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    One Eye Or Two

    This is for you bow hunters. When shooting at game, do you keep both eyes open? Please don\'t say you close both. :lol: I have always shot with both eyes open.
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    Interesting

    On Wednesday 09/09/15 at approximately 4:30 PM I was alone. There were no people with me or in my camp. I shot what I believe was the lead cow from a pair, or a small herd. The elk included a bugling bull that wallowed nearby just out of sight. The only sounds I made all that evening and...
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    Hunting Night Feeding Area

    I tried hunting a spot that was getting hit only in the very early morning and late evening, before the season started. The meadow was a small basin that holds scent when the thermals are drifting downward. Access to any tree stand location is difficult without being detected. You can slip in...
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    Preferred Hunting Time

    What is your preferred time to hunt elk? If you have had success, what time has been most productive? I choose the warm dry days of the early general archery season. The late afternoon and evenings have been the most productive part of the day. Second to that is the late archery general...
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    Testing, Testing

    This time in August I am into making last minute preparations for my upcoming elk hunt, and testing to see that my broadheads are flying right. Yesterday evening when the wind died down, I put a couple of broadheads on arrows. To my dismay they both shot to the left, but not by the same...
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    inReach se

    I hunt alone a lot and am gone for days. If I want to stay reasonably in touch with my wife, and for each of us to know how things are going, I have been limited in where I can hunt. I needed to be reasonably close to where I could get cell phone service. I always wanted her to know I was...
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    Backup Plan

    If the weather turns bad, or if the elk are not where you expect, etc., etc., do you have a backup plan you can go to? I plan to be a lot more mobile this year. I have not decided where I will start or finish. That will not be know until after my next scouting trip and maybe not until after...
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    Calling Again

    I have a theory on why Cnelk and Elkmtngear successfully use cow calls from their tree stand and why Swede thinks it is a bad idea. These guys each account for a lot of time and experience in tree stands, so why the difference? What do you think? Remember we can\'t call someone\'s character or...
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    In Search Of A Honey Hole

    Especially as a tree stand elk hunter, I am always looking for that perfect place where I can place a stand in the perfect tree and wait for an elk. Sure it would be great to get a monster bull, but it is not critical. I want an undisturbed place that elk come to on a frequent basis. Even if...
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    What\'s It Worth to Ya?

    The slightly younger sister asks her brother \"what\'s it worth to ya\" in the pizza advertisement. She is cute, but a brat at the same time. Now I have a similar question for a theoretical opportunity. Lets say, I know where a 350 score public land OTC bull is spending a lot of his time. I...
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    A Difficult Question

    In the interest of developing the BTO forum, especially for the rifle hunters, I have a few observations and a question. It seems bow hunters are more talkative than rifle hunters in general. We will talk about everything from camp sites to tree stands. We will discuss tactics and equipment...
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    The Boss Has Spoken

    You can only have 10 workdays off this year between the start of your first hunting season and mid December. You are needed at home and on the job. So how are you going to allocate your hunting days? I would take off the first week of archery season, and if it works out right, I will get a...
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    Hot & Dry

    Sunday 7/12 I missed Church, as I had gone scouting elk in eastern Oregon. At church yesterday a lady commented it was good to see me back. In the ensuing conversation about my scouting trip, she commented that she thought it was too hot and dry for hunting. I have heard that several times in...
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    What Will It Be?

    This year will you shoot the first legal elk, or hold out for something special? If you are going to be selective, how long will you hold out, and for what? Me? I will shoot the first mature elk.
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    Bite & Blow Vs The Diaphragm

    It seems that elk calling experts universally use diaphragms and grunt tubes for calling elk. They are handier, more versatile and you can carry several diaphragms in a tiny pouch. Newer hunters have trouble making good sounds with them, so we advise practice, practice, practice. Several of us...
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    If I had A Mulligan

    Of coarse real life hunting offers no mulligans, and I can only wish I knew then what I know now. Hindsight may not be 20-20, but it is usually better than what we have available on the spot. Over the years I have missed opportunities and made my share of mistakes. Here are a couple of my...
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    How Do You Scout For A Rifle Hunt?

    I have always considered the best time to scout for a bow hunt to be during, or right after the season. Things change including where the animals are, and they transition from summer patterns to the pre-rut, then rut during the hunt. Preseason scouting only gives you a starting point. I...
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    Now What Should I Do #7

    It is 0900 November 3. I am rifle hunting with a bull only tag down on a brushy flat very near the Indian River. Visibility is limited due to the brush, but I can see out in several places for 40-50 yards. A small herd of elk has just passed in front of me about 30 yards out. Unfortunately I...
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    Backtrak Outdoors, The Active Forum

    I have been doing some checking and it is no surprise we are not the hunting forum with the largest membership, but we are a very, very active one. We are well outdoing, in number and quality of posts, some forums with a much larger membership count. I want to thank all of you that participate...
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    Why Do You Want To Hunt Elk?

    Notice I said why do you \"want\" to hunt elk, not why do you hunt elk. This thread is for anyone that ever even just wanted to hunt them, even if you have never gone. For me it is the challenge of getting one with my bow. I enjoy trying to figure out where they will be, and proving myself...

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