Viking3520
FNG
Hello everyone,
First post here but been reading the forum for awhile and working up to getting my first ELK tag. I drew my first ever tag this year! Biggest part of the planning process for me was lining up the right "reliable" hunting buddy for an Elk trip. I hunted 3 years with a guy in the mountains on the east coast chasing dear (with success) with this guy till we were able to pull it all togther and get tags. We pulled first rifle GMU 65/64 and are planning on hunting the wilderness there "UNCOMPAHGRE". Not a fan of road hunters, ATVs and people shooting through the woods out of truck windows. We are planning to backpack in, try and keep our camp mobile, and get up in the wilderness as much as needed. We are E-scouting right now (google earth, OnX maps etc) but cant actually put boots on the ground till season. We will be able to get there about 2 days before season starts to hike in and setup camp based up our best guesses at locations. I have read post on here that says this is scary steep terrain and that I should bring my 3rd lung,..sounds like a good challenge. We are both in shape and continue to walk and run with weighted packs etc.
What I am asking for is any input or advice on this area we might want to consider. I have hunted, ND, SD, TN, GA, FL, KY, MO, MT and now looking forward to Colorado. Its not the kill but the experience we are after, being in the wild and seeing an Elk will be success enough for me. If we are able to bring some meat home, I will call that a bonus on the trip! Up to this point I have only imagined what it must be like. Thank you for reading and any input you can offer.
First post here but been reading the forum for awhile and working up to getting my first ELK tag. I drew my first ever tag this year! Biggest part of the planning process for me was lining up the right "reliable" hunting buddy for an Elk trip. I hunted 3 years with a guy in the mountains on the east coast chasing dear (with success) with this guy till we were able to pull it all togther and get tags. We pulled first rifle GMU 65/64 and are planning on hunting the wilderness there "UNCOMPAHGRE". Not a fan of road hunters, ATVs and people shooting through the woods out of truck windows. We are planning to backpack in, try and keep our camp mobile, and get up in the wilderness as much as needed. We are E-scouting right now (google earth, OnX maps etc) but cant actually put boots on the ground till season. We will be able to get there about 2 days before season starts to hike in and setup camp based up our best guesses at locations. I have read post on here that says this is scary steep terrain and that I should bring my 3rd lung,..sounds like a good challenge. We are both in shape and continue to walk and run with weighted packs etc.
What I am asking for is any input or advice on this area we might want to consider. I have hunted, ND, SD, TN, GA, FL, KY, MO, MT and now looking forward to Colorado. Its not the kill but the experience we are after, being in the wild and seeing an Elk will be success enough for me. If we are able to bring some meat home, I will call that a bonus on the trip! Up to this point I have only imagined what it must be like. Thank you for reading and any input you can offer.
