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Hey all..... been a while since I posted in the Colorado thread. I have a couple younger buddies who invited me to join them in applying for an archery elk tag in these units. I have been around Rabbit Ears pass for the last several years. I am slowing down and almost 70 and just wondering...

Thinking of coming to do a late bow hunt in Colo. Usually go first week. The rest of my group went out... I couldn't go. I have some issues with my back and legs so If I was to get an animal down depending how far and how rough a pack out would be I may want to hire some help. I know there are...

Hey all.... haven't posted anything in here for a while, but have a question. What is the area like around Dunckley Pass. Really rough? Just thinking about going there for a camping trip yet here in August, Might consider this area to bow hunt someday but nearing 70 Years old, maybe it's too...

Looking to swap/trade a wht deer bow or gun hunt/ predator calling adventure /trapping adventure/ or what ever here in SE Nebr for some access to private land OTC elk hunts with a bow. Possibly a muzzy elk for what ever a non resident can draw for.

Today I bought a new cross bow to hunt with. 2 lbs lighter than my old Barnett. I have had both shoulders stitched up after being torn that's why I shoot a crossbow. And with spinal stenosis and arthritis in my back 2 lbs less here and there makes walking and hunting easier. Last time I was in...

Hey all... don't know if this is the right forum to ask on, but who here does not wash their camo clothes before a hunt. I am pretty sure you can't really beat an elk's sense of smell. I usually don't wash my camo clothes unless they are soiled or some blood on them. I just hang on a outside...

Hey all, will be coming to Colorado for the archery opener for elk. Just wondering about the rains situation out there. I know it has been dry but have the rains started? We will be in the Walden /Rabbit Ears/ Buffalo pass areas. Looking forward to time in camp. A good camp is really what I...

Hey all, I want to buy a ticket or two in the upcoming raffle (antelope, bighorn sheep or mountain goat tag) being put on by the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society. I know odds of winning are next to none, but hopefully the money spent will go towards helping what the society does. My question is...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-05-17 AT 09:27PM (MST)[p]Just back from an opening weekend elk bow hunt in the North Park area of Colorado. Just want to say thanks for all the nice people in Walden, all the hunters (resident and non resident) we rachet jawed with in the field and in town, and to the hikers...

Hey all, gonna head to Colorado for an O-T-C elk bow hunt. I have hunted in several areas but kinda like the North Park area. Least I think it's called the North Park area. Looking at an area east of Muddy Pass, Hwy 14 & 40. This area is in the Arapaho/Medicine Bow-Routt Forest . Some peaks in...

Wondering for those that use them on an elk hunt or other outings, where online do you all get your mountain house freeze dried meals. I always have bought a few each time I am at Scheels. I should be able to find a great deal online. I seen a post on here a while back about this but can't find...

LAST EDITED ON Jul-02-17 AT 01:34PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jul-02-17 AT 01:33?PM (MST) Well everyone, since I did not draw (again) in the Nebraska elk drawing, it looks like I am gonna come to Colorado to do an OTC bow hunt somewhere. Just wondering if the elk got hit hard last winter and the...

LAST EDITED ON Jun-03-17 AT 05:57PM (MST)[p]Hey everyone.... a buddy came to me and said let's go to Colorado and Lion hunt. I have gotten pretty good at nailing these Nebraska bobcats, calling them in and shot gunning them. A big cat I bet is another whole different story. I am going to start...

A hunting buddy and myself are toying around with an idea of a spring bear hunt. We are in SE Nebr. and talked a little about Canada. Or if there are good areas in the USA maybe we'll stay here. Anybody want to chime in with comments or suggestions. Lots of questions...... costs...travel...

Did not draw for elk again here in Nebraska. So will be heading to Colorado to hunt in an OTC unit. Had shoulder surgery last summer and had to pass on our fall Colorado bow hunt. Could not pull my bow. Got a cross bow now and wondering if Colorado DOW lets you use a crossbow with Dr.'s...

Got me a new Cabelas Alaskan Guide model 6 person tent with fiberglass poles. For those who use this kind I have a few questions. Is condensation an issue in rain or cold and snow? Should I have an extra fiberglass pole in case I break one in the field? Does anyone use a vestibule on these or...

Here it is, February in Nebraska. Slow day, so I am on my PC dreaming of fall 2016. Looking for someone who wants to barter. I want to hunt elk in WY or COLO. and willing to trade for something here in SE Nebraska. Reply back if you want. Thanks@!!!

Got my ram back from the taxidermist. I am no expert on world class taxidermy mounts.... but I think the taxidermist did ok!!!

My son and I are thinking about a Wyoming General Non Resident elk hunt this fall if we draw the tags. I was in Wyoming about 5 or 6 years ago and hunted a general unit (81) with a rifle. The way I understand it is we can apply for a general tag and if we are lucky in the draw we can then...

