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<blockquote data-quote="TLCallsen" data-source="post: 562745" data-attributes="member: 38426"><p>I've tried hunting elk up here in British Columbia and I've learned that it is a great challenge. If you don't have a 4 wheeler then you'd better be prepared to walk until you have blisters and you keep walking until you can't walk anymore. Calling the bull elk during the rut is essential for success. If you call well then they come running. If you don't call well then they know who you are. Using a cow call is fun with different settings. I tried lost cow in heat but I was too early and the rut was not on. Elk are smart and they can see you faster than you see them. </p><p></p><p>This year my husband I checked out where record book elk were taken: Jaffray, Inveremere, Cranbrook and Golden. We stayed 2-3 days in each place. When we were scouting we saw that in order to get to these beauties it's a long ways up the mountain. 5000 meters to be exact. We weren't able to make it because our camper stays on the truck. When we were in Golden, there were elk tracks all over the road. Yes an old logging road. But we were too early and none of the elk were rutting.</p><p></p><p>In conclusion elk hunting isn't easy, it can take years of trying before one is successful. My husband has a backroad map book for the areas we went. He google mapped the areas, read articles about these areas and next year I know where I want to go where I might be lucky enough to see a cow elk or even a 3 pointer. I say a cow or a 3 pointer (Canadian scoring) because those big beauties are elusive and are alive for a reason; intelligence on survival.</p><p></p><p>Wishing you the best of luck scouting and while you're doing that, come across your trophy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCallsen, post: 562745, member: 38426"] I've tried hunting elk up here in British Columbia and I've learned that it is a great challenge. If you don't have a 4 wheeler then you'd better be prepared to walk until you have blisters and you keep walking until you can't walk anymore. Calling the bull elk during the rut is essential for success. If you call well then they come running. If you don't call well then they know who you are. Using a cow call is fun with different settings. I tried lost cow in heat but I was too early and the rut was not on. Elk are smart and they can see you faster than you see them. This year my husband I checked out where record book elk were taken: Jaffray, Inveremere, Cranbrook and Golden. We stayed 2-3 days in each place. When we were scouting we saw that in order to get to these beauties it's a long ways up the mountain. 5000 meters to be exact. We weren't able to make it because our camper stays on the truck. When we were in Golden, there were elk tracks all over the road. Yes an old logging road. But we were too early and none of the elk were rutting. In conclusion elk hunting isn't easy, it can take years of trying before one is successful. My husband has a backroad map book for the areas we went. He google mapped the areas, read articles about these areas and next year I know where I want to go where I might be lucky enough to see a cow elk or even a 3 pointer. I say a cow or a 3 pointer (Canadian scoring) because those big beauties are elusive and are alive for a reason; intelligence on survival. Wishing you the best of luck scouting and while you're doing that, come across your trophy. [/QUOTE]
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