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2007 Bull |
This time of year is truly the most exciting. When the rut is in full
swing, watching 2 bulls sparing or seeing/hearing a bull elk bugling
against the backdrop of Colorado’s blue skies and golden Aspen is an
unparalleled experience. This unforgettable sound will leave your heart
pounding. Stay at our comfortable ranch house with all modern
amenities, home cooked meals prepared and waiting for you and exclusive
hunting of ranch property. Or, if you're a do-it-yourself
kind of person that likes to "rough it" try one of our drop camps.
Either location offers hunting right outside the door!
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2007 Bull |
Archery
season is roughly four weeks long, during which we offer four separate
hunts. All private ranch archery hunts are 5 day, semi-guided. This means the outfitter will
be there each day to direct/position all hunters to strategic locations
around the 5000 private acres, glass for elk from high vantage points and pack out all game harvested.
Six
hunters per week is the maximum. Drop camp hunts are self guided,
5 day hunts. We will transport you in/out and pack out all game
harvested. Maximum of 2-4 hunters per camp.
New for 2008, the CDOW is
re-establishing Unit 20 as a trophy unit with only 80 archery
licenses/tags available for the entire season. This means
preferences points will be required unlike in the past, (1 possibly 2)
to draw a tag. On the plus side however, this means better
opportunities at 300+ bulls!
In 2001 the CDOW added additional licenses to the draw to help cope with
an over abundance of elk in adjacent Rocky Mountain National Park and
the local community of Estes Park. Rocky Mountain National Park consists of 265,000 acres of
un-hunted land since 1915. This "plan" however did not
affect the National Park's or the town of Estes Park's herds. The
herds established in surrounding Forest Service areas were taking the
brunt of the hunting. Rocky Mountain National Park's approved, 20
year "Elk & Vegetation Management Plan" starting in 2008 will now push
the park trophy status bulls into the surrounding huntable areas.
This brings new trophy status bulls into the huntable areas while the
Forest Service herds have time to grow to mature status.
For information on accommodations click
here, for
information on our Drop Camps click
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