Late-Season Elk: Strategies & Challenges

Backcountry Hunting Podcast - A podcast by Joseph von Benedikt - Fridays

SHOW NOTES Challenges of late-season elk hunting Bulls are solitary and hard to find Antlers are often broken Extreme cold can be a major factor Elk are pressured and spooky Wintering grounds often present public/private land conflicts Shooting in extreme cold is always difficult Techniques that work:  Glassing. How to find the best vantage points, how to choose optics Hunting elk mentally. Think like a wise, exhausted old bull.  Tracking in snow. Methods for big herds vs. solitary old bulls Ambushing. Patterning, setting up, and moving on late-season elk