RE: How do you elk hunt?
Depends on the season and peak of the rut. Pre-rut to peak we call to locate, then stalk into them, cow calling to sweeten the deal. Peak of the rut, we call, set up, etc. When bows get put away and the rifles come out, we spot and stalk or even do organized "pushes". Usually setting up hunters on known escape routes or saddles where the big bulls or lead cows usually take them. All of these practices are used in areas we have hunted for years and we know the habits and usual locations for the big Elk herds, etc.