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drcalderwood
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I need to pick the brain of the elk hunting wizards on this board again. While it wasn't technically a full moon this past weekend, it was close and it was really bright with the clear skies every night. I was wondering if the full (ish) moon drastically affected the daytime movements of the elk. Do they tend to feed under the bright moon and then bed down in the deep timber during the day?
This year we hunted hard for three days with our spike tags and only saw one elk, a 5 point bull. We saw fresh sign of elk moving through the area in the past couple of days, but we never saw them in the openings. These areas usually have large numbers of elk. I shot my limited entry bull in this area last year and there were gobs of elk. This year- silence. We didn't see anyone else hauling off any spikes or cows as we passed the other camps. It seems like most everyone was skunked. I guess I'm just curious if this is typical behavior.
This year we hunted hard for three days with our spike tags and only saw one elk, a 5 point bull. We saw fresh sign of elk moving through the area in the past couple of days, but we never saw them in the openings. These areas usually have large numbers of elk. I shot my limited entry bull in this area last year and there were gobs of elk. This year- silence. We didn't see anyone else hauling off any spikes or cows as we passed the other camps. It seems like most everyone was skunked. I guess I'm just curious if this is typical behavior.