Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Giggles on July 06, 2012, 09:31:40 PM
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When using Google Earth as a scouting tool, what type of terrain features should I be concentrating on when I do my "boots on the ground" scouting?
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Those lines that get close together = STEEP! Check the contour interval too. My gps was using 100 ft intervals. Thought they were ten. Made the scouting trip fun... on the way in. :chuckle: :o
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Depends on a lot of different things. What are you scouting for? What are you wanting to hunt or are you even scouting for hunting? What side of the state are you on? Need a little more info in order to give you advice.
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I'll be archery hunting the early season for elk on the West side.
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I think you would want to focus on areas that have a good combination of big timber (old growth) next to reprod next to a fresh clear cut. From my experience the elk like to feed in the grassy clear cuts, bed in the reprod and escape to the big dark timber when needed :twocents:
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Areas no one in their right mind would think to go :o - too far, too steep, to knarly.
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Be advised that most of the photos are many years old. So if you're scouting things like tree farms for clear cuts it is all but worthless.
