The absolute worst way to hunt elk is off an ATV, ... There is something about the pitch of an ATV that's just wrong. They are much louder than an average passenger vehicle or 4-wheel-drive vehicle.

Bring an elk rifle on an elk hunt, ... A .270 (caliber) is not an adequate elk rifle. Of all the elk that my clients have shot and not recovered, most were hit in the vitals with a .270. The minimum caliber for elk is a .30-06.

If you can't hike 30-45 minutes to get into elk, then you shouldn't be elk hunting.