Elk hunting tips !

[grundy53]

Don't overlook the obvious. I love hiking 2-4 miles back in to get away from people and finding elk. I also love finding those spots that are within a half mile or so from the road that most hunters pass by in there trucks while heading to their spots. Have killed several elk in hiding holes like this the last few years. Small thick patches of timber with a creek or stream nearby. Or even a big patch of mountain alders with a swamp that no hunter wants to get into or even knows about. If it looks nasty, put down the coffee cup and go take a peek. You might just stumble into a big boy that isnt expecting to see you.

Exactly! Who ever came up with the rule that you need to be a mile away from a road  to kill an elk forgot to tell the elk that. My group has killed many elk in places where we can here the trucks driving all day.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Don't overlook the obvious. I love hiking 2-4 miles back in to get away from people and finding elk. I also love finding those spots that are within a half mile or so from the road that most hunters pass by in there trucks while heading to their spots. Have killed several elk in hiding holes like this the last few years. Small thick patches of timber with a creek or stream nearby. Or even a big patch of mountain alders with a swamp that no hunter wants to get into or even knows about. If it looks nasty, put down the coffee cup and go take a peek. You might just stumble into a big boy that isnt expecting to see you.

Exactly! Who ever came up with the rule that you need to be a mile away from a road  to kill an elk forgot to tell the elk that. My group has killed many elk in places where we can here the trucks driving all day.

This is a real good tip. We hiked for miles one time to be heading back to the rig on the mainline and I here some rustling of leaves. Stop and wait and here comes a rag horn bull going to cross the mainline. Killed him at 5yrds with bow and arrow. You getem where you getem.......

[csaaphill]

I'd say just because you hear shots near by don't assume they're all gone now. Guy killed a nice bull over a canyone from me opening morning once, but within 5 minutes a whole herd came running to my side and I missed a small spike since it's only spikes in this area. And he had a big bull permit so...

[Duckhunter14]

my main rule of thumb is to hunt side hill or down hill . number of times I have had success hunting up hill could be counted on one hand. ambush from hi !

  you don't see too many critters bed down facing up hill  deer and elk both love to watch below them

Use the three "ates" ElevATE LocATE AssasinATE. Saw that quote from a guide in WY in one of my hunting mags last night. Im stealing it.

[buglebrush]

You cant kill them form camp! Stay in the woods from dawn tell dusk, killed almost all my bulls between 12-3pm

 Shhh...