Good luck for one,and id skip the park and head south to the farmers around the park. You’ll have better luck there and they’re usually pretty good on handing out permission and giving good detail when the elk go through there areas.
It’s a pretty tough hunt, the elk get pushed around in the first season and could be anywhere by the second. The country is beautiful though, I recommend putting some miles on your boots and getting into the thicker stuff. You’ll have a more enjoyable hunt doing it this way as opposed to driving road patrols.
The Elk will be back away from any roads or vehicle trails. A mountain bike is a good way to travel if you are going to hunt inside the park. It allows you to get back to the deep heavily forested ravines where the Elk hang out during the day. There are lots of fire roads to bike that you aren't allowed to go on with a vehicle.
The Elk will move into and out of cover mostly in the dark. Seeing one out in the open during legal shooting light is not real common by the second hunt or even the second day of the first hunt. Intercepting them a mile back from where they are feeding, as they head into bed is a lot more effective than trying to catch them in the open.
If you can figure out where they are feeding, track back to where they are traveling and set up a mile or two back in so it is good light by the time they get to where you are.
The Elk will be back away from any roads or vehicle trails. A mountain bike is a good way to travel if you are going to hunt inside the park. It allows you to get back to the deep heavily forested ravines where the Elk hang out during the day. There are lots of fire roads to bike that you aren't allowed to go on with a vehicle.
The Elk will move into and out of cover mostly in the dark. Seeing one out in the open during legal shooting light is not real common by the second hunt or even the second day of the first hunt. Intercepting them a mile back from where they are feeding, as they head into bed is a lot more effective than trying to catch them in the open.
If you can figure out where they are feeding, track back to where they are traveling and set up a mile or two back in so it is good light by the time they get to where you are.
If you can take a small rake along to rake a few feet of the trails you find to see which one are active on your next pass through. Sign is hard to see without rain or snow.
Play the wind as much as possible.
Pre wash your cloths
Try to keep the smelt trail as small as possible,, had a bunch of close encounters with some smart bulls last week....
On bad wind shift or cross wind blew them my smell.
Thick cover made the situation worse.
I'll be willing to bet your elk are hiding in the low areas out of the heat ,, into the shade
Have fun
I have a tag for this week. I have my name and number out with quite a few ranchers and land owners but thought I would try on here as well. If there’s anyone in the cypress area or someone hunting the area who sees a herd i would appreciate a message. I will also do the same with someone hunting as well.
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