Share an Elk Hunting Tip, August 2014

[brianmtsinc]

Archers; keep an elk call in your mouth- ALWAYS.  6 of the last 8 elk I have killed may not have happened without it.  You might be amazed how quickly a spooked elk will stop to look at a cow call.

I never hit the woods without one in my mouth and 2 or 3 more in my pocket. 

[Tbar]

Stay positive! This is one that plays big with me. If you can always find value in being outside and gaining knowledge it will eventually pay dividends in the end.  It sounds simple but frustration is something I have to consciously block when being humbled by the animals I love to chase.

[jstone]

Stay in the mountains all day and hunt. At noon if you need a nap find a nice cool saddle where the elk will travel. Make sure that you keep you bow close and your release on your wrist. i had a spike and a cow in the Taneum walk by me and wake me up during my slumber. Bow and release to far away. They were both just staring at me.

[buglebrush]

The most important thing is to be in shape, and get ready to work really really hard. 

Make sure you are where you want to be an hour before first light.  This is especially important in the archery season as many of the elk will talk that first hour, and then shutup for the day when it is hot.  In my spot it means hiking by 2:30 AM.   Also, don't head back until it is too dark to shoot.  I can't fathom people who work so hard to get up the mountain, then head for the truck with an hour of shooting light left     Maybe they don't have a good headlamp & sidearm?   

[Jonathan_S]

Don't try to muscle it.  Being in great shape is good but we all know that people who are confident and move slowly are the ones who kill elk.

[blackveltbowhunter]

 

  Unless you SEE them fall, take at least half hour. Even if convinced of a "perfect" shot. Not for the elk but for you. Adrenaline can do wierd things to sensory perception, and taking the time to let the information download, will help in making calm, and more importantly clear decisions. Key information about body angle, point of entry, exit trails etc... I have often remembered well after the shot. And hearing the "crash" while important, has not been fool proof in my experience.

   

 

[Rrich2278]

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[Quackwhacker]

Slow down! Hunt all the way back to the truck or camp. There has been many times I have hunted all day and was tired, had my head down almost back to the truck and am surprised by a elk staring me down. Not a chance in heck to draw the bow now. Have fun.

[hike2hunt]

Your practice and proficiency in basic skills such as shooting your bow, reading a map, breaking an animal down and ability move through arduous terrain are more important then how you look and dress.

[deerhunter_98520]

Buy Paul's (elknut1) elk calling cds/DVDs .....well worth the money to learn everything on those CDs...they will answer just about every question you ask yourself on what you should do in that certain situation

[irishevox]

new to Elk hunting but i would say find the same place i did

[rover758]

Draw before they get this close.   

[irishevox]

hahahaha if they get that close just hit them on the head with a camera "boink"

[4fletch]

Be careful not to over pack your pack with too much weight a wrong twist or a sprained ankle or a pulled muscle in the lower back will not be fun. Especially for the older depends guys , it's a lot easier to make a extra trip out then to be hurting

[Old Man Yager]

Always follow up and track even if you think you might have missed. Watched 2 Yahoos shooting at a 4pt raghorn at dark a few years back. The bull continued out through the clearcut, and these 2 idiots didn't even step off the road to see if they had hit the bull. Me and my buddy and his son hiked out, drove down to a lower road, and looked for the bull for 2 hours after dark. Found it dead the next morning about 200 yards further in from where we were the night before.