--- title: "Video: Cheyenne’s Late-Season Cow Elk Hunt" description: "Late season can be one of the finest times of year to hunt elk for the freezer. On this hunt, my 15-year-old daughter Cheyenne and I make a quick evening trip onto the mountain in search of elk. We found fresh tracks crossing the road and—just like that—the hunt was on." date: "2018-12-18" modified: "2018-12-18" authors: - name: "Aram von Benedikt" job_title: "Writer" link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/aram-von-benedikt/" url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/video-cheyennes-late-season-cow-elk-hunt/" categories: - "Big Game Hunting" - "Conservation" - "Elk Hunting" - "Hunter Recruitment" - "Hunting" --- # Video: Cheyenne’s Late-Season Cow Elk Hunt ![elk hunter horseback]() *Aram von Benedikt* Late season can be one of the finest times of year to hunt elk for the freezer. This month my 15-year-old daughter Cheyenne and I make a quick evening trip in search of elk. We found fresh tracks crossing the mountain road and—just like that—the hunt was on. It was a scenario that required quick decisions, but Cheyenne has extensive training and is an excellent rifle shot. Even though she couldn’t find a prone position, she settled into a sitting position with her back supported by a tree and her rifle supported atop my pack. She made a perfect 302-yard shot, and thirty minutes later we were cooking fresh backstrap on a stick over a smoky scrub-oak fire. ## Author Aram von Benedikt is one of *Outdoor Life’s* western writers. He has no formal credentials as a writer, only the authenticism born of a life spent in the backcountry and a library of 3,000 books. Writing for *Outdoor Life* came as an unexpected blessing, and he’s still mildly surprised every time he sees his name in print. He lives on a remote Arizona desert ranch with his lovely wife, a handful of half-wild kids, a dozen horses, half-a-thousand cows, a plethora of cactus, and the occasional, big desert muley. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Instagram]()