The L1 season will end December 5th and L2 will start January 1st and run thru January 9th.
The first weekend of the L1 season there were quite a few hunters and at least three cows were taken. One group worked the timber from 39 east, that's where they got the cows. During the week a large number of elk migrated from 50 and the Kenosha Mountains and made it through the hunting area to the Jefferson ranch land, not enough hunter pressure to slow them down and break up the larger herds. On our way-out Friday we seen four large herds that made it to the ranches in 501 and 50.
It looked like more elk migrated through the area during this season than what we experienced last year during the L2 season. And again we seen a number of bulls with well developed racks. Now the question is, will the elk be back in the foothills for the L2 season. During the L2 season last year quite a few elk went back and forth several time from the ranches back to National Forest.
The early morning temperatures ran from minus 10 to minus 22 degrees, the daytime temperatures were most generally above zero, with lots of sunshine, making it feel munch warmer than it was. We did get several inches, and almost twelve inches in some areas, of powder snow. Great Colorado weather.
SH 77 is treacherous and snow packed, we elected to go around using Hwy. 24 to 9 to 285 and from Fairplay to County Road 43. County Road 43 comes out on SH77 near FR39, a couple real slick spots on SH77 a mile or so from the 77/39 intersection. Anybody driving a Motor-home or pulling a trailer should consider this route. It's about 16 miles further but faster and certainly much safer.
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