I'm kind of in the opposite situation. I hunt elk every year close to home. For me, a whitetail hunt would be something to dream about. Or better yet a hog . . . . .

But in your situation, the elk hunt sounds pretty good. A lot of it depends on just how connected your buddy in Colorado is to the elk hunting world. There are some really good spots on public land that hunters keep real quiet about. Does you buddy hunt enough to have one of those areas all scouted out? Is this person proficient in calling and archery elk hunting in general? Not that a harvest is the measure of success here, but I would want to know we weren't just wandering around the mountains . . . . . .

You might go back to some of the discussion a month or so back where Greg/MO was inquiring about this same subject. Good luck. Roskoe.