Packing out an elk

The Friday the 13th Bull

After three years of hard elk hunting and only coming home with tag soup, I finally broke my dry spell. I had to lower his standards as things had changed in my hunting area, but we’re sure it felt good to have some success.

Growing up, September was the month I lived for.

Elk hunting is just plain fun, and I’d gotten pretty spoiled with some awesome elk hunting here in Idaho. Over the years I have shot my fair shares of nice bulls, but things have changed… and three years of Tag Soup hadn’t gone down very easy for me. I wasn’t used to it and I didn’t like it very much. I’d had opportunities at elk, but I had been holding out for mature bulls.

“My standards had risen over time, and last year I decided it was time to break that dry spell. Friday the 13th turned out to be my lucky day.” – Cory Glauner

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Cory Glauner Founder, CTO
With a background in web development, online marketing as well as years of experience as a hunting guide and outfitter, Cory Glauner is the founder of Outdoors International.