listen to iamyourhuckleberry, he's an elk hunter

if its really hot and dry - find the water and wet areas, that worked like a gem for me one year in a normally wet area

when you call, MOVE, do not stay where you called, MOVE if its even just a few yards. turkeys have nothing on elk when it comes to locating exactly where a call came from

I hunt bedding areas. Hey, I'm hunting 7-8 days and I'll go to the extremes to get an elk. I actually jumped a bull from its bed one day and hoochie mama'd it back to me. Don't happen often, and that bull was missed, but he could have filled my uncles tag just as easily. You can't kill elk if you aint near them

Speaking of, if you aint seeing much elk sign, MOVE. Spend a day to move, do not waste your hunt in areas that aint got elk. If you're there to camp, fine, stay but if you're there to kill a bull MOVE

Dont' try to get big and fancy with triple bugles with a series of grunts, learn to moan, squeal a bit and then shut up. Elk do not do the fancy triple bugles and grunts etc often IMO not anymore anyway

hunt snowslides, they are magnets to elk. the steeper and harder to get to the better. I can take you to one that I 100% promise you and will bet $5,000 on the first day of elk season 2007 you'll see a 5x5 or better bull crossing. hunting that choke fest 65 degree slop is another matter

eat food, drink water, hunt smart, watch yourself, things can go wrong really fast in the mtns