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  1. jgilber5

    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    Alright you got me fair and square on that one
  2. jgilber5

    NM Elk Draw Coming Soon

    It's killing me. Went and chased turkeys around this morning just so I didn't have to think about it.
  3. jgilber5

    Which came first, deciding to hunt elk or elk media

    Have always been a hunter but elk started late. I was working a summer job in Oregon and came face to face with a big ol bull on a trail run. That was it for me.
  4. jgilber5

    Finding Velvet. Am I too late?

    Thanks Paul! Really appreciate the input, and all the work you put into educating us new guys, have the app, great stuff!
  5. jgilber5

    Finding Velvet. Am I too late?

    Thinking back to last year, and ahead to next. Got to a pretty unique area last year with decent sign, and busted a few cows out of the area mid day. The first for me though was finding pretty huge strips of shed velvet! Anybody else ever encountered this? I've found sheds of course but never...
  6. jgilber5

    Colorado OTC elk units

    Also, beware when using TopRut to plan. I was checking it out as its now free with an OnX subscription. Their OTC unit map is wrong when comparing to the CPW map that cnelk posted above. Specifically central units.
  7. jgilber5

    Coffee solutions camping/backpacking?

    Check out Anglers Coffee, coffee comes in these little tea bags all ground, you just drop it in the hot water, bags are biodegradable.
  8. jgilber5

    New Mexico Non resident Application

    Check the hunt codes too, NM charges different for high demand (HD) hunts.
  9. jgilber5

    OTC Honey Holes

    You caught me. Still in the part of the learning curve where I trust my own opinions least
  10. jgilber5

    FNG West Saint Paul, MN

    Anybody going to the fly fishing expo this weekend?
  11. jgilber5

    FNG West Saint Paul, MN

    Fellow twin cities guy as well. Your bowhunting experience should be much more pleasant. Guys here are generally less prone to hiking more than 1/4 mi from the truck
  12. jgilber5

    Another new guy from Minnesota

    West side of the cities for me. Back to CO most likely for 2023
  13. jgilber5

    OTC Honey Holes

    Something I'm trying to figure out is how big or small do I need to be looking for in an area to consistently hold elk. I know they'll travel miles if needed for food/water, yet the only spot I've found that's worthy of "honey hole" is maybe 40-80 acres with everything they need. When you all...
  14. jgilber5

    Best Advice for First Time OTC Colorado

    People make it seem like the elk will run miles away when pressure hits, and go way high or down low. Don't overlook the nasty stuff just lateral to the prime spots. Don't be discouraged by vehicles at your access point. Last year was my first year, tons of rigs where I parked, but everybody was...
  15. jgilber5

    OTC Archery Colorado

    Pm me if you'd like. Last year was my first time out. I'm not going to tell you where but I'd love to help with some of the how.
  16. jgilber5

    Young/New Hunters, are you concerned about the future of hunting?

    I appreciate all of your replies, some really interesting points brought up. Perhaps encouraging that the boom in hunting popularity may ebb and flow, opening up some room for newcomers. I work in the fly-fishing industry, one of my concerns there as in hunting though is that as we lose...
  17. jgilber5

    Young/New Hunters, are you concerned about the future of hunting?

    I'm 24, was raised in the Midwest, and like most on here hunting is a part of my heritage and part of my very soul. But can it always be? Will my kids be able to say the same thing? Let me get out ahead of this here. Yes, I'm a resident whitetail hunter in a state with too many deer. Yes, I am...
  18. jgilber5

    CO OTC Elk 2023 Questions

    Take this with a grain of salt but 2022 was my first archery hunt. I had e-scouted spots 2-5 miles in for months and had a plan A-Z. Hiked in the afternoon before and dropped half a mile off the road to camp for the night before getting all the way in there. Took a 5x6 200 yards from my tent in...
  19. jgilber5

    WTS Garmin Inreach Mini

    $260
  20. jgilber5

    WTS Garmin Inreach Mini

    Price drop $270tyd

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