However, elk do wander around midday in October more often than you might think, and rather than sitting in camp midday, find a good glassing spot and watch for elk that are going to get water or grab a bite to eat. Bulls can be active at any time of the day during this period, whether it's grabbing a middle of the day snack, or popping out of bed for a drink. That is why it's imperative for one to be behind the glass from sunup to sundown. You won't see what you aren't looking at. Like all times of the year, elk are a crepuscular animal and will mostly be active the first few and last few hours of the day. Look for south facing slopes, edge habitat, or any other place where elk are likely to come out to feed. What I mean by vantage point is a place up high that offers a commanding view over the landscape and where your optics can do the walking for you. The absolute best way to do that is by finding the best vantage point one can, and log some hours behind the glass. When that is the case, glassing is going to be the name of the game. This is going to let one sit from a far, not be intrusive, and watch bulls as they walk down the road of recovery. They still might talk a bit, but they aren't nearly as chatty or responsive to calls. Once the rut is over, bugling will dwindle down significantly. Unlike in September when bulls are screaming their guts out letting everyone know where they are, it's a different story later in the season. During the post rut, the playbook for hunting elk changes slightly, and the tips below will help you find and hunt elk during the mid to late fall season. This typically occurs somwhere in mid to late October, although it will vary by year and by area. This is typically when rifle hunting season starts in most western states. The post rut period is when bulls aren't as vocal and the elk are done breeding for the year. The post rut opportunities to chase bulls are wide and there for the taking. While the game is similar after the rut, it isn't the same. There are only 30 days in September though, and once it's gone, it's gone until the next go around. That doesn't mean that elk hunting stops. It is unlike any other time of year and a time to be cherished. It's for good reason too and a bowhunter's Disneyland. Nights filled with the screams of rutting bulls, heart pounding close encounters, and a display of animal behavior that is sure to captivate anyone out there. Close-up video of two bulls sparing during the rut taken by hunters last fall made for great footage.īut it probably wasn’t safe being that close to the battling bulls, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Deputy Chief of Wildlife Craig Smith said.When one mentions elk hunting in the west, September is usually what gets all of the press. Rutting bulls can become blindly aggressive, game agents told Cowboy State Daily. Nevertheless, the driver was foolish enough to roll down his window, pull abreast of the agitated beast and start taunting it.Īnd the bull obliged him by massacring his tire. Given the elk’s aggressive posture and hoof-stomping, it’s likely that the bull was rutting. In the video, the bull first appears standing belligerently in the middle of a highway as the driver slowly approaches. RMEF didn’t find any record of death by elk. People also are sometimes gravely injured during vehicle collisions with elk. In two separate incidents in June 2018, cow elk thoroughly pummeled tourists who had gotten too close to their calves, RMEF reported. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation notes that cows protecting their young, or bulls hyped up for the rut (mating season) can be aggressive. The video still had its original embedded title, stating the bull popped the tire with its “horns.” That indicates the original poster wasn’t knowledgeable about bull elk, which have seasonal antlers, not permanent horns.Īnd the driver in the video was apparently ignorant of the fact that despite being herbivores, elk can at times be anything but docile.
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