Hunting the second rifle season in Colorado.

[wm burwell]

I have a question for all you experienced elk hunters. Do elk continue to use wallows in late October?

 

[Dinkshooter]

I would say if you absolutely do not want to pack out an elk.

Sit on a wallow at the end of October.

 

[Goldtip]

I would say Dinkshooter is absolutely dead on with that advice.

 

[Bambistew]

Wallows get used the first couple weeks of September, once the rut nears the peak they rarely get touched.

 

[ben300win]

I shot one last year 2nd season that had mud all over it like it had just used a wallow in SW Colorado. Not saying that the use them on a regular basis. I guess it also depends on how hot it is and if they want to keep the bugs off of them. He was only a 4 by so he may have been different than an bigger bull. Good luck. We are going 1st season.

 

[sweetnectar]

I'd guess if it is hot, the flies are heavy and the rut is on then they will use wallows...but late in October....I'd go with Dinks advice.