I saw 37 elk yesterday afternoon. 17 in one group and 20 in another. No bulls among them, but they are moving. I was only 20 feet from the lead cow of the group of 17.
I'll tell you one thing, my scent control and masking system is working. I wash clothes (and anything else that I carry and can go in the washing machine) with a laundry soap that removes all scent. I then store clothes in big plastic tub filled with sage, juniper and aspen that I collect in the area. Finally, I dribble a little elk urine on my hunting boots. The group of twenty were down wind and maybe fifty yards away. They all lifted their heads and looked at me with wind blowing my scent right to them. After a short moment, they all went back to feeding as if I wasnt even there.
