Heading for the San Juans for an elk adventure

[suburbanirma]

Leaving tomorrow for a 10-day elk hunt in Colorado’s San Juan Wilderness Area.  Joe Blake and I are packing in on horses to a remote base camp above 10,000 ft.  Excited about the upcoming adventure. Hopefully, will capture a cover photo for the Fall TradArchers’ World magazine that will go to print at the end of the month. Maybe, a story too. Good luck to all TGers heading out on adventures of their own… and be safe!

[David lozzano]

[Jayrod]

BEST OF LUCK!

[DaveT1963]

envious - have a great hunt.

[schlaggerman]

Good luck Tom. If you hear a sickly sounding elk bugling from the next ridge over...well, it just might be me!

[sticksnstones]

I've been excited for you ever since we talked at Comptons! Sounds like a fantastic adventure!!!
Thom

[suburbanirma]

Good luck Dale. Hope you and Gary have a great hunt. I remember your bugling from our trip to Idaho... you're right, it was sickly sounding bugle. LOL

[Pat B]

I've been twice to the Hermosa Creek drainage of the San Juan Mts between 9K' and 10k'. Beautiful area but someone forgot to tell the elk we were there.   :rolleyes:   Good luck. Looking forward to seeing your hero shot with your quarry.

[Ray Lyon]

Good luck to both of you and have a safe trip.

[T-Bowhunter]

Good luck!

[Caughtandhobble]

Good Luck!!!

Salute "POKE NOSE" as you ride by.

[rwbowman]

Drop a wish at the three forks trailhead for me for next year!! Beautiful country up there! Best of luck to you!

[DarkTimber]

Best of luck.  Leave one for me!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Good Luck Tom, Dale and Joe.

[ksbowman]

Hope you have better luck than I did there. We went 4 years ago and we covered 63 miles in 9 days on foot and never saw an elk. Many old sign although once or twice we saw recent sign. Did see a bear or two though.

[Kanwin]

Went on my first Trad elk hunt in 1973 in the San Juans. Come to think of it everything was traditional back then. I moved up from my first bow, a 45lb. Kodiak Magnum to a 55lb. Gamemaster Jet for the elk. Great memories. Heading to North Central Colorado on the 19th. Can't wait.

[archeryx]

I was there several years ago hunting Blackhawk south to Orphan Butte. We camped at 10600' .   Even hunted the Hay Camp area.  Had elk close a couple times but no shots. My buddy lives in Cortez and they hunt it every year.  Been very slow for them these past couple years. I don't think he's going up that high this year.

[Whip]

Good luck Tom!

[Looper]

So, how'd it go?