If you elk hunt long enough sooner or later you'll come across that "Wow, Did That Just Happen Moment" -- Well it must have been our turn this year! (My Son & I) This encounter was one that was flat crazy, I still have a hard time believing how it turned out; it could easily have gone south &...
My Son & I had the Privilege to be asked to join on an Elk Hunt for several of our Vets that gave their all for us! The stories that were shared by them each evening were heart wrenching, I honestly had no idea what these Heroes had went through, I have an even deeper respect for their service...
Here's a story of one of our Elk Hunts this year, like many hunts this one has its ups & downs! (grin)
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We located a bull just after light during a Full Moon & found he was already in his bed! He bugled once, we heard him while 350 yards away &...
Bud, I received your message but cannot respond, your mailbox is full. I'm leaving for WY right now so will post my response here, if I don't it will be 10 days or so before returning! Thanks!
"TJ, thank you for the kind words! I love talking elk! (grin) For your situation pickup the...
With Elk Season right around the corner many of us are super excited to finally hit the woods. We are always looking to better ourselves as elk hunters & callers. There's lots of info out there these days that is shared & that's very cool, so many are willing to assist others these days! This...
This is a very aggressive move by the hunter & works awesome as a lone hunter as well. There are times when we have bulls hold tight to their position especially when in or around their bedding areas, this especially applies to Herd Bull encounters! If in an encounter with a semi to very vocal...
I took this buck with my Son Saturday Nov 17, just look at the mass! This is the 1st one in a lot of deer taken that breaks the 200" mark! I was extremely fortunate!
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Hunting bull elk on public land is no gimme or an easy task to say the least. With more & more hunters out there wanting to hunt these great animals it's no wonder they get educated. It's up to us as hunters to understand what makes elk tick? We need to know when to Stalk/Ambush elk & with no...
What's your mindset & approach to elk hunting? Aside from drawing a tough to get tag as most would hold out for a good representative of the area hunted. But other than that do most hold out for a particular trophy on General Season or OTC hunts? Or do you take the first legal animal because you...
I was thinking back today about some of the critters we've packed out over the years & realized what a "memory builder" some of them are! (grin) Mostly just thinking of Elk since they seem to expire in some of the darndest places & they're big critters! As I was reminiscing to myself over many...
What do you elk hunters here look for in an "elk pack" ? Like many here, I've used quite a few different ones & arrangements over the years from packframes to daypacks to internal frame packs & I have my favorites for both getting my daily supplies in & an elk out. I'm always looking for packs...
This is a method we use every year & it has proved to work very well in herd location for the last 30 years! This is of great importance when hunting heavily wooded timber where glassing is tough at best in heavy ground cover where Spot & Stalk conditions would be minimized! When you Bugle big...