I’m from New Mexico luckily so I’ve done plenty of scouting and pretty much have a lay of the land and where I need to hunt and where elk stay a lot of the time. I was able to swing a week at work! I was looking to make sure I have everything that would be needed.Tell us more. Where are you coming from? 3 days to hunt? 5 days total? Like everyone else has said. 3 days isn't nearly enough time to hunt elk. Maybe if you are a NM resident and live close enough to scout numerous times. If you can only hunt for three days, you really only have 1.5 days to hunt in order to have enough time to pack something out.