silvertip_co Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Order your free big game manuals here : http://wildlife.state.co.us/RulesRegs/RegulationsBrochures/BrochureOrderForm.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Been scouting maps and aerial fotos for a week, I think we should all camp at Boston Peak on Spring Creek Reservoir which is NW of Taylor Lake, or Mirror Lake which is SE of Taylor Lake up near the Divide. Both places look real Elky onthe aerials. Once we decide on a spot let me know and I will make a scouting trip to the area some weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Just signed up for the hunter's education course since I gotta have the certificate for the elk hunt. They say the class is full but that they have a high "no-show" list. I'll be taking the combination on-line /traditional class. Supposed to start March 14th. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Realtree Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Looks like the Oct. gun hunt is the choice. Count me in if this is the case. Just need to start making arrangements. How many folks are in on this? Will need to get a head count. I like to bring tent door prizes! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Something else I thought of, for you all who will be buying or applying for your tags online: HAVE ALL YOUR INFO IN FRONT OF YOU "BEFORE" YOU BEGIN. The online apply does 'time out' and if you goof around looking stuff up to fill in the blanks then you'll have to start over...allthe way over. Make sure ythat you have your four choices selected ahead of time too as theres not time to be looking stuff up and thinkin bout waht you wanna do for tags and draws once you start the application process. In 2003 I timed out twice and it took me two hours just to apply for one set of tags. Tjhe second set took 15min cause I had it all figgered out by then. And dont forget your hunter safety info. If you don't have a recod of it your state DOW or DNR surely does. Or retake the course, yalls might learn somethin. Good luck. Lemme know how I can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT [ QUOTE ] Something else I thought of, for you all who will be buying or applying for your tags online: HAVE ALL YOUR INFO IN FRONT OF YOU "BEFORE" YOU BEGIN. The online apply does 'time out' and if you goof around looking stuff up to fill in the blanks then you'll have to start over...allthe way over. Make sure ythat you have your four choices selected ahead of time too as theres not time to be looking stuff up and thinkin bout waht you wanna do for tags and draws once you start the application process. In 2003 I timed out twice and it took me two hours just to apply for one set of tags. Tjhe second set took 15min cause I had it all figgered out by then. And dont forget your hunter safety info. If you don't have a recod of it your state DOW or DNR surely does. Or retake the course, yalls might learn somethin. Good luck. Lemme know how I can help. [/ QUOTE ] I need someone to finally clarify what all us out-of-towners HAVE to do and in what timely manner do these things need to be done. I was told we would be purchasing the tags over the counter. So can we buy these tags once we get there?????? I know that this is still 8 months away but if there are deadlines that have to be met or applications for these tags that have to be submitted then I would think that that info. is pretty critical. Help??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Bull elk tags are OTC, mule deer and cow elk are draw only. bull elk tags go onsale I beleive in July, deadline for cow tags and mule deer are I beleive April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowhntr Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Huntin Girl, True the Bull Elk tags are OTC. However if you have never hunted Colorado before you will have to contact the DOW and get a Conservation Certificate number or CC#. This CC# will the be your "identity" to Colorado DOW. You use that number everytime you apply for a tag or buy licenses. The certificate itself becomes your license when you get the tag. There are 7 or 8 spaces on the back of the certificate for you to put the sticker for the tag that you have. When a certificate is full you just request a new one. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT [ QUOTE ] Huntin Girl, True the Bull Elk tags are OTC. However if you have never hunted Colorado before you will have to contact the DOW and get a Conservation Certificate number or CC#. This CC# will the be your "identity" to Colorado DOW. You use that number everytime you apply for a tag or buy licenses. The certificate itself becomes your license when you get the tag. There are 7 or 8 spaces on the back of the certificate for you to put the sticker for the tag that you have. When a certificate is full you just request a new one. I hope this helps [/ QUOTE ] Aha.............see something else I wasn't aware of. I have been trying to read the regs. for Colorado but sometimes it's hard to determine exactly what is required of non residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT For those of you who are going to be fishing, what kind of fishing is legal, that time of year ? Is it fly-fishing only, or can you use a spinning wheel, with bait, worms or spinning bait ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Why in ythe world would a person want to stand in line to buy OTC tags when you can get them online??? Huntign season is short enough in CO without spending the preseason standing in line. I have stood in line, for two hours, wife has stood in line for three hours and still didnt get to head of the line. No we do it online, no waiting. The requirements are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowhntr Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Buckee, Fishing isn't dictated as much by time of year as location. Different stretches of water have different regulations. If I remember right they are called like gold, red, and blue ribbon water. Each designation has a different set of regulations. Some are fly only, some are spinning, catch and release, slot size limits, etc. Anyway it's more about where you fish and not when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT The CC ticket system is over and done. You will get an individual blue tri-fold tag/license for each species you buy a tag for. The long green CC tickets went out the window when the DOW went totally online. ALTHO some people still have them and do use the old CC numbers. We have them, the wife and I, and we use them but only to apply or to refewrnce in our emails to the DOW. Others do not get them and use their cyurrent DL or SS number, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowhntr Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Silvertip, When did they do away with the CC#. I had to have mine last year when I applied for my preference point. Plus how are they going to track points now they were being assigned to CC#'s. One other thing, you said totally online. Are they not sending out regulation and application books anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT I just recieved a 2006 Colorado Big Game book in the mail. Applied online for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT For everyone going elk hunting, As of right now I have 3 elk hunting videos for sale in the classfieds! They will help you. They helped me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT The use what they call a CID number now same as CC but no long green card. Either number works. You need one or the other to get a tag, and you can get the CID number online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowhntr Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Got ya, I've been applyijng for points since 2001 and not buying licenses. I really didn't pay attention but my CC# was changed to a different CID# when I finished my house and moved last time. On another note, I read somewhere back in the thread that this was an unlimited unit and to shoot the first bull seen. Area 55 has the 4 point restriction on does it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT [ QUOTE ] Area 55 has the 4 point restriction on does it not? [/ QUOTE ] Yes...according to my '06 game guide...unit 55 has a 4 point restriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT For anyone who's going or thinking about going to this get-together, please visit this link. HEAD COUNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertip_co Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Not sure if you guys read this, but if you get rifle elk tags any method of kill is legal. Except ML under 40cal. So if you get rifle elk, you can use rifle, bow, Ml over 40 cal, or crossbow. It's in your book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Is anybody going to apply for deer for this hunt. If you don't have any pref. points it doesn't look good to draw, but I applied anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Yeah...I Pudd and I are putting in for a muley tag! Why not? Going that far, my luck if I didn't put in for one...I'd see a monster and prob. could have gotten the tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT Hey I have a suggestion. After seeing the posts about the Okie get together.....I think it would be cool to have t-shirts made for the elk hunt too. Don't y'all???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Re: THE GREAT COLORADO ELK HUNT [ QUOTE ] Hey I have a suggestion. After seeing the posts about the Okie get together.....I think it would be cool to have t-shirts made for the elk hunt too. Don't y'all???? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah..with "I MET A HUNTIN_GIRL IN COLORADO" right across the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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