What was everyone's overall turnouts from the season? I was in 181, and A LOT of dudes came to hunter over their from the Zirkel wilderness lol, I can't blame them. It wasn't much better in 181 though, elk were running away from cow calls and weren't talking.... Found em bugling and having a rut...
I mean.... I bought my badlands 2200 and tried to pack my deer out with it, wasn't a fan. The load shelf is garbage and it's on the very back of the pack so if you had an elk quarter in there, you're gonna be hurtin. Other than that it was a good pack, but this year I bought a Mystery Ranch...
Expect them to be in the feeding areas with shrubs and foliage in the dark and early mornings and then back to north facing slopes up higher when the sun hits
In all my years living in CO, I've never seen an actual black bear... Every bear I've seen has been color phase. This was during my archery-3rd season rifle hunts