Idaho, excellent tips for bowhunting elk! I've hunted elk once and admittedly learned a lot, but not so nearly enough as your post. A question about packing in for those of us who can't or won't be using horses. My next trip(2008) after we set up main camp I plan on hunting then camping right on the spot using a one or two man tent, hunting and then camping again on the spot, etc. in order to save legwork walking to and from our main camp. We didn't do that last time and I am sure we spent more time walking to where we wanted to hunt than actually putting in quality hunting time. Wouldn't this idea be more effective and give us a better opportunity to get into the elk?