With CO tag application season starting in earnest and everyone trying to shake off cabin fever (& coronavirus quarantine), I figure this is as good a time as any to talk about sharing hunting spots and unit numbers online. Or maybe NOT sharing those same tidbits. I've seen posts from some people about "It doesn't matter if I put it online, I want to hunt somewhere new next year anyways" or "I only hunt XXXXX every 4 years so it'll all be different by then". I'm curious what compels you to want to blow out a spot by posting about it on here (or any other website/permanent form of media? Even if you didn't have a good hunt and don't intend to return, why not say "I was in SW CO" or "West of I-25 and north of I-70"? What is gained by being specific beyond that in a public forum post?
I'm not trying to throw these people under the bus in the quotes below, they just happen to be the folks that posted unit #s and/or fairly specific spots on the first few pages in the Elk subforum. Many of these come from new members, but some are from guys that should know better. Take the specifics to PMs or in-person conversations.
I'm not trying to throw these people under the bus in the quotes below, they just happen to be the folks that posted unit #s and/or fairly specific spots on the first few pages in the Elk subforum. Many of these come from new members, but some are from guys that should know better. Take the specifics to PMs or in-person conversations.
I drew unit * in 2016, we hunted ************ wilderness area. It was an incredible week of hunting, did everything but kill an elk...i* can't imagine there being a better place to hunt elk than where we were. zero other people, multiple close encounters every single day with bulls, big and small. Yes, there are units where you'll have chances at bigger bulls if you wanted, but as far as opportunity goes, that place was literally unbelievable.
We play this game on another site, "What do you do, or where do you shoot?" To play, give a detailed account of your actions...just saying "I bugle" or " I cow call" is not instructional....important to include your thought process.
Scenario; Colorado archery elk season, up above ****************, Sept 9th, OTC unit. So this happened to me a few years back, I hiked in to a timbered ridge about 2 miles from a road just as it was getting light. I hit a saddle where a long ridge comes up from hayfields [2 miles off] and dips over into another drainage with a confluence of elk trails with sparse cover....a good looking spot. They are using it for sure- fresh sign. Its a little more open here in the saddle but still timbered. No wind, thermals still drifting down.
Myself and several family members/friends drew Bull elk tags for second season in GMU ** in southern Colorado. Myself and a couple of the guys going hunted GMU ** OTC in second season last year and had the trip of a lifetime even though we were un-successful. I have been doing my best to study maps (ONX, paper, google earth, etc.) and was curious if anyone had any experience hunting in that area. The wilderness looks like it is very high and would prove to be tough to access, but remote and receive little hunting pressure in the earlier season. I have read that a lot of hunters like to hug around ******* mountain in the middle of the unit. It also appears that the BLM land in between private land plots in the eastern portion of the unit contain watering holes, I'm assuming cattle graze there during the summer.
Just looking for any input that might help get a bull on the ground this fall. Feel free to respond or PM.
Thanks in advance
Just seeing how your hunt in ** went. We hunted right over the unit line in ** and peered over into **. Spent our time in ******* and didn't see anything in there. Did see one elk, he was in the meadow by our trucks when we finally packed out.
Planning a OTC 1st season rifle hunt for elk preferably any legal bull. Got a cousin of my ol lady’s who lives in Denver and hunts but he can’t scout much because he and his wife just had twins.... been looking at the ********* gulch, ********* mountain area. Any other spots to look at or avoid or anything would be great. Also I’ve read its mostly timber, so how long/short of shots would be the norm if one was lucky enough to get an opportunity? Thanks in advance for any input
Any one have any info on the crowds in and around the ******* Creek Road 7** access areas? I see some older comments from several years ago about it being super crowded. Time frame I'm interested in would be first two full weeks of Sept. I get that it'll have the usual horse trailers, etc.... I would be concerned if I pulled into an area and there wasn't at least a few rigs. Any info is much appreciated. Thanks in adavance.
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