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<blockquote data-quote="youngbuck" data-source="post: 535587" data-attributes="member: 22987"><p>I suppose it depends on the state and the season. This is my experience in AZ ONLY. Approaching the rut, I find it most productive to find cows. When the rut hits, the bulls will find the cows, regardless of where they are. After the rut, the bulls will go hide to recover from the rut. In my experience, the bigger bulls prefer the tighter, thicker more secluded canyons. It is also my experience the biggest bulls prefer to be alone. I find more raghorn bulls and bulls smaller than 280ish bachelored up. After they drop their antlers, it seems the bulls move more, atleast into country that isn't so secluded. I have many more trail cam pictures of growing bulls than I do prior to them dropping. I also think that bulls don't necessarily rub their velvet in the "rutting grounds". In my experience the bulls leave their comfort zone where they grow and rub antlers to go chase cows. My experience may vary from others. In AZ I often hunt in old burns. Some burns are close to 20 years old and others just a couple years old. I haven't spent very much time chasing cedar bulls, but rather bulls in the ponderosas and manzanita. In my opinion elk are more influenced by pressure than Coues. I am a firm believer that Coues are where you find them. I think coues get big by being more able to hide anywhere regardless of the proximity of traffic, roads, trails, people. I think bulls get big by finding a secluded canyons during the late season elk hunts (Nov and Dec in Az). I also think the bigger bulls become bigger, due to the amount of cows they have in September. The more eyes make it awfully hard to get in archery range in the rut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youngbuck, post: 535587, member: 22987"] I suppose it depends on the state and the season. This is my experience in AZ ONLY. Approaching the rut, I find it most productive to find cows. When the rut hits, the bulls will find the cows, regardless of where they are. After the rut, the bulls will go hide to recover from the rut. In my experience, the bigger bulls prefer the tighter, thicker more secluded canyons. It is also my experience the biggest bulls prefer to be alone. I find more raghorn bulls and bulls smaller than 280ish bachelored up. After they drop their antlers, it seems the bulls move more, atleast into country that isn't so secluded. I have many more trail cam pictures of growing bulls than I do prior to them dropping. I also think that bulls don't necessarily rub their velvet in the "rutting grounds". In my experience the bulls leave their comfort zone where they grow and rub antlers to go chase cows. My experience may vary from others. In AZ I often hunt in old burns. Some burns are close to 20 years old and others just a couple years old. I haven't spent very much time chasing cedar bulls, but rather bulls in the ponderosas and manzanita. In my opinion elk are more influenced by pressure than Coues. I am a firm believer that Coues are where you find them. I think coues get big by being more able to hide anywhere regardless of the proximity of traffic, roads, trails, people. I think bulls get big by finding a secluded canyons during the late season elk hunts (Nov and Dec in Az). I also think the bigger bulls become bigger, due to the amount of cows they have in September. The more eyes make it awfully hard to get in archery range in the rut. [/QUOTE]
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