Trailer, you're definitely bang on with your assessment. I didn't even think about the season being so short and stuck in such warm weather. I can't find my 2004 hunting guide, but in 2003 the season ended Sept 13. In 23A, we get an archery season that starts last last week of August and runs until the Saturday before deer rifle season (early November). The only problem is that there are often only a handful of scattered elk that are even out of RMNP during that time. Very difficult to hunt, unless a person has permission to hunt on a large amount of land. In recent years they have even extended the rifle season because there aren't really many elk around until February.