You know you are in an area that is likely to have elk. You want to locate one or some and don\'t want to spook any. What things other than the wind do you think about, and do, or manage to improve your opportunity to kill one?
Brad, I know the chances of calling an Elk through an open area is remote at best and traversing through an open area makes a hunter more visible but beyond that are there other reasons to avoid open areas?
Guys and gals, this is an open ended question. It is getting close to the season opener. If you have some morning vs. evening tactics or early season tactics vs. late, please explain. I just want dos and don\'ts that will improve my chances. I guess I am greedy at this. I want to hear everything I can use, to make me a better predator. Thanks
well here I go. know your area before you get there. some have the luxury of getting to scout it in person others have to rely on ge. either way, at least you will have an idea of possible feeding, travel routes, and bedding areas and be able to treat those areas accordingly. one example for me is that the new area in Idaho has a ton of open pastures and I have used ge to find glassing spots. Colorado was all timber and I wondered why I even brought my binoculars. I have located some possible feeding and beddings spots and naturally the travel corridors. so I now have game plan of when I need to get up so I can be at a certain spot by a certain time. id have the luxury of being able to scout the are in person. we are leaving for Idaho on Thursday. so based on what we see out there, my plan might change by the time we come back to hunt.
I know this doesn\'t help new hunters too much, as they wouldn\'t have the experience of what to look for on maps. I know that I didn\'t have a clue 3 years ago.... but hey, that\'s why these forums are great! I have learned a ton on elk behavior and hunting tactics this past year that without them has left me eating tap soup the last 2 seasons....
