First Lite pant 1st assessment: very comfy, repel the dew off the grass. Stickers will pull on these more than the Kuiu 2 way stretch as expected.

Wanted to try these factors. For wet junk, my Kuiu will be worn. Running and gunning, these will be nice. Keeps the boots laced, pants from getting shredded, and light water out.

Not what I wanted to see. #2 has a bunch of cows...

Find the cows, find him maybe

Top left of the clearcut is where the 4 bulls came out. I came out the same spot 20 minutes earlier...

I came home early, eating elk meat tacos lol

Headed out for round two, and I have a headache. That makes it more fun LOL. Hopefully those Bulls come out again and I can get my son on them, if not we're going to be pretty bored cuz we're locked down in a small area

Do the elk tend to like those clearcuts like whitetail?

Pretty much the same, food/cover and they like it

this morning was fun:
Hiked river and jumped into the edge of a small field to get across to the timber into the clearcut the 4 bulls were in yesterday. Told my son, "be cool if the elk were here" oops, shouldn't have said that two young 4x's starring at us... They leave we call - nothing

Hiked to the clearcut, I said "see those 2 dead trees, the elk pass through right there", he said there's 2 bulls lol. Same 2 from the bottom, NO PLAY

Easing up the old road noise free to get up high and glass now. Getting some altitude and we hear a deer bouncing down the hill. Hunter said "its a buck", I instantly raise my binos and he says 'Oh chit" and ducks, I duck! Really nice 5x5 down below. I ranged at 63yds but, the deer bouncing off put him on alert. Basically we never shot.

A bit later we ease up the road through the reprod and spot a big spike walking ahead of us. I told Hunter there's more elk, no way a spike solo. He heard a faint bugle as well. We eased up to where the bull cut off the road and listened, nothing.
I let out a cow call and a chuckle and got a cow call back. Cow called again and did a locator bugle and we get a bugle back. Game on!!! We went back and forth a bit, I retreated down a skid road, bugled and started tearing up some alders.
I'm doing my part reading Hunters posture and actions. I see him ranging and trying to draw. Nothing.
I then see him get up and walk 3-4 steps and get low again and I start raising cain to get the bulls attention. Hunter drew but didn't shoot. When it was all over we walked to where the SAME 5x5 as earlier had stopped in the road. He had spotted Hunter and was unsure and walked away.
Hunter said "check this out" pointing out water drops all in the road, I said he pissing himself? He said no, he was slobbering and he could see it from 60yds. CRAZY, too bad I couldn't see the cool stuff. Fun morning for sure.

So far 8 bulls, zero cows seen the last 2 days

Keep stories coming! This is awesome!

Dr. B

Dang it man, I’m envious. Wishing I lived out there sometimes.

Biking in to check one my old spots thats aged a bit. Rode right into a herd. About 15 cows ran north, at least one left behind. I've called, no replies. Watching the others feed now in a clearcut about 800yds away

Topped the hill this morning and glassed a young bull and some cows about 800yds away. While glassing I heard some cows talking. We talked back and forth but, thy stayed in the reprod. Eventually, I got the bull to light-off giving me his position. After a couple back and forth bugles, he went tight lipped. I snooped around and hit a little side road and did a light bugle, he lit off about 75yds away. Guessing same bull as yesterday. He took his cows and left. At least a lil action this morning.

Challenging trying to coax a bull outta this stuff into the road. Ya cant see 3ft in there, much less shoot. I did get him into the open yesterday.

Free food

Good read. Hope y'all let the air out of one soon.

Im thinking all sam3 bull. If so, #2 moved before opener down to the chicory field area... I been hunting him lol

Last night I went and got next to The Chicory field where there's a smaller field on the left side of the driveway. I knew elcat left there yesterday morning so I stood by Briar Patch and waited. I was pretty tired cuz I went on it somewhere and put in 11 miles on the bike so standing there was kind of getting boring until I seen the help come up by the riverbank. Ended up with five cows one Spike and 1/5 by Babu. They're working their way towards me I was having trouble distinguishing which bullet was, although he was nice I decided to bail. I didn't have a shot at the time I needed him to go about 45 more yards and I would had a shot. But I think running off scared them. We'll see. This text don't make any sense I'm using voice to text as I drive to go hunt this morning. I'll clean it up later. Hopefully I don't regret waiting to see if I got a shot on that bull