Morning all, hope everyone's hunting season is going good. I'm looking at passing on sheep/goat next year and getting into Elk hunting. Picked up a wall tent and stove already and practicing my calling.
We are thinking of hunting them pre rut and into the rut. We were looking at heading North above Chetwynd/Fort Nelson but are now considering the East Kootenays. Have a couple questions for those who are knowledgeable on this. We would have a main camp set up and have gear to spike out if needed as well.

1) Is the rut times similar for both areas-Mid to third week Sept is my understandinig
2) Is it still in the 30's in the EK, making game care more of a concern

Cheers, Rob