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If you do hunt Colorado, be sure to follow some best practices; best if you don't want stand out as an out-of-state newbie. Make sure you pickup is lifted and has oversized 22" rims with low profile tires. Bring at least one ATV per person, might be good to pack an extra too. Absolutely be sure to have a big box store generator, one of those 8000watt ones on wheels. Elk are totally used to hearing it and you need a way to charge your onxmaps gps at the end of the day. Consider 10,000w just to be sure. Carry and use repeatedly the Hoochie Mama and four different bull calls - can't be using the same voice when talking to them. Make sure to carry shooting sticks and spotting scope - elk can only be found on far far away hillsides. Some guys report having luck with climbing tree stands, so throw one of those in the trailer too. Don't worry about elevation and being fit, a 6.5 Needmore 13lb sniper rifle and ATV can make up for any lack of athleticism. When hunting with your buddies, line up at the edge of the woods and stand guard, just like watching a midwest corn field, elk are just big deer. If you hear a real elk in the woods, chase it and call incessantly. You can sneak up on them, pretty easily actually, and if they spook they won't go far, hunt the same spot the next day. Most importantly, don't be drinking Pabst, Shine, Whiskey, Gin, at the end of the day. Real elk hunters prefer heart-healthy red wine and it's OK if you and your friends can't finish a bottle, just re-cork it. Wow…….beautifully done! 👍 memtb
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The OP was asking about advice concerning resources geared more towards getting a tag and gadgets to electronically scout, not necessarily advice on what to do once a tag is in hand, but I will still throw this out there:
You can't be afraid of the dark... Odd that you bring that up. I’m real comfortable in the dark in familiar types of terrain and navigate easily at night. Still, I recall a certain creepy feeling at night alone elk hunting in the West. I went on anyway but I do recall the strangeness of big country at night. Grizzly country in Western Wyoming will give you the heebe jeebies, especially after a kill with blood in the air and especially at night...
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The OP was asking about advice concerning resources geared more towards getting a tag and gadgets to electronically scout, not necessarily advice on what to do once a tag is in hand, but I will still throw this out there:
You can't be afraid of the dark... Odd that you bring that up. I’m real comfortable in the dark in familiar types of terrain and navigate easily at night. Still, I recall a certain creepy feeling at night alone elk hunting in the West. I went on anyway but I do recall the strangeness of big country at night. Grizzly country in Western Wyoming will give you the heebe jeebies, especially after a kill with blood in the air and especially at night... Add to that, it’s after dark, a gentle snow falling, near zero wind, you’re breathing hard bringing the elk (or pieces of it out)…….each breath produces a dense fog temporarily eliminating all vision! You absolutely know with all certainty….that’s when the grizzly will rush out and bite you in the azz! 😂 memtb
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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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I hunted Elk for the first time this past October, after deer hunting for almost 50 years. My guide was great and he told me to treat every day we hunted as if it were the first day and never let defeat take over your thoughts. After multiple encounters but no shot, he just moved on to find the next opportunity. He was determined for me to get a nice bull. On the evening of the 4th day of a 5 day hunt I shot a nice 339” bull. He never skipped a beat and it gave me a lot of confidence. I am obviously not in a position to give Elk hunting advice, but he sure as hell is. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/203655.jpg)
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Nice bull, you and your guide done good…..real good!
The photo is a nice “teaser”! How about “the rest of the story”….. where at, cartridge used,bullet used, range the Bull was shot, and a few words about the hunt! Also, Congratulations to you sir! memtb
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Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is.
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After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
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Thank You for the link! 👍 memtb
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Whenever I walk up to a dead elk my first thought is “who got who”.
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