The way you locate elk depends on several factors, including terrain and habitat, the season you’re hunting, and your personal hunting style. Learn key tactics for locating elk such as glassing, calling, and still-hunting, along with key factors like staying mobile, using wind and reading elk sig...

Elk are where you find them. The goal is to find them and not waste a bunch of precious hunting time doing it. In many cases, pre-seasons scouting will make it easier to find them during the season. But ultimately, it will be your ability to locate the elk on the day you’re hunting that will set ...

While scouting finds areas where elk are likely to be later, locating identifies where they are right now. Survey results show that locating elk is the second most important skill for consistent success and many unsuccessful hunters cite difficulty finding elk as their main challenge.