Whats your defination of elk hunting

[>>>---WW---->]

Here's mine: Elk hunting is a once in a lifetime experience that turns into a lifetime obcession!!!!!!!

[Swede]

I am not going to try and top your description WW. That is about as good as it gets.

[>>>---WW---->]

Swede: I hope someday our paths cross. We just think too much alike.

[Jaquomo]

Not sure why my original thought didn't post, but here's the gist: Bowhunting for elk isn't quite a "way of life" for me because I love fishing and plains muley hunting too. But I craft a good portion of my life around it - career, lifestyle, fitness, diet, shooting, scouting, studying maps and Google Earth, reading, talking with other elk bowhunters.

No matter my definition, the other people in my life, hunters and non, business, family and personal, seem to define ME by by elk bowhunting. So I guess from the outside looking in, it is what I am.

[bnsafe]

i will find out this fall how much it means to me. my new job wont permit alot of time to hunt, so either they are gonna have to change their schedule, or im gonna have to change my schedule, or my definition wont mean to much. right now its "a once in a lifetime dream, coming true yearly"

[planebow]

WW could not have said it any better. It seems that I have a 12 month obsession with elk.

[easeup]

time for a new job.

[one_elk]

WW, great answer but you should’ve let us flail a while before giving the perfect answer….

[WapitiTalk1]

The rut and vocal elk for me is my definition of elk hunting.. WW is on the mark for sure. Sadly, I'm addicted bad.. but I can quit if I really want to... honest... really

[Indian Summer]

Elk hunting: A test of all of life's lessons such as patience and perisistence, to name a few, and the whole concept of achieving a long term goal where mental and physical meet head on!

0r.. an activity which never fails to separate the men & women from the boys and girls. Funny to see men cry like little girls... and women rival men. Yeah buddy, start elk hunting and you will learn some things about yourself (& your partners) that you never knew because for the first time ever you will be truly pushed to your limits. (unless you've been to boot camp) 0r you won't in which case you didnt really hunt elk.

[cnelk]

Im not going to frost the cake...

As much as I like elk hunting, and all that goes with it, IT IS A LOT OF WORK!

Thats why I take it pretty seriously. It is such a brief moment of our time each passing year.
Everything that goes along with it is a valuable lesson in life.

From practice shooting a bow or gun, preparing gear, going over maps, camp, being bone-ass tired each morning, and many more items.
But I wouldnt trade it for anything

Enjoy this time of the keyboard guys... this is the frosting...

[ElkNut1]

Yep WW, that was good, after thinking about it there's no doubt I feel the same way!

ElkNut1

[elkmtngear]

I'm going with Bill also, well said Sir!

[wideangle]

Yep it is a part of my outdoor experience along with steelhead and salmon fishing. Not to mention saltwater fly fishing and SCUBA. Oh yeah lets not forget cycling and volunteering. Many done with great friends and family. Pick a spot. Stay Calm

[GetemDuck]

Elk hunting for me is not about the elk at all, I've hunted this creature for 5 year and drew a blank every year. But I would not trade any of those hunts for anything. I learned something every year and for 4 of those hunts my dad came out and hunted with me like when did years ago when I was a kid. Elk hunting unlike many other forms of hunting is not about the hunt but more about the experience. We spend a week and a half living out of a tent in gods country in a location that every night the stars are so bright you feel like you can reach out and touch them, it's like living in heaven. For me it is about being on the mountain and spend time doing what i love to do.

[spyder24]

My definition would be: Plan and dream for eleven and one half months. Go out to Colorado and hunt elk for two to three weeks. Come back east and be happy and thankful if successful and if not successful start evaluating the hunt to see what I can do different next year. Repeat above steps annually. Mike