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Posted: 8/5/2021 12:04:18 PM EDT
Been doing some hardcore scouting. No need to workout, that is the workout. Keeping 30+ pounds in the pack. Saw a nice 5x5 bull yesterday, full velvet. Hotter than the gates of hell up here too. Elk sign everywhere.
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Posted: 8/6/2021 1:09:38 AM EDT
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Just remember to go in from an off angle when you cut in. Think about a dead end that no one would enter and then go in at a 90. That way no one will likely find your trail and you don’t “disturb” the environment.
Squirrel! We used to do that with our mountain bike trails when mountain bikes were just born. Back then we would get arrested if we were caught so we had to be stealthy. I only got caught once by a ranger. He had watched me stop for a drink and wait for some other people to move on before making my entrance. He said “I appreciate that you hid the entrance and waited so no one saw you enter.” “I don’t want anyone seeing you come out of the entrance so finish your ride but don’t let me catch you again. |
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Posted: 8/6/2021 4:01:27 PM EDT
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Lol, my main access is a Mt bike trail. You have to crawl in from there about 40 yards to reach the trail I am cutting in.
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Posted: 8/6/2021 5:58:55 PM EDT
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I hope it doesn’t run off That’s why rifles were invented.
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Posted: 8/6/2021 6:13:14 PM EDT
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Ill be in SW CO for opening Archery this year.
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Posted: 8/9/2021 9:38:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By coregon: Ill be in SW CO for opening Archery this year. Same here, good luck guys. |
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Posted: 8/9/2021 10:53:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ar_mcadams: I hope it doesn’t run off That’s why rifles were invented. That’s why I shoot the bow nightly. When I stick that broad head right behind the shoulder he ain’t running far. Some pics from past rifle hunts. Some were just to easy.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached FileThis is one my friend arrowed, went 40 yards.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/14/2021 4:57:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/3/2021 2:23:16 PM EDT
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Looks awesome I hope I'm able to hunt this year covid has been kicking my ass
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Posted: 9/6/2021 10:39:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Iowaredneck: Looks awesome I hope I'm able to hunt this year covid has been kicking my ass Man I hope you make a full recovery and can get your ass up the pass to hunt. I just got back from the 4 day hunt. Elk were seen and smelled but not harmed. Rained like heck first day and night. Really helped you move quietly, and I stayed dry in this thing. Very light and comfy.  Attached FileA lot of stuff to pack in, just 2 miles. With a thousand feet of elevation change. At 62, not sure how long I can do this with 55 lbs.  Attached FileElk were not talking yet, soon. There were a lot of these around. Saw a 5x5 at a distance with velvet hanging off his rack.  Attached FileThick as hell. That’s why this area is full of elk.  Attached FileGood luck all, I gotta get busy. Leaving tomorrow for a 7 day hunt. I’ll use the SxS to access a different area so at least minimal Mt house food. There will be steak. Iowa, the guy hunting with me on this leg is driving in from Keookuk, IA. Prolly butchered the spelling. Good dude and in top physical shape. |
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Posted: 9/6/2021 10:42:12 AM EDT
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One more for the big game crew.
This is where I’ll be tomorrow night, beautiful spot full of animals.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/6/2021 10:49:41 AM EDT
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Good luck!
Would love to do that sometime |
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Posted: 9/6/2021 11:18:46 AM EDT
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Good luck! Look forward to the pics and stories.
None of us drew tags this year so well but otc bull tags and just spend the week driving around.  Just half assed hunting but mostly spending time together away from home. Like out-of-state hunters.  |
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Posted: 9/7/2021 6:06:23 PM EDT
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Lt Sam told me yesterday “dad, we need to go hunting”
She has enough energy for the both of us, probably pack your stuff in too. 
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Posted: 9/9/2021 8:23:05 AM EDT
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Good luck! Heading out tomorrow on mules again, looking for deer this time.
Stay safe. |
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Posted: 9/10/2021 10:32:41 AM EDT
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Good luck everyone!
State screwed us on out bp tag this year. They changed rifle elk to run up to the day before the hunt. No rest period to give us a chance. 
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Posted: 9/12/2021 10:13:57 AM EDT
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Made it in, back in town for ice and rest. Daypack is only 20#s or so, feels light after that pack in.
