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Quote by Codyca:

If you can find it in the archives it is full of good info from someone who grew up in gypsum and hunted it for many years.

That would be Colorado Buck

Not to take anything away from colradobuck but this guy was a bit older and goes into descriptions of the different antler configurations between the bucks on hardscrabble and those on red table mt. saying red table holds wide heavy beamed bucks with deep forks and hardscrabble held bucks that were more narrow and tall also with good forks. Then says buck hunting is also good anywhere around the gypsum creek drainage. He asks for help with b zone black tails at the end of his post as he was in california at the time. Colorado buck I have read some of your posts and they are very informative. Hope you get those dinners. And hey nice buck. I have the post saved for future reference but cant find what folder I put it in. Sorry, I will try harder to find it.

Less than 1 month away and I am thinking about the hunt constantly. It feels like the seasons are running a bit late in Colorado this year. The Elk are still bugling in many areas. It seems that early snow is very important for this hunt and my fingers are crossed. My focus will be on the Gypsum side but does anyone have experience on the East side(Hardscrabble)?

both sides are about the same you gotta walk to find them hunting these areas can produce anywhere jus get off the road and walk

I did end up taking this Buck on the last day of the season. I saw a couple larger Bucks while scouting the day before season. Great hunt but you have to work to find the big ones.

dang that is a nice buck congrats. I'm thinking of trying for 44 this year.

thats a pretty nice buck right there for sure congrats on a nice buck

Nice one, I'd be happy with it!

Real nice buck! And good job holding out. That unit is worth the wait and the work, it has some dandy bucks if you can hold out for them and pass on the smaller 4 points.

That buck looks to have identical horn structure to the one I shot in 44 a few years back other then the 5th point on one side and slightly larger horns mine had but the way the points bend, there length, and mass compared to other points is identical, it must be directly from the same genies. Did you have a biologist age it for you? I wonder if those genies are just realy strong or if it's my bucks off spring or if my bucks daddy was still getting does that year or the year before. I'm guessing your buck is about 3.5 to 4 years old from what the biologist there told me about mine and how fast this areas horns grow. Anyway good post, great buck, and keep up the hard hunting.

Did you get the rack scored?