{"id":1820,"date":"2022-05-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strategy.hunttalk.com\/2022\/05\/23\/elk-talk-qa-dont-overthink-it\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:00:00","slug":"elk-talk-qa-dont-overthink-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hunttalk.com\/strategy\/2022\/05\/23\/elk-talk-qa-dont-overthink-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Elk Talk Q&#038;A &#8211; Don&#8217;t Overthink It"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1820-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO5746377103.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO5746377103.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ONYO5746377103.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this episode (91) of Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy answer listener questions, with topics including &#8211; overcomplicating elk hunting, don&#8217;t over think it, Wyoming draw results and season plans, learning OTC units, researching elk forage information, elk calving and bear hunting, early antler growth, wrapping up the draw season, proven failure of preference point systems, 400 point bulls everywhere, use tactics suited for your hunting style, why elk are where they are, forage depends on the time of year, sizing your diaphragm call, don&#8217;t call like a turkey, understanding transition ranges, and other random topics.<\/p>\n<\/p><div id=\"huntt-2185309186\" class=\"huntt-mid-content huntt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669304083421411\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669304083421411\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4452452530\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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