Podium Archer × ElkShape
Four days to elevate your archery elk game. You leave with a $4,000 bow build.
- When: March and June 2027
- Where: March: Nashville, TN area | June: Spokane Valley, WA
- Capacity: 15 per session
The Experience
Bow building and tuning
The highlight of camp. Josh Jones and the Podium team build and tune your bow. Every attendee leaves with a $4,000 bow build.
Shot control, calling, and butchering
Joel Turner runs shot control, elk calling, and live elk butchering.
Mindset, tactics, and fitness
Dan Staton covers mindset, tactics, and fitness for hunters who intend to do the work.
E-scouting and hunt planning
Mark Livesay runs e-scouting and hunt planning so you leave with plans you can actually hunt.
Instructors
- Josh Jones (Podium Archer): Bow building and tuning with the Podium team. Every attendee leaves with a $4,000 bow build.
- Joel Turner (Shot-IQ): Shot control, elk calling, and butchering.
- Dan Staton (ElkShape): Mindset, tactics, and fitness.
- Mark Livesay (Treeline Academy): E-scouting and hunt planning.
- Scott Evans (Bow Boy): Bow building and tuning with Josh Jones and the Podium team.
- Tristan Lake (Precision Cut Archery): Bow building and tuning with Josh Jones and the Podium team.
FAQ
Who is this for?
Elk hunters who want four hard days of bow building, shot control, mindset, and e-scouting. Not a beginner seminar.
When and where?
The Elk Immersion Experience, brought to you by Mathews, has two locations in 2027. March sessions take place in the Nashville, TN area, near Nashville North Archery in Ashland City. Seven four-day sessions start March 20 through March 26; the last session ends March 29. June sessions take place in Spokane Valley, WA. Seven four-day sessions start June 9 through June 15; the last session ends June 18. Each date has 15 places. Additional dates open as each group of 15 fills up. Packing list and location-specific travel details go out after you register.
What is included?
Josh Jones and the Podium team on bow building and tuning. Joel Turner on shot control, elk calling, and butchering. Dan Staton on mindset, tactics, and fitness. Mark Livesay on e-scouting and hunt planning. Every attendee leaves with a $4,000 bow build.
What bow do I leave with?
Every participant leaves with a $4,000 bow build, built and tuned by Josh Jones and the Podium team. That is the highlight of camp.
2027 Mathews Flagship. Black Gold Modd Sight. QAD Ultrarest. Easton Arrows (12). Stan SoleX Clicker Release. Podium Stabilizers, V-Bars, And VR Bracket. Mathews Quiver. Mathews Limb Legs. Greylight Bow Case. Podium Archer Inserts and Points.
How does payment work?
Total registration is $5,000. $1,000 reserves your place.
March sessions in the Nashville area: $2,000 is due December 1, 2026 and $2,000 is due February 1, 2027.
June sessions in Spokane Valley: $2,000 is due January 1, 2027 and $2,000 is due March 1, 2027.
Podium Archer sends the remaining payments on secure Shopify invoices.
March Hotel (Nashville Sessions)
Discounted room block for March attendees: Book your discounted Hilton room