Early Season Elk Strategies

Sep 3, 2021

SHOW NOTES

Hot, dusty, and glorious, early-season elk is upon us! 

 

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• Muzzle Brakes
• Tikka vs. Browning
• Do-all cartridges
• Practice tips & tricks

 

FINDING EARLY SEASON ELK

• E-scouting
• Water and dark timber on north-facing slopes
• Boots on the ground
• Sign new and old (rubs, wallows)
• Moving bulls and the transitional phase
• Listening for bugles (when bugles are rare)

 

HUNTING EARLY SEASON ELK

• Be aggressive early and late in the day
• Be patient through the quiet, hot hours
• "Don'ts" of early season elk hunting
• Best mouth calls
• Finding big, old bulls
• Bulls that come silently

 

FIELD CARE & PACKING

• Breaking down and cooling meat
• Packing against the clock
• Aging on ice (refer to episode 46)

Final thoughts. 

 

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