re: Non-Resident Elk/Big Game Hunting Questions

There is a hell of a lot of public land to hunt regardless of the article. Of course most of it that is accessible by ATV or god forbid UTV is normally over hunted, over-driven, etc... you name it. If you don't mind hoofing it you can get above 99.5% of the public. Do your research and you can have peaceful quiet mornings when down below you can see blaze orange 300 to 800 yards apart everywhere.

For example you can hunt right above the town of Crested Butte but it is steeeep hike and 5-10 hour climb up. You have to go up and cold camp or you run the elk out. There are places like this up and down the Rockies.

Accessible to most people means car, truck, ATV, or UTV. Go into Gunnison and folks hunting using horses have take great Elk and Mule deer. They go where Joe Schmo and all his shite on his loud arse ATV or UTV can't go and run the animals off while he drives around at 20 minutes before shooting time looking for a place to hunt where he can sit on his front seat.

Been hunting Colorado for 23 years. Hunt Crested Butte/Gunnison, Flatrock (West close to Utah), and Meeker NW area. Public hunting in Meeker area is basically all accessible by 4 wheeler or UTV and it shows.