Recent content by FitToHunt

I'm trying to have the discipline to actually spend some significant time glassing. I've only have limited success with my typical run, gun, call strategy. I wanna up my game. My normal approach to glassing is randomly find a spot I can see, glass for 30 min, don't see anything. Then go...

So I've never had the patience for glassing to justify the high end price tag. Right now I've got some vortex Diamondbacks 12x50. I want to rent some glass this year, and FORCE myself to actually use it for elk this September. So my question is: should I rent a spotter or some higher end...

Yep, WY is the plan this year. Should have enough points to draw a general tag this year. Will do archery, then rifle if necessary. Might do CO muzzleloader too.

I think you're right Tim. I've done very little rifle hunting. I seem to put all my eggs in the archery basket, which probably puts more pressure on to get it done in a shorter amount of time. I do plan to put more into rifle hunting in the following years for sure.

I think the next evolution in my skills may be being a more disciplined glasser. I tend to give it up pretty quick to put miles on my boots and call more.

Ivd done all that. Elknut, Elk 101, watch/read everything I can get my hands on. Then apply those strategies on the field. I'm just looking to be good enough to fill just about any tag I get. There are guys out there that do. I'd like to go from intermediate to advanced.

Any old dogs out there, that could use a little extra muscle in the backcountry in exchange for sharing some wisdom. I'd be interested.

Agreed, rutting elk in September is as good as it gets.

I believe most states have a minimum legal draw weight around 45#. With that being said you can still achieve solid kenetic energy if you increase your arrow weight, and foc. You'll just need to be realistic about your trajectory and effect range. So, really your question should be: what draw...

Theres some good points in there I haven't really considered. I definitely don't spend as much time in the mountains as I used to, in other times of the year. I do hear people saying finding elk is tough, but killing them can be easy. I found the exact opposite. I always find them fast...

I'm definitely not a novice. In addition to the 3 I've killed. I've also called in multiple bulls for other guys and got my buddy his first bull. I do always hunt out of state, so time in the field is limited by distance. I definitely agree, spending as much time in the elk woods is going to...

Is it reasonable to expect an outfitter to be willing to teach a client all his tricks of the trade, more than just helping me fill my tag?

I always here the saying " 10% of the people kill 90% of the animals". I'd consider myself a moderately successful bow hunter. I've killed 3 elk in 10 years on public land with a bow. But have eaten tag soup for 5 straight years. Despite constantly learning and investing more effort into it...

Curious to hear people's experiences meeting others for hunts on this, or other similar forums. I know for me it's always been tough to find like-minded individuals to bow hunt with specifically. With trying to coordinate dates, having the $, or the interest in doing the types of backcountry...

Curious out there what success people have had with mineral licks for elk... If so what kind? One of the areas I'm looking to use them is more lowland AG fields. So, I'm hoping to pattern them more like a whitetail. Thoughts?