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Today · Sep 11 · Day 4 of 5CO Unit 21 · Archery Elk

Your game plan

Cold front moving in — elk will move.

Get to the high benches before light. This is the day you've been banking points for. Be high, be quiet, let the front do the work.

6:18a
Legal light
Sunrise 6:42a
NW 4mph
First wind
In your face on the rim
Peak
Movement
Best day of the window
29° → 51°
Temp swing
22° drop overnight

Wind by hour

Glass before the wind swings west
5a4 mphNW
7a6 mphNW
9a8 mphW
11a11 mphW
1p9 mphSW
4p7 mphS
6p5 mphDown-valley

The play-by-play

Your day, called shot by shot

  1. 1
    05:30

    Glass Knob 2 on the NW wind — three basins open at first light.

  2. 2
    07:30

    If bulls are below, drop into the north basin and close the distance.

  3. 3
    09:00

    Still-hunt the north bench; wind stays in your face all morning.

  4. 4
    13:00

    Mid-day reset — water up, re-check the wind, nap if it's hot.

  5. 5
    16:30

    Wallow sit at 10,400 ft — evening thermals carry your scent downhill.

Solunar

Major & minor feeding windows

M
Major
7:12a – 9:12a
Peak
m
Minor
1:04p – 2:04p
Fair
M
Major
7:38p – 9:38p
Strong
m
Minor
12:48a – 1:48a
Low

🌗 Waning gibbous · 68% illumination · overhead 7:24a

The window

7-day movement forecast

Sep 7
Low
Sep 8
Transition
Sep 9
Peak
Sep 10
Peak
Sep 11
Peak
Sep 12
Transition
Sep 13
Low
North Basin Rim · 10,400 ft

Wind holds in your face on the rim until the thermals flip near noon.

Start hunt →Hawk re-checks the wind every hour