BIG GAME CONSULTING 

TESTIMONIAL

“I first met Draya on a guided archery elk hunt in MT. Before we met in person she called weeks prior to the hunt to introduce herself, learn about me and my overall experience as a hunter and to talk about where she had been seeing elk in August. Upon meeting her she made me a top priority and gave me her 100% focus. During our week in the elk woods I witnessed first hand Draya’s life long experience as an elk hunter, her remarkable calling skills, and noticed this “elk sense” she had. We had an amazing hunt, multiple shot opportunities with bulls running out of the timber just ripping bugles at us! I walked away from that hunt having learned and gained so much hunting side by side with Draya. 

Fast forward to January of 2024 I was planning my upcoming elk hunt season and realized that I would benefit greatly from a couple in depth “elk sessions” with Draya to best prepare myself for the season. Part of me said you can do it your self and it’s not needed, however the smart me knew that by hiring Draya I would learn even more and go into my season that much for dialed. So I did. Our sessions included a deep dive into elk behaviors, elk feed, general location of elk at different times of year. She provided visuals, photos and video from her own hunts. We looked into different hunts and then mapped out strategies for each unique terrain type all using the knowledge that we discussed in prior sessions. Like locating north facing slopes at a certain elevation, with good access to feed, water and escape routes. The way she explained the strategies helped me to start reading the terrain differently and opened my eyes to start thinking like an elk and how they move about on their landscape. We talked about calling and explored different scenarios of when to call, when not to, which calls to use.  We even dove deep into the physical and mental discipline element of elk hunting and unpacked some fears, which has helped me a ton. She also helped me take my glassing skills to a whole new level. 

I took off on in early August to scout for my September hunt and put my new learnings to use. Found myself with elk in the glass right out the gate and walking into their bedroom at another point on my trip. 

All in all my level of preparedness and confidence going into this years season has been impacted tremendously from my sessions with Draya. I would highly recommend her coaching / training / “elk sessions” to anyone wanting to take their elk hunting to the next level.