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  1. bz_711

    CO 2023 Estimated Harvest is up

    It seems most agree...a different/better process should be in place being 2024. Overall I'm more concerned with wolves and the big cat vote...I just want to be hunt elk with my kids and grandkids 20-30 yrs from now.
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    Point weight vs insert weight… which is more beneficial?

    I do 100 head / 50 inserts on my compound arrows primarily because I have a particular 100gr head I like and have been successful with. Good Luck!
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    The great sock debate 2024

    I bought 4 pair of Cabelas Merino wool hunting/hiking socks (100% guaranteed for life) in 2010...I've worn them every season since (granted only 1 week hunt) and train with them a couple months in the summer...I've yet to replace one of the pairs. Super impressed!
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    Day hunting out of the truck?

    I tell all first timers...don't even waste a second considering backpack hunting your first trip (unless you regularly have spent time backpacking all over the mountains). It's just too much to add on top of an already physically and logistically challenging first hunt. Set a nice camp...and...
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    I need to learn to bugle and cow call before September

    Open a podcast app and search Elknut...every time Paul is on a podcast he delivers...both him and Chris Roe (his older stuff) are top of my list for education. Like most things...even knowing a little can go a long way in the woods. Just like turkey hunting, you don't have to sound like a...
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    Colorado GMU 181/18 update?

    I had family visit the area last summer...scorched earth still
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    Would you go back to this sign in CO archery?

    Did you find a lot of steamy fresh scat?
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    CO 2023 Estimated Harvest is up

    https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Hunting/BigGame/Statistics/Elk/2023StatewideElkHarvest.pdf
  9. bz_711

    14 NR Colorado Points

    For me - I would find a good MZ tag in the 10-12 pt range. With the new tag allocation %'s a tag that was 13 or 14 PP last year likely won't be drawn with 14PP this year. Good Luck!
  10. bz_711

    Best Podcast series for beginners.

    Elknut for calling...but for a beginner with zero experience I'd start with either Brian Barney (Eastman's Elevated) or Remi (Live Wild). I didn't podcast when I started looking back in '09...so I got most of what I needed from Rokslide. Dig deep...it's all here. Good Luck!
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    Affordable cooler for a boned out elk?

    I second that...fill coolers with frozen milk jugs. When I get elk, put meat in contractor bags, place in cooler...then cut open each jug and dump the melted water and ice chunk on top of meat. Works great! It's also emergency backup water should you run short in camp.
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    First antelope hunt was a success

    Awesome...well done dad!
  13. bz_711

    Affordable cooler for a boned out elk?

    I have the same cooler...it's hauled several elk cross country. Put meat inside contractor bags, put in cooler, fill with ice and water. Top ice off if even needed at gas stops on way home. Haven't lost any meat yet...up to 4 days in cooler (usually only about 48 hours)
  14. bz_711

    CPW Nomination Process for Total Limitation of Elk Units

    Removing OTC even if just swapping same # of tags to be draw could really help on the PP point creep. Maybe not much at first if you can draw these units as 2nd choice but as soon as guys start missing out 2nd choice you'll then be forced to use your PP. It will also help eliminate all the "I...
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    Crossing rivers and streams

    I 2nd this!
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    2023 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE THREAD

    My smallest bull to date...but still got the full experience...it'll never get old.
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    Backcountry food. What’s your go-to?

    I could live a full week off Peanut M&M's
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    What time do you come off the mountain durning archery elk hunting?

    I often would try to end up close to truck at dark. But my first 2 bulls were killed in that last hour of daylight...I'll never forget butchering one of those in the dark and how many bugles we heard in an area most people don't hear bugles. This year I'll stay till dark, unless I'm just in the...
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