Colorado, The Worst Trophy Elk State?

[HuskyMusky]

True statement?

What do you say?

If you want a trophy elk, 6x6 300"+ is CO near the bottom of your elk states list?



Feel free to include some colorado elk sayings too.

"In colorado we don't have elk, we have elk hunters"

"The orange army"

 

[BKC]

I agree and wouldn't even bother to apply for an elk tag in Colorado. The fires have pushed all the elk to WY, NM, and Utah. However, I think that Colorado may have better elk than Hawaii ( we are comparing all the states aren't we )!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I agree and wouldn't even bother to apply for an elk tag in Colorado. The fires have pushed all the elk to WY, NM, and Utah. However, I think that Colorado may have better elk than Hawaii ( we are comparing all the states aren't we )!

No fires to speak of down here in the SW part of the state. Just got back from some hiking in the high country and saw lots of elk....guess they are still here!!! Guess out there in "The high plains of colorado" there aren't too many elk there in the flat lands!!!

 

[Old Hunter]

Colorado has no elk. Don't bother coming here.

 

[adbowhunter]

CC I think BKC was trying to get the NR's to not come and hunt in our state...Just a thought What about that fire out of Pagosa, how's that doing? If this fire keeps going in Ft Collins RMNP will be burning soon...

Where I hunt the elk are already at the top trying to avoid the bugs and find solitude. Like every year its gonna be a different than the last

Good luck this year!!!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Both comments (mine for sure) are a little "tongue in cheek" and I am sure ment to be a little humerous. My hike was a disaster!!! Got ate up by "noseeums" and it was damn hot. I did see a few elk right a daylight and then some more late afternoon. Glad I wasn't hunting. Going back in a couple of weeks when it cools down some.

 

[BKC]

CC I think BKC was trying to get the NR's to not come and hunt in our state...Just a thought What about that fire out of Pagosa, how's that doing? If this fire keeps going in Ft Collins RMNP will be burning soon...

Where I hunt the elk are already at the top trying to avoid the bugs and find solitude. Like every year its gonna be a different than the last

Good luck this year!!!

I'm just doing my job to help the energy crisis. I just don't want people to drive all the way here and burn all that gas and degrade the ozone layer anymore than it has to be. Then you get here find out it is overcrowded with hunters and undercrowded with elk. Maybe better to hunt high fenced elk or another state.

 

[Old Hunter]

Both comments (mine for sure) are a little "tongue in cheek" and I am sure ment to be a little humerous. My hike was a disaster!!! Got ate up by "noseeums" and it was damn hot. I did see a few elk right a daylight and then some more late afternoon. Glad I wasn't hunting. Going back in a couple of weeks when it cools down some.

Cools down in July??

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Over here it has been really hotter than normal. Even up at 10K' it was 90. It is about 10 degrees above what I've experienced as normal.

 

[Old Hunter]

Same here, but I don't see it letting up. It's going to be a miserable summer. I hate the heat.

 

[BossBrott]

Not workin guys, Im still comin to your state!

Ya'll cant miss me, I'll be totin a trailer with my prius, loaded to the gills with solar panels. Stop by and say "hi", we can share a cappuccino or tea? You cant miss me, im the one with the windmill on the roof!

BTW, if your ever interested in killin a pig in the oak hills of central CA, killin "piles" of duck/geese, dont think about CA, were really not nonresident friendly

 

[Old Hunter]

Not workin guys, Im still comin to your state!

Ya'll cant miss me, I'll be totin a trailer with my prius, loaded to the gills with solar panels. Stop by and say "hi", we can share a cappuccino or tea? You cant miss me, im the one with the windmill on the roof!

BTW, if your ever interested in killin a pig in the oak hills of central CA, killin "piles" of duck/geese, dont think about CA, were really not nonresident friendly

Solar panels won't work. We have no sun in Colorado.

 

[bz_711]

Sorry guys...coming to CO anyway...can't beat the CO high country.

Same problem here in West Central IL...no such thing as big whitetails...not sure why all these NR drop $4000 for a 5 day hunt...it's just a pesty whitetail...

 

[Elkoholic307]

Aren't the 'trophy' areas more in the SW part of the state?

I've never elk hunted CO but have been considering it.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Real trophy area is NW part of state, but it takes mega points to draw....upwards of 20!!!!

 

[bowhuntress]

I agree ... as far as trophy quality goes they are hard to come by. Every year there are a couple killed over 300 around here but there are LOTS more rag horn bulls that are killed. We have a good amount of elk here, but not many are true 300 inch trophies. Most of those big bulls stay on private property if they are around and there are usually over a dozen people waiting for it to make a mistake and go on public land. Not much fun!

Even trying to find a place to get away from hunters anymore is getting harder to do. There are still lots of elk but SO many hunters that are now going off the beaten path its hard to find those honey holes anymore.

And yes, NW Colorado has the big bulls but takes WAY TO MANY years to try and draw it. Its worth it to look somewhere else you might be able to draw.

 

[nwwa huner]

I disagree about it being the worst trophy state. There are nice 300 bulls killed in many units every year and some bigger. Especially le and on private there are a lot bigger bulls than people give credit too. I don't call it the best and for trophy it's towards the bottom but there are good 6 pt bulls around.

 

[fortgeorgetaxidermy]

I see multiple bulls taken by hunters every year over 350. had a 371 brought in last year was killed otc archery on public land. We do have the largest herd in the world. But are average bull is nothing compared to some places. And yes we have lots of good 6pts.

 

[BKC]

http://www.outdoorlife.com/node/45327 Here is a link as to why colorado sucks for elk hunting. I hate to burst everyone's bubble but only rags and cows here!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Don't really care about horns this year...going to fill my freezer with a ML cow tag.