Recent content by Bagpiper63

Yup, hunted elk in Colorado for 25 years and that old adl in 7mm mag is like carrying a 9.5 lb brick but it shoots so well! Finally got a new 6.9 lb rifle with scope and my 64 yr old body thanked me!! Only way I could drop 2 pounds off the wood stocked adl would be to spend more than a new...

Where did you end up hunting? I'm driving tomorrow and should get to Colorado tuesday Our camping days and fighting crowds are over. We rent a house or cabin 30 minutes from our parking spot. Units 23/24 have a LOT of hunters. Lot of elk too but the serenity of not seeing anyone except...

Where did you end up hunting? I'm driving tomorrow and should get to Colorado tuesday.

Heading to N Central Colorado in 16 days!! Long drive from NC but it will be nice to be back in the high country again.

Gutted at least!

With that much heat would it not cauterize the entry and exit wounds? Asking for a friend as I use barnes copper projectiles.

We set up camp on the north side of the road up to the pass about 2 1/2 to 3 miles below the summit. There is a nice path that you can find by angling nw that will take you up pretty high. Then at the top turn right go about a mile and you will be at the road.. We saw a few while scouting up...

Pretty area! We hunted Ripple Creek pass and saw a few in the deep thick timber but didn't get a shot. Another good option if your lungs and legs are fried is to drop off at the top of the pass and hike southwest. You will come out through open meadows mixed with trees and end up down by the...

What area are you looking at? I've been to I've been to 7 areas and might be able to give a hint or 2. Enjoy!

I'm taking my 7mm mag and my 7mm 08. 150 and 140 grain barnes tsx for the mag and 140 gr barnes tsx in the 7mm08. The 7mm08 is for the thick stuff the mag is for the open stuff. Won't shoot the 7mm08 over 300 yards and the magnum over 400. Elk won't know the difference.

Minimum bullet weight for elk in Colorado is 85 grains not 143