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Elk Hunting advice
Bayou Ben:
I’m just seeing this post so sorry about being late to the party. For the last 3 years I’ve hunted in area 78. I’m going again this year. I keep a very detailed pack list in xl that I can send you. Let me know if you are interested.
I go for 7 days and tent/bivy 5 miles from the nearest trailhead, so packing light and efficient is essential.
I didn’t read all the post but I saw that you are already starting to train, so you are doing it right.
I’m normally in the best shape of my life right before the trip, and as soon as I get up there I wish I had done more. Each year I train harder than the year before because I know how brutal it is.
Anyway, let me know if I can help you in any way.
Ben
Hawkdancer:
Good luck to everyone coming in to hunt! It is just about time for the Big Game brochure to come out! Hope you Get your first Choice in the draw! Train hard - but Stay healthy! Perhaps we can link up for an appropriate beverage!
Hawkdancer
Ed Brooks:
Get ya a cow call, stop blowing it when you get in with them. Don’t forget to take your ivory teeth. Something about elk, they will hear ya 3 times, see ya twice, but will only smell ya once. Hunt the wind. Good Luck! And have a blast. Ed.
Sidewinder:
I'm really excited for you Clint. I've always thought about it but never done it. Can't wait to see and hear your report. Danny
Loope:
Train hard before you go, but don't exert yourself too much while there.
Those mountains are steeper than in the east! And the lack of oxygen at higher elevation makes it more so. If your heart and lungs have been working hard training for it, you will be so much better off.
Altitude sickness is something to really consider. It can ruin your trip or worse. Don't exert yourself the first couple days to help acclimate. And remember that the only real cure for altitude sickness is to go to lower elevation. On one trip, my cousin had it so bad that he was delirious, hallucinating, and vomiting. I had to pack up camp by myself to get us off the mountain. We were able to go back up the mountain a couple days later, then I got altitude sickness, not nearly as bad as my cousin had it, but again we had to pack up camp and drive back to town and get a motel room.
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