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Hey, one of the first places you need to contact will be the fish and game in Colorado. You can get some great info from them. Talk to forestry service for maps. www.mapcard.com will give you all the topo and aerial maps you need for 19.95 year member ship. I have just finished scouting out a spot in Idaho for the end of this month. 6 months of planning, and we are going to have a blast.
I hunted Colorado 2 years ago and shot a cow on the first evening of a 7 day hunt. I was drawn for a restricted unit my first year. Got lucky!! The unit right beside the mountain I hunted was OTC unit #214.
I can't remember the restricted units # off the top of my head but the mountain was Quaker mountain. Lots of elk, the Route National Forest has a huge herd,16,000 animals or so. This was north of Hayden Colorado.
What would I do?? Put in for a draw tag in a unit in that area. You guys can put in as a group. You will earn points if you aren't drawn. If you aren't drawn you can buy an OTC tag and still find elk.
The draw back in the spot we hunted was the number of hunters. If you can find a local person that can give you info on private ground bordering BLM you can get access for a fee and get away from the mobs somewhat. This was a completely do it yourself hunt, first time for all 3 of us and 2 of us came back with elk. Don't be afraid to call and ask lots of Questions!!
Information will come from some of the most surprising places. This Idaho hunt was sealed when I called a meat butcher asking for cost of storing meat, and he ended up telling me where 3 different herds of elk with bulls are hanging out right now. He named the drainages and gave me road directions!!!!
You are more than capable of doing an elk hunt on your own IF you prepare yourself and do you're own leg work. Good maps and a GPS are a must if you are getting of the beaten path!!
Have fun researching.
Hey, one of the first places you need to contact will be the fish and game in Colorado. You can get some great info from them. Talk to forestry service for maps. www.mapcard.com will give you all the topo and aerial maps you need for 19.95 year member ship. I have just finished scouting out a spot in Idaho for the end of this month. 6 months of planning, and we are going to have a blast.
I hunted Colorado 2 years ago and shot a cow on the first evening of a 7 day hunt. I was drawn for a restricted unit my first year. Got lucky!! The unit right beside the mountain I hunted was OTC unit #214.
I can't remember the restricted units # off the top of my head but the mountain was Quaker mountain. Lots of elk, the Route National Forest has a huge herd,16,000 animals or so. This was north of Hayden Colorado.
What would I do?? Put in for a draw tag in a unit in that area. You guys can put in as a group. You will earn points if you aren't drawn. If you aren't drawn you can buy an OTC tag and still find elk.
The draw back in the spot we hunted was the number of hunters. If you can find a local person that can give you info on private ground bordering BLM you can get access for a fee and get away from the mobs somewhat. This was a completely do it yourself hunt, first time for all 3 of us and 2 of us came back with elk. Don't be afraid to call and ask lots of Questions!!
Information will come from some of the most surprising places. This Idaho hunt was sealed when I called a meat butcher asking for cost of storing meat, and he ended up telling me where 3 different herds of elk with bulls are hanging out right now. He named the drainages and gave me road directions!!!!
You are more than capable of doing an elk hunt on your own IF you prepare yourself and do you're own leg work. Good maps and a GPS are a must if you are getting of the beaten path!!
Have fun researching.
