I hunted the third rifle season in Colorado in 2018. We hunted near Walden. there were nine of us, and none saw an elk in a week of hunting. Moose were around, but not elk. However, the weather wasn't bad enough to drive the elk down from the higher elevations, and it was windy with light snow most of the week. Critters don't like to move around when they can't hear, smell, or see well.
