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The Complete Book of Elk Hunting by Sam CurtisBook Description
Elk are smart, wary, highly mobile animals that use their surroundings to great advantage to elude hunters. To be successful, you must understand the subtleties of elk habits and habitat. The Complete Book of Elk Hunting provides detailed information on all aspects of these elements, along with hunting tactics that will help you consistently take trophy elk throughout their range. Specific features include:
Whether you are a beginner or a veteran, this ultimate guidebook is filled with expert advice that is sure to make you a better, more efficient hunter. Elk numbers throughout much of the West are higher than they have been in more than a century, so don't wait to acquire the knowledge that could make all the difference on your next hunt. A comprehensive guide to hunting elk in any situation. The Complete Book of Elk Hunting offers readers a close and lively look at the ways of elk and how to hunt them from veteran elk hunter and freelance writer Sam Curtis, who draws on
more than thirty years of experience living and hunting in the heart of elk country and on contemporary elk research conducted by wildlife biologists throughout the range of elk distribution. In The Complete Book of Elk Hunting you will learn that these are prime times for elk hunters. Elk numbers across most of their range are higher than they have been in a century. But high elk numbers don’t necessarily mean high elk hunter success. Elk are wary, highly mobile animals that use their habitats to great advantage to elude hunts. Through examples and anecdotes, Curtis thoroughly discusses the subtleties of understanding the different types of elk habitats, elk behavior within those habitats, and hunting tactics suitable for all weather and habitat conditions. The book includes an annotated illustration of where to find bull elk in the Rocky Mountain West, from the beginning to the end of the season, and a chart for forecasting elk whereabouts, depending on different weather conditions. Guide to Advanced Turkey Hunting (Outdoorsman's Edge) The Art of Whitetail Deception: Calling, Rattling, and Decoying Make Big Bucks Hunt You! High Performance Muzzleloading Big Game Rifles Black Bear Hunting The Complete Hunter Wild Turkey by Gary Clancy Crossbow Hunting Pocket Deer Hunting Guide by Stephen Carpenteri Elk Hunting Montana: Finding Success on the Best Public Lands The Complete Book of Elk Hunting Farming, Hunting, and Fishing The Field & Stream Hunting Optics Handbook Hunting The Whitetail Rut Gary Clancy Hunting Trips of a Ranchman Treestand Hunting Strategies Moose Hunting: Calling, Decoying, and Stalking Rooster! a Tribute to Pheasant Hunting in North America Fall and Winter Turkey Hunting Handbook Advanced Whitetail Hunting Hunting America's Wild Turkeys |
Elk are the quintessential big game animal in the West, and there is no more exciting sight for a hunter than a heavy-racked bull that seems to materialize out of thin air in the dawning light of a cold fall morning. But it takes more than blind luck to put yourself in this situation year after year.