I have been using hiking poles for the last years. Get your hands used to the poles prior to going on the trail or bring a set of leather gloves. I found a used set on Facebook.
Buzz and Mtmuley,
I think elk hunting is very similar to walleye or salmon fishing in that the location of the fish changes based on water temps, structure, and what time of the year I am fishing. Based on the conditioned listed above there is a high probability I will find active fish. I have...
Yes, be able to kill a bull consistently year in and year out. Each year I have pulled a bull tag, and have bumped into bulls but have not been able to out the pieces together.
I have been running Swaro 15s as my binos for everything including setting them up on a tripod to glass hillsides. Would I be better off running 10s in my bino harness and putting the 15s in my pack?