Hi guys,
Need some help I am from Kentucky going to hunt elk in area 15 in the 3rd season atleast that is what I applied for. I hunted this area two years ago and it was the first time I ever hunted elk, i' m still kinda of lost. Talked to some guys and they said to hunt the meadows with no luck well after 6 days of 70 degree weather I decided to go to top of the mountain and did see three cows but couldn' t get a shot. Last day it rained so hard we didn' t hunt my brother was afraid of getting truck stuck. Like I said I usually hunt whitetail and have had good success in the last 15 years I need some help since they are so different than whitetail. I guess i' m asking how do you go about hunting these animals do you keep walking till you find the herd? I will be hunting for a cow. Should I carry a cow call? If it is warm do you try to stay up high and if its cold do you stay low? In Kentucky we usaully try to find sign of deer then set up a tree stand and wait but i don' t know elk hunting if you find sign do you wait or do you keep going to you actually find the herd and then try to stalk them. If this is the case I heard them roam alot how do you guys go about finding the herd? any links or advice would be greatly appreciated, sorry for so long but I wanted to understood excactly what information I needed.
Thank You