Weston Clark and his 5X5 elk taken at Higher Ground Outfitters in the fall of 2003.

Higher Ground Elk (Airs the weeks of July 3rd through July 9th and October 2nd through October 8th)

It’s the middle of September in Colorado…a time when elk are in rut and archery and muzzleloader seasons are in full swing. Because of their pre-occupation with instinctive mating behaviors, this is the best timing for hunters to get up close and really personal with otherwise more wary trophy bulls.

Such an encounter, especially by a bow or black powder rifle, is thought by many to be the most exciting experience in all of big game hunting today. And i’m certainly one of them. Imagine watching a massive bull elk coming into a call with fire in his eyes!

One time is all it takes to become hooked for life.

Perhaps that’s one simple reason why so many enthusiasts have taken bow and arrow or muzzleloader rifle hunting so close to heart. It’s that “need” to bring them in close that makes these approaches so intriging.

Which brings us to this weeks hunt in northwestern Colorado. I’m here at the invitation of Weston Clark of Higher Ground Outfitters. It’s the evening before my bow hunt and the two of us are finishing up some last-minute scouting.
We’ve been seeing lots of elk, which to me is always the primary reason for making a trip out west come fall.

So absolutely I had good reason for optimism going into last fall’s Colorado archery hunt. There was obviously no shortage of elk, with a number of trophy bulls among them… over 30,000 acres of prime Rocky Mountain country to explore, along the largest elk migration route in the United States…a seasoned guide, and by all the chasing and defending going on, it appeared our timing would perfectly coincide with the rut. Whenever wild game is engulfed in courtship, the odds of calling a trophy into bow range is dramatically increased. So make sure that you watch to see if we can harvest a trophy Rocky Mountain Elk from Colorado.