im way more luck than skill; but here's my .02 cents

be in the field/woods as much as ya can (not at camp or in yer truck)

if it's warm hunt the shade

if it's crowded hunt heavy cover that's broken with patchy clearings (not dark timber) but close by dark timber (in and out)

Elk can sneak just like Deer be wary

two outta thethree i shot took off like they weren't hit. hone in on the place they were when ya shot em, and follow the tracks from there.

i only got three in 10 years (mostly luck) on my part, but i hunted fer em fer sure.

early