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Thoughts from Backpacking Experts - Hiking in from Up Top
The only thing I'll add is that camping at high elevation disrupts my sleep until I am acclimated. Even when I lived in CO, I camped a lot at elevations close or above 12,000 ft and I had a tendency to toss and turn the first night. And definitely watch the weather. I know a few people who... -
New Record! Colorado elk…
Lots of great opinions here! This year has created a perfect storm for over crowding in the OTC units. I'm perfectly happy to hunt the limited rifle season for that exact reason. My brother and I are coming out again this year and at first he wanted to do OTC but I was able to talk him into the... -
Newbie Elk Hunt Story
Thanks for sharing your story. Being able to enjoy it with family and friends really brings it home! -
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Aerial gunning elk?
Most outrageous quote? “Can they just be gunned, and let the coyotes take care of the carcasses?” JOHN EKLUND o_O -
Scouting Trip Tips
With 4 days you have a lot of options, but the key is to hike up higher than you plan to camp. I left CO about 10 years ago and now live in WI, so I appreciate that acclimatization you will need! The key is to start low and camp a little higher each night. You can hike up high, as long as you... -
Scouting Trip Tips
While being physically fit helps, everyone's body acclimates to altitude differently. Plenty of elite athletes would be hard pressed to go from 350 ft to 10,000 ft in one day. Not knowing your plans, just be sure to give yourself some flexibility in case you start to feel symptoms of altitude... -
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2023 Colorado Elk Hunting E Scouting
All of this is really excellent advice so I am soaking it in. I'll just share that my first (and only) year I spent a ton of time e-scouting, and even took a week of backpacking in the summer ahead of time to put boots on the ground to look for sign. I keyed in on what I thought were some some... -
Colorado Help
Don't listen to the naysayers. It can be done with a lot of preparation, research and a little bit of luck. My brother and I took our father out during 2nd season (who was 76 at the time) and we brought elk meat home out of unit 65. We chose that season so my dad could also hunt muleys (which we... -
Season - 2021
I'd like to know too. But I am going regardless. I figure the elk will be in a different place in the summer than when I hunt, but I can at least get a lay of the land. You can't see all the watering holes from aerial photos after all!
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