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One piece of advice for anyone considering elk hunt is DO IT. And sooner than later. It is very demanding both physically and mentally. One of my major regrets is not starting 10 years sooner when I had the opportunity.

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Arizona Point, bought a Colorado 2nd season elk, Colorado moose point and put in for idaho moose.
Finishing up the workout room so I can start Insanity again.
Same advice as others, just go elk hunting. You?re not getting any younger and the mountain isn?t getting any lower!
 
Advice for fellow hunters in the making, be persistent. I got my first elk this year outside of Jackson Wyoming. The season was quickly wrapping up with a few days open as mid november approached. This was the hardest season I've ever hunted so I was honestly ready to sleeping in away from the cooling winter weather. Arriving at my go-to spot at 5:15am, the trailhead was already packed with trucks, a deflating start. Then my truck got stuck and I was alone. Frazzled with unreliable reception I worked on getting the truck unstuck while quickly losing a positive mindset. I got the truck unstuck and decided to head home but still keep an eye out. I saw a calmly grazing herd 1 mile away, parked the truck and hiked down the knee deep snowy ravine between us. As I climbed the opposite side, I told myself I would make it to the top no matter what and peek over. As I snuck over the edge mentally preparing to take a shot, I was instead greeted by the herd having moved yet another mile up this meadow to the tree line. I wanted to quite but knew this could very well be my last chance of the season. I promised myself to follow them to the tree line and began to hustle to keep up, sweating despite the single degree temperature. I figured they would be bedding down past the tree line so once again before quitting, I committed to walking 20 minutes into the forest. I slowed my pace and started to get real keen of my surroundings. I knew this could actually go down when their scent lofted in strong. I chambered a round and walked 20 more feet. Standing right next to a lone tree along a soft edge of the meadow, my boot punched through the crusty top layer of snow, triggering the whole herd to stand up less than 80 yards away. Still standing, I was unable to get into a prone position or take my pack off to secure a 100% confidence boosting solid standing position. I had no other option and calmly readied for a shot. The heard of 50ish elk were densely overlapped with they neighbors and I didn't have a clear shooting lane. The wind was good and they weren't certain what caused the alarm, but I knew my crunching step had signaled a timer that was about to send they beyond where I was mentally or physically able to follow. I steadied on a cow near the tail end in an area where the trees where thick requiring them to filter through one at a time. The cow leading her cleared the gap and the cow behind gave me a moment to settle for a shot...If you're ever looking for a seasoning to make your harvest taste even better, I'd suggest persistency.
 
I'm most excited this season to be calling for my Nephew during Archery elk, even though I am a rifle hunter. Looking forward to the pain of hauling meat from a deep canyon.
 
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