Do you have the same area each day?
If so, spend the first morning high and watch fro movement and try to see where they go to bed. IF the rut is on then listen for the bugling and work from there.
Are these areas fenced?
If not the elk could be bedding in another area and you need to see where they are feeding and be in position to ambush them as they move to feed at dusk and move to bed a dawn.
Hope this helps


Greg

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