Hunting in Colorado

by Candi Clark
(Chesapeake OH)

Ohio resident Dennis Adkins took this bull on 10-14-09 in Colorado!

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Looking for new elk hunting partners

by Jim
(Texas)

Hello.

I don't know if anyone is looking for a hunting partner, but I am. I moved to south Texas several years ago and have not found anyone here that elk hunts in Colorado. I have many years of experience and would not mind to pass along some of this knowledge to other hunters if needed.

I like DIY hunts in all parts of the state and have hunted all seasons. If I can find a group of people going this year during OTC sales I would be happy to join. Let me know if anyone might be interested?

Send E-mails to: murf4422@yahoo.com

DIY bow hunt GMU 47 Colorado, looking for pointers

by Roger
(Arkansas)

I am going bow hunting in GMU 47 this year. My plans are to bow hunt the 1st 2 weeks here if needed. Has anyone on here hunted this GMU before and could share some insight? I am a little familiar with the area but could always use some helpful advice. I will back pack in and hunt from a spike camp. Any information would be appreciated

Regards,
Roger

love this site

by dennis
(aurora co)

Thanks for the good site I'm going hunting in Colorado out of Empire CO this year new area for me. the area faces south and west i know the past years elk have been hiding on north facing slopes because so warm, but any suggestions will be helpful
Anyone familiar with this area please give suggestions.

Colorado GMU 551

by Donny
(Buena Vista, Co.)

Help!!
Missed my area in the draw and ended up with the leftover draw list. Selected GMU 551 for cow in 3rd season because of the closeness to home (BV)and work schedule. I have never hunted in this area before and am not really very familiar with it. After a couple of scouting trips, I see a lot of dark timber, plenty of well traveled roads, and plenty of sage country & private land.
Colo. native, hunted up north for over 30 yrs. - Could use some tips for hunting GMU 551 if anyone would like to share. Also hunting alone this year. Not my preference in a new area. Let's talk.
Thanks for the reply.. -dm

Need your help

by Shawn
(Victor,IA, USA)

Hello all, my name is Shawn, my father is in his 60's and has been applying for a Colorado elk tag for 15 years. Since the beginning he has denied and is now looking to cash in before he is to late to reep the benefits of an outstanding guided hunt. With 15 PP's there is no doubt he will be chasing after a great bull. He is not what you call computer savvy and has asked me to do the leg work for him. obviously he wants the best unit and the best guides he can find. Money is not the issue for this trip as it will more than likely be his first and last elk hunt.....he wants to do it big!!



please help me out gang, im a blind man to this game. any help would be greatly appreciated

Unit 55 2nd Season Elk Hunting Questions

by Luke
(Illinois, ex-Colorado Native)

The past 2 years I have hunted unit 55 for elk. Both years the weather has been in the upper 60's so it made it extreemly difficult to find elk. This year I im going again and am looking for some help. If anyone has hunted this area can you let me know where you have seen elk? We typically hunt lost canyon, but due to the weather we had no luck.

Please help.

LT

Units 41 & 421 Colorado

by Matt
(Texas)

I will be going out for my first Elk hunt in 15 years this October. I’m trying to put a plan together and was looking for some help. Has anyone hunted in the Grand Mesa National Forest area lately? What I need is a good starting place. I will not have a lot of time to scout. And any help would be great.

Area 77 near Williams Creek Reservoir Co. 2010

by Dennis
(San Antonio Tx.)

This is my first time to go Elk hunting and would like any info on Area 77 just North West of Pagosa Springs Co. in the William Creek Reservoir area.

Thanks Dennis

Rifle hunting south GMU 12 & north GMU 24 Colorado

Can anyone who has hunted here give me their opinion of 1st and 2nd rifle seasons? I believe there is a lot of hunting pressure, but also a lot of elk. Please advise. This will be my 1st trip there.

