Violent Hippie
WKR
I hunted in CO the first and third week of the season and the area I hunted was around 85 -88 degrees mid day on both trips and in the high 40s at night. There was some rain at night but overall pretty dry . Winds were pretty gusty at times . I heard ZERO vocalizations over both trips ( a cow did bark at me from the oak brush when she blew out at 10 yards but that was it ) . The second trip the trees were changing colors and beginning to show signs of fall ( still real warm out ). With my limited elk hunting experience ( primarily hunt Sierra Blacktail) I am just wondering if elk commonly dont vocalize / bugle until later in the season or its cooler out ? I did visually see bulls and cows but they werent heard. BTW ; I had a great time and am hooked.