I was elk hunting last week and made some observations, from which I have formed this advice which I am sure you will find, if nothing else, humorous.
1: If you are bow hunting elk, driving down the road with a cow call out your window calling does you little good. You should do what the person behind you was doing, drive, park, bugle and repeat.
2: if a hunter finds your blood trail, which you had lost and offers to help you find it, don't take it. That way, you can lose the animal and keep hunting.
3: chasing elk at full speed only helps to calm them down.
4: burn bans means it's OK to have fires as long as there are people around the camp fire and booze is kept to a maximum. Don't worry about the other hunters lives or property.
5: a poorly shot animal, or one that has been hit and goes into thick or steep areas are no longer a concern. Don't bother tracking, you need to go back to build a fire at camp anyway.
6: side by sides and white diesel trucks have the right away on closed roads ( no green dot). If your walking down said road please step aside.
7: walking and blowing your cow call with every step not only keeps a good cadence but is a timeless proven method of finding and not educating elk.
8: Additionally, butt shots are obvious kill shots, there are no reasons to wait for a broadside shot. If it doesn't die, it is a good way to mark your elk so others may not take it.
This has been a public service announcement from your local soulless ginger.
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