When you put a bullet through the elks chest.....
The elk don't care if you spend $400 or $4000 for your rifle.
They don't care if you spend $20 or $60 for you ammo either.
They don't care if you are wearing jeans or the latest designer camo clothing.
What you need to care about is boots, warm clothes, socks, rain gear, binoculars, internal frame back pack, Day pack, light weight sleeping bag, sleeping pad, Ibuprofen, med kit, parachute cord, several knives, packable saw, water purification tabs, emergency blanket, two flash lights/head lamp with extra batteries, emergency fire starters, Lighter, water proof matches, SUNSCREEN, packable pots and pans, packable stove or two, toilet paper, maps of the area, camera, game bags, flo-orange flagging tape, food.
I'm sure I am missing stuff. If you google elk camp supplies or something like that you should be able to find multiple lists that people have put together.
Hydrate hydrate hydrate and then hydrate some more.
Lots of carbs and protein.
No caffeine and no alcohol.
Keep a clean change of clothes in your vehicle for the ride home.
Keep coolers locked up in the truck for transporting boned out meat.
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