It took my dad many years to even lay eyes on an elk when he first started hunting them. Took him 10 years to kill his first cow. I shot my first elk (cow) on my first trip elk hunting when I was 13.
Elk hunting is hard, but it’s easier when you have experienced mentors.
Two days ago I received my new Leupold scope in the mail and I just wanted to give a big shout out to @schmalts because he was great! He got me a good price and was very helpful answering all of my questions and was patient with my delayed responses. Thanks so much! Any of you thinking about...
That night he heads to the South end, and shortly after dark sends me this:
He got it done!
In his words:
“I was all the way on the south end. I was thinking if he’s on my side of the river I’ll shoot him. I was in a tree looking out over the river. Shooting light, almost, out come the deer...