Recent content by COelkaholic88

Looking for a bit of advice. Last night around 7 pm the elk gods opened up the gates, and a beautiful 6x6 fed right into range at 55 yds, broadside/ slightly quartering to me and I sent a G5 Montec his way. I seen the arrow hit, an inch or two high up from center, but but the wind pushed it a...

I have a great limited entry archery elk tag in pocket. This past Sunday I went up for the first time and got on a herd of elk within the first 2 miles of my walk. The big bull was bugling and responding to our calls but wouldn't come closer than 80yds. I was trying to close the distance when a...

I am new to the archery game, and was fortunate to have good friends who give me their unwanted gear. I was given a bow, all set up. I had the bowrestrung a few months ago and have been shooting 3-5 times a week. My loop has started to swivel towards the right side of my string. Before I even...

This year I decided to archery Elk hunt for the first time. I was talking with an old timer, and he suggested that I lay off all meat 2 weeks before I head out. His logic behind this was to cleanse myself of the "preadator" scent that is associated with meat eaters. My question is, has any else...

I had read an article last year that described the scenario of hunting on an empty stomach. In that article it stated the way predators like mountain lions tend to hunt when their stomachs are empty. It also stated that hunting on an empty stomach helps revive the natural instinct of predation...