Ep. 255 Best week to HUNT Elk.

So we've already talked about like elk elk behavior pre-rut what do elk need they need feed protection then they need the same thing it just kind of repeats they go from bedding to feed to bedding right and that's kind of just their routine as the rut starts to kick in that all gets thrown out the window you're going to find bulls midday you're going to be able to hear them bugling midday if they're threatened or challenged by another bull you're going to hear them midday it doesn't matter So everything we talked about the first couple weeks, let's just forget that for now.

We'll talk about that again later because a lot of that stuff is gonna become relevant again later on as it's just kind of in reverse.

So we talked about bulls being in batch of groups, then breaking up, then getting bigger bulls rounding all the cows up.

As we get into the post rut, that's gonna basically be the same thing but in reverse.

You're going to see later on in the late season, you're going to see these bulls start to herd back up again for the winter.

So right now, we've talked about smaller bulls running the herd.

So I've had a lot of instances and I've had a lot of occasions where I'm bumping into groups of elk.

that a four-point or a five-point bull has round up all those cows, and now he thinks he's running the show.

Well, it's the 22nd.

I guarantee you there's a hot cow somewhere.

Some of those cows are starting to drip.

Those bigger bulls, if they're around a couple kilometers, they're going to be moving in and being like, sorry, little guy.

You can watch from the outside.

You can maybe get some leftovers, but I'm taking it from here.

So most of the breeding is going to start happening right now for the next week, till the 30th, till the end of the month.

So those bigger bulls, you know, they're going to start to get, as this week starts to ramp up, the bigger bulls are going to start to get protective over those cows.

But then they're also going to get tired.

They're going to be doing a lot of running around.

They're going to be very aggressive, very agitated, especially when you get in close.

You know, this is the time when you're going to be able to get them really fired up.

Two weeks ago, a week ago, you would never even have an idea that they were in that drainage.

But now, if you get them in the right day, the right mood, the right circumstance, and the right calling sequence, remember, wind in your face, not in your back.

That's a big thing.

If there's anything we can take away from all these episodes this September, the most important thing, more important than anything else, You have to use the wind to your favor.

You cannot have the wind at your back.