How do I know? I picked some up and felt them with my bare hands. The fresh droppings were still moist and warm. There they would find thicker timber to bed down for the day.Īlong with the tracks more elk sign appeared here and there. They were slowly feeding as they moved deliberately down the shaded side of the valley. The two sets of elk tracks were ambling along from side to side, back and forth. Everything written on it is new and up to date.Īfter a long, arduous climb in the dark we found fresh elk sign in the form of tracks. I like fresh snow in an area that I already know holds elk. The snow was fresh, so any elk sign would be fresh also. We were looking for fresh elk sign in six or eight inches of snow in a place where I have killed several elk. He had a cold and was not really into the early morning trek. When he was sixteen, my son and I were hunting early on the last day of rifle season. Successful elk hunts result when hunters stay alert and always expect to see elk! Too late, I was being negative and not prepared for his silent arrival. I immediately met eye to eye with the bull that had left the droppings. I made an estrous cow call and waited a few minutes, then started walking. I was tired from walking and seeing or hearing nothing all morning. The third week of the Montana archery season this year (2008), I found very fresh bull droppings. In archery, it may mean you should nock and arrow and make a few cow calls.
This is a list and brief review of practical, useful, quality hunting equipment for elk hunters.įinding Elk: Hunting the Right Place at the Right Timeįresh elk sign may mean you should pick up your eyes, ears and nose and be prepared. An elk hunting gear list that big game hunters will find helpful.
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