My friends and I are looking for our very first elk trip to CO. We will be traveling from Pa and really do not have the slightest clue on elk hunting. We are all seasoned whitetail hunters, however very new to elk. I have done many hours of research on where to go. I found a resort that looks nice in the Paonia area. Appears this is unit 521, and is part of the Grand Mesa NF. The range closest I believe is Electric Mountain.

Can someone give me some good advise on this area. We are all in good shape, and not particualry worried about the difficult terrain. We are not picky and are not worried about killing trophey bulls. We are more concearned about being in an area that produces numbers and not size. We would like to hunt the 2nd Rifle season and will also be hunting deer. Horses are out of the question for our hunt, but a quad is a possibility.

Help...anyone? lol