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Do|It|Yourself Wilderness Elk Hunts Vs. Outfitted Wilderness Elk Hunts


Do-It-Yourself Wilderness Elk Hunts Vs. Outfitted Wilderness Elk Hunts

The discussion below compares DIY elk hunting with outfitted wilderness hunts. I also address a few misconceptions about both types of hunting.

Guided vs DIY - Your experience | Rokslide Forum

Elk hunting is a bit different and you can learn a lot from a good guide to use on future DIY elk hunts. I had this decision recently to make on ...

Guided Hunt vs. DIY | Hunt Talk

I've been on 3 guided elk hunts and enjoyed them all. I also live here now and DIY for elk now. Both have great memories, just different. Guided ...

DIY vs. Guided Hunts: The Cost, Value and Decisions - Caribou Gear

Finally, one of the most important factors in choosing any outfitter is matching the right one to your expectations. For example, my outfit offers remote ...

Choosing Between DIY Elk Hunting vs Guided Elk Hunts - Mossberg

Whether you launch out with a DIY elk hunt or hire a guide, I can promise you that the more homework you do, the better the entire experience is going to be.

DIY elk hunt vs outfitter | Archery Talk Forum

For someone used to hunting treestands and whitetails, I'd sure recommend they go with an outfitter on their first western elk hunt. Then maybe do a drop camp ...

DIY vs. Guided Elk Hunting | Mossy Oak

This makes the process a bit longer and potentially more frustrating, but so much more rewarding. Outfitting yourself typically costs about as ...

DIY or Guided for Your Next Elk Hunt? | Grand View Outdoors

Over the years, my typical DIY archery elk hunt lasts 8 to 12 days. Most guided hunts last 5 or 6 days. Those extra days boost your chance for ...

Guided elk hunts - 24hourcampfire

I just got done with a fully guided/outfitted hunt with my son in Wyoming. We hunted in the Washakie wilderness area (Unit 61) which ...

How To Pick Your Best Options for Elk - Petersen's Hunting

Don't feel like bringing food and then preparing it? On a fully guided hunt, food is usually provided, as is the preparation. This alleviates the need to ...

Elk Hunting -- Out West DIY Hunts | Michigan Sportsman Forum

I have always hunted the SW part of Colorado and done Ok..The advantage to Colorado is the OTC sale of bull tags. That being the case your also ...

diy solo elk hunt - Bowsite.com Bowhunting Forums

I'd suggest doing a lower cost cow elk hunt on your own to see how it goes. There's no pressure and generally speaking, cow elk are easier to pack out solo.

What They Actually Meant…DIY versus Drop Camp Elk Hunts

It was a personal mission to “kill” elk. I was proving something to myself. It wasn't what enjoyable elk hunting is about. I do grant that ...

Ask MeatEater: Do It Yourself or Guided? Part One

If you are interested in hunting a very remote area with difficult access, hiring a guide might be your best and only option to remove any ...

Solo Elk Hunting? Guided or DIY? Backpacking or base camp?

Regardless if you hunt with a buddy or go solo you should always leave your plans with others, pack an emergency shelter, take multiple ...

Planning an Out-Of-State Hunting Trip: Guided or DIY

I personally opted to hunt do-it-yourself (DIY) for elk and mule deer in ... hunt as well as our resource options or preferences regarding DIY or outfitted ...

The difference between an outfitted and guided hunts - Farm and Dairy

... hunts; namely hunting trips for elk, antelope and bear. Most ... The hunt was essentially a do-it-yourself hunt on public land, but in ...

Bob Marshall Wilderness: Over-Outfitted? | Elk

You guys pay alot of money for these hunts and you should get the most out of it regaurdless of the pitfalls one may fall into with the different outfitters.

DIY and Drop Camp Elk Hunting Tips - Flat Tops Wilderness Guides

Chances are you're going to an over the counter (OTC) unit, taking part in a drop camp, or doing it on your own (DIY). As a guide/outfitter in ...

Elk Hunting is OFFICIALLY A FAD (Hunts You Should Do Instead!)

You cannot even think about going into the wilderness area without first having a little gear dump session with your hunting friends in the bed ...