Hunting Sites – Part 2
Many hunters realize that they see deer most often at dawn and dusk, but some of them fail to understand that the deer rest in wooded areas during most of the day, get up around sunset, and move out of...
View ArticlePreparing for the Hunt – Scouting
As a professional writer, author and saminar speaker – one of the biggest problems I hear about or see – is that many hunters do not “scout” (actual field scouting or glassing) as much as they should...
View ArticleHorse Riding, Packing Tips for Greenhorn Elk Hunters
MISSOULA, Mont. – If you’re a tenderfoot looking to use horses for your elk hunt this fall, do yourself – and your horse – a favor. Follow these 10 tips from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and...
View ArticleElk Country Athlete: 5 Ways to Train for Better Hunting
MISSOULA, Mont. – Wilderness elk hunting is an athletic endeavor but you don’t need to kill yourself getting in shape. Cameron Hanes, fitness and bowhunting authority as well as TV show host and...
View ArticleStand Placement for Whitetails
A deer stand is where you choose to hunt, and can be any location where you wait for the animals. It could be near a tree, rock, or hilltop; or it could be a treestand, tripod or ground blind. The main...
View ArticleKeep Predators Away From Your Elk Carcass
MISSOULA, Mont. – Black bears, grizzlies, cougars, wolves, coyotes—just some of the potential looters you may find skulking around the scene of your next successful elk hunt. These tips from the Rocky...
View ArticleTreestands Have Come a Long Way
by Ray Metzler, Alabama Hunter Education Coordinator Treestands or elevated platforms of many designs have been used by various types of hunters for many years. I can remember “hugging” a tree to...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Take a Cow Elk
MISSOULA, Mont. – Your crosshairs shift undecidedly between a raghorn bull and a big cow, both standing broadside at 60 yards. The elk tag in your pocket makes both animals legal. Which one do you...
View ArticleFlu-Prone Elk Hunters: It May be Altitude Sickness
MISSOULA, Mont. – Flu is on everyone’s mind this autumn. So for hunters who start feeling lousy upon arrival in elk camp, the diagnosis may seem obvious. But, like skiers and mountain climbers, elk...
View ArticleCalling Elk Bow Close
Whether hunting public or private land, the fundamentals of calling elk remain the same We heard the bull bugle at first light and snuck into his core area. When I hit a lick on my bugle, the bull...
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