Saw This Guy Yesterday at about 50'

[MCgunner]

Youi better believe it. Fortunately, it isn't so bad if you live above a thousand feet -- but it's still pretty tough. As I have said before, elk hunting is the hardest work you will ever do.

Tougher getting out the meat, but goats and sheep, man, that's some rugged high country.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Oh, yeah. Never killed a goat or a sheep -- but elk are mankillers when it comes to packing them out.

 

[gearchecker]

Wow, $579 for an elk license--you can buy 100#s of steak for that.

Let's see, an average elk weighs in around 600 Lbs. A big bull can easily weigh more than 750 Lbs. That's one heck of a lot of steaks, burgers and roasts for the money invested. And if you've ever had an elk steak, you'll never want to go back to beef. that's for sure!

You've just got to move out here. Then you can get a resident license for practically nothing.
My hunting license is only $12.75. The Elk tag is only another $30.75.
So for less than $50 I get to go elk hunting.
It's really not about the money, it's the complete adventure of hunting the largest non-predator on the continent. I have a family member that's 84 years old, and he's bagged his elk every year for the last 14 years since he moved out to Idaho, except for last year, because he had an accident broke a few ribs and punctured his lung. He'll be back out again this season.
The only meat I've found that's better then elk, is moose.
I bought my first left handed hunting rifle this year so I could get out and try for my elk, but I broke my hand and the doctor says no hunting this season because the bones need to heal completely and the shooting my rifle will put too much stress on my hand and probably break it again. So I'll have to wait till next year.

 

[sixgunner455]

Wow. Costs a lot more than that in AZ.

 

[rondog]

Estes Park and RMNP are awesome! We always rent a cabin in Estes Park every Labor Day weekend. I think our second year, this boy was grazing around the place.





If you look at the far right, you can just see me with my video camera and tripod. The video I shot is too large of a file to post, but he got close...really close. He crossed over the guardrail just to my right, as I gingerly crossed over it the other direction keeping the camera/tripod between us. I had my .45 on, but I don't think I could have got it out quick enough.



This video is in RMNP, these boys were just showing off for the tourists, right off the edge of the road. Click on the image to play it.