San Juan Motorcycles

[2pines]

Ive been down scouting a few times on the Ut San Juan elk unit. There looks to be a lot of single track trails for motorcycles. Has anyone scouted with a motorcycle or even used one for hunting down there?

 

[c3]

Yes, and a bunch of that stuff on the Abajo's is quite technical. If you are a super good dirt bike rider you could make it work, but for the most part it's pretty tough work with a bow or rifle and all your spotting gear to keep from blowing up.

I did most of my hunting in 2010 off a WR250F. All the stuff off Shay Ridge, Aspen Flats, Indian Creek and all the trails over the Abajo's are epic, but you better be damn strong and capable on single track to get back and forth between the mtn road and Foy (Spring) Lake. If you were to kill an elk over there in Robertson Pasture and you get it out on a dirt bike, you'd be a big time hero.

Baby head to basket ball roller rocks and pretty tight switchbacks will work you big time.

On the other hand, Elk Ridge is suited to dirt bikes much better you'd be able to get most anywhere over there on one.

Check out my "Lucky 25" hunt adventure challenge from 2010 if you want to see all my pics from my archery hunt in 2010.

Lucky 25 - A year on the San Juan | 2010 Hunt Adventures

LAST EDITED ON Jun-02-10 AT 05:47PM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p][p align=right]Thread Views Counter.... Hope you all enjoy it as much as I already am :) Cheers, Pete[/img]

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Did the whole thing on my WR including packing out my elk over on elk ridge. Carrying 85 lbs loads on a tall dirt bike when you're only 5'7" can be interesting to say the least.

Either way, enjoy, that would be a pipe dream to draw that one again before I'm 75

Cheers,
Pete

 

[c3]

having some trouble with that link getting the images to come up, but here's one pic trying to get out of aspen flats to the mtn road by the junction with the trail from robertson pasture.

http://www.c3di.com/images/san-juan-2010/trip6/12a.jpg

not the easiest stuff to negotiate in hunting boots and no gear with a 35 lbs pack on

Cheers,
Pete

 

[PleaseDear]

Lot's of help and knowledge/experience shared right there Pete!


Hopefully the OP appreciates it all.



Robb

 

[2pines]

Yes, and a bunch of that stuff on the Abajo's is quite technical. If you are a super good dirt bike rider you could make it work, but for the most part it's pretty tough work with a bow or rifle and all your spotting gear to keep from blowing up.

I did most of my hunting in 2010 off a WR250F. All the stuff off Shay Ridge, Aspen Flats, Indian Creek and all the trails over the Abajo's are epic, but you better be damn strong and capable on single track to get back and forth between the mtn road and Foy (Spring) Lake. If you were to kill an elk over there in Robertson Pasture and you get it out on a dirt bike, you'd be a big time hero.

Baby head to basket ball roller rocks and pretty tight switchbacks will work you big time.

On the other hand, Elk Ridge is suited to dirt bikes much better you'd be able to get most anywhere over there on one.

Check out my "Lucky 25" hunt adventure challenge from 2010 if you want to see all my pics from my archery hunt in 2010.

Lucky 25 - A year on the San Juan | 2010 Hunt Adventures

LAST EDITED ON Jun-02-10 AT 05:47PM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p][p align=right]Thread Views Counter.... Hope you all enjoy it as much as I already am :) Cheers, Pete[/img]

www.monstermuleys.info

Did the whole thing on my WR including packing out my elk over on elk ridge. Carrying 85 lbs loads on a tall dirt bike when you're only 5'7" can be interesting to say the least.

Either way, enjoy, that would be a pipe dream to draw that one again before I'm 75

Cheers,
Pete

I walked some of the moto trails on the Abajos and was thinking no way would I want to ride the trails I walked with a pack and rifle. I think Ill just stick to hiking them but was curious if anyone takes advantage of them. Sounds a little out of my comfort zone.

 

[Gator]

Horses are your friend in those places C3 hunted for sure.
I have walked so of those trails and just walking them was hard.

 

[2pines]

Ill have to start a thread to see if anyone knows of a pack out service down there. Im sure guides etc are busy guiding and is not what they want to do but for the $ I would think they would. Will be solo and hate to get one down in a hole without some backup.

 

[roadrunner]

Yes, and a bunch of that stuff on the Abajo's is quite technical. If you are a super good dirt bike rider you could make it work, but for the most part it's pretty tough work with a bow or rifle and all your spotting gear to keep from blowing up.

I did most of my hunting in 2010 off a WR250F. All the stuff off Shay Ridge, Aspen Flats, Indian Creek and all the trails over the Abajo's are epic, but you better be damn strong and capable on single track to get back and forth between the mtn road and Foy (Spring) Lake. If you were to kill an elk over there in Robertson Pasture and you get it out on a dirt bike, you'd be a big time hero.

Baby head to basket ball roller rocks and pretty tight switchbacks will work you big time.

On the other hand, Elk Ridge is suited to dirt bikes much better you'd be able to get most anywhere over there on one.

Check out my "Lucky 25" hunt adventure challenge from 2010 if you want to see all my pics from my archery hunt in 2010.

Lucky 25 - A year on the San Juan | 2010 Hunt Adventures

LAST EDITED ON Jun-02-10 AT 05:47PM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p][p align=right]Thread Views Counter.... Hope you all enjoy it as much as I already am :) Cheers, Pete[/img]

www.monstermuleys.info

Did the whole thing on my WR including packing out my elk over on elk ridge. Carrying 85 lbs loads on a tall dirt bike when you're only 5'7" can be interesting to say the least.

Either way, enjoy, that would be a pipe dream to draw that one again before I'm 75

Cheers,
Pete

^^^^ This