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[AaronJohnson]

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[cohunter14]

Very cool! Looks like you guys found another solid spot :upthumb:

 

[david.denham.39]

Very nice! Great spot!


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[cnelk]

I think Aaron has a really good chance on filling his tag in this area [if he doesnt fill it in his \'other\' spot this weekend]

Its amazing that this is just ONE spot in the woods that we selected!

 

[bowhunter]

Brad. What did you bury under that tree? They sure seem interested in that spot.

 

[cnelk]

Terry
Look at the first pic I posted of the spring. The camera is off the screen to the right, pointed at the pine tree.

The spring has that \'rusty\' looking stuff which I think is some sort of mineral coming out of the ground.

 

[bowhunter]

Terry
Look at the first pic I posted of the spring. The camera is off the screen to the right, pointed at the pine tree.

The spring has that \'rusty\' looking stuff which I think is some sort of mineral coming out of the ground.

I knew there was something there. All three elk are trying to get up under that tree in one pic. Great find Brad...

 

[mtnmutt]

Brad. What did you bury under that tree? They sure seem interested in that spot.

Terry, this is a theory I have...Shady spots don\'t get hit by all day summer sun, therefore, the vegetation is better in late summer into September than the spots that get hit by a lot of sun. If a spring or water is flowing in a spot, the vegetation can be better than areas without abundant water. That lone pine tree and other close pine trees in his pictures provides some shade to make the vegetation perhaps better than the surrounding vegetation which doesn\'t get as much shade.

 

[bowhunter]

Brad. What did you bury under that tree? They sure seem interested in that spot.

Terry, this is a theory I have...Shady spots don\'t get hit by all day summer sun, therefore, the vegetation is better in late summer into September than the spots that get hit by a lot of sun. If a spring or water is flowing in a spot, the vegetation can be better than areas without abundant water. That lone pine tree and other close pine trees in his pictures provides some shade to make the vegetation perhaps better than the surrounding vegetation which doesn\'t get as much shade.

Patricia, You could be onto something there.

 

[bowhunter]

Gary mentioned in Idaho where we are going this year. Even if it is dry and most grass is brown that the grass shaded by a tree was still green.

This should help locate elk. The last 2 years on Colorado where I hunted it was still green above treeline early sept.

 

[Zpd307]

terry, like an earlier thread about the drought in some areas, it helps concentrate the elk. to be honest, I was thrown back last year. the area was so dry compared to Colorado, I thought that I mad a mistake going to Idaho. it was that dry down low and more than I was used to up high. but, they were there..... :shh: