Rocksteady 2019 Dear Diary

[rocksteady]

Having a mental dilemna... go in tomorrow with bow and hope i get a shot.. or wait til Tuesday give them a day off and use the rifle on a known six, in an area that has zero other hunters in it.. the site does not look elky, not very big and sort of hidden by terrain..

[rocksteady]

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[rocksteady]

Posting pics is a bitch.. but got it

[Kootenaykid85]

do they go bed on private property? why arnt you sneaking into there bedding area and arrowing him is my question.

[rocksteady]

This bull is crown but only for morning hunts... once its full light they go way way way up the mtn

[rocksteady]

They are relaxed at the salt but totally on edge once they head to feed and bed, plus the winds are very much in their favour.. not their first rodeo

[rocksteady]

If i go uphill early the downdrafts blow down to them, if i follow them up, the thermals bliw my scent up to them..

Its a tricky one

[micus]

I sort of had this problem last year as well, I ended up having to follow the elk up to about 700 yds in the morning while the cool wind was blowing down the Mtn ( catabatic winds?!? i believe they are called if you wanna get nerdy). after the sun started peaking through and the wind was pissing around i was able to close in during that half hour window behind them, gain a few hundred feet and was able to avoid blowing them out as the valley heated up and winds changed.

Id wait it out for rifle if your not worried about other hunters. GL this season,

Mike.

[Dash]

Love reading this every day!

[rocksteady]

do they go bed on private property? why arnt you sneaking into there bedding area and arrowing him is my question.

Unfortunately, i have been hunting elk for over 30 years, hunting deer over 40...

This is one of those scenarios you cant make a plan and change fate.. they are only in a huntable spot for a short period of time, the rest of the time they hold all the cards because of the winds and terrain.. i will just be patient rather than to push my luck...

I know there is a 6 in there, there is no hunting pressure. If it takes me one, 3 or 7 days to catch them, i am into it