Advice for first year elk hunting in BC

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Hey everyone. So I am not new to hunting but I am still learning every year. No one in my family hunts so I am learning all this on my own. I have had great success waterfowl hunting and grouse hunting but have yet to harvest a large game since moving back home to BC a few years ago. Last year I put game cams up near the family cabin just outside of Princeton BC and caught shooter bulls on the cams and two years ago seen a shooter with a small group of cows but it was day after the season closed.

Basically I want to have the best shot at harvesting an elk this year so any advice and guidance would be very much appreciated. I am not looking for anyone to show me their honey hole or walk me up to my first animal, I want to learn and do not mind putting in the work and time to get it done. So if you have any advice to give or tips for my area or even willing to show a guy a few things in person I would really appreciate it! I live local to the lower mainland but do most of my game hunting up near Princeton but am willing to drive where needed. Thanks guys and gals and best of luck to all of you in this up coming hunting season!
 
In the 6 weeks the cams were up I got 2 bulls about a week apart both between 3:30am and 4am. Hunted the area as best I could figure how on 3 different trips and never saw or heard a thing. I have a call and was cow calling and bugling but I have no clue if it was a good time in the day or where they would be at what time of day. Also work kept me from doing my pre season scouting trips so I have no leads in them this year. Looking like I will have some time after a change in employment to do the hunting season though which is why I am reaching out this year
 
FLHTCUI said:
Sounds like you have them well spotted.
Have you gone there yourself before the time stamp ??
Your not far off the mark.
Rob
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My thoughts echo'ed above, You're well on your way to harvestign that first Elk...

You have a location, sightings and by the sounds , the will to explore and 'have a go' .

from the post im not entirely sure what it is you are seeking, but take some very basic fundamentals with you on your hunt and the odds of success will swing in your favour.

they are

hunt with the wind in your favour
dont go scenting up the area if you suspect animals are living there.
walk a little look a lot during the season, walk alot and look alot more before the season.
practise the shots you expect to come across in the field, no use shootin 100 meters if the Elks are on a flat open country at 400m.
dont waste 300 projectiles trying to shoot an inch group, You are hunting Elk...they is big.
spend your day in the field during the season, the elk dont go anywhere just because its 11am.
read some Elk hunting books, im sure there is some hard copies around an worst case stick your head in a multitude of internet articles, reading of hunts can without meaning to give a great picture of the techniuqe the hunter used to be succesfull.

hope that helps.

Gooday from aus
 
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