The year was about 1976 or 77.The first ones hunted the Flat Tops in Colorado. I met a local rancher there who was probably in his seventies and he told me where to go kill elk which I did. I met him on an opening day when he and his boys had put four elk down within a 100 feet or so of each other. He carried an old Winchester 94 in 30-30, no bluing left ,no finish left on the stock and it looked like he used it to stretch barbwire with.
I stopped at his place on the way out as he invited me to. He had elk antlers hanging on the barns,sheds,house,gate, fences and many more piled up here an there.
He said besides an old 22 ,that was the only rifle he had and killed all his elk with it.
