I've definitely smelled them. I wasn't 100% sure the first time I did but I
figured that animal-like smell could only be one thing. When I smelled it
it was still dark out and I wasn't quite to the spot I wanted to sit.
There's a real good chance I just busted them out by moving too quick...
First time elk hunter, first time poster, sorry inadvance if I sound like an idiot...
I've been hunting this area in the little belt mountains in MT I scouted out over the summer with my bow the last few weekends. Fresh droppings everywhere, rubs on small saplings and larger trees, fresh...