Elk Behavior
In these videos, Chris will cover the behavioral traits, and responses, elk exhibit when they're interacting with each other, their habitats, the environment, and with us when we're in the field, and how those behavioral characteristics, and resulting reactions, should influence your hunting and calling strategies.
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See You First
The first behavioral principle covered is the "See You First" principle. In this video, Chris will briefly go over how elk communicate; the components of "See You First"; and not only how those components affect elk behavior, but how they should influence you and your hunting efforts.
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The Doorway
In conjunction with the “See You First” principle, one of the most critical behavioral principles to understand is what Chris calls “The Doorway” principle. While it’s not that complex, “The Doorway” principle is arguably the single-most influential factor affecting your success each year. You ca...
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Elk Decoys and The Doorway Principle
Questions about elk decoys, and using elk decoys in the field, are some of the most commonly asked questions Chris gets each year, especially after folks watch the "See You First" and "The Doorway" videos. In this video, he talks about his thoughts on "The Doorway" principle and how it relates to...
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Factors Affecting Elk Behavior
We all deal with elk that - for some reason - go completely silent during our hunts. WHY they go silent isn't just because of "hunter pressure," or because "we're not on private land." In this video, Chris talks about several factors that can "encourage" elk to go silent, regardless of what uni...
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Elk Psychology
We all deal with elk that - for some reason - go completely silent during our hunts. WHY they go silent isn't just because of "hunter pressure," or because "we're not on private land." In this video, Chris talks about several factors that can "encourage" elk to go silent, regardless of what uni...
