HUNTING TOO FAST | HOW RUSHING YOUR ELK HUNT BLOWS OPPORTUNITIES | 🎙️ EP. 111

Backbone Unlimited Podcast · Jan 10, 2026 · 9m

In this episode of Backbone Unlimited, Matt Hartsky breaks down one of the most painful and overlooked reasons elk seasons fall apart: unrealistic time expectations. Too many hunters head into September believing a three-, four-, or five-day hunt is enough, only to walk out frustrated, confused, and convinced the elk weren’t talking or weren’t in the unit. In reality, the real problem is time—or more accurately, the lack of it and how it’s misused. Matt explains why short elk hunts almost always function as scouting trips, not true hunts, and why it takes multiple days just to begin…