In this episode of the Elk Junkie podcast, we get the opportunity to hang out with Covy Jones, Big Game Coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), and Rusty Robinson, manager of the DWR Central Region.  Last year, Covy was lucky enough to draw a limited-entry archery elk tag on the Manti Unit in Utah and Rusty was there to help his buddy out.  Covy and Rusty share this experience with all of us.  In addition, they share some of their insights as biologists that we think everyone will find useful to becoming better elk hunters.  We cover many topics including “COCOMO” which means get there fast then take it slow, a bull the size of a Volkswagen, burned vegetation, geeky biologists, yelling “run at’em”, after 15 days the emotions are running high, no quit in Covy, hunter crowding is a function of effort, spending an hour and a half working the bull, an 80 yard army crawl, being grateful for the sacrifice of the animal, don’t put your elk in your friends freezer, having a secret account, 1-2-3 shoot, making a meat satchel, oldest cow ever taken by Rusty (black meat and nubs for teeth), how many cows can you fit in a Toyota 4Runner, and of course Covy getting his bull. 

And one of our favorites…where is Rusty going with this - comparing elk hunting to child birth.  We think he pulled through it nicely.

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