August 14, 2012

Gutting & Quartering Basics

Every year during seminars and shows, I get asked, “How do you gut an Elk?” My quick response is, “I don’t!” It is a great lead-in […]
August 14, 2012

Scouting with Trail Cameras

It’s that exciting time of year for elk lovers. The mature bulls are really looking great by now and giving us a real good indication of […]
July 20, 2012

Gear Failures

“I surely would have killed that bull, but this, that, or the other thing went wrong!” How many times have you been a part of a […]
July 11, 2012

Bivy Hunting Gear List

I mentioned in an earlier article that bivy hunting techniques and strategies are best learned by experience, trials, and errors. The same can be said of […]
June 26, 2012

Food for the Backcountry

My absolute favorite type of elk hunting is backcountry DIY (Do-It-Yourself). In my opinion, no other type of hunt requires more preparation, effort, planning, and reward […]
June 4, 2012

Bivy Hunting for Elk

Bivouac: (bɪv.u.æk), (bɪv.wæk) – Noun -An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering, with few facilities, as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc. Bivouac style […]
May 29, 2012

Hunting Pressured Elk

Being successful in OTC, DIY, public land elk units is a wonderful subject line that could likely be expanded into a multi-volume set! I will, however, […]
May 3, 2012

Trail Cameras

I can hardly wait each spring for the snow to melt in the high country. For me, this officially kicks off the start of a new […]
May 3, 2012

GPS Basics

My first and most memorable GPS failure happened many years ago while I was doing a little pre-hunt scouting. My brother and I had located a […]
April 6, 2012

Huntin’ Horns

March 17th, 2012 was one of my favorite horn hunting (antler hunting) days ever. Klay Nelson, a friend from work, and I left town shortly after […]
March 26, 2012

Tactics for Shed Hunting

Shed hunting is addicting. The fresh air and wide open spaces of the mountains draws me like a bug to a fluorescent light. Add randomly dropped […]
March 19, 2012

Elk Calls 101

What to look for in a call and why Now that I’ve been calling for a couple of decades, I hope to share with you some […]