1st day of elk season..

[def90]

Archery?

Archery, just went up to the James Peak Wilderness area because it’s close. The elk up there are slim pickings though and they move a lot.

CPW added a bear add-on tag option this year. I grabbed one to accompany my archery elk tag for just such a reason.


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Yeah, thought about that afterwards but it happened so fast that I didn’t even have time to reach for my bow. That guy covered a lot of ground fast, he wasn’t having anything to do with me that’s for sure.

Was pretty surprised to see him up there as well, I never see bear sign up there and things are the driest I’ve ever seen.

[.455_Hunter]

Archery, just went up to the James Peak Wilderness area because it?s close. The elk up there are slim pickings though and they move a lot.

Yup- I have hunted that area for rifle quite a bit over the years and the concentration is low.

[Hummer]

Archery, just went up to the James Peak Wilderness area because it?s close. The elk up there are slim pickings though and they move a lot.



Yeah, thought about that afterwards but it happened so fast that I didn?t even have time to reach for my bow. That guy covered a lot of ground fast, he wasn?t having anything to do with me that?s for sure.

Was pretty surprised to see him up there as well, I never see bear sign up there and things are the driest I?ve ever seen.

Good luck to you! What areas can you hunt elk with your archery license now?

I don't know the James Peak area but have explored most of the Indian Peaks. I took my first elk a mile from our cabin in Peaceful Valley, my first deer down canyon, and a first moose a few miles SW of home. Elk numbers are slim here but there are fine bulls closer to RMNP. Next year I might cash in my preference points and hunt bull elk in area 20. I'll hunt buck deer in 20, 3rd season. This will be my 35th consecutive year hunting elk in the Flat Tops. 30 elk so far. Hungry for one more.

[def90]

Good luck to you! What areas can you hunt elk with your archery license now?

I just have an OTC archery tag so unit 38 is the only OTC unit along the front range, otherwise most of the central units north to south through the state are OTC and some down in the southwest corner, would love to get in to a unit where I would actually have a chance of seeing something.

Hunted up in unit 371 in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area last weekend and camped on a friends property on the west side of Green Mountain Res. No elk spotted nor heard all weekend (Friday evening, Saturday all day, and Sunday morning), left Sunday afternoon, my friends mother in law sends me a text around 7:00 saying that there were 2 small herds of elk just walking along Cataract Creek on her way out of the property.

Took the day off of work today and went back up to the James peak area and no elk but saw several deer and ran in to 2 really nice bull moose that were about 20yds away from me, they didn't want to wait around for me to get my cell phone camera out so I only got the second moose as they were exiting the scene.

[jhood001]

I just have an OTC archery tag so unit 38 is the only OTC unit along the front range, otherwise most of the central units north to south through the state are OTC and some down in the southwest corner, would love to get in to a unit where I would actually have a chance of seeing something.

Hunted up in unit 371 in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area last weekend and camped on a friends property on the west side of Green Mountain Res. No elk spotted nor heard all weekend (Friday evening, Saturday all day, and Sunday morning), left Sunday afternoon, my friends mother in law sends me a text around 7:00 saying that there were 2 small herds of elk just walking along Cataract Creek on her way out of the property.

Took the day off of work today and went back up to the James peak area and no elk but saw several deer and ran in to 2 really nice bull moose that were about 20yds away from me, they didn't want to wait around for me to get my cell phone camera out so I only got the second moose as they were exiting the scene.

Great photo! They get the blood pumping even when you aren't after them, don't they?