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<blockquote data-quote="PO Cedar" data-source="post: 874087" data-attributes="member: 2503"><p>I hiked into a remote creek that was supposed to have cutthroat,rainbows,and browns in it. On the way in I busted 5 small bull elk all bedded together. Two ran down in front of me and turned out of the creek and joined the others. All were legal bulls(small 5x5s and 6x6s) but were small in size and antler mass. This was on Saturday. I caught several rainbows upstream. I took a few pics on my cell phone but quit after I almost had a fish expire before releasing it. Fun day! This morning I woke up to a hard frost,both on my tentcot and the windows of the truck. Its quit raining out here and starting to get pretty dry and dusty. I hiked up to the top of a peak this morning and found my first fresh rubs-several small conifers had been worked over. I was descending and found a good sized water hole being used by the elk. Fresh elk droppings and two fresh rubs. BUT I am not seeing the amount of game I'm used to seeing out here. This area had a harsh winter and you can tell by the bowed over and broken off treetops it got pretty rough. BUT the only area I heard of any severe die-off was up around the Gunnison Basin. I know the last week has been the full moon phase but the sign just isn't in the woods either. The range cattle hasn't moved into my hunting area yet so identifying sign should be easier. ITS just not there. I haven't heard the elk bugling yet-only the coyotes at last light and early morning wake-ups. Cheers!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PO Cedar, post: 874087, member: 2503"] I hiked into a remote creek that was supposed to have cutthroat,rainbows,and browns in it. On the way in I busted 5 small bull elk all bedded together. Two ran down in front of me and turned out of the creek and joined the others. All were legal bulls(small 5x5s and 6x6s) but were small in size and antler mass. This was on Saturday. I caught several rainbows upstream. I took a few pics on my cell phone but quit after I almost had a fish expire before releasing it. Fun day! This morning I woke up to a hard frost,both on my tentcot and the windows of the truck. Its quit raining out here and starting to get pretty dry and dusty. I hiked up to the top of a peak this morning and found my first fresh rubs-several small conifers had been worked over. I was descending and found a good sized water hole being used by the elk. Fresh elk droppings and two fresh rubs. BUT I am not seeing the amount of game I'm used to seeing out here. This area had a harsh winter and you can tell by the bowed over and broken off treetops it got pretty rough. BUT the only area I heard of any severe die-off was up around the Gunnison Basin. I know the last week has been the full moon phase but the sign just isn't in the woods either. The range cattle hasn't moved into my hunting area yet so identifying sign should be easier. ITS just not there. I haven't heard the elk bugling yet-only the coyotes at last light and early morning wake-ups. Cheers!! [/QUOTE]
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