Solo Elk Hunt in Colorado: Am I About to Embark on a Glorious Disaster?

[Pennsylvania Possie]

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Aw ok thanks

 

[Pennsylvania Possie]

Pennsylvania Pussie.....just stay away from CO. We don't need NR like you.

That’s the plan. Your probably a rancher that pulls in suckers to pay and hunt your ranch

 

[ammo]

Husband and I fill our freezer with elk every year on public. But yeah...it sucks....don't come here....there are no elk! Also, there's no more snow - so no need to drive I70 to ski anymore either. The rock climbing is sub par too, best just go to Yosemite. Craft beer? Also on the outs.

 

[RidgeRunner76]

Remind the forum where you live again...

The OP is a non resident, driving roughly 1k miles and coming in blind. When and where was the last time you did that, and how did it go for you?

What does that really have to do with anything? I have friends travel in every fall farther than that. They do just fine. They just killed 3 bulls and 4 cows off the White River units. Arguably the most hunter dense area of the state.

Yall are right. CO has no elk. The hunting sucks. All of us locals are unacommadating and hostile.

I'd opt for hunting elk elsewhere.

 

[ammo]

Yall are right. CO has no elk. The hunting sucks. All of us locals are unacommadating and hostile.

I'd opt for hunting elk elsewhere.

We smell too. Also, we're ugly! Hotter people in Montana forsure, everyone up there looks like the cast of Yellowstone. I'd go there!

 

[Roebuck]

Jesus. There are too many egos on this thread. Y’all can’t help yourselves saying it suck’s, then in the same breath say you and the friends you help tagged out on quality stuff.

What good does it do you to blast your hunt area online?

 

[RidgeRunner76]

If you're talking about my mentioning the WR area, it encompasses so many units and more land than you'll probably hunt in a decade. Nothing about those units are a secret. Hasn't been since the 80s or longer

 

[elkduds]

 

[Oak]

Big difference between living in state and driving from states away every year. But don't please let that get in the way of your opinion.

Maybe you can drive to Wisconsin or the UP of Michigan and show those flatlanders how to kill a mature buck on public land in the north woods? Shouldn't take someone like you more than a couple days.

Not sure why the vitriol directed at me. It was literally a "why argue online" joke. Agree, very difficult to come in cold and have success, that's no secret. So why argue online about how good or bad the hunting is? Didn't hear you or PP asking for advice.

 

[RidgeRunner76]

Not sure why the vitriol directed at me. It was literally a "why argue online" joke. Agree, very difficult to come in cold and have success, that's no secret. So why argue online about how good or bad the hunting is? Didn't hear you or PP asking for advice.

I've never had the privilege of meeting or talking to Oak, yet.

I get that its hard. Especially cold. Plenty of us locals have the same issues. Work, life, kids, and a multitude of other obligations that limit our time afield. It happens despite residency.

Here is my honest to God truth for finding success. It works.

Adaptability. Burning boot leather for the sake of it when all your cohorts are doing the same, doesn't yield instant results.

Day 1 of 1st rifle season, after tye shooting gallery starts, no amount of scouting preseason will help you. The elk know this and their patterns will change. Adapt. Find where others aren't and where elk have what they need. Feed, water, shelter.

They can hold up in areas you'd never expect.

Your passion, energy, and go getter attitude isn't the issue. Nor is your geographical relation to the hunt area. There is so much information and tools online for you to be successful its uncanny. Its all yours for the taking even if you live in Siberia.

I won't ever pin a specific ridge or valley, but I'm more than willing to hone your plan to Hopefully tip the scales. Even for us locals success is roughly 20% or lower. Same as your odds. Almost every bull i showed you was taken in an OTC area with less than 10% success.

Distance, time, money spent are of no consequence.

Stop and smell the roses. Ground truths will enlighten you to places you never thought possible.


I didn't intend to cause a ruckus, but getting trashed because I live here is a bridge too far. I'll never have enough time in life to hunt all the places in my home state either. However, I'll die trying.

This isn't a where thing. Its a tactic/plan problem. Its not personal either.

Work, life, family, friends and everything thing else in life is a constant process of learning.

Happy Hunting.

Oak, I'd love to BS with you about sheep someday.

 

[seeth07]

Agree, very difficult to come in cold and have success, that's no secret

Cold in terms of being your first time hunting, yes. But there are a lot of things that go into a hunt that don't change regardless of where you go or what type of hunt it is. It is an acquired and learned skill from doing it year after year.

Why do you think guys like @SC Living Outdoors, and many more including heck myself draw tags in areas we know only a little about and year after year post successful hunting threads hunting places all around the world?

 

[El Jason]

This thread is becoming gross.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Let’s see if you can keep up with me?

@mtmuley, the gloves are off and the line has been drawn. If you back down from this challenge, I am sure there are a lot of forum members, myself included, who will be very disappointed in you. Maybe you could do Trapper Peak in and out. That isn’t quite 10 miles so you shouldn’t need three full days.

 

[El Jason]

Why do you think guys like @SC Living Outdoors, and many more including heck myself draw tags in areas we know only a little about and year after year post successful hunting threads hunting places all around the world?

 

[seeth07]

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Actually quite the opposite! Pointing out i feel like I often suck at this yet can easily find game and fill tags. This isnt rockey science stuff. Animals need food, water and shelter just like us humans. Find that, find them