2016 Utah Game + Elk Hunt
With the release of the 2016 football schedule, I wanted to poll the group to see if anyone was interested in a DIY elk hunt in Colorado on one of the weeks surrounding the game in Provo.
Game day is 15 OCT. Looks like the any weapon Utah season is the two weeks prior to the game. While there are OTC tags in Utah, it is a tough place to hunt. Colorado's first rifle season for 2016 starts on 15 OCT and runs though 19 OCT. There are no OTC tags for this hunt, it is draw only, but there are several units you can draw with 0 preference points, and Provo is about 5 hours from Steamboat Springs, CO in northwest part of the state.
Also appears that WY, MT and ID general OTC elk dates are around this time too, but I have not put much effort into looking at those yet.
I am a member of gohunt.com so if there are some folks interested, I can put the research in for units, stats, etc. If there are folks interested, we can start the conversation regarding backpack wilderness hunt, base camp hunt, etc.