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Crazy thing happened about 0330 this morning Unit 18
This morning about 0330 I was awakened out of a dead sleep by the most harrowing noise I’ve ever heard. It took me a minute but then I realized it was wolves - a pack of wolves at the very end of a hunt. The time they go absolutely nuts. Then it quiets down for about 30 seconds and I hear the... -
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Getting so fired up!!!
I am starting to get that kid in the candy store excitedness about CO first rifle. It’s a little over a week away until I head west and it can’t come soon enough. So many possibilities and positive outlook. Even though two of my sons can’t make it due to personal reasons this season is still... -
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East Troublesome Fire - 2020 to now info needed
So my group just found out we drew our second choice for Colorado elk this fall - Unit 18 1st season. The biggest redeeming quality is the tags are either sex, so we should be coming home with meat. Looking at what I can find so far, the East Troublesome fire seems to have burned the entire... -
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To move units or not to move units and other questions
So the short version is we have hunted the same Colorado unit for 3 years (Grand Mesa region Units 52 & 521 mainly out of Hotchkiss) and have gone 0 for several tags. This year due to circumstances we are hunting 3rd rifle OTC and it will be either 2 or 3 guys depending on if my son gets leave... -
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Scouting Question
I am getting to my unit on Wednesday before the season opens on Saturday and plan to scout Thursday and Friday (and maybe Wednesday evening depending on arrival time and how long camp takes to set up). How many guys would head into the woods well before daylight to scout versus wait until... -
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Colorado Tag Question
I plan on calling a hunt planner when they open but thought I would also ask here. My son is going to be in camp for second rifle until he flies back on Thursday. If he harvests an animal and we do all the proper tagging what else needs to be done for me to haul his elk back home? I know when... -
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Fire Impact on Colorado Hunting Pressure
I am wondering what everyone's thought are on the impact of the fires on season selection for Colorado. Does anyone else think people may turn in a first rifle tag get back their points and switch to OTC? Or do you think the relative amount of ground is small enough not to have an impact? -
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Colorado Unit 128 Anyone familiar?
I am only curious at this point, we already have our tags for a different unit but on the left over list there are cow tags left in 128 (69 of them) and they are list c. I looked at OnX and there is VERY little public ground in that unit. Other than that I don't know anything about it. Does... -
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Who else got lucky this morning?
No, not that way perv this isn't that kind of board. I mean in the left-over tag system for Colorado. Scored a limited entry tag first rifle tag. 2 of the 3 of us hit it, third guy is deciding what to do. We offered to turn ours back in if he wants to go OTC instead. To me its more about having... -
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Scouting in July/August
For a rifle season, say Colorado 2nd rifle does scouting in late July or early August really matter? Besides a great excuse to be in the mountains I can't imagine where the bulls are in July/August will have any bearing of where they will be in late October. Am I wrong? For the record we have... -
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Colorado GMU 501 - what it like there for elk?
Thinking about trying to draw 501 this year. The stats from 2019 1st rifle look promising, but wanted to see if anyone has first hand knowledge. Crazy part is I had an uncle who lived in Bailey and have been in the north end of the unit some but don't recall much about it. -
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Corona virus Impact on draw odds
What are your thoughts on the impact of the Corona Virus on draw odds. Do you think fewer people will enter draws this year because of the economic uncertainty? -
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Thoughts on Hunting an area that burned in 2013
Just like the title says. I am looking at a unit fairly high - upper 9s to low 12s thousand feet that had a pretty large fire in 2013. I am just trying to figure out if that should be overgrown, undergrown, whatever. For those with experience in such matters what will the regrowth most likely... -
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Colorado Advice Sought
Hello, I am looking for some general (or as specific as you would like) advice on Colorado. I have hunted a few seasons in unit 52 (Grand Mesa area) and am now thinking about switching things up. The main reason is this year I started hunting with a horse and I don't think 52 gives as much of an... -
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So hard to concentrate!
Headed to the Grand Mesa for 2nd rifle later this week and am trying to get a few days work in before hand. Business trip just came up to Cincinnati which means I now will be flying to Cinncy Tuesday, working there Wednesday and flying to Montrose Thursday morning. My son comes from Iowa to... -
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Any reports on the Rut in Western CO?
I have heard that with the heat the rut has been pretty quiet so far. Just wondering if thats the case and is there is any chance a guy may catch the tail end during second rifle. TIA. -
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Greetings Y'all and You Guys
Greetings from the DFW area of Texas. New to the forum, grew up splitting my time between Iowa and Colorado. Old dude with 7 children, planning my first elk hunt to Colorado in 2018 with my oldest son (he's 26). Dad and uncle hunted elk in CO when I was younger but never got to go. I know...
