Trinidad, Colorado info
 

Hello all! I am looking for any info on elk hunting near Trinidad, Co. Rifle or bow, where to go, topography, number of elk, number of hunters????????? Thanks. I am looking at an 08' hunt, DIY.

RE: Trinidad, Colorado info
 

84 but u need either horses or 4 wheeler. Not an entire lot of them but you may get lucky. San isabel Ntl forest area.

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...feet work well too.

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yeah they do work,but if you've ever been in 84 at the southern part, its a long hard walk up. Then once you get to the top, where we usually park the atv's, its another long walk down.

RE: Trinidad, Colorado info
 

unit 84? definitely not. 84 years old? sounds like maybe...i live in trinidad. [email protected]

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Depends where you start off at. I take highwat 69 and go the southern route. To many campers at the top near the lake.

RE: Trinidad, Colorado info
 

uhh..i'll say that it depends more on where you end up....but in any case, 85,851,140 are where most elk hunters in trinidad hunt- being that its close to home and that there are plenty of elk, though public access is difficult on vast portions of our county(baca/maxwell land grant and mining concerns privatized most of our land that would otherwise be BLM or NF). however, the elk hanging on my wall was public. also, if a "ranching for wildlife" tag is available for the OP- the hill or crazy french have the most demand in the state....14 yrs/ppts- so start soon...

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I dont even bother with the special draw units. I only hunt for meat so if its legal and i have a tag for it, im going home if i do my part and place the shot well. Im going back to 84 next year, Im tired of driving 7 1/2 hours to our new hunting area. Any guys tried unit 85 in the Purgatory campground area? Theres Ntl forest and a small section of state wildlife area i'd like to give a try some year.