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Out of the Gate Elk

October 25, 2010

I’m back from Colorado and having a couple days off between hunts is something to be cherished. As you might have surmised I rubbed the rabbit’s foot in Colorado and slipped into a pile of luck opening morning.
Outfitter Clay Allison who operates Santa Fe Outfitters teamed me up with Jesse Bauer, a young elk hunting [...]

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Second Crack Elk

October 21, 2010

I’m deep in the high country of southern Colorado chasing elk at the moment. This is my last chance to put some elk meat in the Kayser freezer before I have to lower my standards to (I can’t believe I’m at this point): whitetail! Of course I’m just kidding. I like all of God’s creatures [...]

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And the Winner Is…?

October 1, 2010

I just pulled up stakes on archery elk camp after hunting three windows throughout September. I lost. The elk won. I finally said “uncle” midday yesterday as temperatures soared and the tired bulls disappeared into dark timber.
It was a great hunt. I explored tons of new country. My son and I were able to spend [...]

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What a Rush

September 23, 2010

After my hunt great hunt at Gardner Ranch Outfitters I had a few hours before departing and decided to join my good fiend Doug Gardner and Minnesota client Mark Watkins for a short elk hunt.
While scouting we saw a small bull as Doug worked his way to a remote canyon where we parked the suburban [...]

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Taking a Break from Elk

September 17, 2010

I’ve been bowhunting elk almost solid for the first two weeks of September, but it’s time to take a break. Ya, right! I’m actually switching gears to deer for a few days and I’m heading toward Montana.
Starting on September 12 I’ll be hunting with my good friend Doug Gardner at Gardner Ranch Outfitters (www.groutfitters.com) in [...]

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Notes from Elk Camp

September 13, 2010

I’m down from elk camp for a few days and still no loins in the cooler. The elk were quiet at best and the best hunting I had was still-hunting after mountain showers. On the first night we did sneak up on a 320 bull and for a brief window I had him at 54 [...]

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Archery Elk Update

September 9, 2010

I’m home for a few hours (literally) before heading back up to chase elk. Cole and I had an exciting four days, but no shots. He did discover that dad does a lot of walking in the fall and shivering while waiting for game. He also discovered that elk hunting is not for the faint [...]

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Single and Loving It?

September 7, 2010

Well my fleeting few days of hunting with friends and family is over. It’s my turn and unfortunately I’ll be single and not really loving it. As I noted in previous blogs archery elk hunting is often best when partnered up.
Since the elk will be revving up and satellite bulls will be wandering I should [...]

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Partner Up

September 3, 2010

Since I’m bowhunting elk at the moment I decided to share with you the tactic I’m starting the season with: partner calling. For the first few days of the season I’ll be hunting with my friend Gale Smith and my son Cole.
The strategy is to have me set up behind those two, placing them between [...]

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Elk Camp

August 30, 2010

Many of you will be sitting in treestands this coming week with the opener of bowhunting seasons for deer occurring across the country. A few of you will be stalking mule deer and a lucky few of you may even have drawn archery elk tags. I was one of the lucky ones. I have tags [...]

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Here They Come

July 12, 2010

It was a father daughter weekend. Cole and Sharon traveled late in the week for Cole to participate in the state 4-H shooting sports competition leaving Katelyn and I to fend for ourselves.
Although she had to practice with her horse for upcoming 4-H competitions, we decided to take a hike in the mountains with our [...]

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The Freedom of Your Feet

April 1, 2010

I’m making this blog brief. It’s spring break for my kids and we’re trying to spend as much of our time outdoors as possible. Cole and I just returned from a mountain hike with our good friend Gale Smith. Our goal was to ascend to the top of a mesa to see if the elk [...]

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Picking Up Hitchhikers

March 8, 2010

Some of you probably can’t even remember the days when picking up hitchhikers was acceptable. People routinely hit the road with nothing more than extra clothes in a duffel and their thumb in the air. You didn’t have to worry (at least not as much) about serial killers, rapists and simply “weird folks.”
I worked with [...]

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Montana's in Bill Miller's Blood

November 3, 2009

I’m writing this blog from the Big Sky Country of Montana. The weather has been normal. That means the sun shines for a few hours, rain showers are predictable and snow is likely. We’ve seen all three in the span of three days of hunting so far. We’ve also seen hundreds it not more than [...]

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Can You Take One More Step Please?

September 25, 2009

I love elk hunting, but I’ve coined a new phrase for the event: frustratingly fun. Don’t try to steal it. It’s mine. I spent the last few days in Colorado trying to get an elk to stand in an opening long enough to cut loose an arrow. To get the job done I teamed up [...]

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