Hi all - new to Elk hunting and wanted some feedback on a unit that gets lots of driving pressure
. I have a cow tag for 2nd rifle, which is now.
My game plan two weeks ago was to head high in mountains and glass meadows from elevated ridges. I had a few spots that were holding elk and unlikely to get other hunter pressure. The snow moved in before season opening and the cows moved down.
As my backup, I have a spot with a resident elk population, with a ton of sign, two bulls sightings, and some great setup spots. Problem is that the resident elk have moved off the smallish area to private land either due to a little pressure or random movement. I’ve been hunting this area for 3 days. Sign is heavy but 1 week old or more though.
The rest of GMU 56 is cut by roads/and massive amount of hunters but there are pockets of areas where I could hike into and hunt/glass from. Supposedly the elk are down and moving around this area, while being pressured heavily.
I’d love some opinions. Should I stay in an area that currently doesn’t have elk but are close (1-2 miles away) and could come back? Or should I go after them in a heavily pressured area and try to find them by hiking?
Any advice opinion appreciated!
. I have a cow tag for 2nd rifle, which is now.
My game plan two weeks ago was to head high in mountains and glass meadows from elevated ridges. I had a few spots that were holding elk and unlikely to get other hunter pressure. The snow moved in before season opening and the cows moved down.
As my backup, I have a spot with a resident elk population, with a ton of sign, two bulls sightings, and some great setup spots. Problem is that the resident elk have moved off the smallish area to private land either due to a little pressure or random movement. I’ve been hunting this area for 3 days. Sign is heavy but 1 week old or more though.
The rest of GMU 56 is cut by roads/and massive amount of hunters but there are pockets of areas where I could hike into and hunt/glass from. Supposedly the elk are down and moving around this area, while being pressured heavily.
I’d love some opinions. Should I stay in an area that currently doesn’t have elk but are close (1-2 miles away) and could come back? Or should I go after them in a heavily pressured area and try to find them by hiking?
Any advice opinion appreciated!
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