When was your first year hunting OTC Elk in Colorado?

[Elkhntr08]

2013 Archery season

 

[PassCreek]

1985 or 1986, Rifle.

 

[Tallg]

2020 for the first OTC hunt. 2017 for first Elk hunt.

 

[gelton]

2012 2nd Rifle - hunted rifle 3 other times, all the rest archery. I missed 1 year out of the last 10.

 

[BrentLaBere]

2022, couldn't draw tags in my normal spots. I'll be coming down again this September

 

[Blockcaver]

August 16, 1975, first day of Archery season that year!

 

[Seth]

1992, fresh out of hunter safety in Durango and had just reached the minimum age.

 

[commandoNate]

2007-2016 with a rifle, 2017-present archery. Had a couple draw tags mixed in there along the way. If you think OTC archery is nuts you all should experience a 2nd rifle season hunt. It's freaking bananas. We named one of out favorite basins Labmeau Field because of how many cheeseheads pack into that place. It's like a damn firing squad.

 

[rambo2345]

1982 Archery

 

[gelton]

2007-2016 with a rifle, 2017-present archery. Had a couple draw tags mixed in there along the way. If you think OTC archery is nuts you all should experience a 2nd rifle season hunt. It's freaking bananas. We named one of out favorite basins Labmeau Field because of how many cheeseheads pack into that place. It's like a damn firing squad.

My experience has been the exact opposite...in the units I have hunted Archery is more packed than 2nd rifle.

 

[intunegp]

2013 3rd rifle

 

[Gadjet]

1979. Blue jeans, flannel shirt, and sorels. I started out hunting with my two brothers at 12 carrying a lever action 30-30.(yes I started big game hunting 2 years earlier than I was supposed to). The good ole days!

 

[Blake_Bartz]

2000

 

[Phaseolus]

1982

 

[Conrad101st]

Archery 1997 - almost got a shot twice but never closed the deal.

 

[Fixitman]

1988

 

[bz_711]

2010 - Instant Addiction!

 

[kentuckybowman]

2010. Honey holes galore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Portabeardo]

2020. I was going to meet about ten members of my family from Indiana (only one other hunting though and it was all his idea). I’m hey were bringing horses which meant I wasn’t limited where I could go because of packout problems. Great trip, but…

I was the only one to show up and have done it by myself every year since. Should’ve started 30 years earlier. Has me hooked more than a worm in a river waiting on a catfish. I’d love others to join for comradery (and packout help)but happy going alone!


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[Beendare]

Early 1980’s rifle, by the middle to late 80’s, archery