Riverswild, I read your article and I have a couple questions. Do you skyline yourself to make the bear wonder what is there? I had always tried to stay below the skyline, yet keep myself back to the sun so animals have a harder time seeing me with the sun shining in their eyes. Have you ever tried recorded calls to bring bears in? How many coyotes, cats, and other predators come in before the bears? And lastly do you use a sweet scent at all like Anise or Popcorn to help with the elk cover scent?
I am sure that any sweet scent could be considered and attractant which would against the law, so no. I have had too much luck with the cow call / cow scent combo to really change or try anything else.
The stump/skyline comment was kinda flip. I meant that you don't have to be concealed (as coyote hunting) especially with a rifle. I would rather be able to see a little more than be hidden so much that it is hard to see. My fav spot is a stump that has the sun setting right in my eyes. I have about 40 minutes of it before it gets behind some trees. So your spot doesnt have to be perfect in all aspects, it just has to produce.
I get quite a few coyotes coming in, but most hang up and bark at me because I am not too concealed. The bobcats have given me a few starts, especially when the come in hard. They are small and you can't see them very well. This spring I did call in two bobcats that I was able to photograph. Both were called between 10 am and noon.
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