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ACCESS Kills More Elk Than SKILL Ever Will
Access decides more elk hunts than gear, calling, or strategy combined. Private land, resident tags, draw odds, generations of local knowledge. That…
18 hours ago
Double RIFLE 101: Cost, Calibers, Why Own One - Chris Sells
Double rifles are the least understood firearms in hunting. They cost more than most trucks, the two barrels are regulated by hand one pair at a time…
2 days, 19 hours ago
Training Elk Hunters Like a FOOTBALL COACH
Most elk hunters don't lose animals because they don't know enough. They lose them because they bugle in the middle of a meadow, creep at 800 yards, …
6 days, 18 hours ago
BEARS, Buffalo and BULLETS With Tim Sundles
Tim Sundles is back on to talk about the Africa trip we did together, the near-charge that convinced him to stop pushing into thick brush, and what h…
1 week, 2 days ago
Wounded Bulls, Reflections and Lessons - Guiding The First Week of Archery
I guided an archery elk hunt last week and it had everything. A shooter bull at 25 yards on the first night that didn't work out. Slow days where bul…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
3 Reasons Hunters QUIT Backcountry Hunts EARLY
Most guys don't quit a backcountry hunt because the area sucked. They quit because they're in a calorie deficit, they haven't slept, and they blew t…
1 month ago
Why I LEFT MY ELK CALLS in the Truck — Spot and Stalk with Brian Barney
Brian Barney has been hunting elk on Montana public land for 25 years. He's called in over 100 bulls. Yet, years ago he left his elk calls in the tru…
1 month ago
The EASIEST Way to Call Elk — No Diaphragm Required
Most elk hunters are either struggling with their diaphragm or over-relying on it. Cliff and Jim break down three non-vocal sounds that are easy to m…
1 month ago
The TRUTH After 26 Years Guiding Archery Elk Hunters - James Nash
James Nash is back, and this one is all elk. We get into why calling is the most overused tool in the elk woods, why your setup is doing 99% of the w…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Nuances Most Elk Hunters NEVER Figure Out
Three of us sat down after four days in the field. Cade, Cliff and Ryan (a student who just came off the elk class) and got into the small stuff that…
1 month, 2 weeks ago