Colorado Bugle Report?

[camelcluch]

What are you all hearing and seeing? Dead quite in the central part of the state. Good luck to you all.

 

[buffsmoker]

Plenty of bugles where I was in the SW part of the state the last four days. I was serenaded from the bottom of the basin I was glassing deer from.

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[RussDXT]

Heard one this morning around 5 am, nothing yesterday, several Saturday. Sw colo here.

 

[Laramie]

My buddies have had quite a few calling in the northern part of the state. 1 down and 4 others called in so far. They are on early this year from what I'm hearing. No tag for me this year... Figures lol

 

[Phaseolus]

Very quiet on Grand Mesa

 

[Ucsdryder]

Very quiet. Only bugles in the dark.

 

[Andyman10]

I’m hearing them start up at lower elevations, nearer to the front range, but it hasn’t started in earnest just yet. Good luck all!

 

[Wapiti1]

I’m hearing them start up at lower elevations, nearer to the front range, but it hasn’t started in earnest just yet. Good luck all!

That's what I want to hear. They just need to slow roll it until I get there on Thursday, then all hell can break loose.

Jeremy

 

[Andyman10]

That's what I want to hear. They just need to slow roll it until I get there on Thursday, then all hell can break loose.

Jeremy

I’m hoping so, man. We will see. Air quality still an issue, despite not having any major fires here in Colorado. It’s also supposed to be really hot this week, which is no bueno. The mornings and overnight temps are definitely more crisp this week than they have been, which will help. We’ve also had a really nice wet Summer in most places, which has helped with the drought, so hopefully they start splitting into smaller groups over the next 1-2 weeks. That should make them easier to find than just getting lucky and finding that one big herd of 40-50.

Regardless, hope you have a fun hunt out here. Enjoy your time!

 

[NCSU_Lewis]

I heard a few bugling yesterday afternoon pretty early (3:30-4ish I think). Granted that was on the golf course in Estes Park, so take it with a grain of salt....

 

[armchairHNTR]

Was down in unit 66 this weekend, and they were bugling until the people rolled in.

 

[Gerbdog]

Was active bugles in S. CO where i hunted and had a good mix of bugles on their own and responses to my calling, raking, and just general noise making

 

[armchairHNTR]

Was active bugles in S. CO where i hunted and had a good mix of bugles on their own and responses to my calling, raking, and just general noise making

what unit were you hunting?

 

[JB64]

Just came out of the field. Heard some cows and a couple bugles at night. Other than that, every swinging dick with a bugle horn was letting it rip like it was Born and Raised.

 

[Gerbdog]

what unit were you hunting?

Wont give that much up, even though there's nowhere secret in CO but i'll say i always find the talkative elk in the places where you wake up in the morning dreading the hike in and the hike out cause it sucks that much. I mean truly wretched places on the mountain.

 

[Huntin_GI]

Ive got two buddies in Northern CO who have been in since the opener. Sounds like that moisture early last week turned them on for a few days but have since gotten quite. I dive in on the 15th and will pass along what I experience.

 

[trophyhill]

Nothing talking in the south as of yesterday. I have seen cows and got winded at a wallow Sunday by a sneaky bull.

 

[Gerbdog]

Nothing talking in the south as of yesterday. I have seen cows and got winded at a wallow Sunday by a sneaky bull.

Twice to me Friday: one side of the wallow he winded at the edge of the clearing coming in not 20 minutes after i sat down (wind had to have swirled cause he was coming in pretty quick and then he was off the side of the ridge). Second time i think the same bull snuck around at last light when wind started swirling on the other side of the clearing: One minute sitting peacefully the next there's a bull crashing out from just below the ridge at top speed. Was wheezing something fierce, sounded like he had a hole in his lung already. Dang sneaky bulls. Probably was just out of sight for hours without me knowing he was there haha.

 

[cnelk]

Pretty quiet in N Colorado. Had some bugles Fri/Sat when it was cooler and cloudy.
Now nuthin since it’s hot.

Been into elk every day except one. They are coming in silent to raking and cow mews.

 

[Poser]

I was out bear hunting fri-Mon in SW CO. Heard bugles every night, saw elk every morning and evening. I was at “fall bear elevation” 7,000-9,000 feet and didn’t see a single elk hunter while covering ~30 miles because, you know, “the elk are up high”