NEWB Heading to CO GMU 12 1st Rifle

[elkduds]

Good luck. Maintain access to current weather forecast for your specific area, check it daily. It hasn't happened for a few years, but Flattops is notorious for stranding hunters w deep snow.

 

[ColoradoHunter719]

Good Luck, be safe, enjoy it and provide updates after the hunt. - ColoradoHunter719

 

[SPDSpappy]

Good luck. Maintain access to current weather forecast for your specific area, check it daily. It hasn't happened for a few years, but Flattops is notorious for stranding hunters w deep snow.

Good to know, thanks! Do you know if the weather forecast off the InReach is any good? No cell service out there I’m guessing.

Thankfully, I have new tires, brakes, and tire chains just in case.

 

[SPDSpappy]

Good Luck, be safe, enjoy it and provide updates after the hunt. - ColoradoHunter719

Thanks, will do!!

 

[SPDSpappy]

I'm back from CO and what an amazing experience! Unfortunately, neither of us harvested a critter with one of our combined 4 tags, but I still had a great time! Almost everyone we met out there was extremely friendly which was a big plus.

It's absolutely beautiful and I'll be back at it again next year!!!

Our full day of scouting.
Opening morning.
Out and about still hunting.
Our home for the week. Thank God for the wood burning stove in the 6-12 degree nights!
Last day in the woods.
Had to stop here in honor of Randy Newberg!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Love the pictures!

 

[SPDSpappy]

Thank you!

 

[LCH]

Glad you had a good hunt! Thanks for sharing!

 

[publichunter1]

Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SPDSpappy]

My pleasure! Can't wait to get out there again next year!! Now I'm on to whitetail to try and fill the freezer...

 

[SPDSpappy]

If you find fairly fresh elk tracks (last 24-48 hours) during the day, do you use this information for hunting later? If so, how? During my first trip elk hunting in CO, I could find elk tracks, but never any elk (except ones that were running and didn’t give me a shot…).