Colorado GMU #12 2nd rifle season with Beaver Creek Outfitters

by Glenn Mori
(West Ossipee,NH)

Doing my first drop camp and second elk hunt in 2011. Hearing from anyone with experience,advice or tips would be greatly appreciated as I start my pre-scouting from the comforts of my home in NH. Thanks, Glenn

Hunting near Maybell, Colorado

by Jay

I'm in desperate need of some advice. My Dad and I have
just started hunting together about 4 years now. Each year we go hunting for

Elk and come up short. Granted this is the first year. We have been able to scout the area before we hunt it. Due to me being in the military. I'm a seasoned deer hunter but my Dad really isn't. He like to drive around to look for Elk. I have tracked and found sign and wait in areas at times that I was sure to snag an opportunity to join the ranks as a True elk hunter. We have hunted 3rd season the last 4 years. We are hunting areas 301 and 3 in Maybell, CO. Which is suppose to be prime hunting. Any tips on what else to do would be appreciated, as we are new to the Elk hunting.
V/R

Jay Hiser

SW Colorado Elk Hunting

by Larry
(Kansas)

I am planning for a DIY elk hunt near Silverton, Co. this archery season and would like to hear from anyone who has hunted that area before. Are there good numbers? What is the bear population like? Any tips would be appreciated!

Elk hunting Unit 81 in colorado 1st rifle season looking for any info

I drew a bull elk tag for the first rifle season Oct 10-14...We are planning on backpacking in for the first 3-4 day...Does anyone have any knowledge of this area?

colorado grand mesa units 42 and 411

(Maryland)

has anyone hunted the grand mesa units 42&411 Any luck

Durango CO - hunter advice?

by Nathan
(New York )

Where should we (6 hunters from PA) go or where should we Avoid while we stay in Durango CO? We are non-resident hunters who will be staying in Durango for the night before packing in for a hunt, any good NON CHAIN resturants and or Cabins to stay while we are there?

Inexpensive Elk Hunts on Private Land & National Forest

by Tim/Ohio
((Lynchburg, OH USA))

I have made several trips out west to hunt antelope, mule deer, elk and buffalo and have been successful 8 out of those 10 trips. This year my trip is to SD for another buffalo. With years of researching, I have found several affordable places to hunt with good success and for average sized big game. If you are interested and would like more info, contact me at tramsey4@frontier.com.

Mule Deer Specialist, in Craig, Co if you are interested in a late season cow elk hunt in CO ALL for about $1500 (including guide, private land, out of state license,lodging, meals, processing and transportation depending on your distance).

Beaver Springs Trespass Hunts, in Craig, CO if you are interested in a non-guided bull elk hunt with private land access to 2 million acres of White River National Forest, with lodging only, for $3000 per GROUP of up to 8 hunters (not including out of state license, meals, processing and transportation).

Tim/Ohio

West of Rio Grande Reservior

A buddy and I from PA are planning a DIY archery elk hunt this Sept. which is our first time out. We were looking at the area west of the Rio Grande Reservoir (Ute creek area) We were planning on backpacking in a few miles. Does anyone have any good advise?? We're pretty flexible and open to anything with the exception of being back in a good ways away from other hunters. Greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Packing out Elk in the Colorado Rockies

by Kevin
(Snowmass Village, CO)

Now that hunting season in Colorado is over, I finally have my residency status for obtaining cheaper resident hunting tags. I ended up helping hike out two hind quarters from a cow elk that a friend shot with a 7mm Rem Mag.

Two guys hiked 2000 vertical feet up from where they parked, and for 6 hours before they found their herd. One got a bull and the other the cow. The shot on the cow damaged the shoulder so it didn't move after being hit. The bull started running down hill after shot which was going to make it very hard to recover. A second shot stopped it. Both were taken with 7mm Rem Mag and both used 2 shots each.

