HOW FAR off the road do you elk hunt?

[Jacob]

Curious......How far off the dirt road do you get for your elk hunting?  Do you pack your gear in on your back or do you use motorcycle or horse? 

 

[cohunter14]

I like to be at least a 1/2 mile off the road and typically a mile or more depending on the spot. I don't bring camp on my back, I camp off a road. I also don't utilize motorcycles or horses. Keep in mind that motorcycles need to stay on trails, you can't just ride them wherever you want to.

 

[DTP]

Obviously everywhere is different.

My answer is for LE NM units, but I've killed elk less than 300 yards off of a road and then as deep as 3 miles.

:upthumb:

 

[Bowhunter1]

I have had elk less than 100 yards from a road walk by my setup. The last one I packed out was 3.5 miles as a crow flies from the road. Elk are where you find them.

 

[Rdub]

90% of all hunters hunt within one mile of the road. 90% of all animals taken are by 10% of all hunters. I hunt 1-1/2 to 5 miles off the road. Use the quad to get as far back as possible then use shoe leather for the day.

 

[87TT]

Depends on what you call a road. Some of the places around here you are always running into some old wood cutting road or fire road.

 

[Bowhunter1]

Depends on what you call a road. Some of the places around here you are always running into some old wood cutting road or fire road.

Open road that allows traffic.

 

[publichunter1]

I go as far off the road as the elk are located. It seems to work fairly well. I've found them from a few 100 yards from the road to 9 miles.

 

[Baileyjk]

I usually set up a spike camp at least 2 miles in

 

[nclonghunter]

We just can't seem to shoot an elk less than 2 miles from the truck...closer would be okay with me.

 

[Andrew.lee]

Depends on the area. Some old timers say if you can't hear the traffic you've gone too far!

 

[brandandy]

I live in Western Montana so I dont have to go far into the mountains to get into the elk, usually under 2 miles. I hike with my pack.