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Utah Elk Hunting

Hello All,

I am reaching out to hopefully get some advice. Not to bring the vibe down but Had kind of a shit year and I am going through a divorce. While hunting is something I look forward to, this is the first year that I will be going completely solo. I will be doing the Utah late season OTC rifle hunt looking for any recommendations on the north or south slope. Some of the areas that I looked were near hoop lake and the white rocks area open to any and all recommendations and or advice. Thanks in advance!

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u/Legitimate_Oil337 — 11 days ago

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Looking for suggestions as a first time elk hunter in Colorado

I highlighted two general areas where I planned on looking for a unit to try for 2nd rifle season. I’ve read a lot of forums on what are some crowded units to avoid and some decent units to try. I’m not looking for anybody’s secret honey holes or anything because I know how it is. Just some guidance on which of these two circles to look at or some guidance on specific units to try where there is a good number of elk but also not super overcrowded with other people. Any help is appreciated

u/Total_Support_6364 — 11 days ago

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I built a hunt planner for my own Colorado elk hunt. Free for other hunters this season.

I posted this in another hunting sub earlier this week and a bunch of guys asked for plans within the first hour, so I'm opening it up to more people while I still have spots.

I'm newer to hunting and none of my buddies hunt, so I built a tool to do the scouting homework for my own elk hunt: figuring out where I could legally park, camp and hunt on public land without spending days driving around. It worked well enough for me that I'm hoping other hunters get some use out of it this season

You tell it your tag, where you're driving from, how far you're willing to drive and walk, and how you camp. It gives you one plan for your hunt: where to park, where to camp and where to sit or glass. Every pin is checked against public land, road and camping rules. You get a map, coordinates you can drop into onX or your GPS, and a printable version.

It's free this season. All I ask in return is a quick report after your hunt on what matched the ground and what didn't, so I can make it better.

What it won't do: it doesn't tell you where animals are, and it can't promise you'll fill a tag. It handles the homework so you spend your days hunting.

I also put up free pages for every Colorado elk and deer unit with harvest numbers, whether the unit is over the counter in 2026, how much of it is public land, and the official boundary. Use them even if you don't want a plan.

Sample plan and sign-up: https://www.filledtag.com

Happy to answer questions here. If you hunted a unit last year and think the numbers look off, tell me. That helps too.

u/TheSaltySailor_ — 13 days ago