the fact of the matter is unless you have access to a real good area be it a private ranch or a chunck of public land you know really well and have hunted alot, elk hunting takes time, unlike deer they have no problem packing up and heading out to see new country when pushed......a mule deer buck even when pressured will often hang out in the same general area for a 6 week season....
A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books
