Hunting Partners

[Brahma Bull]

Just looking how do a group of hunters get together to take advantage of drop camp hunts in Colorado?All of you on vacation at same time,have same tags,same unit,same season.
All of you hunt good as a team.Some serious hunters.Anyone ever outfit themself.I just bought a horse.Thinking about a mule that will pack meat.Trying to see what really works best.
Paying some big price tag to ride out and shoot an elk on a ranch is no sport to me.Not what I am looking for.Serious partners to hunt elk next 10 years.Check out http://www.biggame hunting.net

 

[R.T.]

Some years ago we would haul our horses to Chama N,M. a
couple of week before season opens. It takes a few days for
the horse to get used to the altitude. One person takes all
information and gets the tags. In draw areas you all put in for
the same area as a group. You will also need mountain tents.

 

[Brahma Bull]

With the cost of everything now days,it might just be best to do the drop camp vs doing it yourself.Once you start thinking about it all.$1000 per hunter ain't bad for drop camp.I am not into the high price tag hunt on some ranch,you drive out and pick one to shoot.That ain't real hunting.Trying to find real serious hunting partners like like hunting those big bull elks.Not a bit easy.If I can't do it in 2008,then try in 2009 or 2010.

 

[mnmtranching]

Most outfitters put the drop camps on public land and the good hunt areas are set aside for the high paying clients.

Hunting private property is OK, as long as it's not High fenced.

 

[R.T.]

Our hunts most of the time was in the
Rio Grande National forest. You will see
lots of hunter parking and walking in near
the trail head. We noticed few hunters
walk in futher than 3 or 4 miles max. We had
4 to 6 hunters with 2or 3 extra pack horses.
It would take 6 or 7 hours to pack in to our
camp site. Our mountain tent was 14x16 with
the tall center pole or tight rope between pines.
Trucks parked at 8800 feet. Camp at just over
9500 feet hang your bacon and other meats high
in a tree they will almost thaw during the day but
will re-freeze at night on a typical late October
hunt. MY first trip was in 1980. Knees gave out so
1989 was last hunt in the high country. I called it
camping with a gun. I always had a elk and Mulie
tag that was back when they cost $150. Last hunt
tag were over $200 and climbing ever year.
Note in 2003 went on vacation with ATV it took 50
min. from trail head to our old camp sites. These are
rough unimproved trails.
R.T.