elkhunterUT
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It was an extremely tough 3rd season hunt this year in Colorado with warm temps (55-60 degrees most days), very low deer numbers overall (we only saw about 30-40 deer total on public huntable land), and a lot of hunter pressure, but we were able to grind it out and found some success.
My Brother Chad and I had deer tags and our buddy also had a deer tag and his son had an OTC elk tag. We arrived a day early to scout and get a lay of the land. Saw very few deer but were mostly focused on learning the roads and checking on a couple areas we had marked. Our buddy and his son found some elk and also spotted a very tall 4x4 buck and got some video of him. Despite not seeing much, we went to bed with the anticipation for opening morning that only hunters can understand.
We spent opening morning in some higher elevation but only saw a handful of does. Our buddy’s son killed a 5x5 bull at first light which was fun to see and a great way to “break the ice”!
My bro and I tried a new area opening evening and again only saw a small handful of deer with no big bucks seen. That evening we talked about the tall buck our buddy spotted the evening before the opener. He did not want to shoot it, so my brother said “put me in coach”?
We headed to that area the 2nd morning and spotted the tall 4x4 immediately at first light rutting 5 does.
More to come…
My Brother Chad and I had deer tags and our buddy also had a deer tag and his son had an OTC elk tag. We arrived a day early to scout and get a lay of the land. Saw very few deer but were mostly focused on learning the roads and checking on a couple areas we had marked. Our buddy and his son found some elk and also spotted a very tall 4x4 buck and got some video of him. Despite not seeing much, we went to bed with the anticipation for opening morning that only hunters can understand.
We spent opening morning in some higher elevation but only saw a handful of does. Our buddy’s son killed a 5x5 bull at first light which was fun to see and a great way to “break the ice”!
My bro and I tried a new area opening evening and again only saw a small handful of deer with no big bucks seen. That evening we talked about the tall buck our buddy spotted the evening before the opener. He did not want to shoot it, so my brother said “put me in coach”?
We headed to that area the 2nd morning and spotted the tall 4x4 immediately at first light rutting 5 does.
More to come…