MIfirefighter
FNG
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2020
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Hi everyone, newbie to the forum here from Michigan. Hope everyone that made it out Elk hunting or otherwise last season had an enjoyable experience. I was lucky enough to tag my first archery bull in Colorado GMU 12 last September. That being said, I had 10 points, which I burned for a 4 point area in order to hunt with other family members with lesser points. This was my second Colorado Elk hunt in the last 10 years, both of which were in limited draw units. I had no prior boots on the ground scouting of either unit prior to the start of each 10 day hunt and both were DIY with little to no inside knowledge. I consider myself an avid online scouter and study topo and aerial maps in great detail before the hunt. Therefore, I feel that those efforts played a large part in my success in getting on elk within the first day on both occasions. I also put in over 7 miles per day in the first week to narrow down where the elk were in the particular areas we hunted.
All that being said, I am planning on another DIY OTC archery hunt in Colorado next fall. This will obviously be my first OTC hunt and looking for good information on units and particular honey holes and will of course share mine for units 12 and 67. I realize what I'm asking for and many obviously wouldn't be willing to give up their secret spot.
As for my style and hunt plan, I plan on hunting with a single partner and backcountry spike camp etc. on public land. Not affraid to get into the backcountry 5-10 miles (just like everyone else these days). I realize most OTC units are overrun with hunters. I would really like to find an area with some Wilderness solitude, high elevation, deep dark timber that nobody else likes to hunt and of course good numbers of quality elk (not trophies). If such an area outside of limited draw even exists. I have read some information about units 421, 521, 25, 14 and 22 being relatively good OTC hunting. Any help in narrowing down my search would be much appreciated. Thanks, Tim
All that being said, I am planning on another DIY OTC archery hunt in Colorado next fall. This will obviously be my first OTC hunt and looking for good information on units and particular honey holes and will of course share mine for units 12 and 67. I realize what I'm asking for and many obviously wouldn't be willing to give up their secret spot.
As for my style and hunt plan, I plan on hunting with a single partner and backcountry spike camp etc. on public land. Not affraid to get into the backcountry 5-10 miles (just like everyone else these days). I realize most OTC units are overrun with hunters. I would really like to find an area with some Wilderness solitude, high elevation, deep dark timber that nobody else likes to hunt and of course good numbers of quality elk (not trophies). If such an area outside of limited draw even exists. I have read some information about units 421, 521, 25, 14 and 22 being relatively good OTC hunting. Any help in narrowing down my search would be much appreciated. Thanks, Tim
