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Suggestions on Elk outfitter
Posted on 8/17/13 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 8/17/13 at 1:45 pm
Will be turning 50 soon and plan on making an Elk trip to either New Mexico, Colorado or Idaho. Not looking for a monster elk but would like to hear a bugle or two and get some good venison. Would be very happy to shoot a cow elk. Will be hunting with a rifle. My bowhunting skills are slipping. 
Would like to find something between $2500-3500
Would like to find something between $2500-3500This post was edited on 8/17/13 at 1:46 pm
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Posted on 8/17/13 at 2:11 pm to dbllung
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$2500-3500
Holy Crap.....you can hear a lot of bugles and possibly kill for a lot less just on your own.
I saw 3 cows on a bike ride, we were scouting, off a logging road the other week.
This post was edited on 8/17/13 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 8/17/13 at 3:17 pm to dbllung
If you are hunting rifle season in Colorado, i am pretty sure the rut is over By then... dont know about the other states seasons... so i dont know how much bugle action there will be...
I did a DIY five years ago in CO and bagged a nice 5x4. Not a trophy by B&C standards, but the satisfaction of doing it on my own was priceless.
Start by doing some research on the interwebz, the state wildlife service sites are a good place to start...and there are some good forums out there.
There are some units in CO where you are almost 100% to draw a cow tag and fill it easy.
Sure you could pay an outfitter, but with a little planning you can do it on your own. It will be much more rewarding...just my .02
I did a DIY five years ago in CO and bagged a nice 5x4. Not a trophy by B&C standards, but the satisfaction of doing it on my own was priceless.
Start by doing some research on the interwebz, the state wildlife service sites are a good place to start...and there are some good forums out there.
There are some units in CO where you are almost 100% to draw a cow tag and fill it easy.
Sure you could pay an outfitter, but with a little planning you can do it on your own. It will be much more rewarding...just my .02
Posted on 8/17/13 at 5:37 pm to dbllung
Rifle plus bugle is a tough combination as the bugle generally falls during archery season...
Maybe consider trying to pull a muzzleloader tag... Kinda the best of both worlds. Some bugling and not as demanding as archery...
Maybe consider trying to pull a muzzleloader tag... Kinda the best of both worlds. Some bugling and not as demanding as archery...
This post was edited on 8/17/13 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 8/17/13 at 7:50 pm to dbllung
Any tag you want to apply for in CO had to be done by April fwiw. Just read the only way a non resident can kill a cow in New Mexico is on private lands, guessing outfitter for the most part. Kind of stinks.
Eta....CO can offer leftover cow tags.
Eta....CO can offer leftover cow tags.
This post was edited on 8/17/13 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 8/17/13 at 8:22 pm to LSUintheNW
CO also has units that you can buy a bull tag for over the counter a few days before that split opens...
Posted on 8/17/13 at 8:54 pm to diplip
I know, as do other states, was just referring to a cow hunt.....or other tags that need to be applied for.
Eta....muzzleloader was also a tag to apply for in advance.
Eta....muzzleloader was also a tag to apply for in advance.
This post was edited on 8/17/13 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 8/17/13 at 9:55 pm to diplip
Yea, I realized the bugling thing after I made the post. I think I'm going to try with the muzzleloader. I really want to hear some bugling! I would have to imagine it's up there with a turkey gobble. My only concern is altitude sickness. Every season my cousin went someone came down with this. Guess I'll just have to take a chance. I'll get some advice from him and go from there. I better start getting in shape now. Heard it's very physically demanding. I'd be happy as hell with a 5x4 especially if it was a DIY hunt! If I can hear a couple of bugles and get me a cow, I'd practice a little more and bring the bow. I'll look into the CO units with the cow tags. Thanks for the tips! 
Posted on 8/17/13 at 11:35 pm to dbllung
Yeah I was pumped! We were hunting at 9-10,000 feet so yeah, Some cardio would be a good idea, start taking the stairs at work... one thing i did also was set up my rifle With targets at 100, 200 and 300 yards, run fifty yards away, run back to the rifle and took one shot at each, working on breath and heart rate control. Paid off in the end.
I will dig into my old files and see what unit we were in, it was just north of a little mountain town called Paonia. I went with a group of guys who have been going for 20+ years, but this was their first time in that area. We did the whole canvas tent camping deal for a week...did use atv's, but they used to rent horses back in the day.
CO has a really good GIS website with maps, stats, etc. Dont have a link handy but google should turn it up...
I will dig into my old files and see what unit we were in, it was just north of a little mountain town called Paonia. I went with a group of guys who have been going for 20+ years, but this was their first time in that area. We did the whole canvas tent camping deal for a week...did use atv's, but they used to rent horses back in the day.
CO has a really good GIS website with maps, stats, etc. Dont have a link handy but google should turn it up...
Posted on 8/18/13 at 12:51 am to diplip
Thanks. Appreciate the tips. I probably won't do the hunt until 2015 season but I want to start planning now so I can look at all my options. After this I'll have to start saving for my Canadian Whitetail hunt. 
Posted on 8/18/13 at 8:11 am to dbllung
There is a prescription your doctor can write for you that will prevent altitude sickness. It's called Diamox.
Posted on 8/18/13 at 11:19 am to tooshea8
Thanks. I didn't realize that. That's good to know!
Posted on 8/18/13 at 12:23 pm to dbllung
Jan Brown. Regina, NM. Has access to landowner permits and does wilderness hunts with mules. 575-289-3394.
Posted on 8/18/13 at 3:08 pm to jeffereycole
I saw this little guy camping this weekend
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