Jfkbeast2
FNG
Hey all,
I wanted to ask a question about tips for hunting the Grand Mesa in CO this year, specifically for solo archery elk hunt in the first 10 days of the season.
This is my second year elk hunting, and after last year was completely HOOKED. I made a post on here with reflections after and this community was awesome and incredibly helpful. I even met a potential hunting partner for this year as well. TLDR; last year I drew Montana general and hunted for 6 days. It was an incredible experience, but I didn’t see a single elk. Saw one mule deer the whole trip. Here is the recap I gave before: https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/montana-elk-hunt-analysis-help.422230/
I elected for points in MT this year, and failed to draw WY, so was left with secondary draw in CO. I’ve begun my escouting and am planning an extremely mobile hunt. I only have 8-9 hunting days and I learned last year I need to MOVE to find elk. I’ll be using ebike to get miles up a road from truck camp in my hunt plan. (I’m not a fan of loud ATVs, I think they scare the elk off but who knows, I’ve also heard there are so many ATVs here you mine as well use one lol).
Any tips for hunting this area in my second year? I want to ensure I am fully prepared. I am conditioned (thank you MTN Tough) and dialed in with my bow.
PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT looking for your honey holes. I cannot stand laziness and it would honestly ruin the whole hunt for me. I am looking to find elk via my skill and my skill alone. Otherwise how will I ever be able to consistently fill my tag? I am more looking for important and relevant info about the Mesa to be as prepared as possible. I have called the biologists and will be calling again as we get closer to hear updates on the herd. So far, sounds like a very bad drought year which might concentrate elk.
Any and all help appreciated. And if anyone is hunting that first week or two and wants to link for a day, reach out.
I wanted to ask a question about tips for hunting the Grand Mesa in CO this year, specifically for solo archery elk hunt in the first 10 days of the season.
This is my second year elk hunting, and after last year was completely HOOKED. I made a post on here with reflections after and this community was awesome and incredibly helpful. I even met a potential hunting partner for this year as well. TLDR; last year I drew Montana general and hunted for 6 days. It was an incredible experience, but I didn’t see a single elk. Saw one mule deer the whole trip. Here is the recap I gave before: https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/montana-elk-hunt-analysis-help.422230/
I elected for points in MT this year, and failed to draw WY, so was left with secondary draw in CO. I’ve begun my escouting and am planning an extremely mobile hunt. I only have 8-9 hunting days and I learned last year I need to MOVE to find elk. I’ll be using ebike to get miles up a road from truck camp in my hunt plan. (I’m not a fan of loud ATVs, I think they scare the elk off but who knows, I’ve also heard there are so many ATVs here you mine as well use one lol).
Any tips for hunting this area in my second year? I want to ensure I am fully prepared. I am conditioned (thank you MTN Tough) and dialed in with my bow.
PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT looking for your honey holes. I cannot stand laziness and it would honestly ruin the whole hunt for me. I am looking to find elk via my skill and my skill alone. Otherwise how will I ever be able to consistently fill my tag? I am more looking for important and relevant info about the Mesa to be as prepared as possible. I have called the biologists and will be calling again as we get closer to hear updates on the herd. So far, sounds like a very bad drought year which might concentrate elk.
Any and all help appreciated. And if anyone is hunting that first week or two and wants to link for a day, reach out.
I wasn’t interested that year since I had a bull moose tag and didn’t want to mess with a dead elk 
