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 | 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

  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife Overview Video >>

2025 HUNT PLAN OVERVIEW

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DAY EXAMPLE ITINERARY

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 | Pagosa Springs, CO

MORNING GAME PLAN

Wake Up: 4:30 AM

Start Hiking: 5:30 AM

Aim for 1.5-2 miles per hour to identified feature; glassing knob, wallow, meadow, etc.

Listen & Call For Bugles and/or Glass: 6:30 AM

SUNRISE IS 7:08 AM

Run & Gun Calling: 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: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM

EVENING GAME PLAN

Move Areas & Eat Lunch: 1:00 PM

Start Hiking: 1:30 PM

Locate Wallow to Sit & Do a Calling Sequence: 2:30 PM

Take another nap on the wallow if slow.

Run & Gun Calling: 5:00-8:00 PM

Check likely pockets for elk. Cover 3-4 Miles.

SUNSET IS 7:24 PM

Hike Back to Truck: 8:00 PM

Finishing the hike out to the truck in the dark should be a couple of miles of easy-to-navigate terrain.

Dinner: 9:00 PM

Sleep: 10:30 PM to 4:30 AM

Intro Call Replay

Coming soon…

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES