Newbie question

[wannabhntr]

OK fellas, I have a couple newbie questions. I have my cameras set out in an any elk area. I have a spike and a couple cows coming through every few days. They are not coming through together. There is not a lot of hunting pressure in the area I am hunting. My questions are, what are the odds of them being in the same area when the season starts and should I attempt to hunt them from my stand or should I try calling in that area? I am extremely new to elk hunting that is the reason for the question. I buy my tags every year but I rarely get out. This is also my first year going archery. The cameras were actually set out for locating deer but we are getting elk and moose instead. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[nwwanderer]

Elk have a range like whitetail but might be 40,000 acres not 40.  I am sure they will be around but with any pressure it might take them weeks to come back by.  Keep track, you should be good to go for the opener of archery.  Good luck

[jackmaster]

Depending where your at, elk pattern themselves pretty well until they get pessured but they will still usually be around, they cycle through my place every 5 days, then a local guide who's name I won't mentioned put the slaughter to them, now you hardly ever see an elk

[Jpmiller]

I have found that the elk where I'm at are pattern able until there is pressure. An are that seems unpressured in the summer can get a ton of people opening morning. I would spend a little time exploring and looking at maps and seeing if you can find where you think a good hiding spot would be from the areas you are seeing them now. Good spots would be areas that are a mile or so away from roads or trails (even closed roads). If you can figure that out if you do find that the elk are gone you are a little more familiar with where they may have gone.