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Well, wrapped up my first year of archery hunting this year. Called in a bull for my buddy on the 6th day of hunting, and he killed his first elk! Things I learned or was reminded of this year:-Elk are ghosts in the woods. Always amazed how they can tiptoe through brush without making a sound. -Bulls can cover 100 yards in about 3 seconds if he thinks you're trying to steal his cows.-Nock an arrow early and be prepared for them to come in quick.-If elk think you're an elk, you can make a lot of noise on the way over to them. Silence spooks them.-Seems like no one hikes more than a half mile off the road or trails.-Always pack an extra smoke in a bottle in your pack. -Late morning small fires to dry off pants and socks and having lunch around it provides a quick morale boost. -Roosevelt's bugle. A lot. -Investing in a boot dryer that plugs into the cigarette lighter of a truck might be my next purchase. -Always pack an extra pair or two of socks than you think you may need. -Never go off where the shooter thinks the wounded elk went. Follow the blood and flag the trail. There're more, but that's a good list for now. What did you learn this year?
Quote from: cougforester on September 20, 2018, 10:40:24 AMWell, wrapped up my first year of archery hunting this year. Called in a bull for my buddy on the 6th day of hunting, and he killed his first elk! Things I learned or was reminded of this year:-Elk are ghosts in the woods. Always amazed how they can tiptoe through brush without making a sound. -Bulls can cover 100 yards in about 3 seconds if he thinks you're trying to steal his cows.-Nock an arrow early and be prepared for them to come in quick.-If elk think you're an elk, you can make a lot of noise on the way over to them. Silence spooks them.-Seems like no one hikes more than a half mile off the road or trails.-Always pack an extra smoke in a bottle in your pack. -Late morning small fires to dry off pants and socks and having lunch around it provides a quick morale boost. -Roosevelt's bugle. A lot. -Investing in a boot dryer that plugs into the cigarette lighter of a truck might be my next purchase. -Always pack an extra pair or two of socks than you think you may need. -Never go off where the shooter thinks the wounded elk went. Follow the blood and flag the trail. There're more, but that's a good list for now. What did you learn this year?From my experience propane ones work better, and then you dont need a truck around to use it either! FYI
Quote from: frazierw on September 20, 2018, 11:44:53 AMQuote from: cougforester on September 20, 2018, 10:40:24 AMWell, wrapped up my first year of archery hunting this year. Called in a bull for my buddy on the 6th day of hunting, and he killed his first elk! Things I learned or was reminded of this year:-Elk are ghosts in the woods. Always amazed how they can tiptoe through brush without making a sound. -Bulls can cover 100 yards in about 3 seconds if he thinks you're trying to steal his cows.-Nock an arrow early and be prepared for them to come in quick.-If elk think you're an elk, you can make a lot of noise on the way over to them. Silence spooks them.-Seems like no one hikes more than a half mile off the road or trails.-Always pack an extra smoke in a bottle in your pack. -Late morning small fires to dry off pants and socks and having lunch around it provides a quick morale boost. -Roosevelt's bugle. A lot. -Investing in a boot dryer that plugs into the cigarette lighter of a truck might be my next purchase. -Always pack an extra pair or two of socks than you think you may need. -Never go off where the shooter thinks the wounded elk went. Follow the blood and flag the trail. There're more, but that's a good list for now. What did you learn this year?From my experience propane ones work better, and then you dont need a truck around to use it either! FYIDo those run off like the green Coleman bottles? Or how big of propane container does it need? Intriguing.
use a wire tie to secure the quiver to the bow. Get a decent quiver nothing is worse than having a deer step out broadside at 40 yards and realizing you dropped your quiver when you go to knock an arrow...lucky for me they are dumb and hung with in 50 yards for the next hour and a half while i was back tracking to find all my ammo!
Remember to compensate for shooting uphill,