Huntin’ Horns

March 17th, 2012 was one of my favorite horn hunting (antler hunting) days ever. Klay Nelson, a friend from work, and I left town shortly after 6 a.m. and were soon suiting up in winter gear for our ATV ride up the mountain. Pack frames and snowshoes were strapped on the racks, along with a [...]

Tactics for Shed Hunting

Shed hunting is addicting. The fresh air and wide open spaces of the mountains draws me like a bug to a fluorescent light. Add randomly dropped elk antlers to the mix and it’s a recipe for neglected home projects. It is an activity that can pay off in many ways, including increased fitness and general [...]

High Quality Field Photos

How many times have you found yourself miles from the truck wishing you had a camera to capture a stunning sunset, gigantic elk rub, pristine mountain meadow, or the bull of a lifetime? I have kicked myself more than once because of forgetting a camera when an awesome “photo op” presented itself. Today it’s [...]

Map Scouting

When researching places to hunt elk, no scouting method is more effective than strapping on the old boot leather and roaming the woods.  This method allows you to discover honey holes such as old wallows, elk rubs, and perhaps even bones from a previous years kill.  When you do run across one of these areas, [...]

The Life of a Bull Elk

In early summer, around the first of June, cow elk give birth. Each cow typically has a single calf, which can stand on wobbly legs by the time it is 20 minutes old. A young bull will stay with the herd in which he was born until his second autumn. By then, he will have [...]

Planning For Next Season

2010 and 2011 were rough years. My chronic back trouble flared up with a vengeance in the fall of 2010 and left me with permanent nerve damage and only 30% use of my left leg. From April to August, 2011, the pain and depression were crippling. I was either at work on pain medication, or [...]

Extreme Elk Magazine Update

Content for Issue #1 has been submitted to the designer and is being laid out as you read this! We have some awesome stories from Alberta, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, plus features on gear, elk hunting tactics, optics, and MUCH more! We are so excited for Issue #1 and can’t wait to share it with you.
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Learning From Failing

Every year, thousands and thousands of elk hunters will take to the mountains with big dreams and lofty aspirations of putting their tag on the bull of a lifetime.  Some will succeed with this endeavor, but sadly, the majority will fail. The harsh reality of elk hunting is that the majority of hunters do fail [...]

“Growler” is Dead

About a decade ago when giant bulls still wandered many back-country hideaways here in North Idaho, I matched wits with a monster of unforgetable proportions.  These were the days when it was not uncommon to find huge rubs on trees of eight inches or more in diameter and pie plate sized hoof prints in the [...]

2011 Colorado Archery Hunt

My hunting partner, Donnie Drake, and I began the long drive to southern Colorado, anticipating the screaming bugles we’d been deprived of the last 11 months. After 16 hours on the road, we were looking forward to anything but sitting for another minute in the truck! We drove through Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado en route [...]

Hunting the Rut

I always enjoy hunt talk and my favorite topic has to be elk hunting during the rut. September is a special time for us bowhunters and lucky rifle hunters that have the opportunity to hunt during the bugle season. One of the questions I’m often asked is in reference to hunting techniques during the course [...]

Meat Care in the Field

The shot was good, the blood trail was wide, and your bull is on the ground!  Now what?  The simple answer is: Get the animal/meat taken care of as quickly as possible!  Below is how I care for my Elk meat in the field so that I assure it is ready for the dinner plate.
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Aggressive Elk Calling

I mopped my brow as I descended the steep and unforgiving ridge  in the hot midday sun.  My purpose for subjecting myself to this torture is no more peculiar than why I bugle in my sleep. I’m an elk addict. There was a bull bugling his head off way down on the other side of this hell [...]

Solo Elk Hunting

I had always dreamed of hunting elk out west. Coming from a small town in Michigan the closest I came to hearing a bugling bull growing up was in Outdoor Life and Bowhunter Magazines. Michigan whitetails kept me extremely busy back then, and I still love to hunt them, but I’m here to tell [...]

Calling Big Bulls!

It is awesome to think that we are about a month away from the start of the rut.  What a magical, unforgettable time of year it is!  I can distinctly remember the first time I called a bull in and shot him with my bow on that aspen choked hillside back in the early 90′s.  [...]

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