Best "hunting" is in early morning. Can sometimes catch elk still feeding out in open if I can manage to wake up early enough. If I just miss them, I might see them go into the woods to bed, then I know where I want to be come evening. During day will sneak up on small clearings hoping to catch a couple of elk who decided to bed down at the edge in a shady spot close to food. I hunt eastside and the bulls will be patrolling same small clearings, so though I can't shoot them, it's fun to see them. Seems they have the same idea as I do about catching a cow bedded down in those spots. If you see bulls patrolling those clearings, you also know where cows may frequent.