Hello.
I am new to this forum, but have gone through the 140 pages of elk threads and the backpacking threads looking for any info that could help on an upcoming elk hunt. And I found a lot, thanks.
My 27 year old son and myself(59) plan a backpack elk hunt into a colorado wilderness for two weeks with archery gear. This will be my third wilderness hunt for elk, though the first two were drop camps into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana, when I was in my twenties.
My son and I have done a lot of hunting together and this is a hunt he has wanted to do and I'm not getting any younger. This will be the most physically and mentally challenging hunt I've ever been on. Physically, I'm in great shape for my age, having worked out regularly for several years an hour every other day and since early January have worked out at least an hour a day, not having missed a single day. I still know this hunt will be a physical challenge.
My question is (and there will no doubt be more to come)
What is the trailhead etiquette? Being a midwesterner, I've never even seen a trailhead, but I imagine them to be a little parking lot of sorts. And I'm sure being courteous is part of it, but fill me in with any details. We want to do this hunt right from the start to the finish.
Thanks
Dan
I am new to this forum, but have gone through the 140 pages of elk threads and the backpacking threads looking for any info that could help on an upcoming elk hunt. And I found a lot, thanks.
My 27 year old son and myself(59) plan a backpack elk hunt into a colorado wilderness for two weeks with archery gear. This will be my third wilderness hunt for elk, though the first two were drop camps into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana, when I was in my twenties.
My son and I have done a lot of hunting together and this is a hunt he has wanted to do and I'm not getting any younger. This will be the most physically and mentally challenging hunt I've ever been on. Physically, I'm in great shape for my age, having worked out regularly for several years an hour every other day and since early January have worked out at least an hour a day, not having missed a single day. I still know this hunt will be a physical challenge.
My question is (and there will no doubt be more to come)
What is the trailhead etiquette? Being a midwesterner, I've never even seen a trailhead, but I imagine them to be a little parking lot of sorts. And I'm sure being courteous is part of it, but fill me in with any details. We want to do this hunt right from the start to the finish.
Thanks
Dan