YOUR 2025 HUNT WEST DASHBOARD
OVERVIEW
Welcome to your Hunt West Dashboard. Please use this page as a reference to support your hunting applications, links to resources, and a home base for information. Let me know if you would like more included in here to make the most of your Hunt West Services.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Cheers! - JB
YOUR COLORADO ELK HUNT PLAN
Areas 12, 13, 23, 24 1st Rifle Elk Hunt
Consider These Tactics:
Ride in the dark to get to glassing knobs on time
Key in on steepest country for elk herds that have been pressured
Time storms for good glassing and elk movement
Important Notes:
These units can be busy
Big optics are highly recommended
Some roads are rough for horse trailers
YOUR HUNT PLAN BREAKDOWN
DAY EXAMPLE ITINERARY
October 15, 2025 | Meeker, CO
MORNING GAME PLAN
Wake Up: 4:00 AM
Start Riding: 5:00 AM
Aim for 4 miles per hour riding horses to identified feature; glassing knob, wallow, meadow, etc.
Listen & Call For Bugles In the Dark
Sit and Glass By: 7:00 AM
SUNRISE IS 7:23 AM
Stick with Glassing Knob: 7:00-9:45 AM
Check likely pockets for elk. Wait to see if any move in from other hunters
Move to New Glassing Knob: 9:45–12:00 PM
Take Nap: 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
EVENING GAME PLAN
Eat Lunch: 2:00 PM
Check Bedding Areas for Elk Sign Near Glassing Knob: 3:00 PM
Sitting and Glassing: 5:00-7:00 PM
Check likely pockets for elk. Don’t cover many miles.
SUNSET IS 6:31 PM
Ride Back to Camp: 7:00 PM
Finishing the ride out to the truck in the dark should be a couple of miles of easy-to-navigate terrain. Be in position for trail miles by dark.
Dinner: 9:00 PM
Sleep: 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM
YOUR SESSION REPLAY
Photos of The Unit
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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