Hunting public land elk will certainly keep us all humble in our pursuit. If this is your first-year elk hunting, welcome to the frenzy. If this is your 60th year and everything in between, then you know exactly what I am talking about.
If any of us had elk absolutely mastered, then we wouldn’t hunt them. There would be no challenge. As with any hunting situation, there is no 100% fail-safe approach to killing bull elk every year on public land. With that being said, I heard a great saying in hunting camp one time, “It’s my hunt, and I’ll mess it up however I want.” For me, being successful hunting elk is having the opportunity and I can honestly say that there is a rare year that I have not had at least one opportunity on branch antlered bulls on public ground. The caveat to my success always boils down to me. In my latest article for
GunsAmerica #Hunt365 I share with you a few things that have consistently worked and have helped me get shot opportunities on public land elk.
