Pines or Junipers?

[kjkf]

First off I would like to say hello to everyone on here. This forum was recommended by a friend a few weeks ago, and I must say that I am impressed with the knowledge here.

 

On to my questions, I was lucky enough to draw an early bull tag and was wondering what are the pro's and con's of hunting in the pines or in the junipers. Is one better than the other?

 

Also, I have to use a CPAP machine at night and was curious what effect a generator might have on the elk?

 

Thanks for any information that you can provide.

[Guest 300ultramag.]

Both have pros and cons- if you can pattern the elk it's easier to intercept them in the pines. It can also be effective to chase bugles in the pines as well. The cons are you will have less shooting lanes and branches that will affect arrow flight.

 

 

Junipers you have less cover but you can use the little cover you have to make a stalk easier than In the pines. More wide open shooting lanes.. Cons would be you can get busted easier because you can get caught out in the open while stalking.

 

 

 

Generator. I would say it could affect them a little. You might have to walk further if you plan on waking up and hunting from camp.

I would camp further away from where your hunting if I had to run a generator all night.

[6ANut]

Hunt the transition areas between the two if possible.

[DesertBull]

This year, I would say whichever area has tanks with water in them. Many are dry.

[kjkf]

Thanks for the responses. I plan to camp at least a least a mile or two away from where I am currently looking to hunt. My biggest problem is I keep changing my mind every time I go look at a new place.

[AZkiller]

What unit/hunt?

[tjhunt2]

Thanks for the responses. I plan to camp at least a least a mile or two away from where I am currently looking to hunt. My biggest problem is I keep changing my mind every time I go look at a new place.

 

That's a good problem to have. Looking at new places just improves your knowledge of where or where not to be. Good luck on your hunt.

 

TJ

[cosninocanines]

Hunt the transition areas between the two if possible.

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[PRDATR]

Elk really don't care much about what's going on around them during the Rut once the sun goes down. As long as you are a few hundred yards away from the area they travel from when they bed to where they go to water (usually about 10pm) they won't be the least bit concerned about a generator, especially when they have not been getting hunted/pressured.

I have been tent camping and had them bugleing and walking 20 feet from my tent.

Running a generator will help you get a good nights sleep because you won't hear them bugle every 30 seconds all night long.

[AZwest16]

I would try to camp in a central location that provides as many different opportunities as possible. Also the transition of pines and junipers always holds elk.

[kjkf]

I will be hunting in unit 10. From the areas that I have been able to look at so far, there seems to be a little more water available in the junipers.

 

Thanks for your feedback on the generator. It's going to be tuff enough trying to sleep with all the adrenaline from the hunt.

[AZkiller]

Water!