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  1. Brian_Holcombe

    Poll ?: Archery PRONGHORN stalk vs sitting water

    Two days into my first pronghorn archery season I’ve learned a few things already spot and stalking. - Even when not running, they move much faster than I expect. I’ve gotten busted a couple times because I thought I’d gotten ahead of bucks but had not. - They’ll bed in the open bottoms. As an...
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    2021 Colorado Elk Pack List

    I thought about that, too, but those Coleman outdoor rolls look pretty small.
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    2021 Colorado Elk Pack List

    I just went to incognito mode to search “butthole sandwich” and Rokslide was the first result. Looks delish. 5 wipes per day seems like a lot. Do you have med training to use the tourniquet? If not, leave it at home and carry quickclot and know how to fashion a cloth tourniquet. I agree with...
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    colorado unit 42/43 packers?

    Avalanche Outfitters in Redstone is a good place to start.
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    Colorado Archery Mule Deer

    Steep terrain, crowded trailheads, over-hunted bucks in 43 the last few years, after some media attention. Hunting this unit for the first time is especially tough sledding in dry years like this.
  6. Brian_Holcombe

    Elk Huntin’ Boots.

    Salomon Quest 4 GTX every day I’ve hunted for the last five years.
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    Tyvek vs... what to protect groundpad from sharps/wet ground?

    I use this: https://www.surviveoutdoorslonger.com/shelters/heat-reflective-blankets/survive-outdoors-longerr-heavy-duty-emergency-blanket.html
  8. Brian_Holcombe

    First OTC Archery Elk Hunt

    Like others have suggested, what’s your priority — the experience or the meat? If it’s the former, keep hunting. If it’s the latter, and you’re near enough the trailhead, drop the cow, get it to a meat locker and head back in.
  9. Brian_Holcombe

    2020 Elk Camp Pic

    Three of many in Colorado this fall. Opening week at 11,600’, late September, 4th season Battleship in the camper.
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    Backcountry shelter failures

    I’ve had rough nights out, but two nights before the Colorado archery opener this year set a new bar.. I was camped at about 11,600’ in my Hyperlite Ultamid 4. I was tucked in behind a little a rise and used six standard, lightweight stakes to secure the shelter. At about 9pm the 50mpg+...
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    Colorado Unit 43

    I live in unit 43 and agree with most of the above. Like others, I won't share specific info, but there is a ton of pressure from hunters, mountain bikers, hikers, runners and trail crews. Steep terrain (the side trails out of Avalanche Creek and most trailheads are elevators). A lot of...
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    Average Weight for Day Hunts? What’s in Your Pack?

    For September elk in Colorado, most days I carry the following, stacked from bottom up: First aid kit (Adventure Medical Sportsman 200 plus C-Splint, inflatable CPR mask and additional meds) Kill kit (game bags, blades, flagging, 4 contractor bags, electrical tape, license, paracord) Survival...
  13. Brian_Holcombe

    WTS Sitka Mountain Hauler 6200

    Sold
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    WTS Sitka Mountain Hauler 6200

    I can do Paypal. $175 doesn't include shipping. I ran an estimate with UPS to Appleton and it was about $45 going ground. Let me know if you'd like to go forward and we can exchange info on messenger. Brian
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    WTS Sitka Mountain Hauler 6200

    Yeah it is. It's a great pack. Surplus in my collection at this point.
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    WTS Sitka Mountain Hauler 6200

    Bump with price change.
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    This is nuts:

    What's the end game here? That's incredible.
  18. Brian_Holcombe

    Private access Colorado GMU 11-13, 23-24, 211 to hunt with my boys

    Howdy folks. Long shot here, I think. I had tag soup during archery season this year. I've picked up a 4th season cow tag for the GMUs around Meeker, Colorado, and am planning to take my 10-year-old and 7-year-old boys out for the week. They're psyched. If you have any connections with local...
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    Lessons learned this season

    A couple of many: 1. Wait your calling out longer if it’s quiet. It may take 1-2 hours for a bull to come in silently. We got busted by a bull last week that came in quiet an hour after we started calling, and five minutes after we decided to move on. 2. If backpack or bivy hunting, pack...
  20. Brian_Holcombe

    CO Archery Elk Post Muzzleloader

    They’ll turn back on. It’ll take another couple days, I think. I was in a central Colorado unit today and called in a coupla nice guys from Minnesota who thought they had a herd bull bearing down on them. Silent otherwise, aside from some mews before dawn. With the understory as dry as it is...

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