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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 1738182" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>So at 69 with some back issues and rest of group headed out, I actually thought of finding a place to hunker down for few days but the same old dilemma comes up. How do I get back to where I was when chains were needed to just get out before the big snow occurred. My tent could not hold up to the heavy snow and not likely to find a cabin etc near hunting I knew. Hunting alone at my age in the back country is not a great idea and my wife would probably echo that sentiment with adjectives. I would agree. Its just CO in October and you need to be aware of it when you hunt elevation that light rain down low can be nasty snowstorm higher up. I carry virtually everything for truck to get out but at 3-4' of snow, even 2500 4x4's can be bogged down. The real problem was the two track was beat to heck and some of the cuts would be impossible in wheeled vehicle with 3-4' of snow. I even had to pull out one of our trucks that slid down off the two track back up onto more solid footing. He then beat feet out of there! I feel like if I was in better shape, younger and not married, I would have tried to find a hunker down spot. LOL, that's a pipe dream for sure! Life isn't always fair when hunting elevation and prepare for the worse and accept the decision that has to be made for safe travel out. Yes it hurts, I prepared pretty well for this trip walking 8-9 miles at a time and lost over 30 lbs in the process. Tags are expensive and short lived. Rifle was shooting so sweet and will use later in deer season just to make sure "it" knows I care.....HAHA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 1738182, member: 63925"] So at 69 with some back issues and rest of group headed out, I actually thought of finding a place to hunker down for few days but the same old dilemma comes up. How do I get back to where I was when chains were needed to just get out before the big snow occurred. My tent could not hold up to the heavy snow and not likely to find a cabin etc near hunting I knew. Hunting alone at my age in the back country is not a great idea and my wife would probably echo that sentiment with adjectives. I would agree. Its just CO in October and you need to be aware of it when you hunt elevation that light rain down low can be nasty snowstorm higher up. I carry virtually everything for truck to get out but at 3-4' of snow, even 2500 4x4's can be bogged down. The real problem was the two track was beat to heck and some of the cuts would be impossible in wheeled vehicle with 3-4' of snow. I even had to pull out one of our trucks that slid down off the two track back up onto more solid footing. He then beat feet out of there! I feel like if I was in better shape, younger and not married, I would have tried to find a hunker down spot. LOL, that's a pipe dream for sure! Life isn't always fair when hunting elevation and prepare for the worse and accept the decision that has to be made for safe travel out. Yes it hurts, I prepared pretty well for this trip walking 8-9 miles at a time and lost over 30 lbs in the process. Tags are expensive and short lived. Rifle was shooting so sweet and will use later in deer season just to make sure "it" knows I care.....HAHA [/QUOTE]
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