Trail Cameras

I can hardly wait each spring for the snow to melt in the high country. For me, this officially kicks off the start of a new hunting season. I usually start my pre-hunt scouting by setting up trail cameras at all of my favorite honey holes. Checking these cameras throughout the summer is very addicting. [...]

GPS Basics

My first and most memorable GPS failure happened many years ago while I was doing a little pre-hunt scouting. My brother and I had located a small pond on a secluded pine bench and wanted to check the elk activity. The 4-wheeler trail stopped about a mile short of the pond, and with the sun [...]

Elk Calls 101

What to look for in a call and why

Now that I’ve been calling for a couple of decades, I hope to share with you some truths and tips about elk calls that I have come across through trial and lots of error! For the sake of this discussion, I am going to classify elk calls [...]

Long Range Hunting

Long range rifle shooting (and hunting) is gaining popularity fast. The tools and information needed to be accurate at longer distances are becoming readily available to the general public. Long range hunting requires accurate equipment, lots of practice, tuning your skills, educating yourself on your equipment, and maintaining good hunting practices and ethics. Long range [...]

Broadhead Confidence

As most hardcore archers would agree, there is something magical about the flight of an arrow. Whether from a traditional bow or a compound, it’s awesome how the arrow often appears to be on a string until impacting the point of aim. I have always been mesmerized by the flight of an arrow and amazed [...]

Pre-Season Bow Set Up

It’s time to get your bow ready for September! Whether you have a new bow, or are just checking the bow that has set stagnant during the off season, it is time to get it ready! The earlier you start, the better off you will be. Bow set up and initial tuning is more than [...]

Decoys for Elk

The sage crackled and released its pungent scent with each step through the low-lying shrubs. An occasional bugle drifted toward us through the blackness which taxed our senses even more. As the morning darkness gave way to the sliver of light growing in the east, our trio quickened its pace toward our quarry.
It was early [...]

Does Gear Create Success?

First off, let me start out by getting something out in the open right away – I’m a gear junky and am surely not a fan of junky gear. In my early years of hunting, I had no idea of the importance of quality gear and have formed my beliefs after years of mishaps that [...]

Elk101.com – July Newsletter

I can’t believe how quickly elk season is sneaking up on us this year! It seems like most years it can’t get here fast enough…now I’m wishing I could insert an extra week in somewhere. OK, not really…if it came tomorrow I’d be excited and ready! It’s going to be a GREAT fall, and from [...]

DIY Gear – Top 3

As a bivy style hunter I spend several nights on the mountain every year. Hunting this style takes lots of patience and a drive to go farther and deeper than any other willing person. Over the years I have found 3 items that have made life on the mountain and going the extra mile possible. [...]

Gear Failure

If you hunt or spend any amount of time in the mountains chasing wapiti a gear and/or equipment failure is inevitable. I know some of you will find a few of my gear failures humorous and many of you will probably be able to relate to a couple of them.
My hope is that you will [...]

How Are You Preparing?

By now, we all know what elk tags we have drawn for this fall and are busy making plans. Maybe you drew a tag for your favorite area or maybe a unit in another state that you’ve never hunted before. Even if you have a tag for your favorite unit, don’t be complacent about getting [...]

Calling All Elk

Elk, in my opinion, are the most special and unique animal in all of the creation. There is nothing more majestic and primal than a big bull worked up, bugling and posturing. That is, without a doubt, why I love elk hunting and more importantly, calling elk.
Learning to call elk opens up a whole new [...]

“My Elk Rifle”

 
Traditions
“My elk rifle” – This phrase is undoubtedly the beginning of many debates. Most hunters hold their trusty rifles in very high regard, even above ones wife…….All kidding aside, I can say we all have a great pride and respect of our own firearm and its ability to function during crunch time. Some of [...]

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, [...]

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