YOUR 2025 HUNT WEST DASHBOARD
For Cotey Bowman
OVERVIEW
Welcome to your Hunt West Dashboard. Please use this page as a reference for links to resources we discuss in videos, and to find Hunt Plans. This includes OnX Hunt Maps links, as well as any additional descriptions and videos created to help you understand how to make the most of your hunting plans. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Cheers! - JB
YOUR COLORADO ELK HUNT PLAN
Primary Unit: 78/77/771 | East Pagosa Springs
OVERVIEW: Physically Tough with Good Elk Numbers
Some Private, Mostly Big Mountain
Big Backcountry Areas
Glassable & Physical Mountain Range
21,170 Elk in 75, 751, 77, 771, 78 (VERY HIGH)
764 Square Miles
62% Public Lands
Rifle Regs: Any Bull
2025 HUNT PLAN OVERVIEW
DAY EXAMPLE ITINERARY
OCTOBER 15, 2025 | Pagosa Springs, CO
MORNING GAME PLAN
Wake Up: 4:30 AM
Start Hiking: 5:30 AM
Aim for 1.5 miles per hour to identified feature; glassing knob, wallow, meadow, etc.
Listen For Bugles and Glass: 6:30 AM
SUNRISE IS 7:16 AM
Glassing Intently: 6:30-9:45 AM
Check likely pockets for elk. Cover 3-4 Miles.
Hunt Back to Truck: 9:45–11:00 am
Take Nap or Move Locations: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
EVENING GAME PLAN
Move Areas & Eat Lunch: 1:00 PM
Start Hiking: 1:30 PM
Locate Glassing Knob or Still Hunt Timber: 2:30 PM
Make sure you are on a glassing knob by prime time.
Glassing Likely Areas: 5:00-7:00 PM
SUNSET IS 6:30 PM
Hike Back to Truck: 7:00 PM
Finishing the hike out to the truck in the dark should be a couple of miles of easy-to-navigate terrain.
Dinner: 8:30 PM
Sleep: 10:00 PM to 4:30 AM
Intro Call Replay
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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*Each title is linked to a video*
*Workout starts at 2:45
5. The Alsobrook *Warning–Complex*
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