TheChiro22
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Hi,
I've been mostly hunting High Sierra Mule deer out here in California, but a buddy of mine moved to Colorado a few years ago and has been asking me to put in for a tag. This year I drew a 1st rifle, either sex Elk tag in GMU 6, which also allows me to hunt 16,17,161 and 171. I've been using the search function and trying to learn as much as I can about both Elk and that region of Colorado.
would you all consider 1st rifle to be late rut or post rut? I'm trying to identify their primary needs...if it's late rut calls may still work to help locate, but if it's post rut, ideally I'm looking for food/sanctuary, what do elk prefer for forage in that area, in Oct? and is the forage interests different for bulls and cows?
That time of year, if it's colder or even snowy, will the elk head to lower elevation or still hold at 7500' (or so and up) waiting for it to get later in the season before dropping down? Also if it stays warmer is it realistic to find Elk in the 7500-9000' range or am I way off?
Was also wondering about the terrain out there, would you all recommend a sturdier boot or could I run some approach boots and stay a little more agile?
Thank you in advance for any help and insights...please feel free to DM me if you'd rather not share info on the public forum.
I've been mostly hunting High Sierra Mule deer out here in California, but a buddy of mine moved to Colorado a few years ago and has been asking me to put in for a tag. This year I drew a 1st rifle, either sex Elk tag in GMU 6, which also allows me to hunt 16,17,161 and 171. I've been using the search function and trying to learn as much as I can about both Elk and that region of Colorado.
would you all consider 1st rifle to be late rut or post rut? I'm trying to identify their primary needs...if it's late rut calls may still work to help locate, but if it's post rut, ideally I'm looking for food/sanctuary, what do elk prefer for forage in that area, in Oct? and is the forage interests different for bulls and cows?
That time of year, if it's colder or even snowy, will the elk head to lower elevation or still hold at 7500' (or so and up) waiting for it to get later in the season before dropping down? Also if it stays warmer is it realistic to find Elk in the 7500-9000' range or am I way off?
Was also wondering about the terrain out there, would you all recommend a sturdier boot or could I run some approach boots and stay a little more agile?
Thank you in advance for any help and insights...please feel free to DM me if you'd rather not share info on the public forum.