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New to hunting, Want an elk with my self bow
JoJoDapyro:
You more than likely don't see them because they are ninjas. Elk are a tough beast to hunt. They are very aware of what is going on around them, and rarely wait to see if you are a threat before they take off! Hunting the Wasatch is tough. It is lots of tough hiking, but that seems to thin out the weekend warriors, or the road hunters. Take some time and hike around. I have a few friends who make several trips to the areas they hunt to pack in food and water to store in caches so they don't have to pack much in when it comes time to hunt.
Little John:
Getting an elk with a self bow is a lofty goal, well doable but not easy. The main thing is doing a lot of studying maps, scouting, finding a place that you would like to hunt and being familiar with it. If you don't have a pack horse or are a real athlete you can eliminate about a lot of country, I would hunt pretty much up hill from some kind of a road. I have elk hunted in SW Colorado for years and know lots of country, mostly from summer horse back scouting. I can hunt remote areas and know I will be able to remove an animal. Any way bow hunting for elk is the ultimate so try to find an area you like, be sure you can shoot well and know you are a special kind of hunter. Season starts here in three weeks. Kenneth
JoJoDapyro:
Next Saturday here in Utah!
Little John:
Wow, and good luck. Kenneth
Archeryrocks:
Yeah I'm waiting until next year because I want to make sure that I have enough time to really get to know the areas that I want to hunt and to really get in good shape and know my archery skills are in tune. right now with my 50lb bow I am very comfortable with 15 yard shots. I plan on making a bow that is 60 to 65 lbs. I make some single bevel broadheads out of 1084 high carbon steel. Any suggestions on finding elk?
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