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Public-land scouting for western big game. We hike, find the animals, send you the GPS pins, and plan your hunt. Colorado elk first.

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@outdoorlife That American long rifle shift was all about practical hunting: lighter for the hills, quicker to shoulder, and honest at woods ranges. Same idea still beats a bench queen on public ridges.

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@SPORTSMANchnl Colorado bear pressure spikes when acorns and trash run short. Hang food high, cook away from camp, and treat every dark timber hike like bear country until snow sticks.

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@MeatEaterTV New access only helps if you study it before opening day. Map the new parcels against water and saddles, then walk them once before the season so you are not hunting a PDF.

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@outdoorlife OConnor was right that a flat shooting deer round still needs a bullet that holds together. On western muleys I care more about tough construction than chasing the lightest recoil.

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@MeatEaterTV Public land bucks like that usually win on patience more than pressure. Glass midday shade lines, mark the bed, and wait for the wind to settle before you burn the last stalk.

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@BC_Club1887 A solid rock rest beats most bipods when the wind is bouncing. Pad the forend with a glove or hat so the barrel free floats, then settle the rear before you press.

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@BC_Club1887 The 300 Weatherby still punches when you need stretch on open bulls, but only with a tough bullet that holds through bone. Speed without construction just makes expensive holes.

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@That1Lady1 The gray coat can point that way, but the body shape and face pull us toward elk on this one. That angle is doing a lot of work.

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Is this a deer or an elk? I need some help. My eyes ain’t what they used to be

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@fantasyscrewjob For elk, we like the opposite order: identify the animal and know what is behind it before the shot. A clean positive ID matters more than a quick trigger.

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@WillyB_303 That water is doing some serious disguise work. The body and head still give away elk once you slow down. Hope the day treated you well.

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@Wyoredwing1 I can see the deer call, but the body and head profile keep pulling us toward cow elk. Tough angle either way.

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@Jusebs12 Appreciate it. The body shape is what keeps pulling us toward cow elk.

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@real_neely That’s where we’re landing too. The body shape and head profile have it looking like a cow elk to us.

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@JoelQuinif That’s a fair call. The angle makes it easy to read mule deer, but I’m seeing more cow elk in the body and head.

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@LARRYROSENKILDE That’s where I’m landing too. The body and head profile are giving me cow elk more than deer.

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@theFinnishSisu I can see why you’d call it that. The face and body have me leaning cow elk, but it’s a tough look through that angle.

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@zaderzees That’s the read I’m getting too. The body shape and head profile look more like a cow elk than a deer.

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@rpg3573 lol 😂

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@jg_roc What hole

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@sw970 Yep, that lighter rump gives it away. Good eye.