Another Elk Hunt

[Stephen Graf]

#7523

One thing is for sure about hunting, the lessons to learn are never ending…

Lesson one – take battery out of camera for travel. Got to camp and wanted to fire up the camera for a picture of the guys while enthusiasm was high and grime was low. Camera dead. It got turned on in the luggage on the way to Colorado. No USB charger in the woods.

Lesson two – Don’t forget to take the rain jacket out of your duck hunting gear and put it back in your regular hunting gear. Rained all week, except the last day, it snowed. It’s not so bad being wet all the time, once you get used to it 😳 On second thought, buy extra rain jacket for duck hunting so no need to remember.

No elk harmed. Got within 50 yards of a big bull and thought he was going to walk right by me at 10 yards. But he turned and walked behind me through some thick stuff. Gave him a few cow calls, but he wasn’t interested.

Did kill a few grouse, which were tasty as always.

May get some pictures emailed to me from my smart-ass phone carrying friends. If received, will post.

[Col Mike]

#62947

Steve

Sounds as if you had a great time. We are never to old to stop learning.:D

[David Coulter]

#63183

Steve, sounds like a blast. This is one to remember, as if you’d forgot the nice days! Soggy wet or not, I’m jealous since I didn’t go on an elk hunt! All the best to you. I look forward to the smartass photos. Dwc

[paleoman]

#63450

I have been an eastern hunter all my life, but you elkers have got me thinking I have to try an elk hunt.

[Stephen Graf]

#63954

It’s fun, if only to remind me how much I like hunting the critters in my own back yard, and our eastern trees and views.

Every now and again I think what it would be like to move out west somewhere and try to put down some new roots. It only takes 7 to 10 days of elk hunting to cleanse me of that thought pattern.

I don’t think I could live without the green of summer and the colors of fall, and the smell in the air at harvest time.

Each to his own!

[Stephen Smiley]

#8799

Just got back from Colorado myself. We too had rain every day except the last one. We had flurries but nothing stuck, although we could see snow on the higher peaks. We did not get one either but got close twice. Its always exciting to see a bull up close. Even with the rain and lack of success we had a great time.

I could definitely see myself moving West one day. Every year I go out, it gets harder to head east again.

[skinner biscuit]

#9100

Bumped a herd this morning,winded me.Cow called and got a few answers back.Went in and sat for about a hour seeing if they would loop back(Roosevelt elk are more territorial unlike their Rocky Mountain cousins).Let out a few cow chirps and got a bull going but he didn’t want to leave his lady’s.Tuffhead poised for action.Steve,over the counter tags,month long season,hunting 10 miles from my house,no camping necessary,gated timberland open to public hunting,mountain biked in on a logging road with a headlamp,ain’t all that bad.:D

[Mark Turton]

#9787

Skinner, you’re a lucky man to have all that on your doorstep, looking forward to seeing you with one of those Roosevelt elk.

Good hunting, Mark.

[Stephen Graf]

#9798

skinner biscuit wrote: Steve,over the counter tags,month long season,hunting 10 miles from my house,no camping necessary,gated timberland open to public hunting,mountain biked in on a logging road with a headlamp,ain’t all that bad.:D

That does sound like a little bit o’ heaven…

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