Hunting in the trees

[Caseknife]

Tree line elevations tends to decrease as you go further north.

Yep, tree line is latitude dependent. May be 11,500 in Colorado, but is much closer to 7000' in Washington.

 

[Backyard]

Yep, tree line is latitude dependent. May be 11,500 in Colorado, but is much closer to 7000' in Washington.

I think you mean coastal. As it gets closer to the coast it does come down in elevation.


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[jgilber5]

Always be downwind from where you think the elk are and follow your nose from there.

 

[Axlrod]

Uhhh, I think tree line is generally around 11,500.


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Here is the tree line data for Montana: (6,500-7,200 feet) in northwestern Montana, 2,225-2438 meters (7,300-8,000 feet) in west-central Montana and island ranges, and 2,469-2,682 meters (8,100-8,800 feet) in southwestern Montana

 

[Marble]

What Laramie mentioned above is spot on.

Some of the best times to scout is right after a snow or between rifle seasons.
You can easily learn bedding areas, travel/escape routes etc.

These areas will hold true for the following year archery/rifle seasons.

I’d rather scout when there’s snow than late summer.

I think in batting 1000 with Elk and hitting timber the day after a snow storm. It's so easy to just cover fround until you find fresh tracks and follow them.

I usually wait to slow down when I notice the tracks starting to spread out. That's usually when they start to feed and/or bed.

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