Sean's thread showed me there were quite a few elk hunters on the board, so I thought a good all around elk hunting thread might be good. I'm interested in everyone's gear, when and where their hunting, past success/failure stories, tips while hunting, etc
I'll be hunting Unit 19 1st rifle at tree line. This will be my first true elk hunt. We are doing a drop camp and will be camping for 7 days, hunting for 5. I'm using a Tikka T3 .270 with 150 grain core lock bullets.
I haven't decided on a sleeping bag or a backpack yet.
Does anyone hunt with a non camo backpack? I feel like the hiking backpacks are better than the hunting ones and more versatile but I worry about toting a big black/blue blob on my back.
I'll be hunting Unit 19 1st rifle at tree line. This will be my first true elk hunt. We are doing a drop camp and will be camping for 7 days, hunting for 5. I'm using a Tikka T3 .270 with 150 grain core lock bullets.
I haven't decided on a sleeping bag or a backpack yet.
Does anyone hunt with a non camo backpack? I feel like the hiking backpacks are better than the hunting ones and more versatile but I worry about toting a big black/blue blob on my back.