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5 Tips for Keeping Trespassers Out

Why do some people think they have the right to break the law and trespass wherever they please? Most law-abiding property owners can’t imagine why these unethical “hunters” (for lack of a better term) would break the law and take the chance of losing their hunting privileges, or why they would steal from the property owner and others. Protect yourself from this and prevent trespassing and poaching from ever happening in the first place.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

A Lousy Elk Season Became a Great Elk Season

I had been shooting my bow every day to get ready for elk season. On the first morning of this hunt, I shot over the back of a 6x6 bull I felt I should’ve taken. As I replayed the shot in my mind, I couldn’t think of any mistake I had made, but I knew I must have done something wrong. The second morning of the hunt I shot at a 6x6 that I felt

Big Game, How-To, Bow

Increase Your Odds of Finding and Taking Bull Elk by Using Resources

Dave and I almost became obsessed with gathering hunting information and trying to help do-it-yourself hunters increase their odds for success. Just this past year we added harvest sites for goat, sheep, moose and lions with specific recommendations of where your chances are best to take these animals in our database, and we have about 13,000 kill sites in that database.

Big Game, How-To

Gather Information Yearly to Increase Odds for Taking an Elk

Dave researched Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife information to see what he could learn about elk hunting, where he could hunt on public lands, and where his chances were best to successfully take an elk. He also wanted to know how many preference points a person had to have to hunt the better units with the most elk in them with either a gun, a bow or a blackpowder rifle. In his spare time, he dug

Big Game, How-To, Firearm

Plan Your Own Elk Hunt with a Higher Percentage of Success

Donnelle Johnson of Franktown, Colorado, is an elk-hunting fanatic and has been hunting elk since 1998. When she’s not hunting and calling in elk for herself, she goes with friends and family members and calls in bulls for them. “I just love to be in the woods hunting, calling and trying to outsmart Colorado bull elk on public lands,” Johnson says.

Big Game, How-To, Bow

Colorado’s Mike Miller Explains How to Get Ready for Elk Season

Mike Miller is a Mossy Oak Pro Staffer, who lives in Canon City, Colorado, and has been hunting for elk for 15 years. Currently he’s an elk guide for Loco Mountain Outfitters in Cotopaxi, Colorado, on public and private lands.

Big Game, How-To

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