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    OnX maps layer wanted!!!!!!

    In Colorado they get their grazing permits from the USFS, so if you call the local biologist they will have that information for you. When I've discussed this with the biologists they've been very helpful in telling me where they're grazing and when they're required to take them off the public...
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    Missing Llama CO 751 Cave Basin

    If you haven't already, make sure the local sheriff and DPW office know about it. They can connect with local ranchers and guides in the event they run across it. Good luck and hope you find it.
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    Elk in CO - Spotting Scope needed?

    I've hunted first rifle in the Flat Tops many times. No reason to carry a spotting scope. I always bring mine along but it stays in the truck and rarely gets used. There is so much pressure in those units that elk will be spooked to you, instead of you glassing them up and stalking within...
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    • Post #22
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    Alcohol consumption based on hunt success

    We're from the upper midwest where drinking is a local pastime. There is usually plenty of beer/whiskey in camp but most of the consumption comes after a kill since we like to hunt hard (and are now too old to tie one on and get up early). Although we do have a tradition of arriving to camp...
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    Kenetrek HardScrabble

    To answer your questions: 1. Smooth 2. True to size 3. Long break in for me, dealt with heel blisters for a year or two. I bought a pair of Mountain Extremes in 2012, have used them enough to where the lugs on the sole were worn smooth last year. The uppers were still in fantastic shape so I...
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    How hunting may have saved my life

    Congratulations!!!
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    Deer Hunting Jacket for Illinois

    Redhead Squaltex. Mine's an older version from about 12-13 years ago, it doesn't have the fancy scent blocking stuff. I bought it after I learned the difference between water resistant and waterproof the hard way on a turkey hunt. The squaltex is not fancy in any way compared to high end...
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    Colorado Unit 7 - Rawahs on Fire

    Contact the DPW to ask about your options. I read on a different site that the DPW will reissue the same tag to you for the following year. I have no idea if that's true or not, but if I were you I'd call to ask about it.
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    • Post #77
    • Forum: Elk
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    Deer Hunting Jacket for Illinois

    I live and hunt in CO, and hunt IL every November. What some of the folks said above is correct, you don't want active wear as your outer layer. Learned that the hard way about 10 years ago. The key is to have an absolute wind blocker as your outer layer, and then insulate under that. My...
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    Colorado Unit 7 - Rawahs on Fire

    Yikes, this one is going to get big....
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    • Post #49
    • Forum: Elk
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    How hunting may have saved my life

    That's awesome to hear you're doing well! And awesome to hear about the goat tag. Sometimes with a load of bad, some good comes too. Keep moving forward my friend, and please share pics of a nice billy soon!
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    1st rifle Colorado unit 12 and surrounding units

    The White River Herd covers a lot of the units in that area (12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 231, and more) and is the largest elk herd in the U.S. so that whole area is very popular. The WR Herd is managed for higher numbers and higher harvest opportunity. So, the immediate surrounding area is all...
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    • Post #7
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    Colorado Parks and Wildlife still fails at leftovers

    Got in the queue at 8:50, to the site at 9:08. Everything gone...
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    CO Leftovers Posted

    Well, that was fun. Got in at 9:08 and all "my" tags are gone. Brilliant move by the DPW this year, no one can say the website crashed, because they didn't let anyone in! LOL
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    • Post #66
    • Forum: Elk
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    Does a side x side give you an advantage??

    I think an ATV or SxS is the way to go. After years of debating the best setup I ended up with a Polaris 550 ATV and a small toy hauler camper pulled with an F150. I've found it works great in most situations. I can set up my camper in an accessible location and strike out from there on the...
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    Meat mixing in game bags question

    Lawnboi's point about keeping everything separate for a possible warden check makes sense. I didn't think about that when I posted, but it makes sense to keep everything in it's own bags and organized in case you run into one. I think I would just keep the bear meat separate from the deer/elk...
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    Meat mixing in game bags question

    Interesting question. I wouldn't think so, except maybe the fact that bear meat likely has trichinosis and the meat needs to be cooked to 165 degrees makes me wonder a little. The bear meat would only be touching the outside of the elk meat which typically gets above that even if the inside of...
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    If i could change one thing about myself physically to be a better hunter.. (flat feet, bad knees, back, eyesight, etc)

    I like it. Stumpy legged slow hikers meetup thread.
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    If i could change one thing about myself physically to be a better hunter.. (flat feet, bad knees, back, eyesight, etc)

    LOL, good topic for me. I have short, thick, stumpy legs. I always seem to find hunting partners that are built like a stork and can out-hike me like crazy. It's frustrating as hell. But with the bad, comes the good. While I'm not a skinny little dude that can cover ground, you can put...
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    1st rifle Colorado unit 12 and surrounding units

    Lots of outfitters and hunters on horseback in unit 12, so there really aren't any spots that are "hard to reach" for those guys. The elk will be doing their thing until daybreak on opening morning, and then all hell will break loose. I'd focus on finding their escape routes and post up there...
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    • Post #2
    • Forum: Elk

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