Co. archery elk opinions

[Therightbull]

Drawed elk for sixty-six trying to figure out whether to hunt week before muzzleloader or wk after all opinions will be greatly appreciated

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Have you hunted there before?

 

[Therightbull]

No I haven't, hunted several years in 80

 

[Coloradoshedhead]

As a generalization bulls are typically not as active before muzzy, however they are less pressured and educated to hunting pressure for the year.
After the 9 day muzzy season they tend to be more weary about the hunting pressure but as the days and nights get cooler they seem to be more active which could result in more opportunities.
I tend to lean more towards the start of the season when the elk are “fresh”. I like the challenge of working into their late summer pattern and outsmarting them.

 

[Therightbull]

As a generalization bulls are typically not as active before muzzy, however they are less pressured and educated to hunting pressure for the year.
After the 9 day muzzy season they tend to be more weary about the hunting pressure but as the days and nights get cooler they seem to be more active which could result in more opportunities.
I tend to lean more towards the start of the season when the elk are “fresh”. I like the challenge of working into their late summer pattern and outsmarting them.

As a generalization bulls are typically not as active before muzzy, however they are less pressured and educated to hunting pressure for the year.
After the 9 day muzzy season they tend to be more weary about the hunting pressure but as the days and nights get cooler they seem to be more active which could result in more opportunities.
I tend to lean more towards the start of the season when the elk are “fresh”. I like the challenge of working into their late summer pattern and outsmarting them.

Thankyou very much

 

[Therightbull]

In my past experience early seems to be spot n stock, maybe some bugling if cooler, they are more jumpy after but don't know how they are in draw unit

 

[HighDesertSage]

Do you have horses?

 

[Coloradoshedhead]

I can’t speak to 66 specifically as I’ve never hunted it, but with a unit that big and as much wilderness as there is I’d venture to say that if you put enough miles into elk country you’d strike up bulls no matter what part of the season you hunt.

 

[Therightbull]

Do you have horses?

May check into leasing some, may take one of my own, not sure yet, going out scouting in couple weeks really don't know where to start yet having hard time getting ahold of BIOLOGISTS he doesn't get very good reception going by onx maps

 

[Therightbull]

I can’t speak to 66 specifically as I’ve never hunted it, but with a unit that big and as much wilderness as there is I’d venture to say that if you put enough miles into elk country you’d strike up bulls no matter what part of the season you hunt.

Thankyou very much, that is what I was wondering