ELK HUNTERS MUST UNDERSTAND THIS DAILY PATTERN TO FIND MORE BULLS | 🎙️ EP. 162

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · Apr 8, 2026 · 13m

In this episode Matt Hartsky breaks down the daily pattern that quietly controls where bulls spend the majority of their daylight hours—and why so many elk hunters keep coming up empty. It’s not complicated, but it’s one of the most misunderstood pieces of elk behavior because most hunters never fully connect what they’re seeing on the mountain with how elk actually use it. If you’ve ever hiked into what looks like perfect elk country only to find nothing—or worse, blow elk out before you even realize they’re there—this is the missing link. Bulls aren’t disappearing and they’re not randomly…