Elk hunting is unique in different ways depending on geography...Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and any state that has a separation between “East” side Rocky Mountain elk and “West” side Roosevelt elk, such as in Oregon and Washington. All have one elementary fact in common that needs to be met. Elk have to be there. Otherwise, it’s like “treat or treating” on “Yum Kippur”. No Candy!
Aside from the terrain and elevation differences and hunting pressure based on easy access roads that allow for the orange hat brigade to invade areas where a herd or two will be until the opening day volley of gunfire sends them bolting for cover. You need to be in an elky area.
It’s almost absurd for someone who hunts elk, in say, Wyoming to tell someone who hunts elk in Oregon or vice-a-versa how to do it. Elk can be predictable to a degree until something changes up their cycle. Weather, hunting pressure, big predators, or logging and reforestation efforts begin right when the elk season is ready to start can send your scouted animals on to a new area.
Find elk...That’s your goal, obviously. The rest is about how you can close the deal with competition and “Murphy’s Law” always lurking. 😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”
