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<blockquote data-quote="GDKinCO" data-source="post: 1742157" data-attributes="member: 111732"><p>Went back near Granby on Saturday - some new snow over the week, ranging from 3-4" up to nearly a foot in the north facing areas. I saw 2 bulls traveling together and thought i had an ambush set up as they came towards a trail I've seen used before. They apparently had a heads up on that plan, popped over one more ridge and came up the next ridge, giving me a nice view of nearly straight away and nearly straight down their back about 800 yards away and maybe 500' lower than me. Stood for a while and then crested the ridge and skirted a clearing at the top, giving me a few unobstructed views of both. The lead was a typical legal bull (too far away to see for sure if a 4 or 5x), and the smaller companion was hard to tell - maybe a big spike or slightly larger. I tried to hustle these old legs down a trail in deep snow, hoping to cut them off in a clearing I remembered from a few years ago. Well, I almost made it ... they probably only beat me by a few minutes... yeah, no - they beat me by a mile ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ...</p><p>Anyway, I assume they bedded down on the steep slope completely covered in blowdowns. No way to go uphill toward them undetected, and a long hike to circle around above them. Turns out this was less than a quarter mile from where I took a nice 6x6 last year.</p><p>Sunday, I took 2 of my son's friends who've never hunted, and wanted to learn about elk hunting. So we headed out on a ridge near Saturday's adventure and worked our way along the top. I found elk tracks, assuming it was the pair from Saturday, and followed those along to yesterday's beds. It was fun explaining typical elk movement, favored cover, bedding areas, and having all that confirmed by physical evidence to them. The storm started blowing in during the afternoon, so, anticipating a forecast and expected mess on I-70 back into Denver, we agreed to hike back to the truck and call it a day. No elk spotted, but 2 young novice hunters got excited about hunting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GDKinCO, post: 1742157, member: 111732"] Went back near Granby on Saturday - some new snow over the week, ranging from 3-4" up to nearly a foot in the north facing areas. I saw 2 bulls traveling together and thought i had an ambush set up as they came towards a trail I've seen used before. They apparently had a heads up on that plan, popped over one more ridge and came up the next ridge, giving me a nice view of nearly straight away and nearly straight down their back about 800 yards away and maybe 500' lower than me. Stood for a while and then crested the ridge and skirted a clearing at the top, giving me a few unobstructed views of both. The lead was a typical legal bull (too far away to see for sure if a 4 or 5x), and the smaller companion was hard to tell - maybe a big spike or slightly larger. I tried to hustle these old legs down a trail in deep snow, hoping to cut them off in a clearing I remembered from a few years ago. Well, I almost made it ... they probably only beat me by a few minutes... yeah, no - they beat me by a mile ... :) ... Anyway, I assume they bedded down on the steep slope completely covered in blowdowns. No way to go uphill toward them undetected, and a long hike to circle around above them. Turns out this was less than a quarter mile from where I took a nice 6x6 last year. Sunday, I took 2 of my son's friends who've never hunted, and wanted to learn about elk hunting. So we headed out on a ridge near Saturday's adventure and worked our way along the top. I found elk tracks, assuming it was the pair from Saturday, and followed those along to yesterday's beds. It was fun explaining typical elk movement, favored cover, bedding areas, and having all that confirmed by physical evidence to them. The storm started blowing in during the afternoon, so, anticipating a forecast and expected mess on I-70 back into Denver, we agreed to hike back to the truck and call it a day. No elk spotted, but 2 young novice hunters got excited about hunting! [/QUOTE]
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