Elk hunting in white river National forest, Colorado?

Hi, I'm looking for info on elk hunting the White River National forest in, Colorado on public land in the 2nd rifle season. From what I have read the the elk population above I-70 is great. does anyone have any info, experience or a certain location within White river, thanks.Elk hunting in white river National forest, Colorado?
I've hunted just north of I-70 around Vail and further west a few times. (Never 2nd, but 1st cow, 3rd bull.) I've taken a few elk. Its OK. Lots of public %26amp; less private. Sometimes it looks like a lot of hunters and the elk can get WAY back in there. A horse would be nice. You may need to keep cruising to figure out where to be (more than normal...)


You are talking about 2nd for next year right? (its done this year.)Elk hunting in white river National forest, Colorado?
I do not have any direct experience hunting in White River National Forest, but from what I have read especially on Field and Stream, the land is listed as #3 in the states. As far as some general guidelines the Flat Top Wilderness area is known to have big resident bulls. This is thin air country, so be prepared physically.





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Look for: Security cover. Ranges that contain hard-to-reach, unroaded tracts of black timber will reward you with a better chance at larger bulls than heavily logged, easily accessible terrain, where opening-day harvest is high and elk don鈥檛 have much chance to grow up. Hunting is also likely to stay good longer into the season where there鈥檚 security cover.





Watch out for: Elk sanctuaries. On some ranges, elk have become so fine-tuned to hunting pressure that they migrate miles to (relatively) safe havens on private lands before the rifle season starts. Contact game managers to see if this is a concern and invest in a computer mapping program, so that you can preprogram your GPS with waypoints marking property boundaries.





If you are doing a self-guided hunt, another excellent resource is an eBook called';The Rocky Mountain Elk Guide'; - it can be found here: http://theamericastop.com/ebook-book-reviews/rocky-mountain-elk-guide-review/
Unless U need the food, stay home