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<blockquote data-quote="aspenbugle" data-source="post: 761639" data-attributes="member: 6481"><p>Caleb, </p><p></p><p>I can maybe post more when at a regular keyboard (vs. touchscreen). There are several things you can do this first year. First, I'd plan to make some hunting friends and tag along on as many hunts as you can this Fall. You can probably tag along a weekend or two during archery season, and then there are 4 elk seasons, see if you can tag along with some different groups. You'll get to see different country and see some different hunting techniques (not all good and some better than others). You can glean a lot more hanging around other hunters than you can just reading a book sometimes - again though, some are better than others to learn from, but you can learn from them all good and bad.</p><p></p><p>Some elk hunting books wood be good to read too in the off season.</p><p></p><p>You can buy an over-the-counter tag for many units in the Fall, but it wouldn't hurt to put in for a cow tag in the Spring draw. You usually have a better chance of shooting a cow than a bull, especially since most units require you to shoot a 4-point or bigger bull. </p><p></p><p>This summer you can scout some. Many of the elk will move by Fall but you can learn the mountains in different places and start figuring out what good habitat looks like, as well as what the "other side of the ridge" looks like - away from the roads and road hunters. </p><p></p><p>For over-the-counter units, getting further away from Denver and I75 is probably a good idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenbugle, post: 761639, member: 6481"] Caleb, I can maybe post more when at a regular keyboard (vs. touchscreen). There are several things you can do this first year. First, I'd plan to make some hunting friends and tag along on as many hunts as you can this Fall. You can probably tag along a weekend or two during archery season, and then there are 4 elk seasons, see if you can tag along with some different groups. You'll get to see different country and see some different hunting techniques (not all good and some better than others). You can glean a lot more hanging around other hunters than you can just reading a book sometimes - again though, some are better than others to learn from, but you can learn from them all good and bad. Some elk hunting books wood be good to read too in the off season. You can buy an over-the-counter tag for many units in the Fall, but it wouldn't hurt to put in for a cow tag in the Spring draw. You usually have a better chance of shooting a cow than a bull, especially since most units require you to shoot a 4-point or bigger bull. This summer you can scout some. Many of the elk will move by Fall but you can learn the mountains in different places and start figuring out what good habitat looks like, as well as what the "other side of the ridge" looks like - away from the roads and road hunters. For over-the-counter units, getting further away from Denver and I75 is probably a good idea. [/QUOTE]
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