Theyre nromally in little butte for me aswell..
I can just walk up on them without even finding a scent trail.. hmm. Weird. XD
But it's been like this off and on since I first downloaded the game.

Anytime I've ever killed a bull elk, it's mainly been in multiplayer xD Almost everytime I've done it by myself on single player, I die multiple times. I think the most annoying part about bull elk are their tendency to like to swim quite often -.- It doesn't bother me as much but, my wolf is super ...