strategy shifts, and review another juicy plot twist in Colorado’s wolf reintroduction fairy tale drama.

Strategy, gear, and the truth behind the headlines

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Additional Thrive Resources

⁠⁠⁠Treeline Academy Western Hunt Courses⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠(Use code THRIVE to save 20% on any Treeline course)⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Treeline Podcast Archive⁠⁠⁠

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Tricer RP Bipod – Use Code Treeline To Save

Initial Ascent

GSI Microlite 1000

Five Rules To Save Your Elk Season

If you chase elk in the West long enough, you’re going to face Hunt Area Paralysis.

It happens when you pour all your effort and mental collateral into one so-called quote "money spot", only to pack in and find it stone cold. No fresh sign. No bugles. No Nothing.

But you end up staying anyway, because you can’t walk away from the mental investment you’ve made.

That’s the trap so many Western elk hunters find themselves in. They are anchored to a hunt area by emotion, not reality.

And while you’re stuck, the elk season clock is bleeding out.

The fix? Five Hunt Paralysis Rules that give you options, and options can quickly turn pending failure into success.

When plan A blows up, and it will! It’s not about where you want the elk to be, it’s where they actually are.

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Additional Thrive Resources

⁠⁠Treeline Academy Western Hunt Courses⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠(Use code THRIVE to save 20% on any Treeline course)⁠⁠

⁠⁠Treeline Podcast Archive⁠⁠

⁠⁠Treeline Thrive Vodcast Archive

Tricer Tripod – Use Code Treeline To Save

GOHUNT – Use Code Treeline To Save On Insider Membership