Colorado 1st Season

[Deleted member 28227]

Sitting at my desk right now is getting painful... headed out tomorrow night.

 

[LuketheDog]

Dude, its weather. No one is 'sure' on anything- especially in the mountains. It could be 80 degrees. Could snow 25". Could be 5 degrees, etc, etc. I learned long ago to put next to zero stake in weather forecasts

Sounds reasonable...

 

[Big Slick]

Camp is set up, just waiting for go time.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

I'm in unit 58 and it was +5 this morning,but it's sunny and improving now

 

[dcreiss]

Unit 53. How about your self?

59/581.....no elk sightings during scouting

 

[IK-NWhunter]

Glassed up our first legal bull yesterday ~2500 yards away. He was visible for about 2 min before someone else a lot closer let him have it. Looked as though they may have missed. Just finding hunters everywhere we go. Is over crowding typical for western Colorado?

 

[Stretcher_Jockey]

Glassed up our first legal bull yesterday ~2500 yards away. He was visible for about 2 min before someone else a lot closer let him have it. Looked as though they may have missed. Just finding hunters everywhere we go. Is over crowding typical for western Colorado?

Yes it is. The orange army.

 

[Muley_Stalker]

Everybody comes to Colorado to hunt and then complain it's too crowded. How would you like to live here and not be able to hunt your own unit because you can't get a tag?

I won't go to your state if you don't come to mine.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Everybody comes to Colorado to hunt and then complain it's too crowded. How would you like to live here and not be able to hunt your own unit because you can't get a tag?

I won't go to your state if you don't come to mine.

LMAO, CPW would never let that happen. My unit was surprisingly quiet this year.

 

[Muley_Stalker]

Yeah, I know. I was just in one of those moods.

 

[noharleyyet]

Yeah, I know. I was just in one of those moods.

So you suddenly wished to pay 10X more for a tag? ; )

 

[Muley_Stalker]

I paid as a NR for two decades. I've paid my share. I don't really care what I have to pay. I just want to hunt my unit every year. Too old to camp now, so I have to stay close. Plus, i've hunted my unit for so long I know it well.

 

[LuketheDog]

Got my buddy into his first elk 1 hour into opening day. Lots of goobers (res and non-res) road hunting in a premium unit, that was a little disappointing to see, but it sure was easy to get away from them by doing a little work before sunup...

 

[Big Slick]

No elk sighted, thus far.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

So far my 57-58 is looking like tag soup unless a miracle happens tomorrow,,, haven't seen a single elk so far

 

[30338]

Daughter punched her first elk tag. Great time on the elk mountain.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

Finally found some elk last day evening,,4 and a bull, but not a shot opertunity,,tag soup for me,,$661 nr a little rough,, even with alot of pepper,,lol

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

+$80 small game and 3 points burned,, that's how it goes sometimes

 

[ChrisAU]

I’ve enjoyed it so far...still one more load left today then I’m taking my butt home and re-evaluating my hobbies

 

[FlatlandHunter]

Dad and I had a good week of hunting. I ended up seeing 2 bulls the day I shot mine and 1 spike with my Dad the next day. I got my biggest bull so far and it was nice not having to carry this one out on my back! Good Luck everyone on the next seasons.