Corey JacobsenIdaho Archery Company, Boise’s exclusive archery shop, has announced their grand opening on March 20th, 2010 from 10Am – 6PM. Located across from Hawk’s Stadium on Glenwood St., Idaho Archery Company features Idaho’s largest Archery Pro Shop indoor shooting range, en extensive line of archery products, and a knowledgable staff prepared to educate and offer superior service to archer’s of all skill levels.
The 4,400 square foot facility is the largest Pro Shop archery center in the state and will accomodate leagues, tournaments, and seminars in addition to their regular Pro Shop services and products. They will be offering bows from top companies such as Hoyt, Matthews, Mission, Diamond, Bowtech, Elite, and Alpine, as well as archery gear for women and children.
Stop in on Saturday March 20th for a chance to win free door prizes from Rinehart, Prois, Diamond, as well as talk to factory reps from Hoyt, Alpine, Bowtech, Elite and more! Visit them online at www.idahoarchery.net!
Corey JacobsenBugling Bull Game Calls, the designers of the original palate plate elk diaphragm, have released their 2010 product catalog, complete with an exciting new line-up of elk calls! I had a chance to get my hands on the new products in late December and can’t wait for September to put them to good use! Perhaps the biggest, new product for 2010 is the “Select A Bull” elk calling system (shown below).
"Select-A-Bull" Elk Calling System
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Corey JacobsenBoise will be getting a new archery pro shop this weekend with the soft opening of Idaho Archery Company on Saturday. The new 4000sf store will be located across from Hawk’s Stadium on Glenwood in Boise. Inventory is continuing to arrive daily and the grand opening is planned for mid-March. Idaho Archery Company will be carrying Hoyt, Bowtech, Elite, Quest, and Alpine bows, along with a large variety of accessories and gear. Anyone interested in checking them out can swing by on Saturday and get a first look at the new shop and the indoor shooting range. You can also follow along on their Facebook page (Idaho Archery Company).
The Team at Elk101.com welcomes Idaho Archery Company to Boise and looks forward to working with them for many years!
Corey JacobsenWe’d like to welcome our newest additions to the Elk101.com Pro Staff – Dirk Durham and Mark Cochran. These guys bring a wealth of elk hunting knowledge to the team, as well as enthusiasm and a desire to share their experiences with others. Dirk is a 2-time World Champion elk caller and successfully hunts elk in over-the-counter units in Idaho with both archery equipment and rifle. Mark is a back-country, bivy hunting guru and brings a wealth of ideas and knowledge for archers and rifle hunters alike.
We’ll be incorporating a new format on the website for 2010 and our Pro Staff will be sharing articles, stories, and experiences following a monthly theme. For February, look for their input on “Bugling Elk”. We’ll be sharing what calls we use, tips and tactics, and about anything we can think of that relates to the topic! Please join us in welcoming these elk hunting experts to the team!
Corey Jacobsen
Brand New DVD Release in the Extreme Bulls Series! Elk rut hunts from Arizona, Colorado & New Mexico! Archery, Rifle, & Muzzleloader action. Many bulls are called up bugling to within feet of the camera! Features a NEW Excited Cow Sound that brings the bulls in screaming! See it in action! As always the hunts are videod “Over the Shoulder” with no phony cut aways or recreates. See the hunts unfold as they really happened- through the eyes of the hunter!
2 Hours of Intense, Up Close, EXTREME Screamin’ Bull Action! On DVD only. Approximate ship date of Feb. 15th 2010. Order today and save $$$’s!!! Limited time only! Special Introductory Pre-Release Price of $10.95!
To pre-order, click here.
Corey JacobsenArizona is truly the land of BIG elk and there aren’t many things that can compare to the anticipation and excitement of drawing an Arizona Elk Tag. Arizona Elk Tags are available through a random draw process and the deadline for applying for these coveted tags is February 9. Arizona has a bonus point program in place for applicants who purchase a Class G hunting license. If you’re interested in applying, here are the instructions to help you get your application filled out.
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Corey JacobsenThe all-new GUTLESS VIDEO (Gutless Method for Field Dressing) by Elk101.com is now available and can be viewed for FREE by clicking here… GUTLESS VIDEO
Be sure to support the sponsors who have made it possible to offer this video for free – Sitka Gear, G5 Outdoors, Alaska Game Bags, and Idaho Archery Company.
Corey JacobsenSitka Announces Launch of New Forest Gear
Hunting Brand to Offer Performance Products for Wooded Environments
Corey JacobsenThe 2010 line-up of Sitka Gear will be available in the new Optifade Forest pattern in June!
