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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    totally agree that much of advice given is great and true. but not all of it was answering a specific questions. i'm not opposed to hunting a mile from a road/car in thick timber. all of that will be part of my planning/options. but my #1 focus at the moment is to try and get further away...
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    all good points. so to add a bit more. yes i'd be just as happy to be 1 mile out off the trail and take a bull. and in some of my backup spots that seems to be an option. my 1st area of focus is in such location that due to road / trail / atv access vs Private land around it, my best bet...
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    i hear that, and yes one can get lucky and have elk walk just past your car-camp set up and you could take it. i am looking to increase my chances in every and any way possible. i also dont want to deal with what i saw last year: for the first mile or so, on the opening morning hiking in...
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    Funny enough. Now that i spelled it all out jn terms of miles and vert out loud - all of a sudden i am thinking that it wont be too crowded.
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    If weather permits (its cold) abd if we’re both successful (BIL and i both have Bull tags). I feel comfortable with 7mile max one way (14m each round trip) if not bushwhacking. I figured even if it takes 6 trips (that would include camp packout). i know that sounds like alot of miles but last...
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    ok. Thanks for all the comments. i did mention that this is 1st rifle CO (2nd weekend in OCT).while new to hunting overall, not new to hiking and backpacking. i know 1st rifle weather could be 70F to 10F all in the same day. Last year we (i will hunt with my BIL) had single digits at night...
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    Yea the areas i scouted do have trails. So my guess 5 miles will be minimum starting point in that case for drop camp setup?
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    General distances from Car/Trailhead where crowds drop off.

    So this will be my 2nd season hunting so still learning about general hunting tactics/etc. I do backpack/hike quite a bit. So going on a 8-10 mile day hike with the dog to fish is normal and not considered difficult with a mid size pack or overnight gear and plenty of elevation gain/drop here...
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    Sheep cancellation hunts

    i dunno. wife and i live in Denver. she had hers done yesterday (free at one of key advertised location) results were given to her later that afternoon via phone call (i think she said it was a call)
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    Beginners luck

    i would consider myself to be a complete beginner to hunting. last year (2019) was my very first season hunting (big or small game). i never fired a rifle till i took my hunter safety the prior year. *since i joined this forum just recently i didnt think to even share my 1st year hunting...
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    4 Black Bears in 1 day, 3 too close for comfort :)

    Went backpacking/camping/scouting this weekend in CO where i have 1st rifle Elk tag. so about 1 mile into my 5-6 mile hike in, i'm walking a trail and all of sudden to my left (90* degrees) i hear some commotion and a squeal, and as i turn i see 2 cubs climb up a pine tree about 15' up and...
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    my season is set as: 1st rifle - Bull tag 2nd rifle - Buck tag 3rd rifle - Doe (m.deer) tag 4th rifle - Cow tag Late Rifle - Doe (pronghorn) tag did not pull WY antelope this year, so i guess i'll have few open weekends for some small game/upland in Oct/Nov
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    Negative, this is by looking at your CC pending charges, i just checked few times over last 30 min on CPW, no updates on there yet. only thing i have left is Turkey PP as 1st choice and a limited tag as 2nd choice. either way i'm waiting on Fall turkey charge still
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    mine literally hit after i posted that i got Deer/Antelope hits. and my coworker and i had it where we got charged hours and hours apart in the 1st draw, so keep checking and good luck.
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    just got a hit, refresh your CC pending charges
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    Elk $55.43 just hit my card, only Fall Turkey is left :)
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    wonder if anyone got a hit for Elk 2nd draw yet??
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    CO Secondary Draw CC Charge Early!

    same here, just checked got 2 hits for $40.24 -3rd rifle Mule Deer doe tag -late rifle Antelope doe tag still hoping to get a hit for Elk cow tag 🤞
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    Hey I am heading to CO.

    are you primarily looking to GMU35 for access from the river? because there's a road on the GMU25 side that runs along the river most of the way, which gives you access anywhere along that road as its mostly BLM also if you zoom in, you'll see that Colorado river is in a fairly steep canyon...
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    The "100 Yard - One Shot Nickel Challenge"

    i'm doing the opposite. it was 90+F when i went out this weekend. so decided i'll have to come back out later in September when it cools down, to do final re-zero. **i had to re-tighten action screws and side stabilizing screws end of last season before putting rifle away. so for this...
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