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<blockquote data-quote="drbill" data-source="post: 684101" data-attributes="member: 11198"><p>My first ever Elk Backpack hunt was in CO. I called around to game wardens etc and told them to give me the hardest place to get to but on public land. So a nice fellar said go here and you won't get lost and you will have fun and you will see elk but not big ones. So I listened and headed out. Got there and said this is right off a gravel road but STRAIGHT UP and a long ways. I took essentially a couple days to pack all my crap up that hill water etc. Slept in my little one man tent and woke up to having to push snow off my tent to even get out. Got up and sat and waited. I don't know this place so ill just sit and watch. What the heck are those lights. what?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> Now rigs were driving literally right up to where I was at. How? I remember the fellar that told me this is the best public hard place to go he just forgot to tell me the landowners had roads around this right up to the top. yeah. I hunted all day long where the trucks couldn't go. No elk. So I went to bed. But this time before I could even get up the trucks were there. So I jsut got up took a potty (I have children) and essentially stayed by the tent and watched. Watched. Watched. You know what, those trucks eventually left and as I watched them drive away I notice 2 "black" deals jsut below the road on a steep ridge. Bye bye trucks. Hello elk. Wait. Wait. Ok now gun. You know what? Do you know how fast trucks can turn around and come back and do you know how fast a boy can shoot to make sure his elk doesn't get away? Fast. Go claim and butcher and haul to the tent. Now what? Its going to take days to get all this down to truck and get out of here. Think. Think. Ill take a risk and go to the truck with the bulls head. Don't want to lose the trophy. Im not hungry yet. Drive to "guides" place that has access to road. I can see Im not welcome!!!!! and they want a 3000 dollar trespass fee or something. Ok Think. Think. Well sir I shot the elk you didn't see and Im sorry but now Im going to stay at my camp for 2,3,4 days hauling this thing out and stinking up "your" hunting area. Well wouldn't you know it for a small small fee I was taken up there and HAULED out, elk, gear and all. In the truck and 5 hours away in a nice warm hotel room and alot closer to home. </p><p></p><p>Ok so now brother I have deal for you. Lets go elk hunting in CO. I know this place!!!! He shot a cow and I shot a good 5. You know what? they weren't at all helpful this time. LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drbill, post: 684101, member: 11198"] My first ever Elk Backpack hunt was in CO. I called around to game wardens etc and told them to give me the hardest place to get to but on public land. So a nice fellar said go here and you won't get lost and you will have fun and you will see elk but not big ones. So I listened and headed out. Got there and said this is right off a gravel road but STRAIGHT UP and a long ways. I took essentially a couple days to pack all my crap up that hill water etc. Slept in my little one man tent and woke up to having to push snow off my tent to even get out. Got up and sat and waited. I don't know this place so ill just sit and watch. What the heck are those lights. what?:rolleyes: Now rigs were driving literally right up to where I was at. How? I remember the fellar that told me this is the best public hard place to go he just forgot to tell me the landowners had roads around this right up to the top. yeah. I hunted all day long where the trucks couldn't go. No elk. So I went to bed. But this time before I could even get up the trucks were there. So I jsut got up took a potty (I have children) and essentially stayed by the tent and watched. Watched. Watched. You know what, those trucks eventually left and as I watched them drive away I notice 2 "black" deals jsut below the road on a steep ridge. Bye bye trucks. Hello elk. Wait. Wait. Ok now gun. You know what? Do you know how fast trucks can turn around and come back and do you know how fast a boy can shoot to make sure his elk doesn't get away? Fast. Go claim and butcher and haul to the tent. Now what? Its going to take days to get all this down to truck and get out of here. Think. Think. Ill take a risk and go to the truck with the bulls head. Don't want to lose the trophy. Im not hungry yet. Drive to "guides" place that has access to road. I can see Im not welcome!!!!! and they want a 3000 dollar trespass fee or something. Ok Think. Think. Well sir I shot the elk you didn't see and Im sorry but now Im going to stay at my camp for 2,3,4 days hauling this thing out and stinking up "your" hunting area. Well wouldn't you know it for a small small fee I was taken up there and HAULED out, elk, gear and all. In the truck and 5 hours away in a nice warm hotel room and alot closer to home. Ok so now brother I have deal for you. Lets go elk hunting in CO. I know this place!!!! He shot a cow and I shot a good 5. You know what? they weren't at all helpful this time. LOL. [/QUOTE]
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