Jwilly77
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- Jul 20, 2019
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Hi all. Brand new here. I am looking for advice for OTC do it yourself Archery Elk hunt on Colorado this fall. I am from Oklahoma and an avid Whitetail hunter. I've always wanted to try Elk hunting. My son and a friend of his he met on their deployment to Afghanistan last year, his buddy, and I are going to give it a try around the 3rd week of September(4 of us). They are in good shape. I'm 41 and in pretty good shape and working hard the next 6 weeks to get better. I have done several draw DIY hunts in Oklahoma and understand Whitetail terrain and scouting, but not Elk country! We are thinking of 1) hiking in, setting up a base camp and hiking out each day, or option 2) staging a base camp in an area were we can drive ATV's up as far as we can and hiking for the day a far as my body will take me! We are looking at about 7 days. I have looked at several Units, success rates, # of hunters, etc. until my head hurts! I don't expect anyone to give up their honey holes, just looking for advice. I'm realistic and realize it will most likely be about the experience, but hope to get a chance at a bull and/or cow for one of us. I've been to Colorado multiple times over the years, but have never hunted it. We considered going with a semi-guided hunt to take us up to a base camp and point us in a general good direction, but it is a little too much $ for for the boys. So far I've looked at Units 81, 82, 85, & 86. I am familiar with the area around blue/bear lake South of Cuchara, but not sure about the Elk hunting. We also considered making the extra drive up to Units around Meeker, Units 211 & 13. That is a drive and will take away from hunting time though. Again, any helpful thoughts or advice will be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.