RE: Idaho's elk rut
I am FAR from an expert, but based on two week long hunts in Idaho, both the same week (second week of bow season), around 9/15 starting date. I'd go the 3rd week of bowseason. Both times the week before was slow (pre-rut) and the beginning of the week was slow. Kicked up noticably for the second half of the week.
Going again in 2007 for the third week.