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Southern ExposureUnits 66 and 67 offer big-time big game potential

Eye on the PrizeOptics: An ever-important tool for your hunt

Meat in the MiddleRanchers, sportsmen team up for game meat donations

About the coverYoung Payson Whinnery downed this nice bull (scored about 320) last November. His dad, Steve, owns Whinnery Ranch Outfitters near Powderhorn.

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Seeing is believingOptics a pivotal part of successful hunting

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by Will Shoemaker

Ever caught a glimpse of what ap-peared to be an animal, far enough away that you couldn’t quite decipher what it was — not to mention its sex or size? Instinct may have kicked in and set you off in hot pursuit, but spooked animals can end a hunt in a hurry. And unnecessary miles can leave hunters too tuckered-out to carry on.

That’s where good optics can make a world of difference. Put simply, they’re time savers.

A few pieces of optics are too nec-essary to explain in detail here. For a rifle hunter (open-sight traditionalists aside), that means a good rifle scope. It’s been suggested that for every dol-lar spent on a rifle, the same should go into your scope. For a bow hunter, range finders can make or break a shot and are considered the top optic prior-ity by many archers.

But what about binoculars and spot-ting scopes? Just more fancy gadgets to spend your hard-earned money on, right?

Not necessarily. Both of these pieces of equipment can save miles under your boots if used effectively. Face it: The Rockies are rugged, and a mile at altitude can feel like 10 at sea level. That means hunting smarter — as op-posed to harder — can greatly amplify enjoyment, and success.

Both binoculars and spotting scopes are available in differing power and field-of-view variations; for example, 10x42 is a popular configuration for

a set of binoculars. The first number represents the magnification, or how many times closer an object will ap-pear. The second number represents the diameter of the objective (or light gathering) lens, measured in millime-ters. Basically, the greater the second number, the larger — and often bright-er — the field of view.

BinosBinoculars are the first piece of

optics that serious hunters should consider. “The best thing you can use them for is if you think you see an elk, you can use your binos to confirm that,” says Andy Cochran, manager of Gene Taylor’s Sporting Goods in Gunnison, as opposed to traipsing across open country to get a better look, and potentially being seen.

Ranging in price from $120 to $2,500, most good hunting binos today

Binoculars are the fi rst piece of optics that serious hunters should consider.Photo by Will Shoemaker


utilize a “roof” prism system, allowing them to be more compact.

The lenses on less expensive binos will be made of Chinese glass; mid-grade will use Japanese glass; and higher-end binos are typically made of American or European glass. And the more optical coatings — magnesium-flouride is common — the glass gets, the clearer the picture and lower the strain on your eyes. High-end binos can be used for hours on end without causing eye fatigue.

Spotting scopesSpotting scopes serve a slightly dif-

ferent purpose than binos, and are used for glassing animals from further distances. A big buck or bull’s behavior can be monitored without detection behind a spotting scope long before it’s ever pursued. “Most guys use their spotting scopes during the scouting season,” says Cochran. “You can glass miles away.”

Spotting scopes range in price from about $150 to $2,500, and cam-era fittings are available for most for long-range photography. Like binos, as spotting scopes increase in price,

so too does the quality of materials they’re made of. That means lighter metal bodies for the higher-end scopes and higher quality glass with more op-tical coatings.

Some of the newest models of high-end binos and spotting scopes are now available in “HD” versions. Like high definition television, they provide an extremely clear image and brighter colors.

“The money spent on optics is di-rectly related to their value,” Cochran explains. “If you’re going to buy some-thing, spend as much money as you reasonably can, because you’re going to be happier with it.”

Gene Taylor’s, at 201 W. Tomichi Ave. in Gunnison, carries a full line of rifle scopes, range finders, binocu-lars and spotting scopes. They can be reached at 970.641.1845. ■

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Wiley Bodine is excited about this summer’s end. That’s because this fall he’ll get to put his bright new orange hunter safety card to good use.

Wiley is one of more than 40 young people who completed the Division of Wildlife’s Youth Hunter Safety Pro-gram in Gunnison this past spring. Although it won’t be his first time out hunting, it will be the first time he aims to bring home his own game. He loves being outdoors with his dad and he doesn’t mind getting up at 4 a.m. to do it.

“I like to watch the wildlife,” says the 8-year-old Gunnison resident.

Wiley has been out with his dad many times, but now he’s the one on the hunt. And he’s not the only one with great anticipation.

“I’m definitely more excited about watching him do it than doing it my-self for sure,” says his father, Ken.

For Ken, hunting is a great way to spend time with Wiley, while enjoying the great outdoors. But it’s also a way Wiley can learn practical life lessons.

“I think he learns a lot of things. One of them is definitely patience. I mean there’s a lot of value in that,” says Ken. “Ethics (is another) — doing the right thing, making the right choices, whether it’s the easier choice, the harder choice. Because a

lot of times you’re offered opportuni-ties out there that might not be the right thing to do. ...”

