Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Colorado Elk Hunt in Unit 67 Advice/Input Please

He couldn't have gottten snowed in, first season.

Actually we had quite a bit of snow... Not enough to be snowed in though.

It must be a secret.

Sorry for not getting back to you right away gentlemen. Things have been a bit hectic around here.....I finally got the pictures downloaded.
We had a pretty darn good season. 3 out of the 5 guys harvested animals. One nice 6x6 on the first day, a 5x5 on Monday and I shot a cow on the last day (which I put the sneak on and shot from 50 feet).

We hunted Mike's hill pretty hard but never took one off of there. In fact we saw a nice 6x6 on that hill the Friday before the season, but couldn't track him down again. That hill gets pretty big up in there and I spent a lot of hours on it. I think I saw a total of 11 elk there throughout the week. I was able to get close to them a few times, but wasn't able to get a clean shot.

The best story of the season:::::::
Monday night I took an evening stand. My Dad and uncles picked me up after dark from their evening stands. We had about a half hour drive back to camp. We pulled in and were about 100 yards from camp....as the headlights began to swing towards camp we saw 10 cows, a 5x5 and a dandy 6x6 about 50 yards from our tent where we had diesel and gas cans, a tent, food, two elk hanging from the meat pole, etc. It was the most unbelievable thing I have ever seen.

Anyway, I want to thank you gentlemen for all of the advice. We appreciate everything. Mike we owe you some Jerky.

I would appreciate one more piece of advice.....how do I put the pictures on here for you guys to see?


P.S. Now in three weeks we will be back to trying to out-smart those WI whitetails. Good luck to all.

Congrats on the hunt! Was there much snow around? Two weeks from today I plan on waking up and looking out the window at my elk hanging off the meat pole. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Glad you had a good hunt. BTW did you see any elk out feeding? LOL <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

To get pictures posted the easiest way to go about it is to set up an account with an online picture 'host' then upload the pictures there and then copy a link to here. To copy the link, right click on the picture, go to properties, copy the URL and then post it here with the following [img]the URL[/img] It should pop right up. I might have the "/" in the worng place.

Also I think you can upload the picture directly to the thread, but I've never tried it. I think you go to the 'reply' button and there should be a button for uploading a picture. Good luck, can't wait so see the pictures.

See any decent bucks while you were chasing the big ones???

Congrat's on the elk hunt!!!

Muley Stalker, I did see one good buck on an evening stand. Then during one of the late mornings I heard movement, stopped and had 6 does come with 10 paces and stop trying to figure out what I was. That was followed by a whistle and the 6 of them bouncing off.
I also saw quite a few antelopes about every day and coyotes all over.
One day I saw a dandy Ram with two ewes.
He just puffed his chest out and knew there was nothing I could do to him.

Bambistew, I will try to see what I can figure out with the pics. As for if they were out feeding, I would have to ask the guys who kept driving around on their quads and trucks while I was in the timber. ;-) Just jabbin' ya.

Hey Cacciatore congats on the hunt..... by any chance were you hunting up east beaver creek out of soldier's park? in so by mike's hill are you referring to the large park at the head of east beaver creek. I also hunted unit 67 and was fortunate enough to take a large 6x6 bull just off the large medow.

The area that my hunting group covered was from the Divide to about 6 miles West of it and from HWY 114 to about mile South of it.

Congrats on your 6x6. Did you hunt 1st Season?

The area that my group covered was from the Divide to about 6 miles West of it and from HWY 114 to about mile South of it.

Congrats on your 6x6. Did you hunt 1st Season?

Here you are fellas. You will have to click on the links though. The dates are wrong on the link. We had 1st season. The camera must not have been adjusted.
I want to thank you guys again for all of the advice.
Mike, if you are ever headed to WI, bring your 12 gauge and we will shoot some clays on our property.



One Uncle's 6x6:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/rlsilha/10-26-2006-67.jpg

Another Uncle's 5x5:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/rlsilha/10-26-2006-70.jpg

Camp:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/rlsilha/10-26-2006-64.jpg

Group with 6x6:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/rlsilha/10-20-2006-07.jpg

Meat Pole before my cow:
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/rlsilha/10-26-2006-76.jpg

Guys, I figured it out. Try these
Meat Pole before my cow:


Group with 6x6


Camp:


5x5 (Right Eye must have taken a blow in battle....it was white and rotting...that is how we were able to sneak up on it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />):



6x6 was taken on the first afternoon:


Heavy snoring went on in here (none by me of course):

Good job! Looks like a fun time. Did it snow later in the season?

Thank You

Yes we got about 3 inches of snow on Tuesday afternoon.
It made vision great and it more difficult for vehicles to get around on the jeep trails.

Congrats, looks like ya'll had a great time. Did you see many other hunters while ya'll were there.

You's guy's done good, congrats! Glad you got elk.

Thanks Fellas.
We saw a good amount of hunters...None in the timber......all on quads and in trucks.