Recent content by chindits

FML. At my age there is a declining number of things to look forward to. This new application system just knocked me on my ass. Rarely have I ever lost hope and even more rare have I admitted it.

If you believe in the information Bugle magazine put out on their cwd story, I would say it is pretty hopeless. I have this conclusion from the inability of cpw to eliminate the prions from their holding cells despite stripping the soil out and using Clorox. They also claimed the prions will...

One other thing I noted during my scouting, was one of my scouting years had me backpacking up high in October. There had been a snow storm, but nothing huge for CO. The snow must of been knee deep or less, but the thing that caught my attention was the elk highways were all streaming...

I hunted the unit in 2013, but more importantly I scouted it for 3 years prior to my hunt waiting for the points. If you don't take the time to scout it, you are really missing out on the most enjoyable aspect of that unit. Elk acting like unpressured elk all summer. I'm not going to tell you...

just a test, it doesn't look right to me

I'd like to see what their conclusions are and if they will ever get a mitigation plan off the ground.

So my take is CPW (like other agencies involved in natural resources) is always vulnerable to social/political influence and wildlife is often managed for the loudest public. This is why Gunnison will never have a GMU managed like 76. Or why logging was virtually financially unfeasible on the...

FWIW, I posted this link on another hunting forum and it didn't raise an eyebrow. I was surprised that CPW actually expected the program to be implemented with the way it was presented to the Front Range public in the Denver Post a couple weeks ago...

Helped a friend of a friend pack out a ML bull from where I hunted in 2013. It wasn't a fair representation since I didn't have the same amount of time in the field. However, I was amazed at how few elk I saw. I am guessing he took a sub 300 6er, another friend took a dinker 6er first rifle...

Same.

Hmmm, I have to disagree with wanting to put my tag on something just to avoid tag soup. I like seeing good bucks and bulls all year. I like making the sneak, taking photos, and backing out undetected so I can hunt year round with a camera and a spotting scope. I will pass up the narrow 4x4...

Damn, I worked trails at CURE 2 years before giving up the honest work for protection division. I wasn't sure how long my back would hold out on trails and fires. We worked the same trails. I'd hate to try to rate the premature killers of critters around here. I would guess auto would rate...

Now we do have some common ground here and there. I agree that the habitat is fragmented, especially in Gunni be it geographically or artificial boundaries like the puddle. I think that is one of many solid arguments against wolves around here. You got herds at least north of the puddle that...

I might of borrowed a thought of yours here and there from a few years of talking to you. I'm not cool enough to own a good mule and wear a silk scarf and a cowboy hat, but maybe when I grow up.

I'm not sure I am buying some of the statements that you all are selling. It sounds like hundreds of elk are falling through blue mesa every year. I have only lived here since the early 90s but I don't buy that. I have heard of an elk herd here and there going scuba, but I don't believe...