I know that where i hunt the elk have a set route that they cirlce around and it can take them a few weeks to go around the route and back so im guessing they might be the same there, so if your not hunting during rut i would definitely do some scouting so you can learn their route or where abouts they might be when opening day comes along, because calls dont tend to work when their not rutting but try the cow of fawn call anyways because you will sometimes get a chirp from one of them. If its during the rut though just whip out the bugle (practice first) and call a couple times and if their with in a few miles or so they'll hear you and call right back. Thats the way i hunt elk and it seems to work for me but as for the elk around where you live im not to sure.Good luck

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