Poaching, Partnerships, and Profits

[cgasner1]

These guys better start learning Spanish. I’ll bet in a few years that’s the only place they will be able to deer hunt is south of the border.

 

[D_Walt]

envy is one of the 7 deadly sins.
can Erik run further and lift heavier than most of us?
yes.
but he does it in the name of personal growth and to show others what is possible.
it is not pride.

If you’re going to hunt “beyond the wire” you’d better be faster and stronger or else you’ll get caught more often. Probably be a bonus to be the best at hurdling too.

 

[Derek44]

He goes by Shelby now

It’d be Ms. Shelby to us. Come on now

 

[BAKPAKR]

@MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab
please do not cancel Eric because these guys publicly shamed him.
he is a godly and good man.

If there is a HuntTalker who has half the meme-generating ability of the average WKR on the Slide, you could create an epic Ricky Bobby meme based on this plea (hint - prayer).

 

[44hunter45]

its not a glassing pad. its the game changer bino system.

My bad. Does it come with a pocket to hold all your defense attorney’s business cards?

One for landowner permission forms on the other side.

Of course it will never be an Eberlestock Recon Modular. That is actually a system.

 

[perma]

One for landowner permission forms on the other side.

That’s the same pocket where you put the pictures of the landowner wearing the merch, right?

 

[PRO MO]

If there is a HuntTalker who has half the meme-generating ability of the average WKR on the Slide, you could create an epic Ricky Bobby meme based on this plea (hint - prayer).

I got you boo-boo

 

[Moserkr]

Damn just yesterday I left this thread at page 6 and it was kind of slow. Busy all day with work n kids, then bam!! 9 pages of gold to catch up on. Appreciate y'alls hard work here.

 

[BAKPAKR]

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I got you boo-boo

Well done, sir!

 

[thomas89]

Love how physical fitness is now such a cornerstone of hunting.

 

[KingOfTagSoup]

Erik Van Woerkom, AKA “Muley Freak”, should have long-since hung up his 1000-yard wounding stick, and joined the ranks of washed-up former hunting influencers. Poaching for content conviction in Utah? Fool me once, I guess. A second offense in Idaho in 2022, I see a pattern emerging… Not only did he get convicted a second time, he added injury to insult by whining to the judge that he could not weather a second “hunting” ban, because no poaching = no social media content = sale revenues and corporate partnerships dry up. And of course, he never admitted wrongdoing either.

A corporate sponsorship with Muley Freak should be a poison pill for any outdoor company. Rather, it is a profit-booster. Sales tick, more $$$ pours into Erik’s “poaching for content” coffers.

That the Muley Freak franchise continues to exist at all in 2024 is a testament to the average values US hunters espouse. The privilege to hunt hangs in the balance in multiple states - the last thing we need at this juncture is establishing a reputation as sponsors and sympathizers of poaching and poor sportsmanship.

Do you still use any of these brands? They all currently do business with Muley Freak.

MTNTough Fitness Program
Nightforce Optics
Black Ovis / CamoFire
Sportsman’s Warehouse (Cabellas, Bass Pro Shops)

MTN tough? Nope, I have access to a gym and YouTube. Nightforce? Nope, I personally prefer a scope that isn't the size of a Saturn V rocket and weighs 10 lbs. Black Ovis/Camofire? Guilty, but I'm a cheapo on a government salary. Sportsman's warehouse? They lost me when they stopped selling ARs in my state

 

[Red Fox]

These companies can hire whoever they want to promote their products. Most hire people that have the same values or ones that make them look better in the space they are in. Just don't see how he is helping any of them, but I guess he still has a ton of fan boys that will believe whatever crap he is pushing. They also have to know that they will be pushing a lot of people away at the same time.

It just is not a good look for hunting in the long run, maybe they don't care about that either. Just get in and make as much as you can then sell.

If this was a onetime thing not sure there would be as much push back, but it is not. He has a history of this, it is a matter of time before it happens again.

 

[shelbycoltd]

MTN tough? Nope, I have access to a gym and YouTube.

This.
and running shoes.

 

[Shed God]

Shelbycoltd provide your background. Your experience in hunting. Not asking who u are. Just who u are without providing real info.

Randy n. Not randi b. Yes profits off of everything. Works out.. hopefully I can at his age. But what he is... is very honest. He regardless of party in my opinion wants best for the public land hunter and sets a very good example. Reminds me of my dad. Too old for this shit.

 

[Shed God]

Screwed up your name colt

 

[Hertervillian]

Love how physical fitness is now such a cornerstone of hunting.

I’d have said silencers. Hydration is dead, now you can go harder… if you get fit.

 

[Dubz337]

envy is one of the 7 deadly sins.
can Erik run further and lift heavier than most of us?
yes.
but he does it in the name of personal growth and to show others what is possible.
it is not pride.

I will run distance/do any lift against that clown any day, as long as i can wear my athletic system. I call them 'shorts and shoes'.

Roids dont lend themselves to long distance running.

 

[idahohuntr]

Any action or response from MTN Tough re: their partnership with muley freak?

 

[NR_Hunter]

Any action or response from MTN Tough re: their partnership with muley freak?

I was just wondering the same thing myself @MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab

 

[lastlight]

Nah they just bank on this going away.