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Bowhunting Elk - Learning From The School Of Hard Knocks with Jeff Helm
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On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by a successful hunter and owner of Bone Mountain Outfitters, Jeff Helm. Jeff has been going on DIY out-of-state whitetail and elk hunts for years learning from the school of hard knocks. They discuss similarities with big whitetail bucks and bull elk, boots on the ground elk scouting strategies, adapting to elk personalities, keeping your hunting spots sacred, and much more to get you prepared for September elk hunting!
Topics:
- Jeff’s background hunting in Michigan
- Creating more flexibility to hunt
- Similarities with big whitetail bucks and bull elk
- Lessons learned from Bivy hunting
- Boots on the ground elk scouting strategy
- Adapting to elk personalities
- Keeping your hunting spots sacred
- Texas hunting
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