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Montana or Colorado for first elk hunt?
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<blockquote data-quote="aspenbugle" data-source="post: 1251301" data-attributes="member: 6481"><p>Laelkhunter...yes, got him at 640 yards, one shot, over-the-counter unit, second season, hot and dry - hadn't taken the time to post it yet. He's not super-special, but good enough in my book. I was maybe 1/4 mile from a busy forest service road when I shot him.</p><p></p><p>As others have mentioned, they aren't everywhere, you often spend 3-4 days testing out different areas seeing where they happen to be that week/day (they are a bit nomadic). If I didn't know the unit well, and saw the circus of vehicles and hunters at the base of the mountain, I would have been completely intimidated and considered it hopeless. As it is now, I just chuckle at the circus, drive up the mountain, shoot my elk, and they all go home empty-handed swearing there aren't any around. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Also, most seasons are about 9 days here. There are hunters everywhere (on the roads) the first 4 days, by mid-week most are gone, and when I went up to shoot this bull the second weekend, everyone was gone except one small camp, and he was just there Saturday and not Sunday. I had the woods to myself, but then again, I had the "woods" to myself even when they were there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenbugle, post: 1251301, member: 6481"] Laelkhunter...yes, got him at 640 yards, one shot, over-the-counter unit, second season, hot and dry - hadn't taken the time to post it yet. He's not super-special, but good enough in my book. I was maybe 1/4 mile from a busy forest service road when I shot him. As others have mentioned, they aren't everywhere, you often spend 3-4 days testing out different areas seeing where they happen to be that week/day (they are a bit nomadic). If I didn't know the unit well, and saw the circus of vehicles and hunters at the base of the mountain, I would have been completely intimidated and considered it hopeless. As it is now, I just chuckle at the circus, drive up the mountain, shoot my elk, and they all go home empty-handed swearing there aren't any around. :) Also, most seasons are about 9 days here. There are hunters everywhere (on the roads) the first 4 days, by mid-week most are gone, and when I went up to shoot this bull the second weekend, everyone was gone except one small camp, and he was just there Saturday and not Sunday. I had the woods to myself, but then again, I had the "woods" to myself even when they were there. [/QUOTE]
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