September Newsletter from Elk101.com

Where did the summer go? I can’t believe elk seasons are opening all across the West over the next few days! Based on scouting reports and fall conditions, this elk season is showing some great potential. From the Team at Elk101.com, we’d like to sincerely thank you for the past year. From our beginning at less [...]

Comment on Idaho Wolf Reduction Proposal

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public comments on a proposal to reduce the wolf population in part of the Clearwater drainage.
The proposal calls for reducing the population of wolves in two big game management units that make up the Lolo elk management zone to address unacceptable impacts of wolf predation.
Once public [...]

RMEF’s Elk Hunt Forecast for 2010

The RMEF has created an elk hunting forecast for virtually every state and providence that has an elk population. I’ve narrowed it down to the more popular areas, but the full forecast can be found at their website, www.rmef.org.
MISSOULA, Mont.–Elk and elk hunting opportunities are abundant in much of North America, and the Rocky Mountain [...]

The Gutless Method

Here’s a nice, short refresher on the Gutless Method. For the full-length, instructional videos, visit the Gutless Page!

New Elk Calls!

It’s almost here…elk season starts in less than 2 weeks! Elk calls play a major part in our elk season and I can’t wait to hear the bulls start firing off! I’ve been a huge proponent of the “palate plate” diaphragm calls since they came out back in the early 90’s. They’re easy to use, [...]

Corey’s Top 5 Elk Hunting Tips

A few of the Elk101.com Pro Staff guys have mentioned in recent articles that it is difficult to boil elk hunting down into one topic that has been the biggest factor in their elk hunting successes. As I sat here and tried to come up with my own list of the Top 5 Elk Hunting Tips, [...]

Contour HD Hat-Mounted Video Camera

Never Miss that Once-in-a-Lifetime Footage Again!
Video footage shot from a hat-mounted Contour HD video camera!

Fitting in the palm of your hand and weighing a mere 4.3 ounces, ContourHD is the smallest and lightest HD Wearable Camcorder in the world! Its anodized aluminum body withstands dust, dirt, mud, rain, and snow. It’s also shock, vibration and [...]

RMEF Calls on Congress to Reform Endangered Species Act

MISSOULA, Mont.–The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling for immediate Congressional review and reform of the Endangered Species Act following a judge’s decision yesterday to reinstate full federal protection for gray wolves.
The Aug. 5 ruling means state wildlife agencies no longer have authority to manage skyrocketing wolf populations–even in areas where wolf predation is driving [...]

Liberal Judge Orders Gray Wolf Back On Endangered List

August 5, 2010
A federal judge on Thursday reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho, saying the government made a political decision in removing the protections from just two of the three states where Rocky Mountain wolves roam.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said in his ruling that the entire Rocky Mountain wolf [...]

Optifade Open Country vs. Optifade Forest

With the creation of Gore’s new Optifade Forest pattern, we need to answer a very important question…which pattern do we need? Because Optifade camo was developed using science, and not consumer appeal, it’s not just a matter of which pattern looks best on the rack, but which pattern is designed to work best in the [...]

Trail Cameras…

A few days ago I received the following e-mail from my good friend Michael:
“Corey –
I, and I think a lot of others, are starting to use trail cams. I recently got a bunch of photos of bulls in velvet. I was wondering if you know of any articles that discuss antler growth and how far [...]

2010 Sitka Bivy 45 Pack Review

I’ll start off by saying this…WOW! My camera batteries almost went dead trying to get pictures of ALL the features!
For extended hunts in the backcountry, a good bivy pack is worth its weight in gold. And since we’re on the topic of weight, the Bivy 45 peaks the scales at 6.0#, well within [...]

Corey’s 2010 Daypack Gear List

For those who attended the Extreme Elk Hunting Class at Cabela’s in Boise on Tuesday, we spent a few minutes going through our day pack during the gear portion of the class. I’ve had a few people e-mail since and ask if we could post a picture of the contents of our pack, so here [...]

Attention All States: Prepare to be Sued Over Wolves

MISSOULA, Mont.—With their latest petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, animal rights activists are preparing to sue for federally mandated release of wolves in every state, warn officials with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
David Allen, RMEF president and CEO, says animal rights groups have learned that introducing wolves translates to major fundraising, and [...]

Water Filtration Bottles and Straws by Urban Pipeline

With all the new gear and gadgets that come and go, it takes a pretty innovative idea to really catch our attention. With application in back-country hunting, hiking, biking, and emergency preparedness (to name a few), this one really jumped out!
The concept of water filtration isn’t new. Any of us who have ventured out for [...]

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