Claycomb: Making It Back To Camp Alive, Part 1

I just had the best elk hunt ever. But… also the toughest elk hunt I’ve ever had. Last week we covered the hunt. Today let’s cover some of the preventive steps we took and the gear that saved the day. I’ll have to do this in a two-part series.

I learned decades ago, if I step out of the truck, I throw on my daypack which has a minimal amount of survival gear in it. ALWAYS! How many times have I stepped out of the truck, seen something and took off for a supposedly two-minute chase only to end up six hours later off over a mountain and borderline lost?

Continue reading to learn more about elk hunting, written by Tom Claycomb.