Topics posted in by COMeatHunter

Title	Replies	Last Post
Colorado elk unit suggestion	5	02/03/2012 - 09:36
Muzzleloader or 1st Rifle for Colorado Elk	21	02/02/2012 - 16:00
Hornady FPB Muzzleloading Bullets Review	11	01/29/2012 - 18:23
Blackhorn 209 Review	5	01/23/2012 - 13:26
Which GMU? Colorado Archery Elk Hunt	14	01/22/2012 - 22:57
Howdy! Newb!	16	01/22/2012 - 12:21
Idaho Experiencing Loss from Non-Resident Hunters	10	01/20/2012 - 20:11
2012 Antelope in Wyo.	10	01/20/2012 - 18:16
Opening Morning of Colorado 1st Rifle Elk and Idiots on ATV's	25	01/19/2012 - 11:24
Advice on Colorado Unit 15 Yampa/Gore Mountain/ Silver Creek?	14	01/17/2012 - 17:16
Advise needed - 2012 Elk Hunt	27	01/13/2012 - 09:52
How far would you go?	27	01/12/2012 - 12:29
2011 Colorado Archery Elk	7	01/10/2012 - 19:20
Signing Off	9	01/09/2012 - 15:22
Inline Vs Trational Muzzleloader	13	01/09/2012 - 09:50
Deal on Elk Property in Utah	3	01/07/2012 - 22:29
Grand Teton Elk Hunt Starts Saturday	9	01/04/2012 - 03:48
Wyoming Muley Success	21	12/27/2011 - 20:06
Wyoming 2012 Non Res Application booklet	7	12/27/2011 - 13:59
Average Antelope Tag	7	12/24/2011 - 13:31
Colorado Elk Numbers	9	12/21/2011 - 13:12
Help Finding Deer?	16	12/19/2011 - 20:14
My 12 yo son's first deer	17	12/18/2011 - 09:27
Antelope Fun!	10	12/15/2011 - 10:01
2012 Hunt	5	12/13/2011 - 23:02

Hunting Tip: Go Far But Not "Horse Far"

Out here in Colorado, and in the units that I haunt, it is a tricky game to figure out how far to pack in on a rifle hunt. You want to get away from the masses that have moved game away from the roads but might want to stay close enough that you are taking advantage of the animals forced movements. There is no universal distance but I like the 1.5 to 4 mile range for day hunts where I am not planning on bivying out. This keeps you in that productive buffer zone where the animals are really...