Big Game/Forest Pattern Based on Animal Vision Is Optimized for Tree Stands, Wooded Environment
Elkton, MD (December 1, 2009)–W. L. Gore & Associates today announced that it has developed a new GORE™ OPTIFADE™ Concealment pattern specifically designed for tree stand hunting in wooded environments. Like the Big Game/Open Country pattern, the new Big Game/Forest pattern is based on how deer see, both spatially and colorimetrically. A new line of Sitka Gear featuring the new pattern will be available at retail by summer of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Corey JacobsenWell, after months of deliberating and research, I decided on the form I wanted to use to mount my 390″ bull from Arizona. Now the only issue was to decide what taxidermist I wanted to use. After visiting with several taxidermists and checking out their work, I made the decision…my Dad, Rockie Jacobsen. This was a once in a lifetime bull for me, and I wanted to make sure that the elk turned out exactly like I wanted. I knew my Dad could make it happen. It would require adding some girth to the neck as the form was too skinny for my liking, as well as extending the back of the form to add more shoulder. We spent Christmas at my parents house where my Dad surprised me with one of the coolest Christmas presents ever…
Pictures don’t do justice for the size of the bull or the quality of the taxidermy, but here he is!
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Corey Jacobsen“Ah yes, 2009. This season was going to be the best ever! I finally have these elk figured out, their secrets have been exposed to me over my last 20years of bugling big bulls…….”
These were the thoughts of a naive elk hunter (me). If I have learned anything in the last 20 years, it has been that elk have many predictable habits when calling them in, & they also have twice as many unpredictable habits. My son Austin was turning 12 on September 24th, he would accompany me every chance he could this season until he was able to legally carry a bow. I had been dreaming for the last 12 years about the stellar season my son & I would have! Read the rest of this entry »
Corey JacobsenAfter a frustrating 2008 archery elk hunt I made a resolution to find some un-pressured wapiti for 2009. I worked hard last year, hunting 16 days straight from dawn to dusk. I had a limb deflection on a nice 6 point and cleanly missed a 7×7 with 15 cows. The elk had been pressured early by hunters and were difficult to work. On the way home from that trip I was already planning this years hunt. I knew where I would be the second week of September and knew that it would take some preparation to make it happen.
The one drainage where I found some relaxed elk herds was several miles from roads or quad trails. I knew I would have to be in better shape to bivy hunt the steep terrain. I began the summer walking a local golf course usually played with carts, due to the hilly terrain and distance to tee boxes. I added about 10 pounds to my golf bag and would walk 27 holes 4 or 5 times a week. In May I started bear baiting. To stay in shape I carried bait a couple miles 5 times a week, instead of using the quad trail. I began the P90X workouts following bear season, and by August was feeling confident that my cardio was up to par for elk season. Read the rest of this entry »
Corey JacobsenMy lovely wife rolled her eyes as I seized one of our spare bedrooms for the 2009 Archery Elk Hunt staging area. It begins in July as I start putting my gear together for the backpack Archery Elk Hunt. Everything is laid out and accounted for so that when September rolls around I am not scrambling for gear. Some people call it OCD, I like to call it well prepared.
I made plans with my brother, Ryan Bonner, and my cousin’s husband, Ryan Davenport, for the big hunt. The unit we hunt holds some nice bulls if a guy knows where to look. I hit camp 3 days early (OCD) and did some hunting/scouting by myself before the other two arrived. I located a big group of elk with 8 bulls and 30 cows. One bull caught my attention immediately through the spotting scope and was named ”Big Boy”. He pushed the other bulls around and had an impressive set of antlers. Over the first three days I passed on 3 younger 5 and 6 point bulls. One evening “Big Boy” passed by my setup at 65 yards, dogging a cow, not offering a good shot. He was truly an impressive sight up close. Read the rest of this entry »
Corey JacobsenDusty Powers of Sandy, Utah, sent in his story and several pictures from his Utah archery elk hunt. Congrats on an AWESOME bull Dusty, and thanks for the great story! Dusty will receive an Elk101.com prize package for his story.
“After putting in for 6 years I finally drew the Utah Wasatch Elk Tag. Even though this is not a premium hunt the big bull opportunities are certainly good in this limited entry unit. This is one of Utah’s largest management zones and produces 350+ class bulls every year and occasionally homes the coveted 400 class elk. However, growing up in Northern Idaho and accustom to the thick alders and head high huckleberry brush the Utah landscape and elk population would pose some additional challenges for me as I started my quest for a mature bull. Open buck brush and pockets of park like timber produces some spectacular views from above.
Scenery from Dusty's elk unit
Great looking elk country
I had been eying a unit in the southern part of the state the last 5 years, but turned to the Wasatch unit after bugling in some mature bulls the last couple years. Being able to hunt after work was appealing and the quality of elk that I had been seeing was enough to convince me to put in for the Wasatch unit. After drawing the tag I began scouting and doing some research on the local front. My first order of business was to get some trail cameras out in the areas that I had been frequenting. (If you haven’t used trail cams you are missing out!) I got some great photos of elk that I would have never gotten without them.
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Corey JacobsenTom Lindley of Yreka, California, sent me this picture of his Extreme Arizona Bull from archery season. Tom was hunting with Chappell Guide Service’s guide, Spencer Porter, when he killed this 375″ bull. Tom will recieve an Elk101.com prize package for his photo. Congrats Tom!
Tom Lindley's Big Arizona Elk
