Thread: Hi from Alberta, Canada

It was a tough year for sure. Warmest fall I remember. Definitely kept the whitetail movement a bit slower and the elk were more quiet than usual most days. Where about in the province did you hunt? And what time of year? Seemed like the further north a guy went the more “normal” the activity was.

Originally Posted by CanuckHunterAB

It was a tough year for sure. Warmest fall I remember. Definitely kept the whitetail movement a bit slower and the elk were more quiet than usual most days. Where about in the province did you hunt? And what time of year? Seemed like the further north a guy went the more “normal” the activity was.

I was about 2 hours north of Edmonton. As you say it really effected the whitetail movements, very frustrating driving back from the hunt each night and seeing big bucks standing on the road in front of you…

I was late November so the elk rut was over but a bit of whitetail action

Gotcha! Yeah, that can really start to aggravate a guy with them "taunting" you in the fields after dark lol. Elk are always a slog at that time of year.....depending exactly how far North you would have been on the edge of where rifle opens up for them on Sept 17, so by late November most have learned their lesson about coming out before dark, and the ones that didnt are in someones freezer lol. Hopefully the next time your back its good and cold and you can even the score with one of those nocturnal bucks lol. Cheers!