Use your binoculars in the timber - especially if you can only see 50-150 yards. You can pick out a lot of elk parts (legs, fur, ears, antlers, etc.) that you can\'t see with your naked eye in the thicker stuff.
Don\'t cut your toenails the night before - cut them 5 days to a week prior.
Tagging onto what David said with layers, they may want to bring an extra shirt. When one sweats a lot (say in the morning hiking up to a spot), it is a mental help to take off that cold sweaty shirt and put on a nice dry shirt to lift one\'s spirits and not focus on being cold and clammy.
Being as fit as you can be helps in being motivated. When you are sucking wind, you can lose motivation fast - especially for a first timer.
