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  1. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Friday morning Oct 4. Boot was ready to go. I did a 2 mile hike behind camp looking for moose. Nada. I decided to drive a few miles up to where I saw moose sign earlier in the week. I was almost to the area when I drove past a small lily pad pond. Then I saw some tracks on the road coming...
  2. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    The weather pattern did not change. It was warm and sunny. 70 degrees during the day and barely freezing at night. A guy only had a couple hours in the morning and evening to hunt before the temp rose. I didn’t see a moose for a few days. I did have an issue with my Crispi boot. Had to go...
  3. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Opening morning came. I decided to drive about 5 miles away from my camp and hunt a meadow that had some moose sign. That didn’t work out. When I got back to camp about 11am, the two hunters were skinning that bull about 100yds from my tent. I went over and helped them. They said the cow...
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    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    I met a couple of moose hunters that were camped down the road from me. One guy had a bull tag. I told him about the bull&cow (pic above) not far from my camp. They had been hunting for a couple weeks (Season Choice tag) with no luck so they were excited to hear about the bull.
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    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Also in my scouting I came across an elk wallow and someone’s tree stand. Not active with elk.
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    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Rifle Bear Season was also in effect. A couple of nice bears were taken over a moose carcass taken earlier by an archer.
  7. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Each night I would do some calling from camp. A few cow calls a couple bull grunts. In the morning I didn’t have to go far to see a moose. Also encouraging. Not sure if the calling worked but it didn’t hurt.
  8. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Season started on Oct1 so I had a few days to enjoy the weather, ride my atv and scout for moose. Elk hunters had seen a spattering of moose here and there. Nothing consistent, probably due to the nice weather. I hiked around, and drove around and did see moose which was encouraging.
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    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    The weather was absolutely beautiful. The fall colors were at their peak.
  10. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    I’ll skip the couple of scouting trips and get right to the hunt time. I arrived to the unit on Friday Sept27. Archery elk season was still going on for a couple more days and I wanted to chat with elk hunters to see what they had seen for moose. Got my Davis wall tent set up for the stay.
  11. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    After that, I fronted the license app fees for my son for a few years so he could get some moose PPs. When the CPW decided to stop sending in license fees with your app, I decided to get some more moose PPs. This year I had 3+3 and applied for the same unit I got my bull 15 years earlier...
  12. cnelk

    Colorado Cow Moose Hunt ‘24

    Returned home yesterday from my cow moose hunt. It was requested to show some pics so I’ll do a little write up too. 15 years ago I drew my Colorado bull moose tag. I was fortunate enough to take a B&C bull. It took me 18 years of applying back then (even before PP&WP)
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  13. cnelk

    Colorado Northern Mountains Snow Cover?

    I just got back from my rifle cow moose hunt not far from the Zirkels. This past week it was over 70 every day and hardly froze at night. The forecast for the next week is about the same. Maybe by 1st Season Rifle it will cool down. BTW - I never saw an elk on public land in a week. Nobody...
  14. cnelk

    Crispi Sole Separation

    Sure thing. I’ll do a short moose story over on the Moose forum in the next few days. I’ve been gone a week and need to catch up. Teaser pic. Man I love my Cutco
  15. cnelk

    Bullet recommendations for 30-06 Elk

    In my 30-06, I reload 180gr Hornady Interlocks pushed by 46.5gr of Varget. This morning that bullet never slowed down on my cow moose. It would do the same on elk
  16. cnelk

    Crispi Sole Separation

    I got some silicone and re-bedded the sole yesterday. Let it set up overnight and took them on a 2 mile hike through moose swamp this morning. All seems to be good. I even got my moose ;)
  17. cnelk

    Crispi Sole Separation

    Man, I’m in the middle of my moose hunt and the sole on my Crispi boot separated! Came to town and got some 100% silicone to get me back in the woods. Anyone else have this issue?
  18. cnelk

    Is a hot tent needed for second season rifle Colorado?

    Need vs Want. I know what I’d do. Choose wisely
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    • Forum: Elk
  19. cnelk

    Archery Setups to Minimize Frontal Shots

    I can see it now…. YouTubers and Influencers will be promoting and selling rocks to throw now.
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    • Post #16
    • Forum: Elk
  20. cnelk

    Shoutout to the Rokslide Moose Community

    I’ll go first.. Where’s your spot? 😂

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