lOCATION OF THE eLK HERD IN wmu 522

[ceaser150]

Can anyone tell me where the Elk herd is in WMU 522

[dodgeboy1979]

its in the last place you will look.

[ceaser150]

I traveled all the TWP and RR roads south of Highway 49 looking for Elk today and didn't see any sign. Anyone out there that can fill me in on where they are located would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[gunnargsd]

Try getting out of the truck.

[Newview01]

Originally Posted by ceaser150

Can anyone tell me where the Elk herd is in WMU 522

I can tell by your first post that you are going to benefit a lot of conversations here.

[blgoodbrand1]

They'll be along river banks feeding on south facing slopes. Not enough snow to push the out and lots of food in the bush.


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[Bub]

There is no better zone for elk than 522, IMO. But there is no way you would find any driving around, especially TWP and RR roads.

Look at the map and find a way to get to public land, get out of the truck and start walking/hunting. Follow the the signs and you have a good chance of succeeding. It will probably take more than one day though.

[TBark]

So there is just one herd ?

[finner-duramax]

You won't see any just driving around, there isn't enough snow to keep them feeding out late in the mornings. There's lots of crown, walking down cutlines and see where they are going from feed or to bed. If they are feeding in a specific field and there's lots of sign, get permission and wait it out. Or walk in slowly and quietly during the day. It also won't hurt to use a cow call if you're walking in. I have an acreage in 522, but I found the elk the hard way, I expect others to do the same.

Good luck

[TBark]

Try the NW corner of 522, Dunvegan area.
Haven't been there myself but another member got his cow up there last year.
Maybe he will chime in.

TBark

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by TBark

Try the NW corner of 522, Dunvegan area.
Haven't been there myself but another member got his cow up there last year.
Maybe he will chime in.

TBark

Elk move around in response to hunting pressure, wouldn't bet my money on one sighting somewhere. Time to scout is before the season.

Grizz

[stevenjohnston2]

Talk to the fish and game warden for the area and also any farmers you come across. We've been up the past 2 years and have had good luck with that. Like some of the guys are saying if there isn't much snow you won't find them in the fields but last year we were successful near the river. Good luck.

[Big Grey Wolf]

They will be in their last unfrozen bed in the timber.

[Drewski Canuck]

Hate late season elk. Find the DEEPEST, MEANEST coulee or creek draw, within a mile of the feed field and go along the top looking down. When you find the travel corridors, it will be very obvious. Its what they take to go up and down to the feed field.

They could come out 2 hours after dark and go back in 2 hours before light, and you will never catch them on the field.

Set up back from the fields say 500 - 1000 yards, and go DOWN WIND of the trail, cut line, old road allowance, and you will catch them coming and going. Once they are in the bush it can take hours for them to come and go to the bedding area.

This approach is a lot easier than trying to get something out from the bottom of one of those hellish draws.

Drewski

[Pekan]

Does anyone on here really just offer up that kind of info?

I guess it doesn't hurt to ask but sheesh, you're going to base your hunting on what some total anonymous stranger on the internet tells you?

Try the NW corner.

[R3illy]

He is driving the roads for elk so i assume he'll do anything anyone here tells him to do.

Id try the se corne as ive seen the herd there many times over the last couple weeks.

[TBark]

Nope, the NW corner for sure.
And sight in at 3-400 yds.
And ya, late season cow elk, people tend to help ea other out.

TBark

[Bub]

I would personally bet on NE, Wildland Provincial Park in particular. Like I mentioned earlier, do not expect to find anything driving around though. You could, but very unlikely.

[Grizzly Adams]

sight in at 3-400 yds

Buddy was telling me problem they had there, last year, was the elk liked to hang out in the middle of an open section. view all around and no way to get close enough for a shot.

Grizz

[Pekan]

Originally Posted by TBark

Nope, the NW corner for sure.
And sight in at 3-400 yds.
And ya, late season cow elk, people tend to help ea other out.

TBark

Like I said. The NW corner!

[Diesel_wiesel]

there is a heard in NW corner of the small field bordering the huge stand of pines and spruce trees
just 33 miles west of 1-26-59-19 E6th
or just around the next corner half way through the hubs of Heck with that noise get out and hunt and look for them just every one else does

[Suzukisam]

I left a 6x6 tied up to the gate post of the community pasture hope you've been at least feeding him

[play.soccer]

Originally Posted by Suzukisam

I left a 6x6 tied up to the gate post of the community pasture hope you've been at least feeding him

He's gone now

[astepanuk]

I've always enjoyed my late season elk hunt helping each other out is a must for this hunt. Go talk to the Hutterites near the birch hills take the gravel road off range road 12 look for elk crossing from the fields back to bedding areas and make a plan save me an elk I still have a tag.

[waterninja]

Sec. hwy 677 by kak lake. Herd bull seen walking on Rycroft rd.
Good luck. Send pics.