Alsatian

I confess to being a bit restless waiting for Colorado's first rifle elk season to begin in . . . three weeks. I was thinking about what are important skills that contribute to successful do-it-yourself elk hunting in the high mountains. I include in this category not just the skills for hunting the elk but also the camping. Here are some of the skills I think are at least partly involved. Please add your own ideas. This is just to pass the time and to think about elk hunting, nothing too serious.


Shooting accurately
Seeing game
Using a knife skilfully to skin and cut up an elk
Knot tying
Finding one's way back to camp and to one's kill (navigation)
Fire building


Please add your own items to extend this list. I didn't try to be exhaustive.