First elk archery hunt

[Huntforthesoul]

What time of year?

Bring clothes for everything from 15 degrees to 65 degrees and sunny. Make sure your pack is big enough to have enough layers. Imagine getting in on a herd before dawn and having to wait an hour on them in the freezing cold. Also, make sure you have the boots for both conditions.

I’ve Hunter 2 years in the Pioneer zone and that was what I had to deal with.

Base layers you can remove are your friend.

 

[well_known_rokslider]

Personally I always feel you can cut corners on everything but your boots and your pack. They will make or break you faster than anything. Did my first elk hunt in a pair of cheap crappy cabelas hikers. Didn't realize so much of the pain I had every day was from to flexible of a sole on my boot. Upgraded to some stiff soled Hanwags. They feel super weird walking around on everyday flat land, but when you start having to climb, it's like night and day. And if your pack doesn't carry weight correctly, you will not be able to hunt as far nor as hard.