Colorado .. a rainforest??

[WTFJohn]

Roughly 5.5" of rain in July, over 1.9" of rain so far in August at ~8k ft in NW CO. It just needs to quit long enough for us to get the rest of the hay done for the year and then it can go back to non-stop rain.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Whenever I go in the mountains, I take reindeer. And a couple of warm layers. If you want it to snow on you, don’t take that stuff.

 

[Olsolitaire1]

These are from July (that's hail mid-day at 10,500' or so), don't worry our storms don't last long. 40 degree temperature swing, heavy rain, hail, lightening, #2 in US for strikes. Just fine
We are not out of the woods yet, water levels are still low. Great feed, large ferns, tall grass and lots of schrooms. The animals are looking good.
As said no anti-rain dances please!

 

[justin davis]

I’m sure it will get hot and dry out come September hunting season lol

 

[CoStick]

Lots of ticks this year

 

[jayhawk]

You should ALWAYS pack rain gear in the mountains. Even if the forecast says "clear". Trust me . . . learned that lesson the hard way.

Yeah it's rainy, but CO is kind of in a banana belt right now.

 

[rayporter]

ahhhh, but how deep will the drifts be in October

 

[awbowhunter]

Hoping this rain makes finding water high up easier this year.

 

[Phaseolus]

I had to bail on my last scouting trip. I have never been so wet without having a bathing suit on. Need new rain pants for sure.

Always a ‘Fun’ event. Twice in a row for me.

 

[roosiebull]

Whenever I go in the mountains, I take reindeer. And a couple of warm layers. If you want it to snow on you, don’t take that stuff.

Aren’t you worried they will get shot? Sounds like cool pack animals, but I wouldn’t trust people to not shoot my reindeer

 

[EastHumboldt]

Aren’t you worried they will get shot? Sounds like cool pack animals, but I wouldn’t trust people to not shoot my reindeer

LOL. Rain “gear” While reindeer are completely waterproof and quite warm, they do tend to draw fire. Also heavy and hard to pack.

 

[treeratslayer24]

Lots of ticks this year

I’m used to that shamefully… hate those things.


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[treeratslayer24]

Would frogtoggs be sufficient for rain gear? I can buy something else if needed but I already have those.


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[CoStick]

Would frogtoggs be sufficient for rain gear? I can buy something else if needed but I already have those.


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Yes, they just don’t breath as well but certainly effective

 

[treeratslayer24]

Yes, they just don’t breath as well but certainly effective

Yeah I figured they’d be good for short storms and they’re super light. My wife is starting to question my spending for this trip.. lol


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[5MilesBack]

The problem with rain gear is the sweating. I already sweat enough while elk hunting to soak my clothes, and rain gear just makes that worse. So I can get sopping wet with sweat, or I can just go hunting and get sopping wet with rain. Either way, I'm wet.......and I need to dry my clothes. But I will say that the last time we got this kind of rain during the season (2013), the elk hunting was epic. But I'm actually really hoping for it to dry out and warm up for the rut. Warm (or hot) and dry has never seemed to be a problem for the hunting either........it's just a lot more comfortable.

Just make sure you wax your string and cables, and put a little oil on all your small bolt heads, including your sight.

 

[treeratslayer24]

The problem with rain gear is the sweating. I already sweat enough while elk hunting to soak my clothes, and rain gear just makes that worse. So I can get sopping wet with sweat, or I can just go hunting and get sopping wet with rain. Either way, I'm wet.......and I need to dry my clothes. But I will say that the last time we got this kind of rain during the season (2013), the elk hunting was epic. But I'm actually really hoping for it to dry out and warm up for the rut. Warm (or hot) and dry has never seemed to be a problem for the hunting either........it's just a lot more comfortable.

Does this apply to muleys too? Shamefully no elk this trip for us.


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[treeratslayer24]

The problem with rain gear is the sweating. I already sweat enough while elk hunting to soak my clothes, and rain gear just makes that worse. So I can get sopping wet with sweat, or I can just go hunting and get sopping wet with rain. Either way, I'm wet.......and I need to dry my clothes. But I will say that the last time we got this kind of rain during the season (2013), the elk hunting was epic. But I'm actually really hoping for it to dry out and warm up for the rut. Warm (or hot) and dry has never seemed to be a problem for the hunting either........it's just a lot more comfortable.

Does this apply to muleys too? Shamefully no elk this trip for us.


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[Stoop383]

Yeah, keep it going. The last time we hunted and it was wet,(2013 I believe) we had a great hunt. Elk were killing the mushrooms....The crappy weather got to us some but overall we had a blast. Nice to have a bit of rain every day so everything isn't so crispy.

RE rain gear,, even as wet as it was that year, I predominantly just wore a Cabela's space rain top and threw a pack cover on Typically storms wouldn't last too long

2013 is correct

 

[cnelk]

I loved 2013

Gotta remember that rarely does it rain in the morning. Plan for short mid-afternoon/evening showers and you'll be good to go