gselkhunter

Time; sunrise and sunset. But if you wish to see them be above timber line and glass them. Don't just look at east ridges. If the elk are using east running ridges, there are steep slopes with better than 50% canopee cover to keep them cool during the day. Understand something about elk right now, 1 mile is nothing to them. They may be seen on an east ridge early and late to feed and staying during the day on a north slope 5 miles away. Things to look for, good water and CO has way too much this year from all the rain we have had in the last month. Good cover,I prefer to hunt pine areas over aspen. And good feed areas are every where this year also. Here is the thing I look for, when walking through the woods find a place where the temp drops 10-20 degrees when you walk through. That is the kind of place elk hang out during the day.
Gselkhunter