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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 672713" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>Generally speaking I think being too close is bad, especially in big open country where the elk will just push to a new area when bothered. </p><p></p><p>With that said i set my camp up right in elk country. I found the campsight by trial and error, spending over a decade in the same general area. At first did not camp as close, but over the years I have found I am not bothering them.</p><p></p><p>The tent is in a clearing that is right next to a large aspen forest, then roughly 250 yards away the dark timber starts. The elk bed in the middle of the Timber, and I guess they just feel safe in the timber since it's nearly impossible to hunt them there (successfully). </p><p></p><p>The past 9 bulls me and a few buddies have pulled out have all been under 3/4 of a mile from the tent, where we set up to catch the elk moving to/from the timber for food/water. The closest bull being less than 600 yards from the tent. Average is ~1/2 mile.</p><p></p><p>In 2010 a herd pushed right through camp in the evening of the 3rd day of the season within 50 yards of the tent. Just nobody was in camp to do anything about it.</p><p></p><p>So my thought is that if there is thick timber nearby where the elk feel very safe and you know they bed down regularly, then give your new camp spot a try. Just don't start hiking in the morning until you have shooting light or you will spook the elk walking up on them in the dark.</p><p></p><p>And, it's pretty wild to hear a bull bugle in the middle of the night 50 yards from your tent during hunting season...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 672713, member: 33822"] Generally speaking I think being too close is bad, especially in big open country where the elk will just push to a new area when bothered. With that said i set my camp up right in elk country. I found the campsight by trial and error, spending over a decade in the same general area. At first did not camp as close, but over the years I have found I am not bothering them. The tent is in a clearing that is right next to a large aspen forest, then roughly 250 yards away the dark timber starts. The elk bed in the middle of the Timber, and I guess they just feel safe in the timber since it's nearly impossible to hunt them there (successfully). The past 9 bulls me and a few buddies have pulled out have all been under 3/4 of a mile from the tent, where we set up to catch the elk moving to/from the timber for food/water. The closest bull being less than 600 yards from the tent. Average is ~1/2 mile. In 2010 a herd pushed right through camp in the evening of the 3rd day of the season within 50 yards of the tent. Just nobody was in camp to do anything about it. So my thought is that if there is thick timber nearby where the elk feel very safe and you know they bed down regularly, then give your new camp spot a try. Just don't start hiking in the morning until you have shooting light or you will spook the elk walking up on them in the dark. And, it's pretty wild to hear a bull bugle in the middle of the night 50 yards from your tent during hunting season... [/QUOTE]
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