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Title: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 04, 2014, 07:01:10 PM: Went down and scouted a new elk spot in Colorado...drove to the trailhead at 3am, then the climb to 12k began at 9 am the next day.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F05%2Faby4e3an.jpg&hash=6690c5139151549160cba3d718cb74f61bc862c4)(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F05%2Ftuhu5ugy.jpg&hash=e61dd389e9414e227d88d1218c9975804ba06944)(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F05%2Fdyrysezy.jpg&hash=91f38821fcaa38d93fe3d7a8838aaabc289bfafe)(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F05%2Fsaradeny.jpg&hash=3b7cb12e5ee295dd0afac149ba03de5362ed127b)

Some videos I'll post later, including the elk herds, some crazy weather, and improvised skiing.

I'll also mention that the elevation is no joke. We woke up with headaches every day and it took us a solid day to recover once we hit 12k.

Strangely we didn't see any deer it we did see about 225 elk, couple 5s, couple 4s, and 20 or so spikes, but the big boys were hiding.

Completely stoked for September.

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Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: actionshooter on August 04, 2014, 07:20:07 PM: The headaches came from the firewater :)
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: 7mag. on August 04, 2014, 08:57:22 PM: Awesome guys. Scott, you look pretty miserable in that first pic. How did 12K affect your breathing?
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 04, 2014, 11:19:35 PM: Quote from: 7mag. on August 04, 2014, 08:57:22 PM
Awesome guys. Scott, you look pretty miserable in that first pic. How did 12K affect your breathing?

We were out of breath pretty quickly starting around 11k. Got significantly better yesterday.

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Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: crschralping on August 05, 2014, 03:06:15 AM: A little trick to help with the elevation is to take a few aspirin or ibuprofen every day for a week before you go into high elevation and while your up there. Hydration is a big part of it too.
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: huntnnw on August 05, 2014, 05:26:27 AM: please explain how taking aspirin or Ibuprofen for a week will help? Both these meds have a half life of 2-4 hrs and being out of your system in 8 hrs. They do not work like antibiotics. You would gain the same effect by taking them hr before.
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: crschralping on August 05, 2014, 06:38:00 AM: Doc told me it helps thin your blood
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: crschralping on August 05, 2014, 07:06:24 AM: Touché it seams you are correct sir. Week before seams to be bs but taking ibuprofen just before and continually while at altitude seams to be the ticket...

http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/20/ibuprofen-can-prevent-altitude-sickness/ (http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/20/ibuprofen-can-prevent-altitude-sickness/)
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 09:40:21 AM: This actually worked really well. We both woke up with headaches daily, and popped a couple of IBP. Went away almost instantly. We hadn't read that article, but IBP is usually a staple for me in the mountains anyways...
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: grundy53 on August 05, 2014, 10:04:19 AM: Maybe taking the ibuprofen for a week has a cumulative effect on thinning your blood.

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Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: grundy53 on August 05, 2014, 10:06:06 AM: Great picks silk. Sounds like fun!

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Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 10:27:30 AM: Videos...
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 10:28:29 AM: More...
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 10:47:57 AM: Scott sent me some pics...he's a significantly better photographer then I am hahahhahahaha...
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: xXLojackXx on August 05, 2014, 10:54:52 AM: Some good herds there :tup: is it an OTC tag? What're the regs?
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 10:59:22 AM: Quote from: xXLojackXx on August 05, 2014, 10:54:52 AM
Some good herds there :tup: is it an OTC tag? What're the regs?

Yes, OTC unit. We will have an "either sex tag" which allows us to take a cow or 4 pt (or bull with a 5 inch brow tine).
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Post by: SilkOnTheDrySide on August 05, 2014, 11:00:07 AM: Cool picture...pinned down by the herd, got hungry.
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 05, 2014, 11:06:21 AM: Fireball is the cure to everything :dunno: :chuckle: Hopefully you guys can do some whackin & stackin come September .. :tup:
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: fillthefreezer on August 06, 2014, 07:03:01 AM: couple more
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: 3boys on August 06, 2014, 07:23:27 AM: Its a good thing you had light packs! If you would of had 100# packs you might still be there. :cmp1:
Title: Re: Scott and Travis Go To Colorado
Post by: Magnum_Willys on August 09, 2014, 10:16:28 AM: Dangm 12000 ft. wheeeez..... Nice pics !