Recent content by tylergardner

Hunting eastern Oregon, and it has begun to rain with continued showers in the forecast until later this week. What do elk do in the rain?  had many bugles yesterday and last night but they seemed to have gone silent when this weather system moved in? Anyone know if this is typical elk behavior...

This past weekend I was working a public land bull down in the bottom of a drainage. He had zero problem bugling back and forth for about an hour. As we worked worked our way down to him (basically within 150 yards of where I thought he was), keeping the wind in our face (it was perfect). He...

Alright all, I have a 3 day July scouting trip planned this summer. I'm entering my 5th year of elk hunting with multiple encounter stories to tell, but the wife still has to buy meat from the grocery store. I've never spent a weekend dedicated to scouting. Any tips or tactics that you guys...