Im no expert but have taken 3 in Pa with a bow and helped several guys track them you want to take out the lungs for sure they don't go to far with a dbl lung shot all mine were within 50 yrds but the lungs are back further than a deer.
It seems like they run until they die and don't stop they...
Theirs lots of folks on here a lot better at elk hunting than I am but here my thoughts
I live in Pa and dont hunt elk anything like I hunt deer I move and look for elk wind is everything being quiet isnt you can make some noise
If I see an elk I make a plan and go for it unless they are moving...
Hey Blackbear dont want to pee on you corn flakes but like others have said it takes yrs sometimes to get a good area figured out for elk hunting I live in Pa and have just a few places I go and it did take yrs and some $ to get them figured out
Thats why folks wont give it up esp online for a...
I live in Pa and every yr we see a few over 500 and 600 lbs Take my buddies son took one that weighed 714 when he was 22 yrs old
mild winters and lots of food
I hunt by myself most of the time
But the few times I have gone out west with others I have made it very clear that even with us being on the same trip it doesnt mean we will be hunting together every day or even for a few days this is with the same tags . I think you need to keep things open as...
Because crap can and does happen on any hunt I have keys to truck clipped inside of small pocket in pack and extra set hidden in truck that I can get to, house and other keys locked inside and starter fuse pulled and put someplace safe inside also
Never lost my keys but did have a buddy almost...
I use a red light made by nite eyes its made for predator hunting at night here in Pa we can do that
and animal do not see the red light Ive had deer 15 yrds away walk right on by also called in a small 8 point buck to my e caller when hunting fox yrs ago he came in to about 40 yrds twice guess...
I mostly bow hunt
furthest shot was probably close to 40 yrds whitetail buck
closest shot 12 feet black bear yea I didnt want him that close lol
Average shot around 25 yrds
Call the folks in the salmon office they will have contacts of folks where the elk are getting into fields or they will direct you to the people that do
OK funny story about old calls
yrs ago IM archery hunting in Idaho with a guide we were sitting on a dead fall surrounded by a bunch of small pines taking a load off and eating after working bulls in the morning
Hes going through his pack looking for something and finds an old Larry Jones cow...
with my exo pack I can easily fit 2 fingers in between my shoulders and the straps with about 45 lbs in it, it lowers when I add a full game bag but still I figure 75 % of the weight is on my hips not my shoulders