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re: Elk hunting tips
Posted on 5/8/23 at 4:17 pm to Ol boy
Posted on 5/8/23 at 4:17 pm to Ol boy
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1) you will never be in enough “shape”’for elk
2) you will never cut off or catch an elk that’s moving
3) shoot the first legal bull if you have never shot one
4) when you think your in shape refer to rule number 1
What he said...
I've hunted the western slope of Colorado several times. If you haven't started getting into shape you are way behind. Drink plenty of water before going up to help with altitude sickness. I got that on my last trip and was miserable plus I missed the first two days of the season.
Take a camera and take pictures, enjoy the scenery, and just have a great time whether you see elk or not.
I always carry a GPS with me, I turn it on and turn on the tracking so I can always find my way back in case I get turned around, plus I can upload that to Google earth and see where all I walked. Keep plenty of water on you and snacks, fire starter and something that will catch fire quickly (cotton balls with vaseline) just in case you need to start a fire. Have a good flash light and head lamp. A good pair of sunglasses that you don't mind if they get scratched up, it's dry and dirty.
Get a good pair of hiking boots and break them in before you go.
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Posted on 5/8/23 at 4:37 pm to Farmtiger
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Keep plenty of water on you and snacks, fire starter and something that will catch fire quickly (cotton balls with vaseline) just in case you need to start a fire.
This too. On my second day on one of our trips, about 3 years ago, i had made it up to the top of a ridge that took me all morning to get up to, as i wanted to get up there to hunt the other side once the thermals starting moving up. went up and down making calls but stayed on that ridge. took a break and had lunch overlooking the valley, which was beautiful and when i got back up and started trekking again i started getting cramps in both of my thighs. I have never experienced cramps in my thighs in my life, but i literally could not walk. It was only about 1pm and i was a good 2 hours hike back to camp, but going down a mountain that steep ain't easy, and i physically couldn't do it. I tried walking after about an hour rest and still couldn't. I sat up there, with no cell signal, for a good 3 hours hoping the rest would help and i could walk out, and it eventually did and i got back to camp after taking it easy going down the mountain, which i did mostly on my arse.
Sitting on top of the mountain ridge, thinking i was going to have to sleep up there was a little scary. I didn't have my jacket with me as i took it off before i set out, didn't have a fire starter, and even if i did, it was all rocks where i was so getting firewood wasn't goign to be that easy if i couldn't walk. obviously there's wood around, but if i could'nt walk, then i couldn't get to it.
so long story short. always have plenty water on you (which i do), always have a headlamp (which i do) and always have a small medical kit, fire starter, and one of those aluminum foil looking emergency blankets just in case. And also, always go over with your buddies where you plan on going that day. My 2 friends i was with knew what my plan was that day, so if i didn't come back that night, i would bet money they would have come looking for me and found me.
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