Tough 3rd season in CO

We had a horrible hunt! Near record temperatures every day, in the high 60's!!! Needless to say the deer were scattered and not moving much, and not much rutting activity at all. Saw more bull elk than we did bucks. It was fun to get out though!
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MuleyMadness
Sounds a bit tough!
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ABert
I do happen to know of a party that had pretty good success on filling the freezers. No monsters but I will let the individual post up on their 3rd season hunt. I can say that when I get back I'll have half an elk waiting for me in the freezer, providing the wife hasn't cooked it all by then!
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Torch
It was a tough hunt, but my party went 2 for 3 on nice bucks. I passed up a 26" buck, because I was hunting a real smoker that didn't give me a good shot. We could easily have gone 3 for 3. It was a good time. I will let my friends post up the pics if they choose to do so.
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We talked to 2 groups in our area that killed good bucks, like 160-170 class bucks. We saw on beautiful bull that would go 320-330! But of course I turned down the elk tag when I was at the DOW. We could of killed a few smaller bucks, but was hoping for a good one. I am happy to hear that at least some hunters got some good ones, lets see some pictures.
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Here is my buck from the 3rd season Coly hunt this year.

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I know when hunting with torch, you better glass fast and furious, because if not, the person who spots the buck first gets first dibs. Torch is a top notch buddy and glasser.

CS
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thats a nice buck! what unit were you in?
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Nice try! Thanks... I was happy with him for sure.

CS
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MuleyMadness
cowslayer

Nice looking buck for sure, like the MASS. :thumb

Which unit was that again? :))

Just messin with ya!
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bigbuck92
Nice buck cowslayer. Oh and by the way i seen you in Never Enough 3.
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AGCHAWK
Great lookin' buck cowslayer!!

CONGRATS!
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We had some good bucks taken in the 3rd season Colo. Elk hunting was a bit tough being so HOT only one 5x5 with 3 tags to fill in camp. This was southern part of unit 3
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Hiker
Nice photos! Thanks guys..... :thumb
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rockslut

Great success, thanks for sharing!
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AGCHAWK
CONGRATS rockslut!
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this buck was shot by my buddy in the group pic he has the hunter orange on. Crazy buck must have been damaged. We did notice he had a very little set of testies on him. eather way cool rack.

Sorry about the nasty scull but i figure you guys are used to it..
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AGCHAWK
Wow, that is a rather strange rack!

Got any other pics of him? (maybe with the cape still on it).
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my doe i shot in the 3rd season
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doe
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Congrats guys onthe success pics but, I'd have to agree with
coyote slayer that atleast in cenrtal Co. it was bad.
I ussualy see 2-3 Large deer during third season and they are generaly getting pretty rutty.
This year not one monster and the only one gettin his stink on was a little 3 pointer on the last day.
as for elk , I didnt see a single live elk all week. And we hunted hard in three units with 7 guys. 4 saw a herd of 100 on private on 2nd to last day and that was it. deer aren't doing too bad though. I saw about 170 through out the week in different places.
P.S we hunted 7000' -11300' only at 11000 was there snow.
day time highs were over 60 degrees and no frost in the mornings
didnt even stoke the stove in the tent over night.
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