The dream that began it all

[Dave N]

Guessing no deer yet.

 

[ammo]

I wonder if folks in CO have a name for these mountain newbies

Husband unit and I call them "tour-ons" since they generally impede traffic and drive as if they are the only car on the road and the road is not a highway but rather an amusement park for "ermahgerd mountains!" and "ermahgerd sheeeeeps!"

 

[Forkyfinder]

"ermahgerd sheeeeeps!"

just wave to me next time

 

[seeth07]

Not a great morning. Not seeing much.

My cousin is thick in deer though and they passed on quite a few this morning. My buddy also finally found some elk, just not in a great spot to make a move on and there is some private he has to rock climb around so not sure if they will attempt it or not.

 

[TOGIE]

the lack of pictures is.... disappointing.

1 star so far.

 

[seeth07]

My camera is broke on my phone!!!

 

[seeth07]

My .5 zoom works. Took just a few but my wife is loading up on them. To be shared later.

Reference photo To mark where the big buck was yesterday


Action shot of my wife making the approach while me and the dogs hang back

 

[Valley1320]

Find one like this

 

[NM_Hawkeye]

good luck!!!

 

[seeth07]

Bust tonight. Only one small buck

 

[seeth07]

I cant believe all we spotted was moo cows in here. What an amazing spot. Fresh elk sign even...there shouldn't be much for elk in here yet...right @Oak ? This photo probably tells you exactly where I am.

 

[Gellar]

the lack of pictures is.... disappointing.

1 star so far.

Careful or you might get a picture of his brown star.

 

[Oak]

This photo probably tells you exactly where I am.

Yes. Given the bikini weather, I'm not at all surprised you're not seeing much. Supposed to change about the time you head home.

 

[seeth07]

Some good and bad news.

They missed a great buck this morning.

The boys however found some elk and came close to filling a tag this morning. They know where they bedded up and without a way to get to them, they setup hoping they come back down before dark.

 

[mountainlaurel3]

Husband unit and I call them "tour-ons" since they generally impede traffic and drive as if they are the only car on the road and the road is not a highway but rather an amusement park for "ermahgerd mountains!" and "ermahgerd sheeeeeps!"

Gaper!

 

[seeth07]

Last night the herd came out perfect except it was missing the 4 legal bulls that was with it.

We saw Nadda last night again.

This morning we saw a group right away pretty far away and then a lone buck cruising about a mile away.

Its been tough and the super nice weather im sure isnt helping

 

[The_Coloradoboy]

It is very easy to tell if your driving with people that have never seen the mountains before. Face to the window and photos out snapping non stop photos.

I wonder if folks in CO have a name for these mountain newbies

We call them Gaypers

 

[CRJR45]

It is very easy to tell if your driving with people that have never seen the mountains before. Face to the window and photos out snapping non stop photos.

I wonder if folks in CO have a name for these mountain newbies

We get the same thing down here , people giving the "Tour" to their visitors , and the out of staters driving like shit .

 

[seeth07]

Passed 7 bucks this afternoon so far. New life put into my wifes hunting soul!!

 

[seeth07]

Two more forkies got the pass and saw a bunch more does.

Finally some fun deer action this afternoon. It started when we saw a small group with three bucks. A small forkie, a very large forkie and a 3x3. The 3x3 was limping but we didnt see evidence that we was shot and he was still fighting so he must not have been hurt too bad. My wife was for sure feeling bad for him and thinking about taking him until he started to fight so let be a lesson to you kids...fighting can save your life.

We then spotted a large group of does that had some bucks in it including a 4x4. They were 1200 yards away so we made a move on them to get a better look. At 250 yards, my wife was getting excited but determined he just wasn't the buck she is looking for.

A little back story here. My wife has to have the record for the most mule deer bucks passed without ever shooting one. It has to be over 50 now. She doesn't want her first one to be small. Her very first mule deer hunt in Nebraska she missed a giant buck and now she says she has the forkie curse (all she would ever have in range is a forkie). We have broke that a bit on this trip now passing up two decent bucks but they just weren't the one for her.