BigSteve57
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- Feb 14, 2011
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I was successful in the MT Elk drawing.
I was successful in the MT Elk drawing.
Thanks! The location is SW Montana during the week of Thanksgiving 2018. We're not sure what we've gotten ourselves into.Nice! Congratulations!
Update on my end. Work panned out and as of August I'll be a CO resident.
unlike the east cost, it's odd to have to pay just to get in the drawing for a 1/x chance to maybe hunt.
as an east coaster, you overlook how easy it is to buy a tag, go for a ride and maybe shoot some deer. in some places several if you want.
Has anyone hunted Wyoming? I drew a general tag and am heading out mid September for archery elk.
while i struck out in NM, just found out today i was successful in Colo, first rifle Elk, got my 4th choice! GMU's 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 (matches up with a few of my glocks...). basically north of I70 against the Utah border. i'm starting from scratch here (first elk hunt and no local knowledge of the area) so any input, advice, etc is greatly appreciated. plan is to drive out, arriving 2+ days early to acclimate to altitude and scout around.
Cool! Best of luck. Maybe start a "My 2018 Elk Hunt" thread to keep us posted...(and motivated)?
while i struck out in NM, just found out today i was successful in Colo, first rifle Elk, got my 4th choice! GMU's 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 (matches up with a few of my glocks...). basically north of I70 against the Utah border. i'm starting from scratch here (first elk hunt and no local knowledge of the area) so any input, advice, etc is greatly appreciated. plan is to drive out, arriving 2+ days early to acclimate to altitude and scout around.
That area is flat for Colorado. 30 (grand Junction and west) is going to be mostly flat. It's basically dessert. Beautiful country. 31 and 32 have some foothills (the western slope) and mesas. I've only been along I-70 there so I don't know what the 21 and 22 areas are like. I know the area around Rifle is popular for elk, so I think you have a good location.
I'll be through that area several times this summer. I'll get you some photos of the area and see what I can dig up for elk hunting.
Today I drove 70 to Rifle, north to Meeker, west to Rangely, then spent the day rockhounding along 40. I got a lot of pictures that I'll upload after I get home. It might lack the altitude of the Rockies, but that terrain is no joke. Most is very steep, either bare and Rocky or sagebrush and Western cedar. It's spaghetti Western, Home On the Range territory. I even saw speed goats out there