The guys had their elk quartered and packed up by noon when they started hiking it out. They had to make 3 trips each and would carry each load and stash it while going back for the rest. Just as I got off work I got a call to help and arrived at their trucks at 7:45pm to hike up the 2000ft "vert" to help pack it out. It was a moonless night and there was no trail to follow, only terrain features. I hiked solo and was told to bring water & follow the draw straight up to the saddle up top, then follow the ridge to the left and stop at the tree line. I was happy to have my Glock on me in case I came across a mountain lion or black bear.

I ended up carrying both hind quarters of the cow in a frame pack. Two other buddies also hiked up so there was five of us to pack it out. The elk were not de-boned, and the five of us had quite a mission to carry out all the meat in one trip.

I have never been big game hunting yet and plan to take a deer on private property next year so it is convenient to have my buddy show up and teach me how to dress it. To make it a challenge I will attempt to take the deer with a Glock 20 10mm pistol. I plan to film the hunt with a camera mounted on a ski helmet.

DIY in Weminuche Wilderness

by Bill
(PA)

A buddy and I are planning a DIY archery elk hunt this Sept. and we were looking at the Weminuche Wilderness area around west Ute and middle Ute Creek. We are looking for any info. or advice for that area or other areas. Any and all is appreciated. Thanks

muzzle loading loads for Colorado elk hunting

by Kelly Mathus
(Louisiana)

Planning a trip to Colorado next year elk hunting with a muzzle loader. Just trying to get some ideas on different loads some people shoot from their front loaders and what's legal.

Hunting unit 14 Colorado

by Danita Cheatham
(Alexander City, Al)

The DOW say this is a good unit to hunt. I went there last year and camped on Floyd's Peak for 12 days, all I saw was free ranging cattle on every hill. Did anyone else hunt this unit with success and what part of the season. I found old elk signs and more bear signs than elk.

colorado elk hunting

by Lewis
(Columbia Missouri)

I am looking for a place to hunt this fall second season. I am looking for a drop camp maybe semi-guided if it is not too expensive. If anybody has information about a place I would appreciate it. Just getting tired of driving 1000 miles and get to our spot and there are 10,000 sheep there!

Hunting Partner Needed for Bow Hunt in Colorado

by Roger
(Arkansas)

I am looking for someone to go on a bow hunt with in Colorado. I normally bow hunt GMU 47 or 43. I am willing to hunt a different GMU. I have hunted the last few years by myself but could sure use a partner.

Roger

Advice for CO Elk Hunt

by Bobby Denny

I'm looking to go on an elk hunt in 2012 or 2013. It will be me and 3 other guys. If anybody knows of a drop camp around 1000 or cheaper please email me the info. We are even willing to pay a local of Colorado that knows where the elk are and can put us on them. We can pay them $500 to a $1000 per hunter for the local. We are willing to do all the work just want to be put on the elk. If anybody as any information or knows anybody that might be interested in helping us email me at bobby_denney2002@yahoo.com. Thanks.

muzzle loading co bull tag unit 41

by Glenn
(Grand Junction CO)

I drew my first black powder tag for elk this year here in co which opens 9/10 --> 9/18 I am new to black powder hunting any suggestions would be appreciated.

Archery hunting units 77 and 78

by Steve VS
(Michigan)

Myself and two others are planning a mid September Colorado elk hunt in units 77 or 78, possibly near Williams Creek Reservoir. Any advice would be greatly appreciated on hunting this area. Also we are looking to lease horses for the 8 day hunt, so if anyone has contact information, that would be helpful also. My email is svsverstrate@yahoo.com. Thanks for any advice that will help 3 Michigan boys fill a few tags.


Hoping for a safe and fun hunting season ahead!!!
Steve VS Michigan

Need Colorado Elk Hunt Info

by Eric
(IL)

I am planning on elk hunting with my 65 year old father in the Zirkel Wilderness area in Colorado late October of this year. I would like to make this a memorable experience as our past trips have not been very memorable due to lack of game sightings.

