Found a big broad basin a few miles in that held dozens of elk in late August and zero by muzzleloader season. They'd packed in with horses and set up a big camp right smack in the middle of where they elk were hanging.
They'd have been much better off camping at the trailhead and riding in every morning.
It was a good area so we stuck with it and now we hunt the spots they push the elk to every year. It works pretty well.
Elk are rarely in the same location during the fall that you would find them in August or early September without people in that area. The best solution for successful elk hunting is to go 2 years in a row and use what you learned the first year to get your elk the second year...
True dat! We hunt the same area every year. We have had some lean years the past several, but long term we have had much success there. A couple of years ago, I found one of my nickel plated Federal .35 Whelen cases from 3 years previous while sitting and glassing. A few hours later I shot a bull from the same spot. In fact, I’ve taken 5 elk from within 1,000 yards of that spot in the last 12 years and let a few others get by me without getting a shot on them. Finding a good spot and sticking with it works. Why does one wonder why most elk hunters are tight lipped about their honey holes? Happy Trails
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