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 Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: Western]
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09/18/18 06:50 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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BOBO, might add a bow to that list  Or will you have room  J/K Season can make a difference for sure, but, I have woke up to 6" of snow on bow hunts and cold, like wise I have hunted 2nd 3rd season and it was nearing 80 and upper 50's respectively. Keeping additional gear in the base truck is a real good idea. Better to have and not need sts. I just buy tags to support wildlife  Yelp, big difference in weather between Idaho and Southern CO/ NM. I can’t remember ever having snow accumulation via early sept and under 10k in Southern CO, but I will never forget getting a foot In Idaho. To the OP- My best advice is start shopping now for next year. Example Mountain hardware ghost whisper puffy(7.4 oz) is on sale for 50% off for $159, etc. good gear is expensive but you can cheapen it back a lot when you have time to shop. Do you need exceptional gear? absolutely not, but makes life on a hill a little more comfortable. Look in your closet also, you would be shock at carry over items you might have. You know where I hunt pretty close, I think it was 1998 I got 6" at 9k, saw it down to 5k and it went from h80's to h40's for 2 days, sure got them moving around tho, not because it was cold, but comfortable for them. I'm with ya on "tags to support wildlife" done that myself the past 2 years, but at least I brought hope a bunch of trout  Ha, 98 I just moved back to Texas from CO and was going through withdrawals all while making my brain donatable to science via foozballlll.
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: TexasBuckeye7]
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09/18/18 06:57 PM
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Western
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Yes sir, came back to Tx to work with my brother in 02, still have withdrawals
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: TexasBuckeye7]
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09/18/18 06:59 PM
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Rule No.1 of elk hunting.
90% of people overthink it
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: txshntr]
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09/18/18 07:00 PM
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I have only been twice and just got back from Colorado...here are a few things I have learned:
Weight is everything, even ounces count
Good boots are invaluable, absolute must and don’t skimp
Train before you go, the mountain is no joke
A pack is as important as the boots
Wool socks, no cotton anything...including underwear. Wear things that will dry out easily
Always carry rain gear, no matter what
The hell with tp, take wipes
Head lamp
Water filter pump
Extra container for camp water
Caffeine packets to add to water if you are a coffee drinker or like soft drinks
When we packed into set camp, we were heavy. Hunting out of camp, only the essentials went. Soooo, do we get a hunting story, or do we have to wait for B&C certification? 
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Dennis
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: TexasBuckeye7]
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09/18/18 07:24 PM
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When talking high end clothes. I have been 3 times in sept. Worn a pair of North face hiking pants all 3 times last year it rained like who'd thunk it every day. Those pants held water pretty dang well. I won't be back in cheap clothing.
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: Western]
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09/18/18 07:30 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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I have only been twice and just got back from Colorado...here are a few things I have learned:
Weight is everything, even ounces count
Good boots are invaluable, absolute must and don’t skimp
Train before you go, the mountain is no joke
A pack is as important as the boots
Wool socks, no cotton anything...including underwear. Wear things that will dry out easily
Always carry rain gear, no matter what
The hell with tp, take wipes
Head lamp
Water filter pump
Extra container for camp water
Caffeine packets to add to water if you are a coffee drinker or like soft drinks
When we packed into set camp, we were heavy. Hunting out of camp, only the essentials went. Soooo, do we get a hunting story, or do we have to wait for B&C certification? Potential world record going to committee after drying period..... it’s amazing what holding out and only eating mountain house will do to your system.
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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09/18/18 09:27 PM
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I have only been twice and just got back from Colorado...here are a few things I have learned:
Weight is everything, even ounces count
Good boots are invaluable, absolute must and don’t skimp
Train before you go, the mountain is no joke
A pack is as important as the boots
Wool socks, no cotton anything...including underwear. Wear things that will dry out easily
Always carry rain gear, no matter what
The hell with tp, take wipes
Head lamp
Water filter pump
Extra container for camp water
Caffeine packets to add to water if you are a coffee drinker or like soft drinks
When we packed into set camp, we were heavy. Hunting out of camp, only the essentials went. Soooo, do we get a hunting story, or do we have to wait for B&C certification? Potential world record going to committee after drying period..... it’s amazing what holding out and only eating mountain house will do to your system. I can handle 3-4 days of the same grub, just man up for one week of the year, but the carrying of trail cam flash cards smdh I knew he went, I was driving thru uravan, came out near Redvale and saw a team heading back into a trail head. At 1st it wasn't unusual, but then I saw the horse and riders, two guys on qtr horses, a couple of pack mules, then a little fella on a Shetland pony, was no doubt then... I can't believe he came all up in hur and said "I just got back" and gave no hunt details smh,, just because he got back a week after you did isnt anything to be much embarrassed about. 
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: TexasBuckeye7]
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09/18/18 10:08 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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We had a good trip, I talked him out of shooting called in cow elk at 15 yards, then he got payback by not helping me with a small kitty situation. All in all had opportunity, wind and impatience got us a few times but we could of tagged out if we hadn’t over thought.
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: TexasBuckeye7]
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09/18/18 10:19 PM
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Hey guys, I appreciate all the advice and lists! Has already started to help me add and take things off of my list!
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Re: Colorado DIY Elk Hunt
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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09/18/18 10:19 PM
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We had a good trip, I talked him out of shooting called in cow elk at 15 yards, then he got payback by not helping me with a small kitty situation. All in all had opportunity, wind and impatience got us a few times but we could of tagged out if we hadn’t over thought.
Sounds like a heck of a time and better than normal odds on opportunity And just look at the view ya'll had for a few days  And... you came home with your truck, so heck of a trip.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln
Dennis
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