Hey guys,
So I drew a CO 1st rifle cow tag this year, and after eating OTC elk tag soup last year, I'm pretty determined to bring something home. Most of the strategy stuff you read out there focuses on bull elk: what calls to use, where to find em, etc. I haven't seen much for cow-specific strategies. What are some good tactics to find and kill cows in early October in north central/north west Colorado?
Recently on social media, I came across an article warning people to be wary of aggressive cows guarding their calves. That got me thinking about a possible strategy. Back east, a good method for calling in protective does and bucks in the early season is to blow a fawn in distress call. Deer will come charging in to drive off whatever is harassing a screaming fawn. This ususally works very early in the season (late September/early October). Do you guys think a similar strategy will work for elk in 1st rifle? I'm wondering if it would even work in relation to the rut and how that effects cow/calf interactions. With whitetails, this strategy is used long before the rut, which happens in early November, but with elk, I'll be there possibly at the tail end of the run at best. I'm not sure how that'll effect things. What do you elk hunters think?
Please post back with any tip, techniques, or strategies you use to put a cow in your freezer.
So I drew a CO 1st rifle cow tag this year, and after eating OTC elk tag soup last year, I'm pretty determined to bring something home. Most of the strategy stuff you read out there focuses on bull elk: what calls to use, where to find em, etc. I haven't seen much for cow-specific strategies. What are some good tactics to find and kill cows in early October in north central/north west Colorado?
Recently on social media, I came across an article warning people to be wary of aggressive cows guarding their calves. That got me thinking about a possible strategy. Back east, a good method for calling in protective does and bucks in the early season is to blow a fawn in distress call. Deer will come charging in to drive off whatever is harassing a screaming fawn. This ususally works very early in the season (late September/early October). Do you guys think a similar strategy will work for elk in 1st rifle? I'm wondering if it would even work in relation to the rut and how that effects cow/calf interactions. With whitetails, this strategy is used long before the rut, which happens in early November, but with elk, I'll be there possibly at the tail end of the run at best. I'm not sure how that'll effect things. What do you elk hunters think?
Please post back with any tip, techniques, or strategies you use to put a cow in your freezer.
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