wallow question

coyote456 · Aug 29, 2012

Hey guys i was just wondering if wallows are good to set up on i found a good one with a small bull and 5 cows useing it so far in the last 2 days and will other bulls use it or am i waisting time i plan on sitting it all day sat i have the LE archery bull tag what time of year do bulls stop wallowing thanks foe any info

woody622 · Aug 29, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Aug-29-12 AT 11:13PM (MST)[p]They wallow more during the rut than any other time. Wallows are great to sit on towards the end of the archery hunt!

littlebighorn · Aug 30, 2012

Hey yote,
My son killed a nice bull(320) sitting a wallow last year. We did have trail cam pictures of the bull coming in so we knew a good one was using the wallow. If you have the time and a camera, you might want to try that before sitting it for too many days, to make sure a bull you want is coming to it.
Good luck

elkmtngear · Aug 30, 2012

During peak rut, the bigger bulls will wallow mornings and evenings. Earlier on, especially when it is hot, wallows can get a visit mid-day if they are close to a bull's bedding area.

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Jeff
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Zeke · Aug 30, 2012

>Hey yote,
>My son killed a nice bull(320)
>sitting a wallow last year.
> We did have trail
>cam pictures of the bull
>coming in so we knew
>a good one was using
>the wallow. If you
>have the time and a
>camera, you might want to
>try that before sitting it
>for too many days, to
>make sure a bull you
>want is coming to it.
>
>Good luck

+1
Zeke

HorseCreek · Aug 30, 2012

Wallows, in my experience get used hard during the full moon. Good luck!

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coyote456 · Aug 30, 2012

hey guys i sat it last sunday evening nothing came in the wind always circles in the area but im in a ground blind and i dont think to much of my sent is getting out but thanks for the info ill check my camera again sat after i sit my blind.

Bull_Mountain_Outdoors · Aug 30, 2012

I had 3 different bulls hit the wallow my camera was on last night. The first one was at midnight, then one at 7 in the morning and one was there from 7:45 am to 8:21 am. Pretty fun pics. I think that there will be more as the rut picks up.

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Whiterock · Aug 31, 2012

We have taken 4 Colorado bulls at wallows.We always look for active wallows durring the muzzy season.It works for us.

Gator · Aug 31, 2012

Wallow, a hot day and cow in heat, what isn't their to love about that.

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CAelknuts · Aug 31, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Aug-31-12 AT 11:23PM (MST)[p]Here's a bull I photographed at a wallow in a LE unit when I hunted there a few years ago. He wandered around, feeding in range, for about 45 minutes. I took a few photos, but never lifted my bow. Later, I thought that maybe I should have shot him when I was going home with that tag in my pocket....

coyote456 · Sep 1, 2012

hey bighorn went up checked my cam on the wallow have a nice 6x6 useing it but way early in the morn and a rag horn used it once last week but not much more than that. It was nice and cold tonight still no bulls answering cow calls 13 days left im hopeing for colder temps

lang · Sep 2, 2012

I've seen pretty spotty use till the 10th from then till end of sept it can go nuts.

elkhtr00 · Sep 4, 2012

Sit on it the last week of the hunt!

littlebighorn · Sep 4, 2012

Keep after it yote!
My son sat his wallow for three straight days before his bull came in about 5:30 pm. That is a lot of dull tree time and we were about to give up, but patience paid off.

We were out spike/cow hunting this weekend on the Wasatch. The bulls were pretty fired up yesterday morning in the area we hunted and bugled until about 11 am. They were in a nasty hole so we didn't go in after them.

2f350s · Sep 10, 2012

Wallows are social meeting places for elk... both bulls and cows. Yes, several different bulls will use the same wallows. Keep hunting over the wallow but mind the wind and setup so the prevaling wind is in your favor. Since this type of hunting is a close-in affair if the wind isn't right hunt somewhere else until it is. Good Luck!