Sometimes it can be a crap shoot trying to predict when the best time to elk hunt is but a good bet is usually the second and third weeks in September. If I had to pick just two weeks (14 days) I would hunt Sept. 11 to the 24th.

Of course elk can be going strong from late August into October.

The rut can change with the weather conditions at the time, how wet or dry the region is, and how concentrated the heards are.