Thanks for the replies so far, I should have given a little more information originally. This will be a September archery hunt, and the plan is to hunt from camp for the first few days and then make adjustments if needed. My gear is light so switching it up to be more of a spike camp hunt would...
Me and my brother in law are going on our first real elk hunt in SW Colorado this year. I am curious where the ideal location to set up camp would be, on top of the mesas or down low toward the bottom? My thought is that if we camp low there is less chance of elk smelling us overnight due to...
Kansasdad, I got the expected but still unfortunate email that once again I didn’t draw a Kansas elk tag. Still have Colorado this year at least! Know anyone that was blessed enough to get a tag?
I was surprised, in a good way, to have drawn my first choice this year. I have 0 points and the SW unit I applied for as first choice didn’t have great odds. Me and my brother in law both drew our tags in the same units, excited for my first real elk hunt this September.
This is only my second time putting in for the draw in Colorado, and first since 2021. Seems like folks are seeing moose and bear results, not elk yet. Is that normal? Elk comes after those? Good luck to everyone that draws a tag this year!