When was your first year hunting OTC Elk in Colorado?

[arwhntr]

'17 for archery. Haven't been back since but it was fun hunt. Killed a little 5 point that had just stripped his velvet and met another solo hunter who to this day is a good friend.

 

[Andrewlonghi]

2022....me and my brothers,didn't get anything but had a blast and can't wait to come back

 

[madgrad02]

Sept... 2023

 

[cnelk]

@cnelk - “When was your first year hunting OTC Elk in Colorado?”

1979 - I was 15

If I remember correctly, back then you had to be 14 to hunt Big Game in Colorado

We hunted in blue jeans and Sorels

 

[MallardSX2]

2002

 

[Still Hunter]

2009. I didn't get to Colorado till 2008. Too busy as a blue collar worker and being a dad to three children and the youth coach in every sport imaginable. Job #1 was Dad. Mine was killed in Vietnam.

I was 48 when I found Colorado and I have been back every year , most years twice. The Mountains simply stole my soul.

 

[7sdad]

1986

 

[RickH]

1980

 

[Wheels]

1984.
Archery season, camped at a major trailhead in the flattops and had the place to ourselves.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

2004 or 2005

What a wake up call it was. Prior to that I had the priveledge of always hunting with my old man and his buddies on private land for elk where we enjoyed a 100% success rate.

 

[browning2480]

1994

 

[rayporter]

second year was '84--------there was a lot of learning goin on back then. from yellow rubber rain gear to sorrells. LOL.

 

[5MilesBack]

1980.

 

[RS3579]

2015

 

[mncoolbeans]

2019 1st Rifle Season, took a nice 5x5 Bull.

 

[CJohnson]

2018

 

[KHNC]

Never, I wont be doing it in the future either. At least i wont be part of the problem.

 

[wiarcher]

1994 archery season.

 

[ndbuck09]

2010

 

[Dos Perros]

2015 archery