So I'm planning my first DIY elk hunt and trying to educate myself. But one question that I haven't really seen discussed much is where to set up camp.
Sept, 7 day hunt, carrying everything on our backs. Just trying to be mobile until we can get into elk...
Setting low in the basin seems to me like it would be a sure way to bump the elk out of a possible feeding area. And setting high I would think thermals would pull your scent down and ruin the basin also.
So what are some strategies to camp locations?
Don't you feel sorry for the poor animals?
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