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I was just reading Marshrat's post on the "Why" thread. He is looking forward to going on his first elk hunt. He did not say where he was going to hunt, how, or when, but I got to thinking some of us more experienced hunters could collectively give him some tips and ideas that might a least get him a running start.
My first idea is to say, read all you can specific to elk hunting. If you are bow, smoke pole or rifle hunting, focus on books, threads, magazines that give you tips specific to the way you will hunt. Decide where you want to hunt, and learn all you can about the area. There is a correlation between knowing an area and being successful. Yes hunters bounce around and are successful on high quality areas, but the OTC areas I know, are better when you are aquainted with where animals go when the pressure is on. Learn to be patient. Most newer hunters are too eager to get moving on. If they don't hear an answer to their call, or if they don't see an elk, or if it looks better over there, etc., they take off again and again. I remember reading a story about a fellow who wondered why his grandpa was always getting more game than he was. He decided to follow him one day. To make a long story short would be to simply say, when grandpa was hunting he was slow and didn't go far. Grandpa was patient.
Anyway, good luck to Marshrat and anyother new elk hunter. I will post more later.
My first idea is to say, read all you can specific to elk hunting. If you are bow, smoke pole or rifle hunting, focus on books, threads, magazines that give you tips specific to the way you will hunt. Decide where you want to hunt, and learn all you can about the area. There is a correlation between knowing an area and being successful. Yes hunters bounce around and are successful on high quality areas, but the OTC areas I know, are better when you are aquainted with where animals go when the pressure is on. Learn to be patient. Most newer hunters are too eager to get moving on. If they don't hear an answer to their call, or if they don't see an elk, or if it looks better over there, etc., they take off again and again. I remember reading a story about a fellow who wondered why his grandpa was always getting more game than he was. He decided to follow him one day. To make a long story short would be to simply say, when grandpa was hunting he was slow and didn't go far. Grandpa was patient.
Anyway, good luck to Marshrat and anyother new elk hunter. I will post more later.