My first elk hunt!
#31
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 381
Just measured my freezers. I need to go through them and see what I can get rid of. After I do that and consolidate some stuff, I’ll have room for the elk if I get one.
My friend taking me got back to me. He said the hunt may start within 5 days. We are still juggling some schedule stuff.
My friend taking me got back to me. He said the hunt may start within 5 days. We are still juggling some schedule stuff.
#32
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 9
Hi everyone, So, I have a friend who invited me to go elk hunting with him. It’s a general short range weapon hunt in South Idaho. He said he’s gonna try and help me get my first elk.
I got the tag today, and needless to say, I am excited. I have never hunted elk ever. I have hunted black bear, mule deer, whitetail deer, but never elk. This is a first for me.
I am posting today because I am asking for some tips from experienced elk hunters. Do any of you have any useful tips for a first time elk hunter? I have a friend with me who will teach me, but I still would like to hear from you all.
Will keep you updated on the hunt when it happens.
Jared
I got the tag today, and needless to say, I am excited. I have never hunted elk ever. I have hunted black bear, mule deer, whitetail deer, but never elk. This is a first for me.
I am posting today because I am asking for some tips from experienced elk hunters. Do any of you have any useful tips for a first time elk hunter? I have a friend with me who will teach me, but I still would like to hear from you all.
Will keep you updated on the hunt when it happens.
Jared
#34
Good luck. Go slow and do a lot of looking with your binos.. They are usually in a group so going slow into the wind and picking apart all the terrain is the best way. Lots of cows in the herd and are always on the lookout so be aware. After first light they will be headed towards dark timber normally. Some of that timber has openings that you can use to scan further distances.
#35
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 9
I got 2 uprights in the cellar just for garden stuff along with fish and game. Parents had a chest freezer when I was a kid and from what I remember it was a pain to dig stuff out. Things on the bottom seem to stay there and get real old and frosty. Nice looking elk OT.
#38
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
#39
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 381
However, interrupting his hunt would not be nice, so that’s why I left.
Still, he is not the property owner, so what gives him the right to kick me off property that is not even his?!?
Its just not fair, I didn’t even get a chance to get out of my car this morning! I cried for TWO HOURS because I was planning this morning hunt for a while and he RUINED it in under a minute!
Its just not fair!
#40
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
How big is the property? If it is a couple hundred acres and you have to use a short range weapon then there is plenty of room for both. If you had permission to hunt then only the land owner can tell you to leave.
I would have found a way to hunt regardless what he said.
I would have found a way to hunt regardless what he said.