Kwazar63
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Hey - I'm in a similar boat as you: inexperienced at elk hunting (only been going for a few years) and travelling by truck from the deep south out west to OTC hunts. Below are the main things I relied/rely on to wrap my brain around this potentially daunting endeavor.
1. Podcasts - I listen to Elk Talk, Hunt Talk, and the Jay Scott Outdoors podcasts frequently, year round. Just a good way to get that information floating around in my head, and there are individual episodes on any particular topic you need specific info on.
2. Youtube Day by Days - The day-by-day series that people/channels like Randy, Elk101, BRO produce are excellent. They are not only entertaining, but highly educational for someone like me. They are one of the only ways I can really see and appreciate the difficulties of big country elk hunting, being from AL. Some people may not agree with the tactics etc. utilized on certain shows, or may not like the personalities of different groups, but they definitely convey the low odds and scope of challenges facing public land elk hunters.
3. Bag Dumps - When I was trying to figure out what gear I needed and what crap to buy, I watched a lot of these "backpack dump" vids on Youtube. Find some hunters that are knowledgeable (like Randy or some of the GoHunt contributors), see how they organize their stuff, see what gear commonly overlaps in everbody's pack, and start making yourself a list.
4. Courses - Elk101's University of Elk Hunting online course is probably the holy grail for newbie hunters like me, but there are others out there as well. Personally I've done the UEH courses and another online series from Roe Hunting Resources. I found both extremely useful and would recommend to anyone just getting started.
1. Podcasts - I listen to Elk Talk, Hunt Talk, and the Jay Scott Outdoors podcasts frequently, year round. Just a good way to get that information floating around in my head, and there are individual episodes on any particular topic you need specific info on.
2. Youtube Day by Days - The day-by-day series that people/channels like Randy, Elk101, BRO produce are excellent. They are not only entertaining, but highly educational for someone like me. They are one of the only ways I can really see and appreciate the difficulties of big country elk hunting, being from AL. Some people may not agree with the tactics etc. utilized on certain shows, or may not like the personalities of different groups, but they definitely convey the low odds and scope of challenges facing public land elk hunters.
3. Bag Dumps - When I was trying to figure out what gear I needed and what crap to buy, I watched a lot of these "backpack dump" vids on Youtube. Find some hunters that are knowledgeable (like Randy or some of the GoHunt contributors), see how they organize their stuff, see what gear commonly overlaps in everbody's pack, and start making yourself a list.
4. Courses - Elk101's University of Elk Hunting online course is probably the holy grail for newbie hunters like me, but there are others out there as well. Personally I've done the UEH courses and another online series from Roe Hunting Resources. I found both extremely useful and would recommend to anyone just getting started.