I’m a newbie to this archery elk hunting. Just completed my third year and no elk yet but I will never give up. I’m 55 and feeling Father Time on my knees, ankles, and back. Definitely gotta get something done on my right knee before I head back out. With that said I’ve researched and dialed my gear down to what I have now & by no means am I done. I’ve learned a lot by Cliff Gray & several others & would love to suggest a few things if that’s ok? I carry the garmin in reach mini 2, one battery bank, the GRAYL water filter, Peak Refuel meals, BRG stove with one 750ml titanium cup and titanium long spork, Sitka sleeping bag, use my puffy for a pillow, Helinox chair, Sitka rain gear, Crispi boots with hallow alpaca socks, bic lighter, striker, Bigfoot fire starter, the only bags I carry is zip lock bags to compartmentalize small things, everything else gets stuffed into the pack to fill all air pockets, Warbonnet hammock system or my ultralight tent with pad. I make sure I’m consuming at least 3k calories a day for 5 days, water bladder & plastic Nalgene bottle.
Great suggestions! Thank you! I like the idea of the hammock, and I should really get a water bladder system. I've had bad luck with those years ago and I've stayed away since. I know they have gotten a lot better. Cliff Gray has a lot of great content!!
Man, thank you for this video. I wish more people made videos like this and "how to get started" with tags. It's so confusing. I'm out east and don't know a single person that elk hunts, but I'm the kind of guy that wants to make stuff happen. BTW, Who in the world would get that Gerber Knife and give it back? Haha that's an awesome gift!
haha - I like that gerber knife too. Thanks for the comment and feedback. Fair warning on spotting scopes & glassing- if you're coming out west, 99% of the time you do need really good binos and preferably a spotting scope too. It's super helpful in the country we hunt in. For my last elk hunt, the terrain is so dense, it didn't make sense to take anything more powerful than my small rangefinder. That is the only hunt I do that on. Every other hunt, including other elk hunts, I'm always taking good glassing equipment. I think the key ingredient there is that you have got to do your homework and know the terrain before you go. My other advice would be to double check all of your equipment to make sure it works. I didn't check my sleeping bag, and it had a broken zipper. I ended up sewing a rope into the bag so I wouldn't freeze to death at night. I'm not going to make that mistake again!
I’m a newbie to this archery elk hunting. Just completed my third year and no elk yet but I will never give up. I’m 55 and feeling Father Time on my knees, ankles, and back. Definitely gotta get something done on my right knee before I head back out. With that said I’ve researched and dialed my gear down to what I have now & by no means am I done. I’ve learned a lot by Cliff Gray & several others & would love to suggest a few things if that’s ok? I carry the garmin in reach mini 2, one battery bank, the GRAYL water filter, Peak Refuel meals, BRG stove with one 750ml titanium cup and titanium long spork, Sitka sleeping bag, use my puffy for a pillow, Helinox chair, Sitka rain gear, Crispi boots with hallow alpaca socks, bic lighter, striker, Bigfoot fire starter, the only bags I carry is zip lock bags to compartmentalize small things, everything else gets stuffed into the pack to fill all air pockets, Warbonnet hammock system or my ultralight tent with pad. I make sure I’m consuming at least 3k calories a day for 5 days, water bladder & plastic Nalgene bottle.
Great suggestions! Thank you! I like the idea of the hammock, and I should really get a water bladder system. I've had bad luck with those years ago and I've stayed away since. I know they have gotten a lot better. Cliff Gray has a lot of great content!!
Man, thank you for this video. I wish more people made videos like this and "how to get started" with tags. It's so confusing. I'm out east and don't know a single person that elk hunts, but I'm the kind of guy that wants to make stuff happen. BTW, Who in the world would get that Gerber Knife and give it back? Haha that's an awesome gift!
haha - I like that gerber knife too. Thanks for the comment and feedback. Fair warning on spotting scopes & glassing- if you're coming out west, 99% of the time you do need really good binos and preferably a spotting scope too. It's super helpful in the country we hunt in. For my last elk hunt, the terrain is so dense, it didn't make sense to take anything more powerful than my small rangefinder. That is the only hunt I do that on. Every other hunt, including other elk hunts, I'm always taking good glassing equipment. I think the key ingredient there is that you have got to do your homework and know the terrain before you go. My other advice would be to double check all of your equipment to make sure it works. I didn't check my sleeping bag, and it had a broken zipper. I ended up sewing a rope into the bag so I wouldn't freeze to death at night. I'm not going to make that mistake again!