Where do you hunt elk in the middle of the day????

[mmullins]

This is going to be my 4th year of archery elk hunting. I was lucky enough to get a bull a couple years back. But it seems that the only time that i get on elk is with in the first 3 hours and the last 2 hours of day light. Just curious where everyone hunts during the hot september days. High, low, cover ? I have a good spot but it seems that they disapear in the lunch hour.

[willipa]

I like the old cat roads in the thick timber. elk will bed up in the mid day if its hot out.  I like to walk dark timber and keep my eyes peeled.

[inmysights]

I perfer not to push them in the middle of the day, and focus more on mornings and evenings. Just my Especially if you have a good idea where they are taking a nap, and where they will be next.

[rasbo]

dont get after them mid day,I dont mess with the bedding areas

[Gringo31]

Mid-day I'm back at camp taking a nap and coming up with a game plan for the late afternoon evening.

[ICEMAN]

In my dreams...

[BLUEBULLS]

mid-day can be good if you can sneak into a good bedding area but by not hunting them mid-day, you'll give them a safe spot so that you'll have elk to hunt in the days ahead. It's a great way to kill an elk but if you don't you might need to find a new herd.

That's during archery season, I'm not sure if they even get to bed in rifle season

A nap sure does feel good in the september heat

[D-Rock425]

You might want to find a secluded wallow during the heat of the day and just sit.  You might have some stragglers come through looking for a drink

[Recurve-Elk]

   Seems good.  You could also hunt around the bedding areas instead of in them.

[Elkhound]

You might want to find a secluded wallow during the heat of the day and just sit.  You might have some stragglers come through looking for a drink

When do you feal is the most consistant time of day that wallows are used?  I can assume there are a ton of variables, but I stumbled across a heavily used wallow last hunting season and I went back about a month ago and it was already heavily used.  I would assume the heat of the day but not sure.  There are only two trails going to the wallow...one coming up out of a deep dark canyon and one leading up the hill to another timber patch closer to a road.  I think this could be a good stand location but am trying to figure out the best place to set the stand.

[jstone]

I have a saddle that i like to eat my lunch and hang out on. I fell asleep at 1 p.m. last year and woke up with a cow and spike watching me. They where only 30 yards. no more naps for me

[vandeman17]

dont get after them mid day,I dont mess with the bedding areas

I totally agree. If you chase them out of their bedding areas then you might have to follow them to the next county before you catch up with them again...

[buglebrush]

Sneak in downwind of the patch of bedding timber and do a little cow-calling.  if you can get close enough it will usually pay off, but it takes patience and don't just blunder on until you jump them.  I usually move about 100 yards an hour and use my optics a-lot. It is a great time to pull in the big herd bull if you can get within a hundred yards.

[tlbradford]

I have a saddle that i like to eat my lunch and hang out on. I fell asleep at 1 p.m. last year and woke up with a cow and spike watching me. They where only 30 yards. no more naps for me

That is what I like to key in on.  A saddle or other restricted travel route.  No calling usually, just a place to eat lunch, nap, and keep my eyes peeled.  That is if I am in an area where I have already located elk.  If the area seems empty, I will spend midday hiking or exploring neighboring meadows, clearcuts, or drainages.

[mmullins]

Thanks for the advice. I have noticed watching Angrey Spike, Primos, and other elk hunting videos and it seems that they harvest elk mid day. The area that i am hunting is only a couple hundred acres so i think i will not push them during the day. There is a lot of sighn in there right now, i went out yesterday and hung my camera hopefully i can patern them!