Hi all,
A friend of mine and I are about to leave Thursday for our first western hunt in Colorado unit 62 for elk. I've got a game plan made up, and I've been getting some intel from a local on Rokslide (big thanks Cody), but I'd like to know if anyone else familiar with this unit has any other useful info.
We'll be hunting around Kelso Mesa in Uncompaghre NF. If you're familiar with this area, I had a couple questions:
1. Off Divide road that separates GMU 61 and 62, there is a road called Calhoun that runs through some private land and then connects to the national forest trails on the mesa. Does anyone know if that road is accessible by the public to get to the trails, or is it totally private?
2. We'll be leaving my truck on the road and hiking in several miles. Probably won't see my truck until the end of the season unless we get something. Has anyone ever had any problems with people messing with your vehicle or stuff in your truck bed in that area? In 17 years of hunting I've never had a problem, but I always wonder in a new area.
3. Are water sources fairly abundant in all the little canyons and drainages in that area? Or am I going to have to walk down 600-1000 feet to the main creek every time we need water?
4. Has anyone had success or heard of anyone having success in that area this year?
5. How's Sprint's cell coverage in that area, if any at all?
6. In the event that we're lucky and do kill a bull, can anyone recommend a taxidermist we can leave our head with for a Euro mount since we can't bring CNS tissue back into Ohio? Near Montrose or anywhere along I-70 would be ideal so we can drop it off on our way back
A friend of mine and I are about to leave Thursday for our first western hunt in Colorado unit 62 for elk. I've got a game plan made up, and I've been getting some intel from a local on Rokslide (big thanks Cody), but I'd like to know if anyone else familiar with this unit has any other useful info.
We'll be hunting around Kelso Mesa in Uncompaghre NF. If you're familiar with this area, I had a couple questions:
1. Off Divide road that separates GMU 61 and 62, there is a road called Calhoun that runs through some private land and then connects to the national forest trails on the mesa. Does anyone know if that road is accessible by the public to get to the trails, or is it totally private?
2. We'll be leaving my truck on the road and hiking in several miles. Probably won't see my truck until the end of the season unless we get something. Has anyone ever had any problems with people messing with your vehicle or stuff in your truck bed in that area? In 17 years of hunting I've never had a problem, but I always wonder in a new area.
3. Are water sources fairly abundant in all the little canyons and drainages in that area? Or am I going to have to walk down 600-1000 feet to the main creek every time we need water?
4. Has anyone had success or heard of anyone having success in that area this year?
5. How's Sprint's cell coverage in that area, if any at all?
6. In the event that we're lucky and do kill a bull, can anyone recommend a taxidermist we can leave our head with for a Euro mount since we can't bring CNS tissue back into Ohio? Near Montrose or anywhere along I-70 would be ideal so we can drop it off on our way back