Unseasonably warm, dry weather slows elk harvest

RBC | Unseasonably warm and dry conditions are making life tough for a lot of hunters this fall. With the third combined deer and elk rifle season coming to a close on Sunday, deer hunters are seeing more success than their elk hunting cohorts. Warm, dry conditions allow elk to stay at higher elevations and in darker timber where it’s harder to find them. “The first season had areas at higher elevations on the forest,…