It is finally here!!!
Contributors to this thread:Elk
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
My buddy Dave and his wife are rolling west from MO and we will meet up about this time tomorrow in Laramie before heading back to find them a campsite. Then we will be scouting Sat and Sun. Excited to see my hunting buddy and to get boots on the ground with him in this "new to us" area. Then hot soaks in Saratoga. Good times!
Then come Aug 31st I will be rolling back north to WY to meet Dave and his son on their type 9 elk hunt for 4 days before running back to CO and up good ole Coffee Pot Road to meet my other buddy Greg and his son for their OTC unit 34 elk hunt.
Hoping my Canon D90 gets a good workout! Not going to miss packing the bow.
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
my son zach with an deadhead we found with elkreaper/aron
my son zach with an deadhead we found with elkreaper/aron
shed as Aron spotted it from the road driving by....eagle eye
shed as Aron spotted it from the road driving by....eagle eye
brookie feast in unit 39 2010
brookie feast in unit 39 2010
my overloaded Kelty pack for unit 39 hunt 2010
my overloaded Kelty pack for unit 39 hunt 2010
That sparked some nostalgia and now I think I will post a bunch of pics from over the years since my first elk hunt in 2006.
From: TGbow
04-Aug-22
Awesome! Good luck
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
39 in 2010
39 in 2010
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
my buddy greg unit 39 in 2010
my buddy greg unit 39 in 2010
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
camp in our spot outside Pagosa Springs
camp in our spot outside Pagosa Springs
Me overlooking Sand Creek
Me overlooking Sand Creek
unit 25 overlooking sweetwater lake valley
unit 25 overlooking sweetwater lake valley
Our groups first elk kill....a cow in unit 25 in 2006 my first hunt
Our groups first elk kill....a cow in unit 25 in 2006 my first hunt
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
bivy camp
bivy camp
unit 25 buddy dave
unit 25 buddy dave
Camp unit 25 where I got started
Camp unit 25 where I got started
scouting unit 39 in 2010....dinner
scouting unit 39 in 2010....dinner
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
scouting unit 39
scouting unit 39
rough trail in 39
rough trail in 39
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
bull in 39 around 11K
bull in 39 around 11K
crew doing the captain morgan pose heading up into 39 in 2010
crew doing the captain morgan pose heading up into 39 in 2010
From: KSflatlander
04-Aug-22
Love the pictures. We are heading out to Colorado on Wednesday to scout. Best of luck this season.
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
Dave with a cow using a muzzleloader...2012 maybe. unit 34
Dave with a cow using a muzzleloader...2012 maybe. unit 34
some rmnp posers
some rmnp posers
2016 solo camp in 34
2016 solo camp in 34
buck in 34 2016
buck in 34 2016
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
bull found while scouting 34 in 2016
bull found while scouting 34 in 2016
luv the rubs
luv the rubs
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
minimalist
minimalist
last weekend of 2016 archery elk
last weekend of 2016 archery elk
pre season hike with Elkreaper/Aron and Brian Call.....gritty
pre season hike with Elkreaper/Aron and Brian Call.....gritty
2017
2017
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
hummer nest
hummer nest
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
old buick truck way back
old buick truck way back
old fireplace not far from the truck.....missed a big 6x6 back here in 2017
old fireplace not far from the truck.....missed a big 6x6 back here in 2017
From: cnelk
04-Aug-22
Here’s an area 11 bull for you
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
steep
steep
From: ElkNut1
04-Aug-22
Jordan, simply awesome photos, great memory builders with great friends. It doesn't get much better than that! Good luck this year!
ElkNut
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
unit 18 bull of a buddy from BS
unit 18 bull of a buddy from BS
I helped pack that unit 18 beast out...using that prodigious gut to counterbalance. I fell down in a hole at one point and thought I'd never get up and going again.
