Can you call elk in all day?

[huntinman]

I have always rifle hunted elk. Never tried to call them in. Can you call them out of their beds or should I go back to camp during the midday heat and bed down myself? Are they more active during the morning or the evening? Should I use the same game plan all day?
Thanks huntinman

 

[elkhntr]

they can sound off at anytime,although if its cooler their more active than on really hot days.on the hot days find a wallow and sit it for the mid day.sometimes elk will get up in the middle of the day and wallow or get a drink.one thing for shure you wont kill one at camp.

 

[YukonDall]

HMAN, STAY OUT ALL DAY, I HAVE GOT SEVERAL BULLS TO WALK RIGHT IN ON ME, VERY QUIETLY AT MID DAY. SOME I POPPED, LET SOME WALK AWAY. I CHUCKLED A NICE HEAVY 5X5 TO 12 YARDS AT 1;15 IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECIDED TO PASS, TWO DAYS LATED KILLED A 6X6 AT 22 YARDS. MIDDAY IS A GOOD TIME TO SLOWUP AND LISTEN, BUT STAY OUT.. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. I DONT LIKE GOING BACK AND FOURTH TO CAMP... SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF TIME TO ME, TAKE TOUR LUNCH W/YOU. FIND A POINT FOR LUNCH/ NAP, NOW AND THEN COW CALL, OR BUGLE... BUT LISTEN. YEAH, MORN/EVE ARE TIMES OF MORE ACTIVITY.... BUT A NOONER BULL IS VERY POSSIBLE. TAKE ER EASY, YD.

 

[austin]

Definitely hunt all day.
We get just as much response mid day as we do in the morning or evening.

 

[sneakem]

YOU CAN STAY OUT ALL DAY AND HUNT IF THAT IS YOUR THING. AND YEAH YOU CAN POSSIBLY CALL ELK IN ALL DAY LONG A LITTLE LESS RESPONSIVE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE TO HUNT ELK IN THEIR BEDS BUT TAKE WARNING. A COW ELK CARES ABOUT HER CALF FIRST AND FOREMOST. YOU GO BUMPING COWS OUT OF THERE BEDS AND THEY'LL MOVE. IF THEY MOVE CHANCES ARE THE HORNS ARE GONNA MOVE WITH THEM. REAL TRICKY HUNTING MIDDAY. THERMALS ARE MOVING EVERYWHERE AND THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE OF BEING WINDED AND BLOWING EVERYTHING OUT OF THE COUNTRY!! IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT ELK WILL STAY LONGER IN AN AREA IF YOU DON'T GO PUSHING THEM

SNEAKEM