Elk are where you find them, the old saw goes. Every elk hunter wants to find those special areas elk frequent. Find elk habitat and you’ll find elk. Before the internet and public access satellite imagery, people found elk habitat…
It took almost a week to find the elk. They shimmered on a far off ridge in the afternoon mirage through the spotting scope. Just one problem: two miles lay between you and them. Two miles across rolling ridges set…
Too many hunters look for the latest, most hyped “trick” which is “guaranteed” to produce success on an elk hunt. While such advice may indeed work, hunters can get hung up on them and neglect the basics. Any coach in…
The 6.5mm cartridges are the hot ticket, right now. With all the hyperbole about the 6.5 Creedmoor, and others, it’s high time the 6.5 family’s great scion got some attention. I refer to none other than the wonderful, 6.5x55mm Swedish.…
What’s the most popular, yet least glamorous, hunting rifle cartridge? The .308 Winchester. Developed for the U.S. military to replace the time-tested .30-06, this wonderful, flexible round traces its DNA back to the .300 Savage. Based on lessons learned from…
Elk calling is both science and dark art. It’s not enough to have an elk call. What separates successful elk hunters from the empty freezer crowd is the knowledge to use a call the right way, at the right time. …
Montana, “The Last Best Place,” as termed by artist Charlie Russell, is the fourth largest state. It is home to many different game species: elk, moose, bison, black bear, pronghorn antelope, mountain lion, wolf, big horn sheep, mountain goat, upland…
I admit it. I’m not a Ninja, or a Navy SEAL, or any other such clandestine operative. So what do I know about sneaking up on anything, let alone hyper-alert game animals? Turns out, plenty. Why? Because I watch the…
There are several things you have to do to get in close to an elk. This jaw-dropping video shows what can happen if you play things right. Even more amazing, this hunter is on the ground, not in tree stand…
Long-range hunting is all the rage these days. Tales from far off battlefields about one-shot kills at over a mile have fired hunters’ imaginations. Rifles and bullets are now on the market which can sling lead accurately at game animals…