2011 Colorado Elk Hunt

[John Scifres]

I do have a few first aid things that didn't make it to the list.  Superglue is one of them.  I will definitely take lots of pics.

[Hackbow]

Here we go! John & I are on the road & I'm supposed to be sleeping while he is driving, but the excitement & anticipation have taken over.

Elk beware!

[Terry Green]

[Mudd]

Darren you take care of John!... If you do I guarantee that he'll do the same for you.

I wish you guys all the best and look forward to your stories and photos.

God bless,Mudd

[PSUBowhunter]

Hey guys, good luck. Like others have said, this post should be heavy with pictures in a few weeks.

[Hackbow]

Thanks Roy & Aaron. Just ate our last non-camp meal in Laramie. At base of the mtns and will lose cell coverage any minute. The next post will be after we tag out!

[Osagetree]

Good luck guy's.

 

[RM81]

 
Good hunting.  Looking forward to the stories when you get back.

[ron w]

Cyclic-Rivers and I made it back in one piece from our first elk hunt, looking forward to your tale of the trip......hope you had a good time!

[skilonbw]

Also when out here hunting for elk there is bird who just sounds a lot like a cow elk so do not get taken in by there call

[Steven Russell]

Ok John. I know you're home.  when do the stories begin??

 

[John Scifres]

Maybe later in the evening.

[Huntrdfk]

Looking forward to the stories and pics on this one.....


David

[ron w]

[Cookus]

   

[fnshtr]

   

[Mudd]

   

[David Dumke]

 waiting oh so patiently on this one.

[John Scifres]

Friday, 9/2/11, Day One:  After 18 hours on the road with a couple stops for last minute supplies, we got to the trailhead at about 8500 feet.  I usually get a couple days to acclimate but that was not to be this time.  I took some gingko biloba that is supposed to ward off elevation issues.  We'll see.  

Darren and I finished stowing the last of our items in our packs and hit the trail to get back in a couple miles on a stream we thought might be a good place to start.  The first couple days were to be a scouting effort aimed at covering some ground that Darren hadn't been able to fully explore last year.  The pack in was uneventfull except we mispolaced our stream and for a while thought we might not have water to camp near.  We finally got our heads on straight and set up camp with great anticipation for the next day.

Camp 1

 

[Butts2]

Karumba....Sasquatch