western expedition

Thanks BOHNTR and super jumbo. I've been watching this unit since before the winter kill and know that it will be tough. I'm hoping that the history of good genetics and time will offer an opportunity for a decent deer. I think my expectations are pretty reasonable given the circumstances. Luckily I'm pretty patient (stubborn) and that helps in situations where there isn't a density of animals. Question for you... I'm guessing that the mornings will be the best time to glass up a buck on the move. Any suggestions for making the midday and afternoons productive? Several guys on monstermulies have said the afternoons are dead. But there must be something to do. Any thoughts, even crazy ones, would be appreciated. Thanks again!

Thanks Amanda. I've been holding out five years for this tag. The unit is mostly roadless and offers excellent backcountry hunting opportunity. I've got an outfitter hired to pack me in on horseback but am on my own after that. Expecting to see the mulies up high yet and plan to work mostly behind 15x and 10x binocular. Colorado muzzleloader limits you to open sights, loose powder and conical projectile. Built up a new TC Encore for the hunt using X-S ghost sights and am shooting 100 grain Triple-7 under a 348 grain Powerbelt. The set-up is good out to 100 yards with a steady rest but pretty much falls apart beyond that. My eyes just aren't that good anymore to effectively work open sights beyond 100 yards. Any pointers from others in the forum would be greatly appreciated. I've not hunted mulies that high before and only have one day prior to the opener to scout and orient myself. Not my favorite way to hunt but given that it takes 12 hours to drive there I don't have many options. Any input would be great. Thanks again.

I'm headed into the West Elk Wilderness area outside of Gunnison for mule deer this year. Colorado Unit 54. Drew the muzzleloader permit good for Sept. 10 - 18. Anyone hunted that area and have any pointers? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Nice! Great bear. I've got a friend down in Tucson that does a lot of hunting this way. Keith @ Arizona Hunting Adventures. He is kind enough to send out emails to us poor desk jockeys with photos and updates about bear movement throughout the season. His communications keep me going. Several years ago I got to sit and talk for several hours with archery legend Glenn St. Charles. It was up in Seattle at his archery shop before the Pope and Young Museum moved to Missoula. He gave me heck when I talked about stand/blind hunting. A true spot and stalk die hard. I will admit to having shot my last bull elk off a water hole. And that no matter how much we all miss Glenn since his passing that cameras and tree stands have changed the face of archery hunting forever. Nice bear.