How far away are elk ungulates normally from the mother elk?

[bdsmwhore5038]

Because bush searching right now is driving me insane.

[Meowiixx]

It is random since sometimes to unglates are close and sometimes far away though they tend to be far away. Make sure you have music on so you can hear the music that plays to help you find them

[bdsmwhore5038]

What is the music, if I could ask?

[crys]

Originally posted by saberplays5038:

What is the music, if I could ask?

It's a special music that only plays when you're in the radius of a cow elk or mule deer momma. It's rather distinctive so if you listen you'll notice the difference.

[Nightangelwolf]

In my experience, they're often far enough away from their mother, but always within the area where the Hide and Snack[wolfquest.fandom.com] track plays.

[bdsmwhore5038]

Thank you guys! <33

[Ominous Odyssey]

Calves\fawns are always far away from the mother. Don't bother looking at grass patches even mildly close to her. The only time you're gonna see a calf/fawn a short distance from the mother is if you passed it the first time and she already ran directly over it.
Search the tall grass that's furthest away from the mother while still being within the music range. Usually the patch it is in will still be within sight of the mother, but not always (if there's steep slopes or hills it may be out of view distance).

For elk calves in particular, notice that the mother elk will sometimes stand or lay down. If you are getting closer to where the calf is hidden she will be standing (or if you get too close to her, but again, newborns are never hidden close to the mother), if she lays down you're farther away from the calf.

Also note that if the mother is close to a river there is a chance the baby will be on the opposite side of the river from the mother.

Your graphics settings can also affect your success, particularly grass density, so keep this in mind if you're running higher graphics.

In general, always keep in mind your distance from the mother because this is the main factor in determining the location of the baby, after a while you get a feel for roughly how far away a grass patch can be from her while still playing the music and this will help you shorten the time you spend searching.

One other environmental factor is dense forest and foliage. Personally I have a harder time finding the mother than I do the baby in a forest and have to mark the mother on my map so I can keep her distance in check to find the baby.
There's also those really big weird bushes near rivers that usually have beaver trails on or nearby them, some of those areas have the hidden newborn grass patches but are harder to see in them so keep an eye out if the mother is in one of these areas.

It was a slight learning curve at first but for the most part now finding and killing newborns is a breeze for me. Hope this helps!