Thank you for sharing some info from your book and your knowledge. I'm new to elk hunting (4th year this year). I have a cow tag for CO. muzzleloader season and trying to figure out what the best approach to find and shoot a cow. A lot of people say "find the herd and shoot one". I'm looking deeper for an answer then that. The area I hunt is on public land with a lot of pressure. We have found an area where even with the pressure, the elk tend to hang out because the signs are there. I have not seen herds, only small groups (2 - 3) mostly other then individual elk during ML season.

The questions I have that I'm not sure on are: 1) If you hear a bull, do you work him with hopes that he has cows with him? 2) Do you cow call a lot with the hopes of bringing a cow in? I hear and read a lot of tactics on hunting bulls but hardly hear anything on cow hunting tactics.

Thanks,
Mitch