HUNTING ELK IN TIMBER? USE THIS WIND STRATEGY | 🎙️ EP. 165

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · Apr 11, 2026 · 14m

In this episode Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the most frustrating problems elk hunters face—wind in the timber—and why what you think you know about wind might be costing you opportunities. Timber doesn’t behave like open country, and if you’ve ever been busted when everything “felt right,” there’s a reason for it.

After more than 34 years of hunting Western elk, Matt explains how wind actually moves through thick cover, why it stalls, shifts, and swirls in ways most hunters don’t expect, and how elk use those inconsistencies to stay one step ahead. What feels unpredictable in the moment…