7 TIPS FOR HUNTING ELK ON PUBLIC LAND IN COLORADO

Check out these 7 Tips for Hunting Elk on Public Land in Colorado. Public land has its challenges; these tips will help you produce a successful hunt on these accessible lands.

There are a few ways you can improve your chance of a successful trip when hunting elk on public land in Colorado.

SCOUT AND RESEARCH

Before you step foot on the land you need to be researching. Utilize Google Maps and your own memory to find an area suitable for hunting.

STAY AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION

Put in the work to find areas in public land that are farther away from public roads and popular trails.

HUNT SOMEWHERE NEW

Understanding early on that you might have to move around will prepare you for branching out.  It is easy to stick to a spot that is familiar to you.

PREPARE TO WALK A LOT

Keeping your body in shape in the off-season is important to get a good start. Plenty of hunters assume they can get back into it, and they would be wrong.

HUNT LATE SEASON (IF YOU CAN)

This combination of increased elk movement and decreasing pressure means you are more likely to come across one without surging deep into the backcountry.

KEEP UP YOUR CONFIDENCE

You need to have the confidence to move in when the bull you have been bugling suddenly locks up.

TAKE THE TIME TO SOAK IT ALL UP

Even if you are not taking a fancy hunting trip to a private ranch you can absorb the experience. Public land may be more crowded, but it is no less beautiful.

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