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    Must Have

    Other than your gun, with scope, bullets etc., or bow, arrows, quiver and release; what are some modern essential pieces you take with you on every hunt? How would you cope if you had to go back in time 50 years? For me it is simple. I carry my range finder some food, and enough warm clothes...
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    Still Hunting

    Derek\'s post on the elk hunting skill thread needs to be addressed on a thread. Derek, like many of us says he is not especially skilled at still hunting. What I know about still hunting is not all that much. It amounts to: move slowly, stop every few (3-4 steps), stay in the shadows be...
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    Discouragement

    Some hunts are hard and we get very little to show for it. Sometimes weather, equipment breakdowns, lack of game, knowing we don\'t know what to do, and even poor hunting partners can spoil a hunt. Maybe sometimes it is a combination of things that you take home with you, and you find you are...
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    Elk Hunting Skill

    I bring this up as a companion thread to the ethical hunter one. When it comes to elk hunting, how skilled are you? What are some of your strong points, and what are some areas that you would like to improve on? What would it take to get you to the next level? I started off on the last...
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    The Ethical Hunter

    How ethical are you when it comes to your hunting practices? How would others, that know you, rate your hunting practices? Be honest. I think I should rate an A+, but I know a married couple that would give me an F. I suppose a careful review on my hunting would reveal some flaws or...
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    Hunting Roosevelt Elk

    How many people here have ever hunted Roosevelt Elk? Would you like to take on the challenge? I could go every year, but choose to hunt their Rocky Mountain cousins. Killing a good Roosevelt bull is rarely easy. Very few people can do it frequently. If you know their haunts you have a good...
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    What Else

    When I go elk hunting I carry a deer tag and a cougar tag, along with my license. I often have a bear tag, but I have no desire to shoot one. The State seems to have no plan for requiring a tag for those that just urinate on their bears. It has just not caught on as a major sport yet. If I...
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    Dry Wallows

    I have read about dry wallows and have seen where an elk rolled around in the dust. I have never seen an elk in, or doing anything in a dry wallow. It did not look like the elk reused the \"dry wallow\". It seems possible to me that instead of being a wallow, the elk was just rolling in the...
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    Wintering Elk

    How are the elk wintering in the area you plan to hunt? It looks like they are doing well in central and eastern Oregon.
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    A bugle just before dark.

    We have all heard it. We are heading back to camp, when all of a sudden, across the canyon we hear a clear location bugle. Until then we doubted there were any elk in the area, as things had been so quiet. If there was another hour, or maybe even 1/2 hour, we would try to reel the bull in...
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    Elk Hunting Weather

    When it come to elk hunting I like it hot and dry. Ninety degrees is not too much. As a tree stand hunter, that usually sits over a water hole, I like being in a semiarid area with limited water available. It is best if the elk in the area have a high probability of coming my way when they...
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    The GKE Photo

    I thought it might be interesting to some of you to know the background of the GKE photo. GKE is my brother. He does not hunt, but he goes with me scouting and setting up. He may also stay a day or two into the season, but his interest is in being out with me, and enjoying the outing. I...
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    How Long?

    I scout for a week on some years and this year I am planning on two 3-4 day scouting trips. When I leave for my hunt, I may be gone 35-36 days. I suppose, if the season was longer, I could enjoy some more time out, but after 35 days I am ready to come home. I am tired and have had enough...
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    Game Wardens

    What has been your experience with game wardens while you were in your hunting area? I very rarely see one. In fact, years go by and I don\'t see any. In over 50 years of hunting experience I have had less than five encounters. Once I called to report some dead deer and elk that were...
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    My Bivy Hunt

    I\'m new to an area and need some advise. It is very early September and I have just arrived at my new base camp. This will not take long as I plan to hike out and bivouac tonight. The days have been warm and dry and the forecast is for it to stay that way. What I have been looking at is a...
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    When Bulls Meet Cows

    We all know bulls run in bachelor bunches in the summer. They seem to get along fine, until their antlers are hard and they rub off the velvety fur on their head gear. When do these bachelor groups break up and when to they meet up with the cows? Also, what are some special tactics, or...
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    Moderators

    This announcement is being placed on the Elk Hunting Forum so we can reach the maximum number of members and lurkers. We are pleased to announce that Dan (Iccyman001), and Derek (Cohunter14) have agreed to serve the forum as moderators. The forum is growing and we are anticipating continued...
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    Blood Shot Meat

    I lost the meat outside of the front left side of the rib cage plus nearly all of the left shoulder of a five point bull one year. There was no spoilage. My arrow passed through the body and lodged in the shoulder. As the bull ran off the broad-head ground most of the shoulder to a pulverized...
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    Elk Calling Plus

    On the elk calling thread I mentioned that in addition to just making the right sounds; 1. the location from where we call, and even how we got there can be important. 2. Also supplemental sounds and visuals like decoys can be very important. So please help me hunters. What are some things...
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    Sneaking A Peek

    Christmas is nearly upon us once again. Does anyone have any ideas what they are getting this year? I\'m optimistic, as my little package doesn\'t cause me to worry that it is just a box of coal. Anyway be very nice for the next few days. Santa is getting old, and hopefully his memory is...

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