what time of day or night do the elk visit there wallows?
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Question by subgenius: what time of day or night do the elk visit there wallows?
I have been a successful archery deer hunter for many years now and decided to go after an elk this year. My tag allows any elk of either sex. I have found rubs scrapes and a nice wallow that provides me with great cover. I would like to limit my time sitting in wait as my hound dog season just opened and I am out most every night running my dogs. For those of you who always jump me about hound hunting, $ @#% off! You know nothing about my sport, and until you try it yourself I don’t want to hear it. It is the most physically demanding hunting I have ever done! Also I don’t hunt deer with dogs. Around here we run coon, bobcat, bear, and cougar. Both for fur values and to protect livestock and crops. Anyways if someone has a time of day that would be best to be in my tree stand waiting on elk to wallow that would really be appreciated.
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I don’t think there’s a specific time of day for them to wallow, you’re best bet would be to catch them in mid rut. I just finished off the last of my elk jerkey today! Now I’m going to have to make more!
boker_magnum
January 20, 2012 at 5:06 pm
There really isn’t a set time. When they feel like it really is the best answer. So, you are hunting from a treestand? Not a bad way to get an elk, but there are better ways. If you are going to use a stand I would be darn sure that elk were frequently wallowing in the wallow you will squat on. Otherwise they may have moved on. The best way to hunt elk is to do tons of scouting and then using bugles and cow calls, to try and call a bull into range during the rut, early September to very early October. Find out where the elk like to bed down during the day and and leave them to their beds. Generally a herd will stay in the same close area as they bed down in during the middle of the day. They will do most of their traveling before noon or so. So if you can track a herd to their beds come back the next morning and do some calling, you should be able to locate and put a stalk on a good bull. Over 70 % of the elk in the Pope and Young record book have been taken in the morning hours. Hope this makes sense and helps!
mikes_muse
January 20, 2012 at 5:28 pm