LOOking for info on Flat Top Wilderness Area of Meeker,Colorado in Trappers Lake area.Do any of you guys know off hand cost of Non-Res Elk archery tag ?
Is Elk population good,bad,stable there ?
Any info would be great.
Thanks Tom
N/R tag is 530.00 if I remember right. I have never hunted in that area but I have heard it is very good.I was supposed to make a trip there but it did not work out. I would go for it if the chance came up.
NR tags are $546 for an either sex tag. I think the area of the Flat Tops out of Meeker are draw units.
I think Trappers Lake area is in unit 12 or 24, both of which are draw units for archery. The Flat Tops/White River herd is one of the largest in the State from what I remember. It does draw hunters of course, but at least the wilderness area will limit the ATV's.
Tom, Sent u a pm.
I have hunted the Trappers Lake Area a couple times. There are elk there but there are a lot of hunters too. It is a draw area and used to take 1 preference point. It is really a beautiful area but for me there were too many other people. You have a better than average chance at an elk though. We got within 70 yards of a nice 5x5 one year. My buddy took a selfbow cow that same year. One thing we found is that we couldn't count on the "get 4 miles in and get away from the crowds" philosophy as there are outfitters, horseback riders and other hunters all around. The best hunting we got into was 2 miles from the road.