CONCLUSION
Well, that’s it. Seriously, I don’t know what more I can share with you to help increase your success as an elk hunter. If you follow the tactics and strategies I’ve shared throughout this course, and apply them consistently and with confidence, I have no doubt that your success will increase. Elk hunting is really quite simple. Unfortunately, being simple does not mean it is easy. Don’t overthink things too much. Just keep things simple, learn as much as you can about elk and elk habitat, prepare with confidence, and then push yourself throughout the season. You will find consistent success.
I want to repeat something I said several Chapters back: Elk hunting is not easy. If you want to find consistent success as an elk hunter, you are going to have to earn it. Success is not handed out in elk hunting, it is earned. If you are willing to put in the work, you will reap the rewards. I truly feel that one of the things that makes elk hunting so appealing is the opportunity it provides for us to overcome the incredible challenges it presents. Something worth doing becomes worth doing only because of the possibility of failure. And that possibility of failure becomes a reality every fall for 90% of those who head out elk hunting.
But you are different. You have a desire to learn, and a desire to improve, which is why you are here right now. It is why you have invested the time that it took to complete this course. Couple that desire and your hard work with what you have learned from this course, and go get what's yours. Success rates are there only to show you what average looks like. We don't need to settle for average. Success is just sitting there, waiting for someone who is willing to go beyond average. It's sitting there waiting for you. In fact, that's why I created this course. I wanted you to have access to the tools you need to crush average and never look back.
I did receive an email from one unhappy elk hunter though. He was upset that I was sharing "all the secrets about elk hunting" with everyone, and felt that overall success rates among elk hunters was now going to explode and ruin elk hunting as he knew it. While I was flattered that he would think that this course would be able to do that, the bottom line is that it won't. And there is a reason it won't. The work that it takes to be successful has to be put in by you. And the reality is that 90% of the people out there aren't willing to put in that work. They want it handed to them. Which is why success rates continue to sit at 10%. Those success rates are not a reflection of what your success needs to be, though. You can achieve 100% success, and it's not going to change the fact that 90% of the other hunters aren't willing to put in the work that is required to get there. Which is why overall success rates aren't going to change. However, I'm not concerned with overall success rates. What I am concerned with is my success, and your success.
So, in conclusion, I want to thank you. Thank you for being willing to trust in what I have to share. Thank you for being a part of this family and this tradition of elk hunting. It is a true blessing for me to be able to do what I do, and to share my passion with you. I truly hope that you have found value in the information I've shared in this course. We would love to hear your feedback - any suggestions, anything you disagree with, anything we can do to improve this course. Please feel free to shoot us an email at info@elk101.com and let us know what you think.
Also, don't forget about the discounts that have been offered by several of the companies who partner with Elk101.com. I tried really hard not to make any commercial sales pitches within this course, but an opportunity to save money on hunting gear and other related resources is just too good not to share. Again, here is a list of those discounted opportunities:
Lastly, we would love to see photos of your success this fall. Please email us with photos from your hunt at info@elk101.com (or tag us on Instagram with #Elk101Success), and feel free to share what you felt contributed most to your success. The greatest satisfaction I find in sharing my passion for elk hunting with others, is seeing the smile on their faces when they crush the averages and grab success by the antlers. Whether it's your first elk, your 50th elk, a cow, a spike, a raghorn, or the next world record bull, it's yours, and I'd be thrilled to share in your success and hear the story from your hunt.
Again, thank you. Best of luck this fall. Whatever your goal is, make a plan, and then execute on that plan. Elevate your knowledge, elevate your efforts, elevate your confidence, and ELEVATE YOUR SUCCESS!
See ya in the mountains,
