Does practice really effect your elk hunting success? Short answer: yes. In this episode I walk Josh through my 2019 hunt (and why practice made the difference), talk about the importance of shot sequence, go over why Josh should intentionally make bad shots, and finish with realistic elk hunting scenarios for him to practice. This &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://www.baxterbowman.com/podcast/16/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "16 &#124; Practice that actually helps you kill elk"</span></a></p>

17 | Boots on the ground elk scouting

Welcome to the Baxter Bowman Podcast!  If you're looking for strategies, gear, and stories that will make you a better backcountry elk hunter, you're in the right place.  We're independent, unsponsored, and unbiased so we can give you straight up, detailed advice about what works and what doesn't.

For our first series, I walk my co-host and mentee, Josh, through everything he needs to be successful on his first over the counter, public land bowhunt for Elk this fall.  It's based on the "Hunt Elk in 2020" series of articles on BaxterBowman.com with even more detail.

While we focus on elk hunting, we can't help but talk about our other back country adventures like deer hunting, fly fishing, backpacking, upland game birds (chukar, quail, and more), and more.  If you're a Western Hunter and you want to learn as much as possible, this is your show.