Wallows???

[FancyRedneck]

I have had a few discussions lately with a few guys about wallows . Some of their thoughts are about making one of their own out off the beaten path so they had the only access to it. I was wondering what your thoughts on this might be?

[Pine Donkey]

During the rut, there are a lot of wallows. Elk are creatures of habit and they use the same wallows year after year. That time of year, there are also a lot of puddles that are not wallows. By making your own puddle, you have no guarantee it will become a wallow.

Your time might be better spent finding an existing wallow off the beaten path.

[Sneaker]

I think it would be difficult. First it needs to be there long enough for the Bulls to locate and make it a habit of using it. How long would that need to be? They use them most when it's hot. Small ones dry up quickly in those conditions. It would take a lot of water to create your own and maintane it for a month or two(100 gallons every few days maybe???), made even more difficult if you want it away from roads...

[bigorange]

I agree...put the effort into finding one off the beaten path that's already being used...

[Allforelk]

During the rut, there are a lot of wallows. Elk are creatures of habit and they use the same wallows year after year. That time of year, there are also a lot of puddles that are not wallows. By making your own puddle, you have no guarantee it will become a wallow.

Your time might be better spent finding an existing wallow off the beaten path.

I would agree. I get the sense that these established wallows are a scent trading post too.

[wildwoody]

I'd say more territorial., over the years becomes a summer relief area , and rut cooling hole , which are good to hunt during the rut.

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[muledeer190]

We built this one about 5 years ago and they use it a lot .

[PseAZ]

That bull is pretty Badass Hopefully you can get him this season

[Edge]

Great bull

[FancyRedneck]

I would think it would be more productive to find a small water source and make one from that. Muledeer190 have you had anybody find the wallow you made and use it?

[Chris]

I had one dry up..... about 3 days later, I filled it up with local tank water. Lots of work. Nothing showed. Those elk know where the puddles are when it rains. I've learned to keep track of those spots when a storm is coming, for hunting.

[208muley]

Hunt wallows when it getting used and dont hunt em when they are not. Elk change patterns for lots of different reasons, so if it's not hot don't hunt it....

 

 

You can do a ton of work hauling water and end up wasting time and energy.... Hunt waterholes or chase bugles and sneek in on em... Calls are way overrated and way overused... Be sneekee and be successful..

[jim]

My luck has never been good at wallows unless they were the edge of a pond. I know where numerous wallows in 27 were and it just never paid off sitting them.

[muledeer190]

Yes last year there was a guy sitting are blind ,I didn't care I let him use it I don't own it .But I did sneak back and grab my camera .

[elkaholic]

Thats not to say you can't build one -

 

like the one in the creek bed - seen lots of home made dams to catch and with enough work diggin and moving rocks hold more than enough water for a bull to wallow in