Elk hunting

[SigsRule]

I used to hike in like others have mentioned. But these days my knees are so bad that there's no way I'll take a shot 5 miles in because I know I couldn't get it out. I'm more of a 2-3 miles in kind of guy these days.

My record is one cow with one shot in about 6 seasons of hunting. I was lucky to get a position with a group on a private ranch when one guy had to drop out. There were known stands and locations that were pointed out to us. I was in one of those long enough to get hungry and start eating a sandwich and enjoying a thermos of coffee when the cow suddenly appeared in a small clearing at 80yds. The sandwich got dropped but so did the cow.

I'm still hoping for a big Bull one of these days.

[SigsRule]

Postscript - I hunted 4th season and managed 8.5-9 miles on the last day of the hunt, including hiking over the highest terrain in the area. I'm a testament to the skills of my cardiologist and fervor in hitting rehab hard.

We have five hunters in our group with cow tags and managed to get two. Herds of 40-60 were seen but the weather was so bad (full moon, 60 degree days, no snow, clear skies) the animals were scattered all over the area.

[sniper_tim]

My son shot a cow the Saturday before thanksgiving. He had an opportunity to hunt a private ranch in Evergreen through the DOW's youth hunting program. If you have kids, sign them up for next years hunts, they don't have that many kids enter and basically you just fill out a form and send in (for big game, pheasant, & waterfowl).

Awesome opportunity and the huntmasters were excellent!

Shout out to the owners of Evans ranch too for participating in the program and providing a great hunt.

Cheers