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