It’s defiantly still on in October. In fact I’ve killed my biggest ones mid month. (Not that big
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Last year I was chasing coyotes on December 1 and the elk were going like mid September.
The changes that I’ve seen are that they are less gullible and they are grouped up more. Less stray satellite bulls checking things out. Also they are into new food sources and leave fields in the dark.
It’s still very doable but more chalangeing.