CO bowhunters question

[deerslayer94]

I agree, as long as you aren't in Colorado. Every state I have hunted elk apart from CO, third week is an absolute blast! But in CO, so many units the rut occurs during or just before rut, and the elk shut up real fast.

OP, I would go first week of Sept. We've gotten bulls going with bugles and cow calls first week no problem in CO. We've hunted 3rd week, and the woods is a ghost town. We have also had some good luck getting responses in mid October as well, during first rifle.

Good luck!

Thanks! Everyone has been super helpful. I was leaning towards first week mainly just to get in there before they’ve been heavily pressured for 2 weeks by other hunters. I’m in my late 20s and stay in pretty good shape so planning on getting a good ways in to try and distance myself from a percentage of the others. Just looking forward to being out there and having some fun in the woods!