YOUR 2025 HUNT WEST DASHBOARD

For Jed DeZelle and Brandon Loomis

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

Unit: 41, 42, 421 | Grand Mesa

Herd Status: 17,370 (30 Bulls Per 100) Very Good

Harvest Percentage: 10-13%

Consider These Tactics:

  • Run Ridges Glassing

  • Locate Bugle Into Dark Timber

  • Still Hunt Calling Through Bedding

Important Notes:

  • Backpacking is good, but don’t get stuck in a zone too long

  • Be sure to get into your hunt area in the dark and stay past dark before hiking out

2025 HUNT PLAN OVERVIEW

DAY EXAMPLE ITINERARY

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 | Rifle, MT

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 6:59 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

Move Areas & Eat Lunch: 1:00 PM

EVENING GAME PLAN

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. Listening for bugles. Cover 3-4 Miles.

SUNSET IS 7:08 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

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES