Colorado
Elk Hunt:
We went hunting Elk in Colorado in October 2013.
Back to our Links page
Here. Click
Here to go back to Our Hunting Home Page.
*****2013 Combined
(deer/elk)
(2nd Rifle Season)
Oct. 19-27*****
We did not get an elk. Rick saw seven
cows and both of us saw Mule Deer.
It was hot and sunny every day and the moon shined
bright (real bright). Ya can't control mother nature.
Our Camp Pictures From Dan's Camera Pictures From Dan's Phone Picture's from Rick's Camera
Tips And Sayings Of The Day For Hunting
2A
I got a confidence booster when I made a dead on
340 yard shot on a rock.
We hunted from Oct 19th to Oct 25th.
Click on the above picture to view larger
There were elk tracks everywhere. But they were apparently moving at night.
Plus, with the heat, they must have stayed hidden in the pines on the non-sun
side of
the mountains. The pines where very tough to be in and ya couldn't see far.
(Entrance Draw Camp)
37.584208°, -107.921829°
37° 35.052'N, 107° 55.310'W
Click Here for Google maps of our camp at the green arrow.
Colorado GMU 74 and GPS Points
HERE
Our Camp
The dark cold steep Pines
I was sweating here while my partner was freezing 300 yards away sitting
hidden under a lone pine tree.
Our Camp
340 Yard shot was made from here.
This bedding Mule Deer was maybe 20 yards off the trail. It just laid
there
while we whispered and took pictures.
We road horses for three hours to get to our camp.
The Crapper
The Canyon traveled.
The Canyon traveled.
The Canyon traveled.
The Canyon traveled.
The Canyon traveled.
Our Camp
Our Camp
Here is where Rick saw seven cows. I was sitting behind him maybe seven
yards over looking a different valley.
Colorado GMU
74 Topo Maps: image map
here and PDF
here
-----More
map images below-----
Colorado GMU 74
in Google Maps
This is the GMU
that we hunted in. Click on this link below.
You can select and de-select the outline as you want in the left pane.
There is an overlay map in the Google Maps
link below for GMU 74 and the outline of GMU 74.
Where we hunted in GMU 74
Click Here for Trailhead Location
The Mangus 5 Outfitters
(We did a drop camp by horseback with this
outfitter)
Suggested Camp List
Here
Our Camp Weather
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.58330324274035&lon=-107.92470932006836#.Ulk2MH7D_IU
Local Weather
Here:
north of Durango, Colorado from the National Weather Service
Colorado Division of
Wildlife
Hunting
Over-the-Counter Licenses
Link
General
over-the-counter (OTC) big game and turkey licenses, as well as over-the-counter
with cap licenses, are available for purchase through the
internet, telephone (800-244-5613),
license agents and
Parks and Wildlife offices.
Over-the-counter with cap licenses are sold for archery, muzzle-loading and
rifle bear, as well
as some units for rifle elk. During the sale, the
OTC Cap License List will be updated every
15 minutes in an effort to
continually inform hunters and license agents how many are left during the rush.
Please be sure to check season participation requirements for
over-the-counter with cap bear
licenses on page 52 of the
2012-2013 Big Game brochure. OTC maps are available on the
Big Game Brochures page. For further information, contact a CPW Hunt Planner
at (303) 297-1192.
Important Links:
Home Page: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Pages/Home.aspx
Hunting: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Pages/Hunting.aspx
Big Game: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame/Pages/BigGame.aspx
Over the Counter Licenses Elk Map: http://wildlife.state.co.us/SiteCollectionDocuments/DOW/Maps/Hunting/BigGame/OTCRifleElk.pdf
Plan Your Hunt - A Checklist for Organizing Your Colorado Big Game Hunt: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/PlanYourHunt/Pages/PlanYourHunt.aspx
Seasons, Date, and Prices:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/SeasonDatesAndFees/Pages/SeasonDatesandFees.aspx
Game Management Unit Maps: New &
Improved Interactive Maps:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Pages/GMUnitMaps.aspx
Colorado Hunting Atlas Interactive Map Centered On GMU 24:
http://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingatlas/index.aspx?keyword=gmu&value=24
Colorado Hunting Atlas Interactive Map Centered On GMU 74:
http://ndismaps.nrel.colostate.edu/huntingatlas/index.aspx?keyword=gmu&value=74
Big Game GMU Wilderness Areas:
Big Game Hunting Brochures: http://wildlife.state.co.us/RulesRegs/RegulationsBrochures/Pages/BigGame.aspx
Google Earth Image of GMU 74
Elk Ranges and Migration from Colorado
Department of Wildlife