Flyfish4ever
Active member
Hey all,
I drew my MT elk tag, I am hunting unit 150 and the unit is pretty unique in that it is essentially one large river drainage, with tall peaks surrounding it. (~3,000-4,000 vert from peaks to river)
my question is this: with it being a rifle hunt during the peak rut, but also still September, where would the elk likely be?
From my research I have done so far, the summer months say go high to find them, but the best food around is all in the meadows down by the river.
my logic is this:
cows find food-> bulls find cows
would it be worth it to spend my first day of scouting (2 days prior to season opener) scouting meadows, or is that time better invested in the mountains Scouting burns and small patches of food (in comparison to the large meadows)?
i have watched the e scouting videos and have color coded for mountain hunting Vs river bottom
Thank you all!
matt
I drew my MT elk tag, I am hunting unit 150 and the unit is pretty unique in that it is essentially one large river drainage, with tall peaks surrounding it. (~3,000-4,000 vert from peaks to river)
my question is this: with it being a rifle hunt during the peak rut, but also still September, where would the elk likely be?
From my research I have done so far, the summer months say go high to find them, but the best food around is all in the meadows down by the river.
my logic is this:
cows find food-> bulls find cows
would it be worth it to spend my first day of scouting (2 days prior to season opener) scouting meadows, or is that time better invested in the mountains Scouting burns and small patches of food (in comparison to the large meadows)?
i have watched the e scouting videos and have color coded for mountain hunting Vs river bottom
Thank you all!
matt