Well, my elk hunting so far this year has been a BUST like no other.
NO encounters first week. And that\'s not from sitting in camp instead of hunting. We put the miles on, for sure. We obeyed the wind. In short, I think we \"hunted well\" ... in elk-less territory. We even changed territories a couple times, searching for the right altitude, the right habitat, but came up short.
So ... now I have the 24-26 left to hunt, and my Plan A, B, C, and D are not going to work. Plan E and F were searched for elk, and there was no new sign. And I don\'t have a Plan G.
After thinking of \"What in the Hell am I going to do?\", I\'ve come to the conclusion that I\'m going to think long-range. I\'m going to \"scout\" spots that look good for the future. I doubt I\'ll get into elk regularly, but I hope to come away with some answers about some new areas, like what the \"usual\" hunting pressure looks like there, different access spots, etc.
And I\'ll be hunting mid-day. Wandering, looking for that lonely, wandering raghorn.
It\'ll be a low-yield type of hunting, but it\'s better than no hunting at all.
And if it doesn\'t work, my tag will carry over to rifle season, though even then I\'ll be in the same \"unscouted\" territory.
Anyone have any luck on those last minute, mid-day hunts in unfamiliar territory?
NO encounters first week. And that\'s not from sitting in camp instead of hunting. We put the miles on, for sure. We obeyed the wind. In short, I think we \"hunted well\" ... in elk-less territory. We even changed territories a couple times, searching for the right altitude, the right habitat, but came up short.
So ... now I have the 24-26 left to hunt, and my Plan A, B, C, and D are not going to work. Plan E and F were searched for elk, and there was no new sign. And I don\'t have a Plan G.
After thinking of \"What in the Hell am I going to do?\", I\'ve come to the conclusion that I\'m going to think long-range. I\'m going to \"scout\" spots that look good for the future. I doubt I\'ll get into elk regularly, but I hope to come away with some answers about some new areas, like what the \"usual\" hunting pressure looks like there, different access spots, etc.
And I\'ll be hunting mid-day. Wandering, looking for that lonely, wandering raghorn.
It\'ll be a low-yield type of hunting, but it\'s better than no hunting at all.
And if it doesn\'t work, my tag will carry over to rifle season, though even then I\'ll be in the same \"unscouted\" territory.
Anyone have any luck on those last minute, mid-day hunts in unfamiliar territory?
