Good morning all-

It' s been awhile since I posted re: my first elk hunt coming up this fall.

Well, my partner and I got some good news...we won the draw for unit 67! We' re pretty pumped about that. We' re going unguided during the first rifle season with either sex tags.

Now that I know where we' re going, I bought a topo map of the unit from huntinmaps.com and I' m in the process of ordering some more topos and aerials from mytopo.com.

The next step for us is to start calling the locals in the area. I have a couple of contact names, Don Masden (Gunnison Area Biologist) and the folks at Gene Taylors Rod and Gun in Gunnison.

I' ve got some good ideas as to some potential spots in the area...

My question is: Could anyone give me some pointers as to what I should be asking these guys when I call them?

My biggest fear when asking someone for help is that I don' t want to come off like I' m using them just for their advice, yet I' m talking to them for a reason and that is to try to glean some knowledge from them....

That' s all that I' ve got...Congrats to everyone who won their draws this year and happy hunting!!!

Thanks in advance,
Big TK