Lee's Hunt Recap

In the interest of brevity (that means I’ll try to keep it short) I will recap the hunt with some miscellaneous thoughts –

• The weather was great – 20’s in the morning – mid 50’s in the afternoon. Good weather however does not make for good elk hunting – better to have snow or cold weather, preferably both.
• The guides were terrific – good hunters – good sense of humor – in shape (except for Russ Kipp, the owner, who mostly liked to hunt from his truck).
• The food was good, sometimes great, and definitely plentiful.
• The hunting itself was different than I anticipated – primarily I think because we hunted mostly on cattle grazing land that abutted National Forest land. This meant we did more binocular “glassing” for elk from roads in the area. I imagined the hunt would be in more of a wilderness area, and, some of it was, especially when we were hunting mule deer.
• Would I do it again?? – IN A HEARTBEAT!!
• The guides complemented both Jerry and I for being good hunters and for our physical conditioning – and, they seemed to be serious - but, if I do this again, I would work even harder at getting physically prepared.
• Walking in and out to hunting areas in the dark was always a challenge – no flashlights were allowed for fear of spooking the elk. In the darkness, on uneven ground we had to learn to dodge cow “pies” and numerous badger holes – we did this by dodging all “dark spots” we could see.

There, I have a lot more to say but I’m as sick of writing as you all are sick of reading – so, I’ll see you all at home for an elk dinner - I’m sure Becky is already planning the rest of the menu – Right? Ya, right!