Wildlife and Hunting
« Previous Entries2011 Colorado Big Game Bow Season opens Saturday
Friday, August 26th, 2011It’s that time of year that my partner and I count the days till opening season. The Elk Hunt, beginning Saturday, August 27, 2011 at approximately four a.m., again at the head of the Great Pasture, will commence as scheduled. Rain, snow, sleet or hail will not deter us from the first day of elk [...]
Elk Hunters from Pennsylvania
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008With the combined hunting experience of 269 years, 12 hunters traveled 3400+ round trip miles to hunt Colorado’s elk on a six-day hunting excursion. Thousands of dollars for each hunter was paid in advance to hunt on a private ranch and public hunting area, Unit 15.
Out of state elk licenses for a bull elk cost [...]
Bugling Bull Elk at Rocky Mountain National Park
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Monday Dalton and I helped break down elk camp after a month of bow hunting. We traveled to Longmont to the eastern side of the Rockies, unloaded the gear, and planned to ride through the RMNP on our way back to Steamboat. On the east side of the Rockies, just outside of Estes Park, but [...]
Elk Hunting Tree Dance
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008While Elk Hunting, some hunters perform the ‘Tree Dance’. What’s a tree dance you ask? Not really a dance at all, but the noise will bring elk in from within hearing distance. It emulates the sound of bulls fighting during their rut season. Dalton also uses branches in this video to copy a bull elk [...]
Kremmling, Colorado, a Hunting Mecca
Friday, September 19th, 2008About 100 miles west of Denver or 50 miles south of Steamboat in Grand County lies Kremmling, Colorado surrounded by the Routt National Forest on the northwest and the Arapaho National Forest on the northeast and southeast.
Elk Statue in Kremmling
Kremmling is known for its friendly, small town atmosphere. It is centrally located in Colorado’s northern [...]
