The rest of the story.....
I went back Friday AM to see if the bears had found my elk carcass. When I got to within sight of the elk I could see movement! It turned out to be a pack of 'yotes. I got a shot on one but he was in the next zip code by the time the arrow got there.
I hung a stand 10 yards from the elk and waited 5 hours... zip.. I left about 7:45pm.
The next day when I got there a bear had been there and the elk was partly covered. I sat from 11am until dark and had a no show.. dang full moon.
Joe
PS. Only 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days until elk season!
and 5 weeks until whitetail season.... I better go practice.