Comments on: Confessions of the World’s Worst Elk Hunter

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:56:17 +0000

Hi Christian, no elk hunting up at PNW, I’m sure he missed it as it’s something our whole family really enjoys.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:28:36 +0000

If it were easy, they’d call it randonee. Many years I’ve been skunked, and I’ve also learned to appreciate and anticipate an elk’s ability to tell exact time and read small text through nylon, but this year, after a very tiring and frustrating 3rd season, I scored a bull on the opening day of 4th. Finally finished processing it and the freezer’s full. If there was decent snow, I might start thinking about skiing, but my body and mind are still on hunting time. No better way to get in shape for the season, whether one is harvested or not. Did Louie give it a whack up at the new digs in the PNW?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:43:48 +0000

I’ve seen some pretty good elk where I ski too, and I’m constantly distracted by scoping ski lines. No, I’m not really a hunter, but it’s cool to see the critters out there where we like to make turns.

By: Casagrande

Casagrande — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:45:51 +0000

Been doing a lot of armed hiking myself. Little over three weeks left in the season and there’s only one roast left from last year!

By: Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:27:36 +0000

Hey Lou,
I often wonder how your elk hunting goes since you have mentioned it before. My wife, son and me have taken about 20 elk in the past 35 years. Four bulls and the rest by cow permit. I hunted for 10 years before taking my first animal. So there is luck and a learning curve. Only one animal shot in a thicket and expired on a road – the rest whacked up and packed on our backs. The irony is my wife got an elk before I did! My wife had a cow permit for 10 days in Sept and no elk to be found. I have the same permit in a different time slot that just started and runs until the end of the year. I discovered tracks this past Sunday so I know they are there and I’m looking forward to this week end to get back out there or maybe before. I too hunt where the hunters are not. My wife ask if I was excited about the upcoming ski season; I had to say I was still elk hunting. I might get the chance this year to hunt on skis if we get the snow. Thats been my goal since starting back country skiing about 6 seasons ago. It might be a little dicey with a 1/4 on my back! but I’m looking forward to it.
Thanks for your site and good hunting and back country skiing. As always I hope this finds you well. Scott