About this episode

Evan Koster shares insights from over a decade of guiding elk hunts in Colorado's Flat Tops, focusing on what truly matters for hunters.

Evan Koster has guided archery elk hunts in Colorado's Flat Tops for over a decade. This conversation covers everything that actually matters going into an archery elk season — and plenty of what hunters think matters that doesn't. Colorado is in a historic drought, and Evan breaks down what that means for where elk will be in September — it's not about elevation, it's about feed quality, and aspens are the answer. From there we get into how to search unknown country efficiently, why elevati...

People in this episode

Host: Cliff Gray

Guest: Evan Koster

Topics covered

• elk hunting
• archery
• hunting strategies
• wildlife management
• Colorado drought

Keywords

• elk
• hunting
• archery
• Colorado
• Flat Tops
• drought
• wildlife

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado, Flat Tops

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