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Early Season Elk Strategies
Episode 135

Early Season Elk Strategies

Backcountry Hunting Podcast

September 3, 202141m 16s

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Show Notes

SHOW NOTES

Hot, dusty, and glorious, early-season elk is upon us!

Up Front: Q&A, brought to you by Siembida Custom Knives

  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Tikka vs. Browning
  • Do-all cartridges
  • Practice tips & tricks

FINDING EARLY SEASON ELK

  • E-scouting
  • Water and dark timber on north-facing slopes
  • Boots on the ground
  • Sign new and old (rubs, wallows)
  • Moving bulls and the transitional phase
  • Listening for bugles (when bugles are rare)

HUNTING EARLY SEASON ELK

  • Be aggressive early and late in the day
  • Be patient through the quiet, hot hours
  • "Don'ts" of early season elk hunting
  • Best mouth calls
  • Finding big, old bulls
  • Bulls that come silently

FIELD CARE & PACKING

  • Breaking down and cooling meat
  • Packing against the clock
  • Aging on ice (refer to episode 46)

Final thoughts.

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