Aaron-in-CO
FNG
Hi all! New Rokslider here. I just moved to Colorado and will be going out for elk for the first time this year. The current plan is third season (Nov. 12-18) OTC rifle.
In all of the reading, watching, and listening about elk hunting that I have been doing for the past year or two, I can’t remember the topic of spring time scouting coming up much at all. A quick search on here also lacked any substantial discussion.
I was thinking that there’s got to be some usefulness in spring scouting as the temps and snow line begin to mirror the fall hunting. Though, I realize a whole bunch of other factors do not line up (moisture, feed, rut, etc.).
What have you done/observed in the spring time that has informed your hunting plans or elk behavior knowledge?
In all of the reading, watching, and listening about elk hunting that I have been doing for the past year or two, I can’t remember the topic of spring time scouting coming up much at all. A quick search on here also lacked any substantial discussion.
I was thinking that there’s got to be some usefulness in spring scouting as the temps and snow line begin to mirror the fall hunting. Though, I realize a whole bunch of other factors do not line up (moisture, feed, rut, etc.).
What have you done/observed in the spring time that has informed your hunting plans or elk behavior knowledge?