I was always cautious and hoped for the stars to align. I started consistently killing elk and mule deer when I understood when to be aggressive and when to be patient. It all comes down to wind, cover, the animal's activity and awareness.
I know I'm technically and FNG, but I've been on here for a while. I just don't know my old log in. My fiance and I just moved to Wyoming last year and drew unit 97 elk tags as residents, but second choice. I've been up there four times in the wilderness and have seen very little elk sign...
This is when having a caller behind you 75-100 yards would have put you in shooting range. Bulls often hang up waiting to see another bull (or cows), and possibly to wait for you to meet them halfway. You could always get him talking in his bed and sneak in, playing the wind.
Keep moving around until you see fresh sign or activity. It took me 8 years to kill my first bull, then I killed bull the next 6 years in a row. Once you're in them, things will look up. As far as bugling at night, that's a great way to get tight-lipped bulls to respond. They are more apt to...
The guys at RAM will take care of the antlers and cape for you. They kept everything frozen and shipped them to Anchorage, where a guy from the Wildlife Gallery fleshed out the cape and treated the velvet. Wildlife Gallery took about 6 months to get everything sent to us at Kifaru. As far as the...