Stalking Elk – Elk Hunting Tips and Strategies

Thanks. 👍👍
Use as much patience as the situation allows and really nothing hones skills like experience.
Get in the woods ☝️

blah, blah, blah, nothing. blah, blah, blah, fucking common sense. blah, blah, blah, nothing.

Arm the elks and let them stalk YOU like a pro! That would be sport, or you could hunt them with a pointy stick, that would be sport to!

This will be my first elk hunting season, I am extremely excited and also nervous, eager to learn and just enjoy the process. Very grateful that you shared this information, it is extremely helpful!

Thank you so much for sharing this great information 👍 God's Blessings

By far the most information I've ever seen on elk by anyone. Thanks!

Wow.

Speaking of other animals that mess up your stock, are barking squirrels a dead giveaway to elk? If one starts popping off at you should you move?

Lots of good information. Any chance you could control your language so I can watch the videos with my kids in the room? I'm a big boy I'm around foul language all the time I just try to keep my small kids away from it. I understand it's a hard habit to break.

I have a question. About 7 years ago I accidentally ran into a big herd of elk with a few good bulls in it. I was the only one hunting there but after a few days of botched attempts at harvesting one of the bulls I came up short and could never find them again. My question is do you think they have come back to that same area since than or what are elk like when it comes to a situation like that?

Personally I think the Voting age should be raised to 25. Drinking, Tobacco use and going to war should remain 18. Young stupid people voting in this day and age is our biggest threat!

This is a master class introducing mountain stalking.

@CliffGray Great vid, Cliff. Who makes the lined shirt ur wearing in the video? I really like the subtle pattern instead of so distinct like most patterns. Almost looks like wool on the outside.

Hi, here in the East a group of whitetails will bed down and be facing different directions to accommodate for wind direction changes and predators coming in from upwind. Do elk do that too?

Wish there was guided classes by me to help a new hunter.

Man, this is really helpful stuff! How do you get close enough for a bow shot?

Is this applicable to mule deer?

Ciff, very helpful video. Question: if you're scope is calibrated at 300 yds., and you need to adjust it during a subsequent hunt (say, a few clicks), do you back out those clicks after the hunt to keep it calibrated at 300 yds?

Great instructional. Could have saved me 50 years of learning the hard way.

Excellent 👍.
Thank you
Mr. Grey.
See you on the timberline.
I will be riding the grey stud

Watching this for the 3rd time, your videos tackle the things so many of us have been searching for. Thank Cliff, this will be my 4th season in Alberta and the 1st time I’ll head into my hunt with a real game plan. I can’t wait to get out and scout.

More of this. Thanks dude

As in, what if the mule deer was lower in el?

Great info

Tbh I don’t actually kill them I just stalk them so I can watch them

Thank you so much for these videos. I've been trying to learn this type info but I can't afford a guided hunt. Im a disabled vet I can still hunt and I'm trying to learn to give meaning to my life. God bless you

Name those companies…

the time you spend and situations you actually broke down is super helpful, great video man

I grew up on the frontier, so I am a hunter, not as successful as most because I do not use bait. I sneak up on the prey & take them by surprise. Perhaps the best skill a stalker can have is the ability to hold still for long periods. 🤠
I like to hunt with my well-trained dog that I raised from a pup.

must be nice to glass bulls i'm stuck in timber thicker than fuck all you open ground hunters have it easy peasy

Awesome video! Thx u for sharing your experience with us.

Freakin awesome lesson Cliff! I learned some great stuff and I’ve been hunting elk for 30 years here in Arizona. Never stop learning 👍🏽

Those Elk on the last clip are on such steep terrain it makes my legs hurt to look at it.

Please show us mere mortals how to move quietly through the dark timber...I fall timber for a living, and I live in the woods, and for the life of me, I can't move slow and quiet enough through that shit, I hear them stampede off 500-800 feet out from me almost every single time lol. If it's a clean stand I have a chance, but around here we get mega snow, so there's lots of dead and down shit everywhere, it's a nightmare, and the elk know it 🤣

I'm so grateful for all the information you have given. My hunt is coming up and I will definitely take your advice. Wish I could return the favor by offering you an elk steak, cuz after a few more views I will be confident and able. Thanks again 👍

This is super helpful I'm out hunting this season and I'm a beginner I've never killed Big game before but I've got a bullelk tag in a region where the elk are really used to people and there hasn't been hunting for just about 30 years And any hunting is out of state high priced tags so I'm lucky I got this one this year And I have a long family history of hunting Super good information wish me luck

Thank you for posting this video. I’m going elk hunting in a couple weeks and have no idea what I’m doing

After fourty plus years of elk hunting, I have to say that if you’re looking for great advice on elk, this is the bullseye so to speak. Watch, and follow his advice. He is spot on the best.

AWESOME I LEARNED ALOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERANCE.

After solo elk hunting this all makes so much sense! I’ve been trying to learn this all on my own and because of this video and years of failed attempts it finally clicked.

Good shit my brotha!!! Thanks!

Thanks for the video!

I'm trying to figure how to apply this to Elk in PNW, i feel like by the time we see them, they are already inside that "uncomfort zone".

With my luck the turkeys would bust me lol.

Thanks Cliff, yer the best

Hey Cliff, does most of this stuff apply to archery too? I usually don't spend much time glassing and mostly focus on calling and moving to the next area.

oak brush makes things mighty difficult

Hey Cliff-- who makes the button down flannel you're wearing in this video? It looks like wool? It looks sweet! 🤔🦍 Id love to find it for myself! PS The backcountry bow community of northwestern MT loves your videos! Big help

Nice detailed video. Thanks for putting in the work to make this information available.

Great video, definitely going to refer to this as a good refresher before hunts. I like that camo wool shirt, what kind is that?

So valuable information, thank you for sharing your knowledge!! You and Dave Canterbury are my most favorite🤠! Greetings and "Waidmannsheil" from Germany!