Elk Hunting In Colorado

[thetroutguy]

Check out  http://www.fulldrawoutfitters.com/  .  They will treat you right.  Email or call them and tell them your expectations and what you had in mind and they will give you good advice.

[DeerSpotter]

I think anyone that goes after a elk with traditional equipment knows that laying down money is not going to help, the only two things you can rely on, your skill, and opportunity.  Everything else is just a bonus.


Carl

[LKH]

Maybe someone has mentioned it, but you should consider taking the altitude medicine if you are going high.  Can save you a lot of agony.

[BradLantz]

http://www.wildflowerridgellamas.com/Default.aspx

I highly reccomend llamas for your elk hunting.


they follow you like a dog, they are very, very little trouble if ever, stake them out and they eat the grass etc around them, take them to water every 2 days or so, other than that, leave them staked,nothing spooks them,they rarely misstep, their cost is very reasonable .... everything I love about them.

in fact, I bought 3 a few years back, and found it cheaper to rent than to have them !

llamas will carry 60 +/- pounds easch in for you. they will carry that out for you in meat too. they add such an interesting twist to elk hunting its hard to explain really.

I would use them this fall however I'm wanting top do a brutal backpack/bivy type hunt that will challenge me physically beyond what using llamas do.

I shot this bull with non-trad bow at about 9-10 yards. Gimmee shot wish I'd have been shooting my Zipper

 

My Dad on one of our hunts

 

I think Dad was 66 years old when he killed this bull. He killed it 2 days after I killed mine above.

 


I've been pretty successful in my elk hunting. I went 4 for 5 in my first 5 years, early season hunting with non-trad and muzzleloader, but thats deceiveing a bit because of how close I killed the bulls. I think all but one were recurve shots as well. I mention this only to say don't accept 10% success rates etc. Expect 100% success, dream big with you hunting hard in God's country for 7 days of amazing hutning and tagging a 350" bull the last evening - make your hunt successful even if the tag comes home unfilled, but also have the determination to know and feel that you're going to tag a big bull.


Also, be careful. I've had a few little mishaps, trips, falls, situation .... one giant one that almost cost me dearly and by sheer fortune and maybe God's guiding hand I survived. I can't quit going elk hunting at this point, but I CAN go smarter elk hunting !!

[Dave2old]

Hunt only uphill. Quarter your elk, bone it, and you're down to 150lbs or so for a cow, rarely more than 200 for a bull. That's 2-4 packloads. I am 62 with arthritis and helped pack out 3 elk last year. No problem. People make too big a deal out of it. If you can find a wilderness or roadless area, you generally only have to hunt in far enough to get away from road sounds and crowds (including motorized trail ATV sounds and crowds) to get into the elk. I rarely have to pack out more than a couple of miles. Getting away from the sounds of motors and the mobs of easy-access folks they bring, half of whom never quit tooting on bugles, is the number one trick to getting into undisturbed elk. I'd pop the extra $ for an either-sex tag. Have fun.

[DeerSpotter]

A lot a great information, and lots of opinions.  It just makes it all that much more fun, and I think the thing that I will remember the most, is all of you behind me, supporting me with your opinion and your advice and your experience.  There's nothing greater than this site when it comes to gaining experience through others' efforts.

Thanks again everybody


Carl

[DeerSpotter]

Has anyone else used this outfitter T Bar M Outfitter in Durango, Co. they been recommended to me, and they say they are a traditional bow hunters guide service.  I just like to know if anyone else has used them.

Carl

[Gehrke145]

Hey shoot me a Pm i live around durango I can narrow down the area a bit.  We have lots of elk I'd save the money on the pack in part if it were me.  You dont have to go far off the roads to get into elk.

[Roger Moerke]

Hey Carl I sent you a  PM if you don't want to respond no offense taken just wanted you to know I sent one.

[DeerSpotter]

I ched no PM or e mail yet ?

Carl

[DeerSpotter]

Roger e mail me, No PM ?


Thanks


Carl

[RickH]

Carl,
I also live near the Durango area and once you narrow some areas down if you decide to hunt here I also might be able answer any questions you might have.
Rick

[T. Downing]

Carl, I live in Durango and I can definately assist you on this one. Send me a PM if you have any questions. T.

[DeerSpotter]

I will PM Tes, at work now ,but thanks all

this is great

carl

[DeerSpotter]

I will send PM tomorrow, although some of you that sent p.m.'s I did not get them, but I did get the e-mails after you e-mail me.  More tomorrow.

I really appreciate everyone's effort, the fabulous thing would be to meet some of you in Colorado, and share some of your experiences even if I didn't get to go elk hunting.

Carl

[DeerSpotter]

And Roger, we are the exact same age

Now I have no excuse!    


Carl

[DeerSpotter]

PM's have been sent, thanks again everyone, the guys are great.

Hunting in Colorado do you need anything other than money and a driver's license to purchase a bow license over-the-counter.  I know that some states require a hunter's safety certificate ?  It's easy enough for me to obtain from where I work.  I am CCW, does that cover a safety certificate?

Carl

[SCATTERSHOT]

A Hunter Safety certificate is required for any kind of hunting in Colorado, if you were born after 1949. other state certificates are recognized, as far as I know.

[acolobowhunter]

JUST SHOW US THE MONEY (COLORADO)

As mentioned you will need a hunters safety card if born after Jan. 1st, 1949.  An ID and MONEY !!!

[rtherber]

An IBEP certificate  will satisfy the Colorado requirement if archery hunting only.