How to Hunt Elk Solo in the Backcountry: The Shot, the Pack Out, and 24 Hours of Hurt (Part 2)
Solo archery elk down in the worst drainage on the mountain. Shot at 3:30pm, first load to the jeep at 11pm. This is what you train for.
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Solo archery elk down in the worst drainage on the mountain. Shot at 3:30pm, first load to the jeep at 11pm. This is what you train for.
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Everyone preps for hunting season. Not everyone scouts. Here's a real scouting strategy and the one-day gear checklist our team uses in the field.
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Solo backcountry elk hunting isn't for the soft. One last-minute tag, 4 days to kill, and a herd bull screaming from a hole he shouldn't be in.
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The ultralight-everything approach isn't the only way to hunt out West. Heath cuts through the gear noise and talks about what your pack actually needs — and what you can leave at home.
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Gear lists and tag draws get most of the planning attention. The part that gets people in trouble is showing up physically and mentally unprepared for what the mountain asks of you. Heath covers both.
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Most first-timers focus on maps and gear and skip the scouting work that actually puts them in position. Heath covers what pre-season scouting looks like when you can't walk the ground beforehand.
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Before you set foot in the field, you need to decide what counts as a win. Heath talks through how to define success before you go — because how you answer that shapes every other decision.
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OTC tags, draw tags, preference points — western license systems are their own language. Heath breaks down how tags work in the West so you're not applying blind or missing the window.
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Elk and mule deer demand different terrain, different physical prep, and different tag strategies. Heath walks through the trade-offs so your first western decision is one you won't regret.
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Every western hunting trip starts with a question nobody answers straight: where do I even begin? Heath breaks down what first-timers actually need to know before they ever pull a tag or buy a boot.
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Cold water, colder mornings, and browns staging before the spawn. Brian Trainor on the clothing that keeps you on the river when other anglers have already called the season.
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Not every piece of gear worth having costs what the top-shelf stuff does. Heath Hansen picks five items that earn their spot in the pack without the price tag that usually comes with field-proven gear.
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You get a fixed number of days in the woods. Drew's September bull elk hunt is a field report on how he used his — what worked in his pack, what he'd change, and what the mountain gave him.
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Resisted sled work builds the kind of leg and posterior chain strength that keeps you moving at elevation when other hunters are sitting down. Adrian Guyer from Ridgeline Athlete breaks down how to program it.
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Good hunters aren't just better shots — they make better calls under pressure, when tired, when the conditions change. Heath Hansen on how to build that skill before you need it.
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Brian has hunted this same stretch of wilderness for 13 years. This fall, his kids came with him. What that trip looked like — the gear, the miles, and what it means to hand something like this down.
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Most hunters plan their trips. Few plan their physical capacity to keep taking them. Adrian Guyer from Ridgeline Athlete on what your hunting health span actually is and how to extend it.
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It was 2018. I had just come off active duty from the Army, stepping into what should’ve been a smooth transition. A good job, steady income, and structure; everything on paper said I was fine. But something in my gut told me otherwise.
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RuckList started on a mountain, with a shared spoon, and a conversation that went: "You know what we need, man?" Heath Hansen on how that trip became the product.
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In the winter of 2023, Colin Johnson took a crew of men spanning decades in age and experience into Colorado public land for elk. What happened in that country is harder to explain than the miles they covered.
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