Patrick Meitin

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How Important Is Pre-Season Elk Scouting?

August 29, 2012 • No comments

All you elk hunters out there are no doubt rearing to go, spending every spare moment and weekend investing in…»

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The Elk-Hunting Code

August 29, 2012 • 3 comments

Elk seasons will soon be upon us. After 30-some years of passionately chasing elk – 23 of those spent guiding…»

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Field Editor Patrick Meitin's first 2010 Idaho buck arrived right at dark, dogging a hot doe, and offered only a fleeting shot opportunity. A star-filled night gave way to weeping dawn clouds and created some anxious moments while tracking, another difficulty of big-woods bowhunting.

Challenge Yourself: Hunt Western Whitetails

June 13, 2011 • 4 comments

by Patrick Meitin It’s no secret that whitetails, garden-variety Odeocoileus virginianus, inhabit a multitude of Western regions. What’s less obvious…»

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