The 2023 hunting season was filled with lots of highs and a few, I wouldn’t call them lows, but disappointments. I don’t need to kill an animal to call a hunt successful or enjoyable, but sometimes you’re just bummed with a lack of opportunity, especially with a tag that isn’t over the counter and you can’t get every year. I started the year early …
Montana Elk Hunting | Full Story of Willi Schmidt’s 2017 Montana Hunt
Bow Hunting Elk in Montana By: Willi Schmidt The 2017 season had kicked off with some great success! After killing my biggest bull elk to date in Utah, I headed to Alaska for my first ever moose hunt. That was a great adventure and I was able to take my first moose. I was ready to head …
Utah Elk Hunting | Full Story of Willi Schmidt’s 2017 Hunt
By: Willi Schmidt Chasing bugling bull elk in September has been my biggest hunting passion. If I was told I had to give up hunting everything but one species, the decision would be easy, archery elk. My gear list for this hunt included: Hoyt Carbon Defiant bow Gold Tip Hunter 340 arrows Grim Reaper – Carni-four broadhead Hamskea Hybrid …
Tips and Tactics | Bow Hunting Elk in September
Hunting elk in September is considered by many to be the holy grail of DIY bow hunting. Like hunting turkeys on steroids, the grandeur of the mountains mixed with animals weighing over 800 lbs. makes for an adventure you cannot have by just stepping out the back door. With the increase in social media exposure, elk hunting has become more …