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Elk in a snowy Colorado aspen forest

Oct 14 – Nov 22 · Northwest Colorado

Elk season checklist

What we’d throw in the truck for an elk hunt up here. Start with the one the law requires: 500 square inches of blaze orange and a hat.

  1. Blaze orange
  2. Binoculars
  3. Rangefinders
  4. Spotting scopes
  5. Headlamps
  6. Packs
  7. Warm layers
  8. Gloves
  9. First aid

Blaze orange

The law: 500 square inches above the waist, plus a hat. Visible from every side.

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Binoculars

You’ll find more elk with glass than with boots.

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Rangefinders

Know the distance before you decide.

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Spotting scopes

Size him up from across the basin before you make the walk.

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Headlamps

You’ll walk in and out in the dark. Bring a spare.

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Packs

Carries camp in. Carries meat out.

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Warm layers

October mornings up high start well below freezing.

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Gloves

Thin ones for glassing, warm ones for sitting.

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First aid

A small kit that lives in the pack.

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Headlamp beam cutting through the dark at a camp fire