Does anyone have any hunting experiences/tips or knowledge of the number of hunters in this area or number of elk? Thank you in advance for your help.

Archery Elk Hunt - Unit 55

by Chris
(Denver, CO)

This is my first time hunting Unit 55. I plan on heading up there this weekend to take a look. Is there any certain areas that I should check out? How is this Unit?
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

CO GMU 161 Muzzleloader, 2011

by Brian
(Wisconsin)

My 16 year old daughter drew a bull tag this year. This is a new area for us. We have been pouring over the topo maps and feel like we have a good plan, but if anyone out there is familiar with the area and has some tips for this time of year, we would love to hear from you. We are planning to camp north and west (mostly west) of Big Creek Lake, and hunting up to 4 miles west of camp. She is a real trooper and will go where the elk are. I just try to keep up! Photo is from 09 in WY.

email is: lotsofbergs@yahoo.com

Colorado GMU 18

My husband and I are planning our 1st elk hunt this fall.

We are planning to hunt in GMU 18. Anyone care to share some good places to find elk in the unit? Thanks

Area 85 Spanish Peaks Wildlife area

Is this a heavily hunted area for archery elk?

Hills Guide Service, Collbran, CO

by Willoughby
(Kansas)

Has anyone hunted with Hills Guide Service out of Collbran, CO. If so, what should I expect as far as the accommodations, outfitters' personalities, terrain, animal populations, and hunting pressure of the Gran Mesa forests?

Any insight,for that matter would be helpful.

Hunting Partner

by Bart Francis
(Colorado Springs CO USA)

Looking for a hunting partner in Colorado Springs CO.

Bow Hunting the Flat Top Wilderness Area

Hi, I'm JP from Texas and I'm going to the Flat Top Wilderness Area to look at the area for a possible bow hunt in the 2012 season the last week of Sept. 2011. Anyone have any ideas about were to look. I've never hunted elk before, nor have I visited the area before.

Colorado unit 43 Maroon Bells Wilderness Area

We are going to hunt this area the second season .Oct 22nd 2011..in the Haystack, Capitol Creek West Snowmass Creek area. Any tips would be appreciated.

Vets need help with first 3rd rifle season Colorado DIY Elk hunt

by Eithen
(Fort Collins, co)

Well, its our ten year anniversary of joining the Marines together, and are celebrating by going on a DIY Elk hunt here in Colorado (Nov 8-13). All three of us are experienced hunters, but being new to Colorado, we don't know the best areas yet to go to. We all got one unlimited bull tag and a cow tag, we were thinking of going to the Walden vicinity, (rabbit ears pass etc..) We don't want to step on anyones toes by asking where their "sweet spot" is, but being pointed in the right direction and location for a successful hunt would be greatly appreciated. We are not necessarily looking for a trophy bull, but some horns would be a great trophy to us. I know either way it'll be a good experience, but harvesting an animal is our main objective. Please help by letting us know where the animals may be this time of year and the best way to locate one in our crosshairs!

Colorado GMU 76 Frazier or Wilderness Adventures outfitters?

by Terry
(Richland Center Wi)

Anyone out there hunted with either of these outfitters? Planning on hiring one or the other for a 2012 archery hunt. Any information would be appreciated .

Have 13 NR Colorado elk pts. May apply for GMU 76 archery for 2012 ?

by Terry
(Richland Center WI)

Anyone out there that's been there done that hunt that would like to share information? What area is better, Would you hire outfitter? etc... Have horses and gear I could bring, just not equipped to pack in to camp. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Any success in Unit 14?

by Dave (MI)
(Michigan)

Hi all. I'm planning on doing a DIY in Unit 14 for 2012. Just wondering how others did in this unit. Good, bad or otherwise. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Fort Collins, Colorado

by Todd
(Montana)

What's the big game hunting like there or around Fort Collins? Such as elk and deer?