My buddy Ray filled his deer tag, got his first buck ever while we were out elk hunting. Said he would drop the first deer with horns he saw. Wasn’t a great shot. We tracked him 2.5 miles over rough terrain. Spent 4 hours in the dark the night before, was back at first light and spent 5 more hours, but finally found him bedded and dispatched him without bumping him at 60yds.
Ray didn’t grow up hunting and the last couple years he got interested so he is pretty new. He learned a lot about stalking, tracking, and how to debone a deer in the field (we gutted first so he could learn how).
Unfortunate no elk yet but we have seen them. Good luck out there gents!