doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Headed out again.

For both elk and deer, accompanied by my 20-year old and a goodly number of reliable old friends. Don't know how many of these particular "adventures" remain for me as 1: Colorado has seriously monetized "big game hunting", 2: my back isn't what it used to be, and 3: productive hunting real-estate is getting ever-harder to access here. As a further complication, all my elk hunting partners are becoming ever-more geriatric and unavailable because of other commitments (familial usually). We either need to find new blood, better medication, or fatter wallets.

YESSSSSS !!!!
Good luck on your adventure
Mike

p.s My 20 year old will be 52 ( YES 52) on his next birthday !!
I will be 75 in two weeks and the hills have gotten much taller.

Lloyd, I am, with purpose, looking for new blood. My guys are aging out and even with my eye issues, I'm not ready to pack it in. Found one good guy in his mid 30's and going next week with another who is about 50.

You have a twenty year old, and you are looking elsewhere? I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to find someone with a large ranch, but good luck getting access, and then asking them to haul it out.

Have a great deer and big deer season, Lloyd. Please give my regards to Liam.

Best,
Ted

I'm reliably informed that deer and elk both can be eaten, though, having been eye-to-eye with numerous white-tailed deer, I'm at a loss to imagine how they'd fit in my crock-pot. Damned antlers would keep the lid up. Regardless, I wish you fine weather, fine hunting, and an aromatic kitchen thereafter.

(Are they mule deer where you are?)

My 20 year olds are 43 and 41, I'll be 75 in 5 weeks and the hills haven't gotten much taller - they've become damn mountains. But, thankfully, I'm still able to get out fishing and hunting;

I got word this morning that a fishing acquaintance died yesterday reminding me that fishing and hunting trips with friends become more precious with each passing year. Go while you still can and enjoy time with your friends as long as y'all are able before all that remains are memories.

Lloyd,
Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable hunt! My 20 year old is 48 and I'm 76, so I get it. I'm going to continue hunting until I hit the ground like a well used shotshell!
Karl

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Safe and productive hunting!

All you say is true, Lloyd. No doubting. But to have your son and old friends in a high hunting camp again. What a gift. Savor every minute.

Gentlemen, thankyou as always. My boy got his deer yesterday, so hooray! Small victories seem like big ones when it comes to kids, eh? I am enjoying the company of all of my compatriots and savoring the feel of walking in good country, rifle in hand. More to come, hopefully.

I'm back. It was good week, but not without challenges.

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Snow changes everything, eh?

My son and I both had deer and elk tags, but as soon as we got out into the field we could tell that the warnings from the Colorado Department of Wildlife about a bad winter kill last year were valid. Where we would normally expect to see lots of game we simply didn't.



Didn't happen this year...(this was 2020)



But, this did. My boy got a small doe, so all is good in my book. Killed with a pretty little .270 Winchester lightweight he was lent by my buddy (much easier to carry and less-hard on small deer than his grandfather's rifle). We had a great time working two separate units, one for deer and one for elk. He had to go back to school on Sunday but he seemed to really enjoy himself and the crew we had assembled and he wants to do it again next year (music to my ears!).

Pretty country up there (the fog is from a reservoir that hasn't frozen over quite yet)...






but, there are a few less-pretty things too.