MT early Nov COW elk tactics

[Clawsar]

Hey everyone,
Have failed again to get an elk with my bow I grabbed the nearest OTC cow elk tag (Region 2, BMAs only for me) to try and get it done with a rifle. I’m heading south next Thursday and Friday as those are the only times I could get free. The trouble is in all my learnings in the last few years, I haven’t seen jack about focused hunting of cow elk. Does anyone have tips, tactics, strategies? I don’t know if there will be snow or not consistently on the ground and the spots I’m thinking of aren’t super open for glassing.

There’s been a good bit of cow elk pics showing up recently so I’m hoping there are some gurus willing to share their wisdom. I do have a bull tag as well but with the limited number of days, I’m just trying to fill the freezer.

Thanks!

 

[IdahoPotato]

I filled my first cow tag using a lost calf call. Second week of October and the bulls were making a ton of noise. I moved within a few hundred yards of a bull that was bugling and started calling short and fast calf sounds. I had 5 cows come straight at me out of the thick brush all calling. Watch out for the lead cow - she will try to get wind first.

May not work in November but worth a try. I would look for fresh sign first obviously.

 

[Clawsar]

Thanks IdahoPotato!

 

[137buck]

The elk in my area have been silent and most of them have moved to private land since the invasion of the orange army. As for tactics, I just spot and stalk them mostly, but the last week or so has been disappointing, as most elk I've seen are on private that's closed to hunting.