I decided to take Monday off and do a day hunt. Woke up at 130 am and headed out. I ended up at the trailhead around 430, it was a little earlier than I expected, but decided to head up the hill anyway. I reached to top a little before 6 and contemplated heading further back in because it was...
Cheyenne doesn't have much of an ammo section anymore and their prices seem to have gone through the roof ( but thats everywhere). I usually make the 1 hour drive to scheels in Johnstown Co for anything I need. Love that place.
They can sure go a long ways on a gut shot if thats the case. Blood will be hit or miss. Try to find an area where he may have jumped a fence or deadfall/elevation change to get the blood to come out again. Smell the blood where you found it and see if it has a gut kinda smell to it. Like stated...
Elk move a lot. If you aren't seeing fresh sign, they probably aren't where you are hunting, or at least have a lower population density than before. Continue to look for fresh sign especially near water or potential bedding areas. Doesn't make sense to focus on elk where there currently aren't...
Man... I drive 20 miles down a dirt road, hike back in 6 miles into a canyon, haul a truckload of gear, all just to shoot small raghorn and hate my life choices. Some people are a lot smarter and talented than I. Nice bulls for sure!
Spent Friday and saturday chasing bulls around. They are all bugling and answering pretty much every call, but not coming in. The just work their way away from you. Still a week or so early In my area, but it's been fun. Decided to hike out a different way last night and that was a bade idea...
Headed up elk hunting for Friday and saturday. Elk were still pretty quiet. Only had locate bugles and bugles when I busted up herds. I had a nice 5 point I was tracking, but he busted me at 94 yards. The deadfall is pretty miserable hunting. Anytime I'd cow call, the elk would literally take...