Here is a photo of my Bighorn Ram Taken in NW Nebraska. Hope this loads. This was a permit I won in a resident only lottery. Have only been 18 rams taken since the G & P introduced sheep back into their native range... back in 1998. That is my son Justin in the photo with me. I was truly...

Well, here it is...bow season is just around the corner. We are headed to Colo. to try our luck again. Kinda planned on GMU 62 but now am kinda thinking on a couple other areas. Anybody want to comment on GMU 17 south of Rand.... or some other OTC area in the general vicinity? Also looking at...

Anybody from Colorado want to do some trapping in SE Nebr for a week or so?? Trade a trapping trip here for me to come to Colo. and bow hunt elk in O-T-C areas. Private land both ways. Shoot me a PM.

Here goes a few questions I hope I'll get some input back . I am going to apply for a general elk tag along with either my son or a good buddy. We have no points but intend to buy one this fall. We will do the party application.... either we all draw or no ones draws, right? My question is...

First off just a short hi to all. My son and I are from a neighboring state (NE) and he finally has enough vacation time built up with his job that we can go for a week long hunt to a western state to bow hunt for elk. He was in the army reserves and did two tours in Iraq. Needess to say that...

Well it's finally going to happen. After serving 2 tours of combat duty in Iraq and 8 years in the Army Reserves my son finally will have enough vacation built up in his post army civilian job to go with "the ole man" and get to do a archery hunt for elk in Colo. I am getting a little older...

My buddy and I are coming out to Colorado the last weekend of muzzle loader season. We'll set up camp and hunt the last week of archery elk season. We hunted unit 62 the last couple years, but it was really warm. If we pick an OTC unit that is not on the western slope and fairly high in...

Hey all..........have been hunting in Colo the past few years in OTC units...bowhunting. I know if your going to apply for a permit in Wyoming it has to be in by end of Jan. Just wondering, if someone wants to comment, what is the chance of drawing a permit to bowhunt for first time...

Hey guys .......last year we camped on the divide road near Uncompahgre Butte and hunted around there and to the NE around Snipe and Brushy mountain. I was looking at the unit using google maps and it looks like if you go south a ways just off the divide road to the east it appears to get...

Last year a buddy and myself bow hunted the last week of bow season in the north half of GMU 62 along the divide road. We saw elk but we saw more cattle then elk........a lot lot more. We found water about every where we hunted. Wallows on the mountain sides....small ponds and drinking...

Hi all m-mer's!!! Ok I know this has probably been asked in the forums before and has been discussed some where in the past, but to save me some time looking for the answer and the fact that better maps come out almost all the time........I would like to know where I can get or...

Hi everyone!!! Just trying to get thru the off season dreaming of the fall hunts. I am starting to plan a bow hunt with a buddy for this fall. We will be doing an over the counter unit unless we can get in on some leftover tags in a unit not filled in the draw. I have hunted in Colorado...

I would like to go to Colorado this fall (Sept. 2012) and do an hunt for elk. OTC bow or something that. I have no points. Really are not looking for a huge monster set of horns. Just seeing some new country and meeting some new people who love the outdoors as much as myself. Live in SE...

Hi all..........just brought home "my new best buddy to be" while I am out looking for whitetail sheds someday. He is a blonde lab..........named him Sampson. It probably has been posted in the past but here is a question I have, does anybody that hunt sheds with dogs have a suggestion on...

I was just wondering what every one thinks about mules and hunting. I am 54 and still get around pretty darn good. But I think I am finally getting my family's bad knees. Both my younger brothers have had their knees worked on. This year in Colorado during bow season we put on a lot of miles...

A buddy and I are gonna hunt in 62 for over the counter elk. We did our homework and have our gear packed and ready to go. Fill the cooler with perishables and the truck with gas and are heading west the 15th. Thanks to a few of you guys who helped and offered some advice. I really appreciate...

Hey guys, just looking for some advice. I have a wood stove I made years ago that uses a 4" stove pipe to take out the smoke. The stove works great and never had any problems cept one time in Wyoming burning dead pine. The pipe was almost plugged after 10 days of using using the stove...

Hey a buddy and I are planning a unit 62 OTC bow hunt. I have been trying to get a hold of the big game biologist out of the Montrose office and finding out just how hard he is to catch. I know this is their busy time, and I have left my phone number on his voice mail several times. Now I have...

Back in the fall of 2009 I hunted unit 81 around grouse mountain and there was not the number of elk there that there was in prior years. My buddy that I was with was there a time or two before and always saw elk. We ran into a group that hunted that area for close to 10 years and always...

Hi all, this is my first post on this site after reading other postings for the last several months. Finally registered! A co-worker and myself are planning a DIY over the counter bow hunt to Colo. this fall. We would like to also hunt bear if we are lucky enough to get a permit when they go...