Early season elk

[alpinetreker]

Hey Guys
Just wondering about elk activity during our 720 mu bow season sept 1-10. Are they calling? What are your chances vs rifle season and peak rut to call an elk in.
I think i know the answer as some like to hunt pre rut leading up to peak. Alot of variables but whats your experiance.

[alpinetreker]

Sorry thinking prince george so 715
Oops. But in general 1-10th activity

[Thunderstix]

I have had some of my best bugle wars on Many a Sept long weekenK


Hey Guys
Just wondering about elk activity during our 720 mu bow season sept 1-10. Are they calling? What are your chances vs rifle season and peak rut to call an elk in.
I think i know the answer as some like to hunt pre rut leading up to peak. Alot of variables but whats your experiance.

[alpinetreker]

Thanks .
Good to here. Reason im asking is because we will be going during end of bow season this year and have always wanted to bow hunt elk.
Thanks for reply

[Jrax]

Any group of cows i have found in early september had at least 1 bull big or small. Earliest response for me was aug 25-28th and he was with cows. Less action but there is still action. bulls should be in staging areas and/or looking for cows and if not they should be interested in hearing cows or bugles.

[porthunter]

Don't want to take away from this thread, but kind of on the same topic.

Planning to do a bow hunt early sept in reg.4 in an area where we generally hunt the last week of the season in Oct.

Never hunted early season elk, but I'm assuming I won't be finding them in the usual spots I get in to them in October, any pointers on terrain/what kind of areas to be focusing on.

[ellenbill]

Yes near the thickest shit you can find. They like to keep cool during hot weather.

[Danny_29]

Early in the season they tend to stay up really high from my experience, numerous times I've seen them even above goats.

[porthunter]

Yes near the thickest shit you can find. They like to keep cool during hot weather.

Had a feeling, elevation ever play a part in that? I find the thickest spots tend to be lower in valleys where there's heavier concentrations of water.

[j270wsm]

Don't want to take away from this thread, but kind of on the same topic.

Planning to do a bow hunt early sept in reg.4 in an area where we generally hunt the last week of the season in Oct.

Never hunted early season elk, but I'm assuming I won't be finding them in the usual spots I get in to them in October, any pointers on terrain/what kind of areas to be focusing on.

Which part of reg 4? Might be able to point you in the right direction.

[swampthing]

I always hunt elk in the early august season. I am not familiar with 7-20 but is there alpine you can hunt? I hunt them in the alpine in the early season, above treeline. I have heard them bugle at that time but never had one respond. I always figured they just let out the odd bugle to locate each other. I have seen the bulls hanging out together at this time of year as well.