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Ok guys. I really wanna do an elk hunt. I would love to do a DIY hunt and have been researching. Anyone willing to offer advice? Such as which state offer on-res over the counter tags? General areas? Would like to get hooked up with someone for the 2018 season. I'm in fair physical condition but need to train more. Thoughts? Reading can only give u so much..... and I don't personally know anyone who has ever been on a hunt
 
I would like to do a DIY.... park the truck at a trail head and pack in a day's hike and hunt from there. But having absolutely. ZERO experience with elk hunting or "out west" hunting in general I guess I am asking more for advice from those who have done it. There is a book called DIY Elk hunting from the blogger over at backcountrychronicals.com and it has some good advice.... I think. I just want to take advantage of hunting public lands since we r all public land owners. Also would love a trophy, but would not turn my Nose up to a cow meat hunt either! I bow hunt but just afraid I wouldn't have as high as success with archery. Plus..... I have no idea how to call. (Although I've heard it is much like turkey hunting and have called and killed tons of toms). Gettint 10-12... really even 14 days in a row off wouldn't be hard if it was planned far enough out
 
Regarding carrying a GPS and spare batteries for any hunt in big country;

I was once lost elk hunting alone in NW Colorado. Found my way out because I had my topo map with me and I saw a water feature that I recognized on the map. I was not panicked but apprehension was building and twice I had to remind myself about staying calm.

Carry a map and know how to use it. Same for the GPS. You will never believe how fast things can go to H^ll at 8,000 feet.

Once I crossed a scree mound and 3/4 of the way it started to move and I barely made it to the other side. Without my map there was no way I would have found my way back to camp. And yes, the crossing attempt was really stupid.
 
Best advice... put feelers just like this out on every website you can find regarding elk hunting. You aren't looking for advice as much as someone with experience that wants to take you. Otherwise, just look at it as a glorified hiking trip. If you see elk, it's a bonus. If you kill an elk--- you hit a homerun!

I'd start with Colorado. The most elk and the most NR friendly state to hunt. Some rough country out there, though. To up your odds for an easier hunt, put in for the other states with incredible success rate units (some in Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico) in their random draws. 1/1000 to 1/10,000 draw odds... but you never know!
 
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Ya know I don't understand tennessees...... we have limited elk tags with numbers growing and growing up on the Plateau. We also have a healthy number of bear there....... so 5 elk tags for all of TN...... but a non-quota bear hunt in middle TN.... I really wish twra would increase our elk quota draws. Say...... 10 bill tags and 5 cow tags???? Depending on population year to year.
 

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