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North faces early season when the leafs are still on the trees they like to hang out in the poplar Bowles and strands that everyone think are so thick they’re a waste of time (spoiler alert that’s what they like). You don’t have to go far off the road but I find more in that 2-3km range than closer to the road. Practice bugles they work. They can be at any elevation the 200 and 300 zone elk seldom leave the prairies for higher elevations so don’t beat your self up crushing those super tall ridges because you think you need to. Play the thermals and wind come down on them quietly when you find them don’t be try to come up on them or match their elevation or rush they can smell hear and see you coming even if your wearing HECS and have an ozonics module blasting in your back pack he will just run away that’s how the elk laugh at you. 200/300 zones produce better these days Than 400/402 but you can still get it done. Just have to decide if you want to put that effort into 402 vs more productive areas that require some door knocking. Elk for sure have their winter areas and move around a bit they are not always in the same spot like clock work every year but can be.