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<blockquote data-quote="dogdinger" data-source="post: 213121" data-attributes="member: 9616"><p><strong>unit 86....</strong></p><p></p><p>is the east side of the sangre de cristo range. runs from salida in the north clear down to westcliffe in the south....i think the arkansas river is the eastern boundary for a ways. its a big chunk of territory, but mostly accessible on foot, 4wd and some atv.you may want to check into using one of the forest service campgrounds. there is one at hillside and one at hayden creek in coaldale or you can just find a place that suits you anywhere on the forest. i can point you to a few places. i have a friend in howard that has a cooler that he rents for hanging game during hunting season. i think he charges 2 bucks a day. i can also line you out with processing if you like. the only place that a guy would need horses in this area is if you were hunting south of hayden pass in the Sangre wilderness area. there are a couple outfitters that can pack you into this area. prob should plan a trip to the area ahead of time for scouting or come a few days early, pick up maps of the area and study them. tell me more about what kind of hunting you want to do and i will try to point you to it . this area is not one of the high percentage areas with tons of elk like the flat tops or meeker area , but i have managed to get elk out of there most of the last 30 yrs....AJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogdinger, post: 213121, member: 9616"] [b]unit 86....[/b] is the east side of the sangre de cristo range. runs from salida in the north clear down to westcliffe in the south....i think the arkansas river is the eastern boundary for a ways. its a big chunk of territory, but mostly accessible on foot, 4wd and some atv.you may want to check into using one of the forest service campgrounds. there is one at hillside and one at hayden creek in coaldale or you can just find a place that suits you anywhere on the forest. i can point you to a few places. i have a friend in howard that has a cooler that he rents for hanging game during hunting season. i think he charges 2 bucks a day. i can also line you out with processing if you like. the only place that a guy would need horses in this area is if you were hunting south of hayden pass in the Sangre wilderness area. there are a couple outfitters that can pack you into this area. prob should plan a trip to the area ahead of time for scouting or come a few days early, pick up maps of the area and study them. tell me more about what kind of hunting you want to do and i will try to point you to it . this area is not one of the high percentage areas with tons of elk like the flat tops or meeker area , but i have managed to get elk out of there most of the last 30 yrs....AJ [/QUOTE]
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