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Colorado Elk Hunting & DIY Public Land Strategy

DIY western elk hunting, public land strategy, archery and the gear that earns its place in the mountains.

Western Hunting

DIY elk hunting, simplified.

Build this section around your Colorado hunts, including your public-land strategy, fitness, gear, calling, glassing and pack-out lessons.

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Public Land

Unit research, access, pressure and terrain.

Backcountry Gear

Pack weight, boots, shelter, clothing and glass.

Archery Elk

Practice, calling, shot opportunities and lessons learned.

Wapitibros backcountry elk camp in Colorado
Backcountry Camp

The hunt starts long before daylight.

Camp, food, pack organization and recovery all matter when the hunt is happening miles from the truck. Our field notes show the systems we actually use in Colorado.

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Wapitibros Colorado archery elk harvest with bow
2025 Colorado Elk Hunt

Success on public land.

Our 2025 Colorado archery hunt came together on Day 2. This is the kind of real hunt experience behind the elk tactics, gear choices and lessons we share on Wapitibros.

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Featured Elk Hunt

Featured Elk Hunt

Watch the 2024 Colorado public-land archery elk hunt.

2025 Colorado Elk Hunt

We Tagged a Colorado Cow Elk on Day 2

Watch the 2025 public-land DIY archery elk hunt and see how the hunt unfolded.