Hungry Horse Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 https://www.gohunt.com/read/news/colorado-tries-baiting-to-save-deer-and-elk#gs.UGVQxlw Another article from www.gohunt.com/ on FB about the efforts to bail & lure deer and elk away from Highway 50 around Gunnison due to deep snows. Gunnison has received 145% more snow than usual and with freezing made it difficult to find food under the snow. Perhaps... this is what was posted earlier. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 3:04 AM, Hungry Horse said: Here is a photo by John Fielder of the Castles and the Anthracite Range as you drive along Ohio Pass Rd Some incredible country there. Wish I was where i could commit to another trip out west but a little too much going on at home right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I understand wtnhunt, it is scenic country, first time I saw it I was so impressed, all of Ohio Pass and Kebler Pass is beautiful. The San Juan and Mount Sneffels around Telluride and Ridgeway are as scenic, maybe even more. I hope in time you will be able to enjoy Colo again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Been to Colorado when I was a kid quite a long time ago, but have never hunted there. Hunted in Wyoming back in 2010 with my oldest daughter. Our youngest is almost 6, get him to about 12 or so and hopefully the wife and I will be doing some traveling and hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 wtnhunt: Wyoming is beautiful also Was in the Jackson, Dubois, Pinedale area in 2007, saw lots of big game while on vacation. Visited GTNP and Yellowstone for 2 weeks in late Sept early Oct 2007. Saw 10 different moose in Jackson Hole area and Pinedale area. Antelope outside Dubois, and all the big game in YNP, except cougar. Seeing & photographing a grizzly was my special time. As they say GO West... young man ! I hope you enjoy time with your son and wife out west in time. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 3/27/17 **** Just received my 2017 Colorado Big Game regulations booklet. Took almost a month to receive it, so beware thy are slow in coming to your home if you are a Non resident and hoping to mail in the draw application. I understand 2017 will be the last year they accept paper draw applications. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11919561/Colorado_elk_hunt__2016_statis#Post11919561 This one comment thread from saddlesore, one of the elk guru's on 24hour campfire.com on Unit 54 elk hunting. Maybe think twice on hunting Unit 54 this season. With the bad winter of 2016-2017 and the herd being at objective level by Colo FWP and with unlimited OTC elk tags issued this year in 2nd and 3rd season, elk kills may be disappointing. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CP3wQdj0L0 A 2013 Gunnison Colorado elk hunt with some good old boys who scored. The things they do in motel rooms... LOL ! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Quote http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11920041/1 Interesting thread on elk kills in Colorado over the last 10 years... a steady decline. Also some thoughts on why it was a bad hunt season in 2016. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 http://www.themeateater.com/2017/so-youve-decided-to-go-on-a-big-time-hard-core-western-hunt-now-what/ Article from Brody Henderson from the MeatEater staff on western hunts. Just some brief overviews on some western hunts. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11928071/all/Bullet_history,__bronze_points For Charlie Johnson: You might like this thread on Silvertips and Bronze Points bullets: HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 http://www.backcountrychronicles.com/top-colorado-otc-elk-hunt-units/ Excellent article for 2017 elk hunts in OTC units for 2nd & 3rd rifle hunts in Colorado. Looks like results are based on 2015 results for number of bull elk killed and % hunter success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 http://www.toprut.com/hunt/colorado-elk-unit-53/ Unit 53 elk results for all seasons if you want to see how Unit 53 did in 2015 for comparison. 2015 was not a good year for Unit 53 vs 2014 and earlier years. Overview: 2016 was a bad year for most of Colo. HH Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Quote " Happy Easter " Realtree members ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11939429/Colorado_2nd_Rifle_Mulies#Post11939429 A thread from 24 hour campfire on Gunnison area proposed tag reductions in 2017 for deer due to the bad winter in Gunnison area. Significant tag or lisc reductions for deer. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11983751/Idaho_fawn_survival#Post11983751 A heads up about deer hunting in 2017 in Idaho's Unit 48 and it fawn mortality. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID32/4952.html A thread from monstermuleys.com on the deer tag reductions for the Gunnison area and thoughts on the deer numbers drop over the last few years. HH Edited April 30, 2017 by Hungry Horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 http://www.summitpost.org/flat-tops/images/p-182948/p1 From summitpost.org/ Photos There are 3 pages of photos from the Flat Tops Wilderness area 73 total I believe I am offering as on Pg 1 Charlie had suggested perhaps a hunt in the Flat Tops White River National Forest might intrigue some folks. Well... here are photos from the area for your viewing. Anyone have any experience hunting here ? At one time... this location held the largest elk herd in Colorado, now I believe it is perhaps 2nd or 3rd largest elk herd. With heavy snows the elk migrate out of the high area into lower elevations. If you know the migration routes when that happens, heavy snowfall, you can see hundreds of elk. Click the photos in the gallery to see them larger with some explanation of the area. This area usually has a large population of hunters, but many elk also. HH Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1nYqoqdKU4 Here is a short drone video of Platora Reservoir and surrounding mountain range, which holds the Continental Divide. Some beautiful country in Unit 81. Colorado. Charlie aka Silvertip_Co and Jeff have hunted this Unit. Posted for your viewing. HH Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1nYqoqdKU4 LOL... Ok last one, a video of Unit 81 over Platora reservoir and the Continental Divide in the distance for the Tenn boys ! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Happy Memorial Day to the members, vets, and our fallen soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice ! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 https://14erskiers.com/blog/2011/10/tr-scenic-fall-riding-in-the-castles-1-oct-2011/ Some terrain photos of mountain bike riders by the "Castles", Swampy pass, and the Anthracite Mtn range all along CR 737Ohio Pass Rd in Unit 54 not far from Gunnison Colo. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Horse Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Found a thread that might be an eye opener for Unit 54 in the West Elk Wilderness. It is pretty disappointing for hunting results. Sure some folks score but on a general consensus... it is crowded, even in the Wilderness area. Please read through the thread and form your own opinon. http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/bgforums/thread.cfm?forum=5&threadid=393825#3927511 Now... a lot of the fellows were archery hunting, but many also rifle hunted the area in the past. Perhaps Units 53, 63, and 521 are not so crowded, but I imagine they have lots of hunters also. Respectfullly submitted. HH Richard PS scroll up to the beginning of the thread. Edited June 22, 2017 by Hungry Horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Are you guys going to make this hunt happen this year? Looking forward to living vicariously through yalls updates if you do. I'm skipping my hunt in Colorado this year beings I went last year. Taking the family on vacation to Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 I don't think it is going to happen. No interest. I have a whitetail tag ML tag in Kansas this year and then a cow elk in Wyoming. Tennessee is a pretty state, what part you planning on going to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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