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HUNTING TIPS

Rifles and Scent:

     6.  Rifles bigger is not always better:  There are many popular calibers for Elk hunting I shot a 30/06 and have taken a number of elk with it.  I like a bolt action and a variable power scope 3x9.   We get a number of hunters with large caliber rifles that miss more elk, they flinch without realizing it.   Whatever you shot be comfortable with it and you will do fine.  There is no substitution for shot placement.   Know your rifle, know the distance, know your bullet speed and weight  and practice, practice and yes practice even more.

      7.  Making Scents of it all:  When hunting elk we always say “an elk can hear your three times, see you twice, but only smell you once and they leave the country.”  It is important to watch the wind, keep it in your favor.   It does you no good to try and stock an elk herd with the wind at your back.    We use plants, dirt, tree branches from a surrounding area to cover our scent.   Rub some sage brush on your pants sit on some pine branches when you are sitting to glass, and yes step in some fresh droppings.   There are some great products on the market to help cover your scent, and when sitting in a tree stand for whitetail many of our clients have had good luck with the scent-lock clothing.   I personally have found that working with Mather Nature and using what she supplies works best for us.

More Tip's

Yesterday we shared a couple of tips that we asked you to comment on and add too.  Here are a couple of more tips: 

3.  Speaking of gadgets.  “GPS” what a neat invention, but don’t forget your  human senses.  Vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch.   I have never had so many hunters lost until the invention of the GPS.   I have had hunters spend the day looking at the palm of their hand and not see their surroundings. They don’t listen to the sounds of the forest, a broken limb, the crushing of leafs under hoofs. They don’t smell the musky scent of an elk, taste the pine needle that is full of vitamin C, or touch a rock with a strange design.   Don’t get me wrong a GPS is great, but stop and use the senses God gave you.  You will be surprised how much you have been missing.   Technology doesn’t make up for basic woodmansip skills.

4.  Being quiet when you hunt is so important.  Today we have so many choices on what to wear for our hunt.  I tell all my clients if you are buying new clothes before you take the tags off throw them in the freezer for a day.  The next day take them out and rub the material together, if it is loud and crunchy and reminds you of a child walking in snow pants take them back.   Some clothes are quiet until they get cold and we all know hunting season in Montana can be very cold and windy.

Give us your ideas.