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Snow expected in high country area around Vail as the news has predicted but who knows. Hopefully brings in the beginning of the rut for everyone for the last of archery and muzzle loader!
Thats what i am counting on. Ill be out next week..trying to finish strong
Just got back....
Shot a 6x6 but a little high. Tracked blood for several hundred yards and it started raining heavy and lost the trail. Had several people look, I looked for several days and never found him. I'm sick.....
Between looking I spotted a 350+ bull that consistently stayed in the same spot most of the day, I made it up to 170 yards but couldn't take the shot, got within 100 and he winded me and disappeared. Again, I'm sick.....
Called in another bull this morning after my shitty Irish setter boots who claim "waterproof" soaked my feet and socks with a nasty cold.... wind was swirling and yet again I got winded.
Very little bugling, almost all at night or within 30 min of shooting light +\-
Very hot until this morning when I got snowed on, then sleet, then hail, then snow, then rain.
Here's to next year.....
Sorry to hear..at least you got in some action! Im looking forward to the colder weather this time around but not the freaking rain...thinking about selling my wall tent sp not sure i want to take that...so ill probably be a little chilly...i dont mind the cold...i dont like the fact it is showing rain..hoping it will be snow up where ill be hunting.
Just got back from my last muzzy hunt this year. I went out every day since opening day: 5 full days at camp then at least one morning or evening locally.
Up at camp I saw a couple of bull elk - I have a cow tag. I coulda smoked one of them easily too. So cool to be so close and he had no clue.
Today I saw a bull and cow moose together (just like last year). No moose tag, of course. They came to about 15 yards of me. I was getting a little freaked. The bull was mature and freaking HUGE.
Then I see a buck within easy shot range standing on this hill like he was a friggin target from Cabelas. I got a doe tag, naturally.
I saw everything I couldn't take this year. Yeah, I pissed off the hunting gods somehow. But that's hunting. Can't wait for next year!
Haha gilpin guy if we are hunting the same unit i will need gps coordinates because i have either sex for deer and elk :-)
That was my luck as well...saw plenty of bucks even a monster buck on opening day...Doe tag!!! Saw like 3 doe and 2 were on private lands, plus all the damn sheep in the area are not helping!! 5days of hard hunting 7+ miles a day of stalking and no more does. Till next year!
If only you had two more buddies to help you search!!!
It's been too hot everyone I've been with friends for archery and muzzle loader. No sign of the rut in any way from the heat and not much sign. I'm expecting a late rut this year, most likely 1st season rifle. I've got hopes for success on 3rd season rifle for a bull.
4 guys...3 doe tags and 1 buck tag...at least I put my buddy on a couple of bucks, just kept giving us the slip!Originally Posted by hawk1
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