I helped pack that unit 18 beast out...using that prodigious gut to counterbalance. I fell down in a hole at one point and thought I'd never get up and going again.
rubs galore
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
Another big unit 18 bull....also shot by a bud off BS from out east.....these two were both shot the same day within 500 yards or so of one another. First day of bugling.
Another big unit 18 bull....also shot by a bud off BS from out east.....these two were both shot the same day within 500 yards or so of one another. First day of bugling.
Who Dat!?
Who Dat!?
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
buds hanging out bach style
buds hanging out bach style
Early morning moose encounter......wakes you up!
Early morning moose encounter......wakes you up!
scouting with my daughter
scouting with my daughter
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
I never tire of finding and taking pics of these dudes
I never tire of finding and taking pics of these dudes
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
WY elk herd
WY elk herd
The day before opener, acclimating at 10,600' coming from about 770' in MO.......I guess natty lite helps? LOL
The day before opener, acclimating at 10,600' coming from about 770' in MO.......I guess natty lite helps? LOL
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
Solo bivy at 10K after hiking down from 11K into a nasty hole in 39 on a banzai return trip following a week hunting down below. I had a bull with a nice herd bellowing non stop all the way down which I promptly chased around for 4 hours. A blast!
Solo bivy at 10K after hiking down from 11K into a nasty hole in 39 on a banzai return trip following a week hunting down below. I had a bull with a nice herd bellowing non stop all the way down which I promptly chased around for 4 hours. A blast!
From: Jordan
04-Aug-22
Everyone have a great season...its almost here. Good Luck!
From: Chuckster
05-Aug-22
Great pics Jordan. Thanks for sharing and good luck.
From: Treeline
05-Aug-22
Good luck!
From: iceman
05-Aug-22
good pics. always good to reminisce
From: yooper89
05-Aug-22
Good luck this year Jordan!
From: Adam B
05-Aug-22
Great pics it’s getting to be that time isn’t it..
From: Inshart
05-Aug-22
Yup, always fun to look at "ELK" pics, especially this time of year. Will have a few days chasing elk by this date next month!!!!!!!!!
From: bowhunt
06-Aug-22
An exciting time of year. In my garage shooting my bow and sorting through all my backpacking gear right now. Lots of water this spring and early summer where I elk hunt, so there should be some great bulls.
Good luck this year and keep posting as your season goes on!
From: Jeff Holchin
06-Aug-22
From: ND String Puller
06-Aug-22
Great photos Jordan. I know I said it last year but this has to be your year man! How’s your back doing?
From: Jordan
07-Aug-22
Back was bad several weeks ago but more better now. I am not a shooter this year, at least not with a pointy stick. I'm caller/camera monkey.
Had a great scouting session with my buddy David this weekend. The cam I hunt back on July 2nd had a real nice bull on it and several others. We hung another cam just a little further down the skid trail on a game trail and 2 days later had more bulls.
We hiked up to a hillside full of seeps.....over a mile long and interspersed with timber on and off. Ranged from 20 yards wide to a 100 yards wide. At the tope were several wallows....not used yet this year but I am sure that will change in a week or two.....bulls all have velvet too.
My buddy got up this morning and came out of the camper to a meadow full of elk, including one nice bull. He crept up toward them and had 3 cows come down off the hillside....one nearly stepped on him.
So we are feeling optimistic for his hunt.
From: Jordan
07-Aug-22
From: Jordan
07-Aug-22
Wallow at the top of the long hillside seep area.
Wallow at the top of the long hillside seep area.
crater lake, nice easy hike to the overlook
crater lake, nice easy hike to the overlook
Meadow across from my buddies camp here he saw 6 elk this morning way over at the treeline.
Meadow across from my buddies camp here he saw 6 elk this morning way over at the treeline.
From: ND String Puller
07-Aug-22
Dang man sounds like it’s going to be a good season! Nice pictures, beautiful county. Good luck sir!
From: Jordan
07-Aug-22
I thought I uploaded the game cam pics to my phone....but I can't find them now. And BS won't let me post a pic in upright position or to fix them once posted. ugh
