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    WTS Kifaru slick bag

    20 degree tall. Been used twice. Like new. 300 shipped 972-762-5505
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    Colorado Snow melt and scouting

    Hey guys we are two weeks away from family vacation in central Colorado. Where we camp is a few hours from where I elk hunt and was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what elevation some of the jeep passes are passable as of now. The road I take up to the area I hunt is high and I park near...
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    Elk hunt #3 still a "90%er"

    Horse shoes and hand grenades. Elk at 10 yards. Blah blah blah. Totally different animal than I had last year. Last year they were vocal and using meadows. Large herds where they should be. This year quiet elusive animal. Heard a few mid day bugles day 1. Had 1 grunt at me day 3. Few after dark...
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    Refletching 5mm fmjs question

    Being that the 5mm is a small diameter arrow is there a particular jig I should use installing new blazer veins? Also this is probably a loaded question but what is the beat glue? The stuff I had prior was not great.
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    Canvas tent Help

    Hey guys my father in law and his dad used to rifle hunt the mountains and use a big canvas tent. It has been offered to me a few times. I do bivy style hunts and I do not think at this point in time that I will use a big canvas tent much. I started thinking the other day that I should...
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    pack camp locations

    you guys that pack in and hunt. Do you attempt to try and stay away from the heavy elk sign, the draws etc when you are laying you head down? I am talking no fire cooking with jetboil etc. If you do. How much room do you give?
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    September full moon

    Looking at the Lunar calendar for September and the full moon will be the 2nd week of September. After last years hunt being a full moon and they were all herded up I had decided that I wanted to get in front of the moon. DO you guys think with the moon being that early in the season that they...
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    2016 elk Hunt 2nd DIY Archery elk for a Texas boy

    Been back almost a week now and had plenty to do. So first time I have even checked on rokslide. What a trip and an experience. I think if there were two words to sum it up I would have to go with horse shoes and Hand Grenades. I was humbled, amazed, frustrated, exhausted. I could go on...
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    My 2 year old working on her Elk calling

    https://goo.gl/photos/az5joi8Fy9eVxnnf7 I think I have my caller ready for bow season.
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    Elk Pack services

    Are there any around the Aspen Colorado area?
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    Any Experience with the Easton talus 6800?

    Was at Cabelas yesterday as always drift through the Bargain Cave and came across the Easton Talus 6800 Cu Pack. I googled and googled. Could not find one good or bad review which I found odd. I did find some obvious Staffer type reviews but of course you always have to take them with a grain of...
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    Year 1 on the books I'll be back

    My first DIY backpack Elk hunt is over, I am sore, my right foot has quit a blister and I am exhausted after getting home at 4am getting in the truck yesterday morning at 9:30. Lessons learned. When the lines are that close together on a topo map. DO not plan on climbing out of it with an...
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    Looking for mountain road information

    Ive already called the national park service for the area and got generic information Not looking for anything but information on whether or not I can get a vehicle up a certain road. PM me if you can help. Thanks guys.
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    Couple new questions from the new flat lander

    Where are all the best places to kill ELK.... I kid I kid Lets say the very very unlikely happens and on our first elk hunting trip me or my buddy kill an elk early in the hunt. 1. can two men pack an elk out in one trip? If not what do you do with the tag? You pack meat to the truck with tag...
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    2nd half of september central Colorado... CLOTHING

    Been reading a lot on this forum. Gear, packs, boots, clothing etc. Do the majority of you guys actually have 12-18 hundy in clothes simply to hunt elk in? No prostaffers, no bs... What is the bare min for hunting high elevation. What makes these clothes so great? I simply do not have 1500...
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    New to the forum

    Just a flat lander from East Texas that started looking into a DIY elk hunt in Colorado, and stumbled across this great source. Just wanted to say hello and thanks for the information. I plan to just read quietly. Jeromy

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