Right near my hoped for spot, no other camps in a mile, lots of ATV traffic but mostly window lickers. Been seeing elk every other day, full draw on a fat cow at 20 yards but she just wouldn’t take a step to get a clear shot. No bugles yet, still hot and dry at 10k’. Campspot is a beaut. Can’t believe my friend brought his truck in. Bad road for sure, vehicle damage likely. I packed in on the Wolverine, 9 miles from my truck.  Attached File Attached FileCamp  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/12/2021 10:23:16 AM EDT
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More.
Surf and turf dinner. Had a steak with these.  Attached FileBlowdown. Climb it or crawl it.  Attached FilePack looks full, but mostly clothes stripped off in there. T shirt weather by 1100.  Attached FileThe sacrament of the roots of the hunt run deep in these boys. Motivated for sure. Two hammocks there.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/12/2021 10:27:03 AM EDT
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Great luck and have fun out there guys (and Sam!)
What a blessing to be able to do this stuff. |
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Posted: 9/12/2021 11:17:34 AM EDT
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Looks like a great time! Good luck buddy!
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Posted: 9/12/2021 1:34:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bumblebee_Bob: Looks like a great time! Good luck buddy! You too man! I’m already a lucky man out chasing these beasts. |
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Posted: 9/12/2021 7:52:30 PM EDT
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That's a fact!
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Posted: 9/13/2021 10:17:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DVCER: Great luck and have fun out there guys (and Sam!) What a blessing to be able to do this stuff.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 9:21:38 PM EDT
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Back in town for a couple days. Gotta remember bow season is a marathon, not a sprint. Played out, but I have a few pics.
Gotta tell this one. Rare bugling, but I think they are ready. I was sitting next to a great trail by a water hole Thursday afternoon. About 1800 a racket was heard. Limbs breaking kinda stuff. Hit the cow call and a shootable 4x bull starts running back and forth, 20 to 60 yards. Full draw a couple times, but he just wouldn’t stop for a shot. Then a weird bugle popped off just across the drainage. Junior flew out of there, and ran to my side. I hit my call and did a bugle back. As god is my witness, a really nice much bigger bull came charging in. At least 5x. He skidded in at 44 yards and was silently looking for the 4x. Now just munching on grass, fully broadside at 44 yards, head behind a tree. Perfect shot, except for a few branches. Wind in my face, just needed a better shot. That dude matched my every move. I would move a few yards to get a clear shot, and he would move just behind cover. Unreal.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/22/2021 4:47:51 AM EDT
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I sure do enjoy your threads, thanks for sharing. I miss the Rockies; only been once, wife and I hunted mule deer for our honeymoon. I’m doing a solo trip next year.
Be careful out there, a archery hunter was just killed in the San Juan range by two muzzle loader hunters. |
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Posted: 9/25/2021 10:09:55 AM EDT
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I heard about the bow hunter, stupid negligence on the muzzle side for sure.
Finally broke camp up there. Been at it all month, saw a lot of elk but never closed the deal. Those dang elk started bugling all night long all around camp under the full moon. Great time to be there for sure, aspens are turning golden quick. Might get a short trip back up but rest is needed bad. Twisted an ankle couple weeks back and kept going on it since. Ibuprofen and rocket fuel worked well to keep me moving.  Attached FileI was into a decent bull just 700 yards from camp a couple days ago up here.  Attached FileTypical day pack with 3 liter camelback full goes 25 lbs. game bags, knives, first aid, food, everything adds up. Probably another 4 lbs on the chest pack. Pistol and assorted stuff in there. Binos were left behind usually, just not needed in heavy cover.  Attached File Attached FileFinally had a decent meal last night. By the time we rolled into camp most nights after dark usually ate some meat we precooked and warmed it on the tent stove. Had a slug of bourbon then hit the sack. Great times. I’ll do this stuff as long as I can. Being in decent shape helps a lot, being over sixty years old is only slowing me a little.  Attached FileHalf these pics are not showing from the arf photo service.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/25/2021 10:33:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ar_mcadams: I hope it doesn't run off That's why rifles were invented. Crossbow technology is insane these days. Don't be a Fudd. 
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Posted: 10/31/2021 8:54:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DVCER: Iowa, the guy hunting with me on this leg is driving in from Keookuk, IA. Prolly butchered the spelling. Good dude and in top physical shape. Keokuk is not far from me I was just through there heading to boyscout camp on the Illinois side of the river |
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