Scouting Time

The grass above 9,000 feet is just now starting to sprout and go to seed. I know this because I live at 9,300 feet and I only have to look in my back yard to verify this. Intel from around Gilpin county tells me that the elk are moving up higher, so scouting time starts now. The only real bummer is that my access to Elk Park has been curtailed by some new gates locked on Apex hill. Not only is it time to scout, but it is also time to find a new (non-trespassing) route from my house to James Peak...

Results of the 2008 Big Game Draw...

YES! I got it!! (two years in a row, no less). I drew a 1st rifle season bull and a 2nd rifle season buck. Both tags are for Unit 38, my home unit (aka my backyard). Now I have to follow through with my training and scouting and I'll still have less than a 1 in 10 chance of harvesting an animal. Yahoo!!

4 More Days Until Christmas...

The results for the 2008 Elk season are scheduled to be released on June 10. That means just four more days to go until we know which tags we've drawn (and which tags we didn't). I've got my fingers crossed that I draw my 1st choice again this year, but I'll be just fine if I don't and end up with an over-the-counter bull tag to go with my deer tag.

On a somewhat related note, I'm on schedule this year to get in my target practice every month as planned. My first outting, last month, to the Boulder Rifle Club, was a great success. The second shot from the bench was dead center on the target. The rest of my shots, all done off-hand from a standing, kneeling, or sitting position, were in the black, white, or on the target. I don't think I had any shots that missed the target completely. Not bad for my first shooting of 2008, if I do say so myself.

Good luck to everyone on the 10th. I hope you'all get your first choice as well!