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  1. tomengineer

    2025 Colorado Elk Success & Recap

    Yep it’s also the last time I make that mistake.
  2. tomengineer

    2025 Colorado Elk Success & Recap

    Three of us hunted a draw unit in SW Colorado for the 2025 third rifle season. Two of us had tags and we were both successful. It was a fun and physically challenging hunt. We had encounters each day and passed up some barely legal bulls on day 1. I thought I'd share observations and lessons...
  3. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    Ok thanks for the input. This would be my first elk so I’m in the quantity not quality camp at this point. I’ll concentrate on glassing the mid elevations. 10,500-9,000.
  4. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    Got it. Thanks again.
  5. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    Ok thank you. In terms of actually hunting them in those areas I'm assuming it would be still hunting through timber with glassing in morning and evening if possible?
  6. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    Thanks for this. I'm not seeing any snow cover on the NOAA maps currently. Do they move down with the decreasing duration of light or will it take accumulated snow in your experience?
  7. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    Ok thank you.
  8. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    lol I can’t help it. I understand they are animals but also that we know a lot about their behavior based on external factors. Honestly just looking forward to glassing off a ridge in the quiet western wind.
  9. tomengineer

    Systematic Approach to Finding Elk Elevation Bands in a New Unit during 3rd Season

    I drew a 3rd rifle season tag for a south central unit in CO for elk this year. The unit starts high and tapers off to wintering grounds at the Gunnison River. The unit is migratory but the weather appears to be mild up to this point with no standing snow. The elevations and locations we are...
  10. tomengineer

    Lake City CO Game Packing service

    Can’t say I know a real pack out service but I’ll be there for 3rd rifle elk. If you get desperate day 6 text me and I’ll help you 😂 good luck to you.
  11. tomengineer

    Colorado Mule Deer - First Draw Hunt After Years of OTC

    Ok great thanks for the input. Gives me some perspective on burning the points and focusing on mule deer.
  12. tomengineer

    Colorado Mule Deer - First Draw Hunt After Years of OTC

    I finally have 5 points in CO. My hunting partners have 4 points a piece. I have GoHunt filtering and have picked out several units in central CO I'm considering for fall of 2025 mule deer(3rd season). These units are intentionally outside of the OTC elk units bc after hunting OTC elk archery...
  13. tomengineer

    Elk Distribution in Rocky Areas

    Yes they certainly do. They also have some small visible meadow areas amongst the timber. Good call on varying the Google Earth imagery I hadn't thought of that thanks.
  14. tomengineer

    Elk Distribution in Rocky Areas

    Yeah this will be my first elk hunt so I honestly wouldn't mind just locating elk, observing behavior, calling them etc. My biggest concern is just walking around for 7 days and not getting into sign or animals and thus learning less than I might have.
  15. tomengineer

    Elk Distribution in Rocky Areas

    Thanks for this. Yes I’m seeing some small meadows interspersed with the timber so maybe I’ll try to glass or call up into these areas to see if I can.
  16. tomengineer

    Elk Distribution in Rocky Areas

    Yeah good call. There are spots where I can likely glass up into them mornings and evenings to hopefully save my legs.
  17. tomengineer

    Elk Distribution in Rocky Areas

    I'm doing some last minute second guessing on an elk archery hunt coming up September 10-17. I've been reading up on elk behavior during September as it relates to feed and temperature and elevation etc. I'm looking at an area that I hope is less traveled than other areas of the state in...
  18. tomengineer

    Archery Elk Hunting - Media Tactics vs Reality

  19. tomengineer

    Archery Elk Hunting - Media Tactics vs Reality

    Just finished the elk talk top 5 mistakes (V1) on elk talk so I think I’ve got this one logged as important from many sources.
  20. tomengineer

    Archery Elk Hunting - Media Tactics vs Reality

    *slowly closes YouTube.... :)
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