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<blockquote data-quote="Timnterra" data-source="post: 1180384" data-attributes="member: 55944"><p>I've been looking over the same area as well, units 4,5,441,214 and 14. I assume you have looked at the Colorado hunting atlas? They have overlays with winter and summer range as well as travel corridors between the two. It looks like your hunting location should be determined by the weather. If it's an early winter the elk may have moved down and already be on the private ground in the western part of the unit. If it's a late winter they might still be at higher elevations waiting out the hunting seasons. If you catch it just right they might be migrating from summer to winter range and provide good opportunity. I think the bull numbers in unit 4 are a little skewed because of the large amount of private land there. I'm sure there are lots of ranchers and outfitters that account for most of the harvest in that unit. It has been a couple years since I looked at the stats and I don't remember if it lists whether the harvest took place on public or private land. If I was in your situation I would work up a plan for each of the three scenarios I mentioned. One plan for low elevation, hunt bordering private land. I'd go so far as to seek out land owners and see if they would grant permission to hunt their land. The second plan would be for high elevation. Expect to find elk that have been pressured since archery season in August, they will be holding up in the nastiest terrain possible. Third is the best case scenario, look for travel corridors and pinch points between high and low elevation, places where elk can move from forest to range land. </p><p>If you have a plan for all possible weather scenarios you will not be stumped if you show up and Mother Nature throws you a curve ball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timnterra, post: 1180384, member: 55944"] I've been looking over the same area as well, units 4,5,441,214 and 14. I assume you have looked at the Colorado hunting atlas? They have overlays with winter and summer range as well as travel corridors between the two. It looks like your hunting location should be determined by the weather. If it's an early winter the elk may have moved down and already be on the private ground in the western part of the unit. If it's a late winter they might still be at higher elevations waiting out the hunting seasons. If you catch it just right they might be migrating from summer to winter range and provide good opportunity. I think the bull numbers in unit 4 are a little skewed because of the large amount of private land there. I'm sure there are lots of ranchers and outfitters that account for most of the harvest in that unit. It has been a couple years since I looked at the stats and I don't remember if it lists whether the harvest took place on public or private land. If I was in your situation I would work up a plan for each of the three scenarios I mentioned. One plan for low elevation, hunt bordering private land. I'd go so far as to seek out land owners and see if they would grant permission to hunt their land. The second plan would be for high elevation. Expect to find elk that have been pressured since archery season in August, they will be holding up in the nastiest terrain possible. Third is the best case scenario, look for travel corridors and pinch points between high and low elevation, places where elk can move from forest to range land. If you have a plan for all possible weather scenarios you will not be stumped if you show up and Mother Nature throws you a curve ball. [/QUOTE]
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