archery colorado elk

[heavy mag]

anyone going to the mountains with stick and string ?

 

[imhntn]

I'm working on a hunt. I have been several times but have never killed an elk with a bow. I've been twice with rifle and got elk both times. One of my buddies was going to OKC to talk to a friend about an area and he and his wife are going hiking up there in a couple weeks. If it looks good, we may be up there the first and second week of Sept.

 

[DeerCreek]

I wish. My friend is going to the Gunnison area to elk hunt. I hope to go with him next year. I tried hunting Idaho a couple of times but struck out on the elk. I did bring home a black bear though. There's nothing like being close to a bull when he lets out bugle.

 

[imhntn]

I wish. My friend is going to the Gunnison area to elk hunt. I hope to go with him next year. I tried hunting Idaho a couple of times but struck out on the elk. I did bring home a black bear though. There's nothing like being close to a bull when he lets out bugle.

That is the truth. It is just not right that the only bull I have ever killed was with a gun and he was bugling so much in the dark, as I was walking in, that I snuck up within 30 yards. I waited for it to get light and shot him offhand. It was a perfect set up for a bow shot. I have only been that close to one other with a bow and he ran up to about 4 yards and pinned me down then bolted and stopped at 30. I was so shook up that I shot out under his chin. Maybe one of these days it will happen. I have brought a couple of mulies back from Colorado though. Here is a pic of my 30 yard bull.

 

[heavy mag]

DeerCreek, i hunted the west elk mts. near gunnison last year. You had to watch where you stepped for the bear scat. We boned out a bull and the next day there was a big bear on the carcuss.We got close enough to hear him growl but no bear tag.Would be an excellent area to bear hunt.

 

[dennishoddy]

That is the truth. It is just not right that the only bull I have ever killed was with a gun and he was bugling so much in the dark, as I was walking in, that I snuck up within 30 yards. I waited for it to get light and shot him offhand. It was a perfect set up for a bow shot. I have only been that close to one other with a bow and he ran up to about 4 yards and pinned me down then bolted and stopped at 30. I was so shook up that I shot out under his chin. Maybe one of these days it will happen. I have brought a couple of mulies back from Colorado though. Here is a pic of my 30 yard bull.

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Thats a fine animal

 

[imhntn]

In all my years of hunting Colorado...10 seasons?..I have never once seen a bear. Our local police chief has a cabin at Lake City and a couple of my buddies went up and hunted with him last year and had to stay up all night to keep the bears off their elk in his back yard. I can't remember how many bears were around the edges of the yard at one time watching for a chance to get the elk but I think it was 7.