thanks for the kind words, I don't think they would leave me out in the cold, just not in the right place at the right time, you know how that goes sometimes....I actully saw more game than the others, just not the right kind... 2 chocolate brown phase black bears, beautiful, all kinds of muleys, coyote and a bobcat..I'll get my turn in time....

This year....NW CO, first rifle season.
9 hunters===5 Elk hangin. Out of the four that didn't tag out 3 had shots and passed for various reasons and 1 never had a shot in five days.
Pretty good year when you can bust the 50% mark.

I went First season in CO in section 74. I got a yearling cow on the last day, my buddy got a calf. I wounded a cow then spent 5 hour tracking untill I lost the trail, I think I hit her leg. One buddy watched a 5X5 bull for about 10 min at about 200 yds he though it was on private land. We found the bull had been right on the fence but on the public land side. Another buddy spent 3 days calling to 2 bulls that wouldn't leave private land, the bulls were coming in one day and someone on that land got between them and my buddy and started cutting wood with a chainsaw. One buddys wife hunted third season section 751, she got a 5X6 bull at 25 yds. The bull took two steps and went over the edge of the ridge and slid 100yds down the ridge. That was a tough pack out, the trail was too narrow to get any horses there.

Highpower,
Can't tell which one of the 9 you were? Got elk, Got opportunity, Got no opportunity. Have you harvested an elk previously? IMHO, anytime an elk camp breaks 50% it is doing well.
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Tally so far,

3 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
2 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
25 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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30 = Total

EKM

1 Went but didn't shoot. Saw 1 nice one but no shot opportunity.
Camp had 9 hunters. Three killed bulls. No cows.

Went this year as my first year. Me and my dad both shot at and had killing shots on a awsome 6X6.

3 guys went to NW Colorado 2 had Muzzleloader tags and one had archery tag....Don and myself had Muzzleloader tags and Both took nice 6x6's The Archery guy had a shot opt. on a 5x5 @ 20 yrds but didnt shoot for shooting window was to small for him he thought to clear an arrow through. But camp was 66.666666666666666666666666666667% in an area that is 23% on the archery and 38% on muzzleloaders

I forgot this ......But The archery Guy in Colorado came back to Washington and on Oct 30th the opener of our Spike bull season he shot a 1x2 bull on opening day ...seen one elk and took him home

Hunted Colorado again this year. Tuff hunting, but luck again was with me and connected with a small bull. Good flavored animal and should hold me and my family over until next season.

Tally so far,

4 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
2 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
28 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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34 = Total

EKM