Hey rambo, you said when you got up close to the elk it was like 4 big whitetails laying on the ground. I found out how that was when I walked up on a guy who was gutting and quarting his moose. It looks alot smaller through a set of binoculars or through the window of a veichle. I like what you said about the truck being somewhat close. In your hunts did you use your truck as the center of a three mile radious or did you go in just one general deriction?
EKM you were saying about the air tight bags being a bad thing. I know that meat can let off a pretty good smell and i dont really like the thought of leaving it lying around in griz country. I also know that it is not a good thing for the meat but how else would you keep the meat out of reach of the bears? I figure you should be able to answer this pretty easy being the MASTER and all.

(no pun intended just a little frendly humor). But you are right the inexperince is showing through because I am willing to admit to never hunting elk or in grizley country and only know what I have been told and read. If I was experinced I probly wouldnt be asking this.