I'm curious what strategies and tactics you all employ after spotting an animal you want to kill. I have gotten pretty decent at finding areas and spotting bucks and bulls but once I spot them I'm never really sure what to do. It's like, okay cool.. there they are a few thousand yards away but now what? Unless the animal is bedded, they arn't usually going to feed in that area long enough for me to get there to kill them.
Say I glass them last thing in the evening, should I just plan on being in rifle or archery range of that area I saw them in first thing in the morning and hope they show up? Say it's in the morning and they move into thick cover. Should I get set up in range of where I saw them in the morning and hope they feed in the same area that night?
Obviously the answer differs by situation but I'm wondering if anyone has a system/process they kind of stick to barring the occasional situation dependent exception of course.
It seems like spotting the animal is one thing, but closing several thousand yards and hoping to relocate them involves a lot of chance. Of course, if they are bedded that's different. I'm more talking about finding them in prime time morning/evening sessions when they are obviously going to move by the time I could close the distance.
Really curious to hear from some of you successful guys who often spot deer or elk and then kill them maybe the next day or later in the evening.
Thanks!
P.S. Idk if I should post this under "Mule Deer" or "Elk" specific threads to get more traction but maybe moderators can help out with that.
Say I glass them last thing in the evening, should I just plan on being in rifle or archery range of that area I saw them in first thing in the morning and hope they show up? Say it's in the morning and they move into thick cover. Should I get set up in range of where I saw them in the morning and hope they feed in the same area that night?
Obviously the answer differs by situation but I'm wondering if anyone has a system/process they kind of stick to barring the occasional situation dependent exception of course.
It seems like spotting the animal is one thing, but closing several thousand yards and hoping to relocate them involves a lot of chance. Of course, if they are bedded that's different. I'm more talking about finding them in prime time morning/evening sessions when they are obviously going to move by the time I could close the distance.
Really curious to hear from some of you successful guys who often spot deer or elk and then kill them maybe the next day or later in the evening.
Thanks!
P.S. Idk if I should post this under "Mule Deer" or "Elk" specific threads to get more traction but maybe moderators can help out with that.
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