You arrive at your camp location the day before the season opens. It is late August. You have all day to get ready then it is game on with only seven days to get-er-done. You want a plan A and a Plan B. What are you going to do? How will you use you preparation day and what is your plan A and Plan B for where you want to hunt?
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Seven Days To Hunt
- Thread starter Swede
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JohnFitzgerald
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- Mar 31, 2014
- 1,108
Plan A, find the elk with location bugles after dark.
Plan B, if A doesn\'t give some elk to hunt then rinse and repeat.
Plan B, if A doesn\'t give some elk to hunt then rinse and repeat.
You stated the last week of August so here is what I would do during that time frame. Silent calling will be my method of attack. That and lots of time behind the binoculars for spot and stalk. Plan A,B,C,D,E,&F fill be the same method only different areas.
The first week of the season is also a great time to scout out some new territory. So keep your eyes open.
The first week of the season is also a great time to scout out some new territory. So keep your eyes open.
Like a boxer at the beginning of a match, you need to size up your opponent.
Is he aggressive? (Maybe you can use that against him.)
What\'s his mood? Match your tactics to your opponent. Maybe the first several days are spent scouting and sizing-up the local elk -- are there excess raghorns around? Lots of cows? Dry waterholes? Livestock interfering? Hunting pressure pushing them to certain out-of-the-way spots?
Don\'t tell me that you got that all done with your scouting. Scouting is like a boxer reading the newspaper about his opponent ... helpful, but it also reflects what happened in the past -- not the future. Scouting is just passing time until elk season, for the most part.
But ... like a boxer, when you see an opening, you have to act, and act NOW. Oh, and as the match ends, don\'t hold punches, but also don\'t get sloppy. You\'ve spent the whole match looking for an opening, so make it happen.
Is he aggressive? (Maybe you can use that against him.)
What\'s his mood? Match your tactics to your opponent. Maybe the first several days are spent scouting and sizing-up the local elk -- are there excess raghorns around? Lots of cows? Dry waterholes? Livestock interfering? Hunting pressure pushing them to certain out-of-the-way spots?
Don\'t tell me that you got that all done with your scouting. Scouting is like a boxer reading the newspaper about his opponent ... helpful, but it also reflects what happened in the past -- not the future. Scouting is just passing time until elk season, for the most part.
But ... like a boxer, when you see an opening, you have to act, and act NOW. Oh, and as the match ends, don\'t hold punches, but also don\'t get sloppy. You\'ve spent the whole match looking for an opening, so make it happen.
JohnFitzgerald
New member
- Mar 31, 2014
- 1,108
\"JohnFitzgerald\" said:Plan A, find the elk with location bugles after dark.
Plan B, if A doesn\'t give some elk to hunt then rinse and repeat.
Crap.....I missed the late August comment!
So I retract my initial comment and +1 for WW and Tick.
Deertick and I had a conversation on Sunday on how to approach an area.
I am the mindset to check the \'elk barometer\' on the first few times out.
If they are silent, why would I make a bunch of noise to alert them of my presence?
If they are \'talking\', I\'m talking.
So, Plan A is hunt soft until I know otherwise.
Plan B would be to adjust accordingly.
My preparation day consists of checking gear one last time, i.e. shooting the bow a few times, screwing on new/sharpened broadheads, checking batteries in GPS, packing my daypack with food/water
I am the mindset to check the \'elk barometer\' on the first few times out.
If they are silent, why would I make a bunch of noise to alert them of my presence?
If they are \'talking\', I\'m talking.
So, Plan A is hunt soft until I know otherwise.
Plan B would be to adjust accordingly.
My preparation day consists of checking gear one last time, i.e. shooting the bow a few times, screwing on new/sharpened broadheads, checking batteries in GPS, packing my daypack with food/water
\"Deertick\" said:Don\'t tell me that you got that all done with your scouting. Scouting is like a boxer reading the newspaper about his opponent ... helpful, but it also reflects what happened in the past -- not the future. Scouting is just passing time until elk season, for the most part.
Tick: I fully agree with this statement except for the last sentence. Things can change drastically in a day or two, for the reason you mentioned. You are not entirely wrong with your assessment of scouting, but it depends on such a variety of factors, I would not broad brush it that easy. Certainly if you are not familiar with an area, scouting is very valuable. If you are considering tree stand hunting, then scouting is essential.
\"Essential\", sure. But not sufficient. :crazy:
Scouting is all done using the retrospectoscope ... but I know what you mean. I was just trying to emphasize the importance of responding to real-time info relative to scouting, which I think is far more important. And fun.
Scouting is all done using the retrospectoscope ... but I know what you mean. I was just trying to emphasize the importance of responding to real-time info relative to scouting, which I think is far more important. And fun.
\"Deertick\" said:responding to real-time info relative to scouting, which I think is far more important. And fun.
This is a very valuable perspective and right on target.
