Early September Elk Hunting British Columbia 2024

[@Weztcoastguy]

After 3 days of chasing mulies around 8, got home tonight, poured a double bourbon and put my blistered feet up to watch my favourite hunting channel and LMFAO, we’ve all been there. You guys are champs, just gotta roll with it sometimes. Keep up the great vids. Cheers ‘n beers 🍻

[@truetineoutdoors]

lol thanks for watchin guy, nothing else to do but roll with it, how’d the Mulie hunt go?

[@built4hunting]

Glad you guys got out and home safe. Have a feeling something big is in store for you after going through that!

[@truetineoutdoors]

Thanks man! 🤞 just gotta keep hammerin those hills!

[@FISHWILD]

Man - I haven’t been stranded yet - but it’s good to always have a plan and be prepared for the worst.

[@truetineoutdoors]

The good thing is we have a lot of gear that will allow us to survive a couple nights out there, plus if it gets really bad we just hit the sos. But yea you never know what could happen.

[@MikeJones-vb1me]

Glad you got the truck out at least. I've got some horror stories like that too, worst feeling walking away from your vehicle.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Yea it’s a shitty feeling, it was a long night but we got er out. 👍

[@shanem2265]

I had to fly out to work at 3 p.m., and we were out hunting in buddies truck for a quick hunt, lol. His truck broke down and got stuck in 4th gear way up in the mountains. We made it back. Was a really stressful situation. Also new to hunting elk. Might focus on an 8x8 whitetail in region 8 I have on cam this year instead.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Well atleast you were able to limp it back! Yea vehicle breakdown is always a stressful situation! 8x8 in 8 sounds like you gotta take care of that this season!

[@husqvarna3726]

Brutal. We got stuck in the snow in early spring and had to get rescued by a grader... it sucks man.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Ah yea early springs definitely a rougher mission. More variables forsure. Honestly start of September conditions arnt bad as long as you don’t get heat stroke haha

[@rainohhell7365]

Everything happens for a reason bro ✌🏻

[@truetineoutdoors]

✌️thanks for watching!

[@stevez3527]

Grouse opens Sep 10th this year, isn't it?

[@truetineoutdoors]

Region 4 Sept 1st

[@Quadeplummer369]

I hunt in AB and I've killed a majority of my bulls from 9am-12pm. I start scouting in June and find where they go to rut and that's where I head mid morning usually, unless you're hunting AG land they don't tend to go too far from where they bed. I have heard bugles anywhere from Aug 18th all the way till December just depends what kind of mood the elk are in on that specific day. I usually use softer cow calls to start if I am not sure that elk are in the area, I let out 3-5 softer cow calls if nothing ill let out 3-5 cow calls through a bugle tube, if nothing i will then go to a locator bugle, and if an elk responds i will move towards it's direction with good wind. Once i close the distance by about 1/2 i will do that same sequence. If I am in tight on elk i will more so go for the moans and chuckles but mostly just soft cow calls. The biggest thing i am seeing in this video is lack of scouting. Yes not everyone has time for it but if you want to be successful year after year you gotta put the effort and time in before the season. If for some reason i am struggling to get on elk I will go out late at night 11pm-2am and bugle in the dark from roads and usually that will help point you in the right direction for the morning. I've killed elk while trucks are driving by on a road no more than 100yards away if you get them pissed off enough they will come in no matter what else is going on. Early season can be tough though. Id suggest planning your trip next time around the 15th of sept thats right around peak rut and the bulls will be more likely to give away their position, this can also work against you though because I find that they don't like to go to far away from their cows. Good Luck!!

[@truetineoutdoors]

Thanks for the knowledge and insight. Definitely a lack of scouting plays a major role. Also learning your spot is pretty crucial, a lot of the areas I hunt don’t have elk. So this is all new ground. I like your approach and appreciate the feedback!

[@bozste1813]

What cameras do you use and would recommend? Have you lost any arrows shooting grouse on the road like that? Good luck this season!

[@truetineoutdoors]

I just buy cheapos off amazon, all of them are hit and miss. Some good some not so good. Yup ive lost quite a few arrows shooting at grouse on the road haha

[@janbastein7355]

what area? MU ?

[@truetineoutdoors]

Region 4

[@janbastein7355]

@@truetineoutdoors Thanks, never been there unfortunately. I’m in 7B.

[@thenock81]

No doubt about it, the bear was a Golden albacore cinnamon transitioning Kodiak polar sow.

[@truetineoutdoors]

That was my guess as well, common around those parts

[@MikeJones-vb1me]

I thought boar

[@truetineoutdoors]

Had that sheen of a wild boar

[@brucerobson8341]

Oh Yeah. Hunting season is apon us once again. Our play. We know that elk are in this area, so we get here one hour before daylight and sit in the truck with the windows down and listen. We heard the first bugles before light and pin pointing where the bull was, we headed out as soon as we could see. (three hunters) Watching the wind, one left, one right , one behind we headed for him. Cow calls worked best. A Quad came into the area , and the bull gathered his cows and booked across the creek for the timber. End of hunt. Advice. Really watch the wind. Use a few different cow calls to sound like a herd. Don't drive past a parked truck, cause someone else is already hunting this bull. Be one with the woods.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Sounds like a casual day of hunting in a lot of places. Fighting the pressure. It’s too bad it went down like that. Thanks for the advice, I’ll have to bring more calls into the mix, and also just get better at calling in general lol.

[@Practically_Outdoors]

Great vid, thanks for that. Too bad about the taco troubles! I'm watching it while sitting in the cab of my truck eating hard boiled eggs on a multi day deer hunting adventure. Gotta respect the grind 🫡

[@truetineoutdoors]

Right on! Thanks for watching, good luck in deer camp!

[@brucerobson8341]

Bull Down! Got a 6x6 on the 16th. Heard him from the truck. Chased him a couple of kms. Son Ken got up on him , and I cow called , while kens brother was bugleing about 2 hundred yards behind us. He held up in the plantation and that was that. 367 lbs of meat packed out, boned and bagged. 7MM mag with 175 nosler partition , found on the opposite side under the hide, perfectly mushroomed. Still sore today.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Nice work! that’s a day in the life right there! Congrats on the success. Someone I know just shot one off of the road! seems like it’s heating up out there.

[@northleftdirt1122]

Early season is very tough hunting, usually around there things change around September 12-14, start gathering and making noise, depending on the amount of pressure around. If there is a lot of other hunters usually cow calls are better, sometimes they want a bugle. Call from first light till 11am, back to camp for breakfast and a nap( elk nap and so do I) and start calling when the sun goes down. If I don’t know my area I would walk until I find sign and try to pattern. A rub line is a great place to spend time around but most are made at night. Good luck, where I hunt the elk don’t show up till last week of September, can’t wait.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Thanks for the great intel much appreciated. Do you think that elevation plays a role into when the elk start to group up? Or the way their rut behaviour is? I understand that ruts not based on that but if let’s say terrain were to limit their interactions with each other as well as population density, would they almost rut slower in a sense. Just thoughts.

[@northleftdirt1122]

@@truetineoutdoors I think weather and moon phase plays a role, in west kootneys they will travel from the top of the mountain to the bottom, I spend my time in the middle. Farmers fields and when they are cut can completely change their activities if that plays into your area. They can move 20km from summer habitat to where they rut in days.

[@truetineoutdoors]

Okay interesting, once again thanks for the info, hopefully I can use this to understand them more