Bull Elk hunt area with easy access?

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Bull Elk hunt area with easy access?

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Are there any areas that are both accessible by 2wd car and can be "hiked" by someone with limited mobility? (could hike on level ground for a mile or two, but add the pack, rifle, uneven terrain, etc, and that gets shorter).

Being able to access it, and getting the opportunity to hunt is more important than actually harvesting an animal if that matters. This one is more about the experience of hunting.


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(could hike on level ground for a mile or two, but add the pack, rifle, uneven terrain, etc, and that gets shorter).


Not to be a jerk , but what happens when you add an 800 pound elk to that ? 
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Didnt say he was going to be alone.


Is altitude an issue?
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Due to mobility problems (old age) I have had to give up serious big game hunting. I find small game hunting and just hiking with a camera equally satisfying and a lot less work. I do miss the meat, tho. Just a suggestion.
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Crippledtrigger wrote: February 10th, 2020, 6:41 pm Didnt say he was going to be alone.

Is altitude an issue?
The person will not be alone. Altitude is not a major concern...how high?
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Where are you? I can spare a taste
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I mainly hunt units 1 and 27 and there are lots of forest roads that will get you in the middle of elk country that can be traveled by car. If it is snowing then there will be a problem.
I have never needed a 4x4 to get to where the elk are. 
After the kill it helps if you have to go cross country to get it , but I use a quad or side by side for that.
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The 2wd car is a limiting factor. In 5bN you could get back off the main road on the paved campground roads then hunt the flat mesa sections when they come out of canyons in AM around Ashhurst Lake or Marshall Lake. Some of the graded dirt roads are doable going out to Long Lake. Nice flat area in that section. Some decent dirt roads south of the 260 in section 3C. Not quite as flat but sections should be OK.

The big issue will be getting a tag!
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Ballistic Therapy wrote: February 10th, 2020, 7:33 pm I mainly hunt units 1 and 27 and there are lots of forest roads that will get you in the middle of elk country that can be traveled by car. If it is snowing then there will be a problem.
I have never needed a 4x4 to get to where the elk are. 
After the kill it helps if you have to go cross country to get it , but I use a quad or side by side for that.
I was gonna say 1 or 27. That's why I asked about altitude. Some spots a pretty high but are within in a mile of lots of easily traveled service roads in 2wd.

Lots of elk. Lots of service roads and campgrounds right off main roads. Cant drive thru at night without dodging them or camp in areas without seeing them.
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Sounds like 1 and 27 is the way to go. A 2wd truck could likely be available.
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Just remember if you get the later hunts there is a good chance of snow.
2 wheel drive vehicles don't work well in the snow.
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Ballistic Therapy wrote: February 11th, 2020, 8:17 am Just remember if you get the later hunts there is a good chance of snow.
2 wheel drive vehicles don't work well in the snow.
Thanks for the heads up...I'll keep this in mind.
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