iccyman001
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- Apr 30, 2014
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My buddy hunted my unit last year and found some elk in this area, so this is where I will continue scouting/hunting.
This first picture is a snapshot of one of the areas I scouted last time I went out. There were tons of tracks, poop, and what I believe to be scrapes.
that road below that says 306 is non existent and overgrown. Above the box is a creek that has a deep ridge on both sides. I found nice trails with both elk and deer tracks that led to small wallows.
Anyways, all inside that box was small patches of trees with small openings. I found a decent amount of game trails, poop, and rubs in there.
My buddy scouted in that area mid august last year and found elk down that low. Fast forward until Sept 15th and they were long gone.
This is the area my friend ended up finding the elk around the 15th. He shot his elk day 2 of his hunt, the 16th.
The green box is private and someones house. The red box with numbers are 3 large openings that he found elk movement all throughout.
I am going to give you my game plan and I would love to know what you guys think.
First off, I don\'t know why the elk moved up in that month, but I am guessing hunting pressure from the 1-15th guys (which will be me this year)
I am going to scout the 1/2/3 areas this time I go up. I plan on putting a camera out there somewhere that I feel good about. I also plan on putting one in the area that I scouted.
That way when I get out around the 30th, I can pull cameras and see if anything is moving.
I know this isn\'t the best picture, but do you see anything that really sticks out for you experienced guys?
Right now they are under flood warnings and it will rain every day this weekend, but we are going to still go up and scout.
A majority of my time will be in that 1/2/3 area.
Any input would be much appreciated.
This first picture is a snapshot of one of the areas I scouted last time I went out. There were tons of tracks, poop, and what I believe to be scrapes.
that road below that says 306 is non existent and overgrown. Above the box is a creek that has a deep ridge on both sides. I found nice trails with both elk and deer tracks that led to small wallows.
Anyways, all inside that box was small patches of trees with small openings. I found a decent amount of game trails, poop, and rubs in there.
My buddy scouted in that area mid august last year and found elk down that low. Fast forward until Sept 15th and they were long gone.
This is the area my friend ended up finding the elk around the 15th. He shot his elk day 2 of his hunt, the 16th.
The green box is private and someones house. The red box with numbers are 3 large openings that he found elk movement all throughout.
I am going to give you my game plan and I would love to know what you guys think.
First off, I don\'t know why the elk moved up in that month, but I am guessing hunting pressure from the 1-15th guys (which will be me this year)
I am going to scout the 1/2/3 areas this time I go up. I plan on putting a camera out there somewhere that I feel good about. I also plan on putting one in the area that I scouted.
That way when I get out around the 30th, I can pull cameras and see if anything is moving.
I know this isn\'t the best picture, but do you see anything that really sticks out for you experienced guys?
Right now they are under flood warnings and it will rain every day this weekend, but we are going to still go up and scout.
A majority of my time will be in that 1/2/3 area.
Any input would be much appreciated.
