Never Elk Hunted?
 

It starts with the sounds of cows and calves talking back & forth,then in the distance an echoing bugle rips through the afternoon mountain air.The sounds can send a chill down your spine,The pungent smells are burned into your nose forever,and you can literally taste the surroundings.The majestic size of this gorgeous animal is breathtaking.Then,to piece it altogether,and have a stalk,or hunt come together with the perfect shot placement of a well delivered arrow,only to hold him,feel him,and most of all-respect him.There is nothing else that equals the moment right here,right now of bringing it altogether in savoring this majestic moment!This is heaven on earth in the high country,with pristine wildernesses,high mountains,breathtaking views,and the voice of a rut-crazed,bugling bull elk welcoming the dawn of another day here in god's country.To never experience this is almost sinful,to do it and be successful in the process is one of the most richest moments that you will ever experience in a lifetime! This is elk hunting.

Outstanding....Thanks for posting, I do Love wild places
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To get so close to elk in the dark timber you can smell them.

A ruffed grouse exploding at your feet as you slink along looking ahead.

The deep-freeze cold of a mountain stream.

Everyone owes it to themselves to get in the "big woods" and hunt SOMETHING. Preferably with a bow, preferably with some time. You'll never be the same.

Thanks, Widomaker, for calling those things to my remembrance.

Elk are one of the most addicting animals to hunt. When one of them bugles so close that you feel the pressure of it..... well, it's a rush like no other!