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Ironwill Broadheads for Elk?
Bleeding is dependent on the wound an animal has. The factors that determine that are location and depth of the wound. What counts are the arteries/veins severed,. More and/or larger broadhead blades and sharpness help determine the wound. Broadheads kill by causing massive hemorrhaging... -
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Sled springs Oregon
Oregon: You may be right. I understood by the way Jachunter responded to the second post that the plan was for an archery hunt. Maybe that is not correct. -
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Sled springs Oregon
I do not know if Oregon was trying to be funny, but you can likely get Snake River as a second choice option as the draw tag only adds the option to shoot a cow. There are good reasons few people apply for it. Without knowing what you want as far as elk is concerned (Cow, any bull, or trophy)... -
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When is it to soon to start scouting?
The best scouting time is actually right in the season, but that is not practical, The next best time is as close to the season as possible. That said it is never too early to scout an area if you can get there and see the country. I have scouted for archery season in a Fall snow storm and... -
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Odds of a NR harvesting elk on public land stats.....
The problem with lying to the game commission is that you are cheating yourself. For the most part they use the success rates to determine how may tags to offer the next year. If few hunters were successful, but they are over their management objective, they will increase the tags sold. They... -
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Odds of a NR harvesting elk on public land stats.....
The lower 2% to 5% for NR are for the newer elk hunters. As ones gain experience that % will no doubt rise as guys gain more experience & knowledge of their hunting area & quarry. If guys just want to kill an elk no matter what style used they can raise their % much quicker by hunting elk out... -
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Elknut playbook help
If you are calling and it is resulting in dead elk on the ground for you, just keep on calling. Calling is a tool and if it works for you, where you are hunting; great. I have found things have changed a lot since 1990. Elk in the OTC units are a lot more call shy. If you are hearing and... -
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Raking Strategies-Do You Rake?
I have used raking at waterholes/wallows where I had a tree stand with mixed results. It has always been a part of what amounts to a single event cold calling. I rake some, splash the water and often will make one short bugle. I have never had a bull immediately run in. I am sure the ones... -
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When is a road not a road?
All roads shown on a F.S. Recreation map were supposed to be open to the public at the time the map was made. Don't be surprised when you see people driving a legally "Closed Road". There are folks with permits, administrative use allowances, and exceptions for land owners written in the... -
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When is a road not a road?
Really any established two track is a road. Roads usually have a carsonite post with a number on them at the entrance. Everything is open to the public unless closed by a legal order. You can review all legal closures at the Forest and applicable District offices. Just be careful about signs... -
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Open Country Elk
I would set a ground blind up at a waterhole or if you can find a good tree for a stand go with that. You will not see a lot of elk, but the ones in the area will likely come in for a shot. Do not use a decoy there. They will come in for the water. -
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Rookie Question on Broadheads
I have shot many elk over the years different fixed blade broadheads including cut on contact and the center spine ones. I can't say one is deadlier than another. It seems to me any sharp broadhead that flies well and hits consistently where you aim will be fine. I have found that the shorter... -
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Is it worth it to carry calls in October seasons?
I have heard some bugling in October, but not a lot. Like cnelk, I would carry a cow call, but not bugle. I have had a lot of bow hunters come stalking me in September. I would hate to have a guy with a 30-06 searching for me, especially through his rifle scope. You can consider me a little... -
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Changing Hunting Units
I have hunted new areas for two years now. There is a lot of scouting to get familiar enough to be hard on the elk population, but it has been both productive and fun. The united last September will be where I pitch my tent this year also. I left the place I had hunted for 25 years as I was... -
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Elk reading material
Chucklehead, thanks for the update. I did not know there was a new edition. I found my book had some good information for understanding elk, but am not sure how it would help a first time elk hunter from Kentucky. When I worked for the Forest Service, it was helpful to have read portions of... -
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Elk reading material
Contents of Book: Elk of North America Ecology and Management Forward, Preface, Dedication, Acknowledgements, List of Tables, List of Figures,. Chapters: 1. Classification and Distribution, 2. Elk and Indians: Historical Values and Perspectives, 3. Physiology, 4. Diseases and Parasites, 5... -
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Elk reading material
There are fun to read books relating to elk hunting. There are "how to" book available, and there is Jack Ward Thomas' book "Elk of North America Ecology and Management" . Jack Ward Thomas' book is not a "how to" guide for hunters and it is not a fun read. It is a college text and resource... -
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Elk Decoys
These folks have given you good advice. I'll just add that cows can be tricky with decoys. They know their herd and will often not like a new cow just showing up. I've had a few setups blown due to cows that came with the bull. The cows may hang up and get really suspicious, or they may not... -
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Elk Decoys
Like so many other things; a decoy is a tool. It is not useful for every elk hunting situation. It is probably good to have a decoy if you are solo calling elk in September. If you are hunting from a tree stand or blind, they are a liability that is likely to scare off elk. Some will turn...
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