Superkodiak38
WKR
I will be hunting Colorado the first 20 or so days of September ( my first elk hunt) I am going to purchase an either sex OTC tag. I plan on being between 8500-10000' My question is what are the elk going to be feeding on ? Is there anything in particular out there I should pay attention too ? For example in the early season here the red oaks drop, then the whites start and some time in there the persimmons ( deer crack) will drop, water is everywhere and so is the cover.
I know it will be pre-rut and there might be some activity of that nature going on but I don't plan on tromping through cow calling and bugeling every five minutes. I would rather play the food, water and cover game to try and bring home some meat. I know the area contains some oak brush, is that a snack on the way to bed ? Will the primary feeding be in meadows at night before they head to bed ? What are they feeding on in the meadows ? Any particular grasses or forbes ? Do they move back to the oak brush before heading down using it as cover on the way ? I know these are generalities but what do you find to be the pattern that time of year ? ( assuming I find a pocket of elk that aren't being pressured) Is there anything that is really attractive to them ( like persimmons here ?) Thanks
I know it will be pre-rut and there might be some activity of that nature going on but I don't plan on tromping through cow calling and bugeling every five minutes. I would rather play the food, water and cover game to try and bring home some meat. I know the area contains some oak brush, is that a snack on the way to bed ? Will the primary feeding be in meadows at night before they head to bed ? What are they feeding on in the meadows ? Any particular grasses or forbes ? Do they move back to the oak brush before heading down using it as cover on the way ? I know these are generalities but what do you find to be the pattern that time of year ? ( assuming I find a pocket of elk that aren't being pressured) Is there anything that is really attractive to them ( like persimmons here ?) Thanks