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by GTBC
(Alberta, Canada)

Thanks for the great site. This is my 2nd year Elk hunting, (still no elk). So all this site has to offer is useful information for me. I'm sure I've made a lot of mistakes. But do feel that I am gaining more experience. I think I've got a good spot and good chances this year. Good luck and great hunting to everyone else.

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Oct 16, 2010

Keep Trying
by: Dave, MT (ElkHuntingTips.Net)

It kind of goes like this for most people who start elk hunting with a rifle and then proceed to bow. A couple of dry years before you figure out where to hunt. Then a couple of blow-it years, where you get opportunities but the pressure of actually shooting an animal with a bow proves that it is difficult to put it all together when the shot presents itself.

Then a success here and there over the next few years. If you're steadily learning an area to hunt, you will steadily put the skills together. I can remember so many "blow-its" that I had to learn from before I started killing elk with a bow regularly. Even with a rifle you need to be able to put shooting skills into action quickly most times.

This year I don't even remember actually aiming and seeing the site pin on my bull. I just remember getting "lost" into that one spot I intended to hit and all of a sudden my bow went off. When I try to relive it I only remember drawing my bow, waiting for him to stop broadside, then my bow going off while I was intensely focused. He traveled a hundred yards or less after the double lunger.

Practice, practice, practice! Then hunt, hunt, hunt! (Farther back than most will go.) By practice, I mean shoot most days for months before hunting. Don't shoot a lot of arrows each time. If you do well with six shots, quit. Do it again tomorrow. You don't develop bad habits that way. As soon as your sites are set, start shooting at solid colors, not spots! Pick your own spot. Elk don't have bull's eyes painted on them.

Sep 30, 2010

Don't Give Up
by: MarDee McDougal

Just 'cause you haven't gotten anything these first 2 hunts doesn't mean you won't in the future. It takes a while to get used to "the lay of the land" and to know what these critters are going to be doing at any given time of day/week/year. My best advice is, if possible, to scout the area at all times of the year & get to know both the land & the animals. Too many people just go "scouting" only the last few days prior to Opening Day...that's fine, but you need to get to KNOW the animals & how they think. You can't do that in just a few days just prior to the opening day. I can vouch that it really helps!! My best to you for next season.

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