Colorado Moose - Unit 18s?

Colorado_Ryan · Aug 31, 2009

My father drew a bull moose tag for Colorado unit 18s - Troublesome and East Fork of Troublesome creek area. We are having a tough time finding moose in the unit.

Anyone with moose reports for the unit, please get in contact with me!

Thanks for the help!!!!

littlebighorn · Aug 31, 2009

I don't know the unit, but with my Wyoming moose hunt, I talked to the biologist for the area and he gave me all sorts of starting places as well as good advice on how to hunt them. Phone calls can save a lot of drive time. Sometimes these wildlife people are busy so it might take some time for them to get back to you, but don't give up on a good resource.
Good luck

Colorado_Ryan · Aug 31, 2009

Thanks, plenty of calls and we have had some good conversations. Part of the issue is this is a new subunit and no one has killed a moose in this part of the unit yet. So there is relatively little information available.

Colorado_Ryan · Sep 14, 2009

We need some help fellas.... we still have not even seen a bull in the subunit.

Any suggestions on places to look would be appreciated. Where have guys seen moose in the past??!!

elkmanchad · Sep 18, 2009

Ryan,

It seems the moose are up high this time of year. We have a cabin near Rand (8800 feet) and haven't seen many moose lately. Once it cools down, we definitely start seeing them more often. I went over Cameron Pass two weekends ago and saw three huge bulls at the top of the pass. If most moose are in the same area, I would say hunt the 10,000 foot range.

I hope this helps.

Chad

Squirrel · Oct 13, 2009

So what happened did you get one or what??? I just saw a monster but to little tooo late!!

Colorado_Ryan · Oct 14, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Oct-14-09 AT 08:28AM (MST)[p]Where did you see the bull???

We spent a week in the East Fork of the Troublesome and searched the core of the unit with no success. We never saw a moose in the East Fork or its tributaries and we covered a lot of ground. We finally connected with a nice 40" bull on the Main Fork of the Troublesome. All and all a very tough unit. I think the majority of the moose move out of unit 18S and the East Fork and rut in the main part of unit 18.

Squirrel · Oct 14, 2009

Hey at least you got one the first on that tag ever I think. It's a large hunk of steep country and the moose use even the highest and steepest not just the willow flats like the postcards show standing in a pond eating lillies, The huge bull I saw was way up high on a no-name ridge where you'ld look for elk not moose. From 3 miles away I could see his paddles without my binos, maybe next yr now that you won't be able to steal my tag... Got pics???