I am very new to hunting in general, but Elk in particular. A good friend of mine mentioned that you need to be as hidden as possible while approaching your Elk. He was saying that even from hundreds of yards away, the Elk can see you. So my stalk a couple of days ago was a very difficult one and my entry points into the stream ravine were limited. Long story short, I was outed by a couple of Muley's and when I got in position, finally, I found no Elk. So it gets me to thinking, how far can Elk see? Do I have to be sneaking around behind trees from hundreds of yards away or should I think that at about 100 yards plus, I am invisible.
I only ask this since from my long range shooting practices, I could be 200 yards away from someone with semi-decent camouflage and they would NEVER see me. I gotta think that Elk with 20/60 vision would have a hard time discerning a walking hunter in camouflage past 100 yards.
What are your thoughts?
I only ask this since from my long range shooting practices, I could be 200 yards away from someone with semi-decent camouflage and they would NEVER see me. I gotta think that Elk with 20/60 vision would have a hard time discerning a walking hunter in camouflage past 100 yards.
What are your thoughts?