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01-10-2007 | 10:47 PM

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grndhntr

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RE: Colorado Elk Hunt

Just behind where that last picture was taken, I got into the trees and almost immediately found some elk tracks. They looked to be old so I decided not to follow them and started looking for fresher sign or elk hide in the thick trees. It was fairly easy to see through the trees with the snow on the ground. I think I could spot an elk pretty easily out to 75 yds. or so. I went about 1/2 mile past the meadow and found some more tracks. They too looked old but since I hadn't found anything else I decided to follow them. They took me up over a steep hillside and I finally got into an area where the wind wasn't too bad and I could see into the track better. I was going the wrong way but I continued going backwards just to see where they came from and if there were other elk there. After finding a park I didn't know was there, I backtracked back to where I was and continued on the track. At times the track was totally wiped out from the blowing snow and I had to guess it's direction until I picked it up again. In this area I took a picture of the ground blizzards that I was dealing with.

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