My son is hooked, last year was his first elk hunting trip out West. I was able to get him and my son-in-law on some elk. I had to be extremely careful bugling I found out because someone would typically come screaming up in there truck or side by side and start blowing their bugles and calls...
Looking for assistance, I haven't hunted CO Unit 80/81 since 2006. Went out the last two years with my son and son-in-law, trying to teach them the ropes and was extremely disappointed. 20 years ago, I could find the elk within a few days and then spend two weeks in the middle of them hunting...
I bought a shower tent from Academy sports and two shower bags off of Amazon. It works great if you use it.....lol. Back story, I'm an old infantry scout so last year I went 14 days hunting without showering along with my "city boy" son-in-law. Dead down wind makes a dry shampoo and soap which...
Got drawn for unit 80/81 again this year, not too hard to get drawn still for an out-of-stater. Last year hunted Unit 80, had a lot of success but had to compete with a lot of hunters. Haven't been to Unit 81 since 2002. Taking my son-in-law again and my son on his first elk hunt. Plan to do...
Haven’t hunted in Unit 81 since 2002, we took a really nice 6x6 that year and I saw the biggest bull I have encountered during the same hunt; Colorado elk wise. There had been a pretty good fire that had wiped out hunting above Fox Creek that year as well. Coming out with my son in law in...