NV 111-115 Late hunt questions!

Hello fellas.

I'm getting ready to embark on my first Bull elk hunt of my life....hell, the first elk hunt period. After 10 years I drew a 111-115 Late rifle tag for Ely. The only other elk hunt I've been on was taking my 13 year old son on a youth any bull hunt in Utah, so I don't have much elk experience whatsoever. I've been hunting Muley?s in NV, MT, CA, etc... for a long time but this will be a first. I thought I might ask you guys for any tips for a) general late season elk hunting tips and/or b) any specific 111-115 areas I might want to check out/focus on. I should mention I have had the 111-113 Early buck tag twice. 2008 and 2013. I hunted specifically at Cleve Creek both times. I did see some good elk there in the limited amount of time I was there and for that reason I am tentatively planning to stay/hunt there, but also would like to maybe have some options of other areas Incase Cleve doesn't pan out. I'm also not opposed to scrapping that plan and focusing in another area if the consensus is that I'm making a mistake. Due to work demands I haven't had time to scout which is also partially why I was headed to the only area I already know (Cleve Creek).

I would be supremely grateful for any tips, whether they are specific areas to hunt or even just ?how to? tips on late season elk hunting.

Thanks so much guys. Sorry about the length of post. I'm a little too excited.

LAST EDITED ON Nov-16-17 AT 09:06PM (MST)[p] Glass your A55 off and get on high points you can glass over many juniper draws,benches and valleys. Never hunted that unit but given the nature of elk in the late winter and early spring that's how I tend to find them in utah and nevada. Check north facing pine slopes for bedding as well as rock slides and quakie patches. South faces for feeding. That's the best pieces of advise I can think of. If a guide is in your budget call Bullridge, Timberline, Pine Pine Peak, or deep creek outfitters. Not sure how much space they'd have in their schedule due to how close the hunt is. You may be able to get a semi-guided package for a little less money.

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I was there in 2015 late season to help a bud,, there was 3 of us and none of us had been there before, we were on bulls the first day of season , no scouting, My advice would be to hit the loop road and glass until your eyes bleed, you will find them, Thats the easy part, getting up to them is the hard part, it is big steep country , all the big bulls we found were the highest on the hill, if you are going solo packing one out could take days, also on day 4 a big snow storm made it almost impossible to climb up where the elk were. The bud with the tag turned down a few small bulls but after the big snow storm we were grounded , he ate the tag. Also the lower country was loaded with rutting bucks,, Always a kick in the as to watch....