Wiley will be looking around the Gunnison Valley and the Lake City area for rabbits and water fowl, but he will also be heading to his great-grandma’s ranch in New Mexico, where he hopes to bag a turkey with his brand new bow. That’s a take even Wiley’s mom, Rain Bodine, looks for-ward to.

“Great-grandma says she wants Wiley to get the turkey,” says Rain, “and they’ll get it ready for Thanks-giving.”

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Youngsters learning the ropes at a Division of Wildlife Youth Hunter Safety Program.Photo by Chris Rourke


ing a seasoned hunter. He has already bagged two rams in Texas, a pheasant closer to home in Delta and even a squirrel. This year he’ll be looking for a marmot.

Jake has an advantage over many young hunters his age; his father, Chris Parmeter, is a Colorado Division of Wildlife officer. For Jake, firearm safety and an appreciation for hunting began at a young age.

Like Wiley, Jake has a love for the outdoors and for wildlife. He also takes pride in the idea that he’s help-ing to provide for the family.

And he already knows what he does and doesn’t like about certain aspects of hunting. He believes firmly in the “spirit of fair chase.” Instead of using a more modern rifle that can hit tar-gets 400 yards away, Jake prefers his bow, to get closer to the animal before harvesting it.

“Sure, getting an animal is great,” explains Jake. “I mean, I like that too. But I don’t consider it as much of a success as I would if I was able to stalk it up to 10 yards or so. Then you are giving the animal a chance to see you instead of sitting 400 yards away and shooting him from there.”

But beyond the thrill of the hunt and time spent together, Chris Parme-ter wants Jake, and all young hunters,

to take away from the hunting experi-ence something very basic.

“I think one of the most important things about hunting for kids is that it helps them understand where food comes from,” says Chris, who is not only an avid hunter but helps each year with the Youth Hunter Safety course field day. “A lot of kids don’t even know where meat comes from.

We’re procuring our meat rather than having somebody else do it for us. I think it’s important for kids to under-stand how food gets to our tables.”

Whether it’s the first time out in the field or the fifth, the fields and forests of the Gunnison Basin hold lots of les-sons and a lifetime of memories for both young hunters and their parents alike. ■

Wiley Bodine, 8, loves to go hunting with his dad — even if it means getting up at 4 a.m. Courtesy photos

Jake Parmeter, almost 11, likes to hunt with a bow because he believes in ‘the spirit of fair chase.’



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If you have traveled to the Gunnison Basin — with a base starting at more than 7,500 feet above sea level — from much lower elevations, you should be aware of the effects of altitude on the body.

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Though it is optimal to start Acli-Mate three days prior to your mountain travels, it may be started upon arrival at elevation or at the first sign of altitude sickness.

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Meat(ing) in the middle

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The convergence of two problems in the Gunnison Valley has become the breeding ground for a new non-profit organization. Ranchers and Sportsmen Together for the Hun-gry (RSTH), the brainchild of local sportsman Allen Moores, is aimed at facilitating the donation of local game meat, namely elk, to help feed hungry families.

Last year, attention was drawn to what many consider an over-abun-dance of elk locally. Population esti-mates were high above objective. As a result, a licensing system was adopted locally for this year’s hunting seasons that aims to have more cow elk har-vested — including the opportunity for some hunters to purchase multiple tags.

At the same time, Moores recog-nized a spike in the number of fami-lies seeking assistance in acquiring food.

RSTH’s board of directors is com-prised of county staff, ranchers and sportsmen. Jerry Burgess, chairman of the organization, says the program will also be used by the Colorado Di-vision of Wildlife (DOW) to minimize the waste of game meat confiscated through illegal take, for example.

But the primary intent is for hunt-ers who kill more animals than they can use to legally donate their meat.

This is how the program should work: If a hunter is interested in do-nating an animal, a RSTH volunteer will inspect the animal and, if war-ranted, issue a donation certificate. The hunter, or even someone with-

out a tag, could then legally take the certificate and animal to a processor. “We’re not going to issue more certifi-cates than we have funding to cover,” says Moores.

In order to keep the program from becoming simply a means for trophy hunters to dump unwanted meat, the group has formulated rules for dona-tion:

•List A tag, male of the species: RSTH will cover 50 percent of the cost of processing, hunter covers the remaining 50 percent

•List A, female of the species: RSTH will cover 75 percent, hunter covers the remaining 25 percent

•List B or C tag: RSTH will cover 100 percent of processing fees.

The program is seeking monetary donations to help processing. To be accepted into the program, harvested animals are required to be reasonably clean, unfrozen, and harvested within three days prior to inspection. Local processing plants reserve the right to deny accepting any animals.

Harvested animals will be turned strictly into ground meat. Deer and elk from the area will be accepted into the program, but not antelope, bear, mountain lion or any other big game species. “Talking around, there are a lot of people in this valley that could use the meat,” Moores says.

Estimating participation in the program is a difficult target to hit, es-pecially considering that elk harvest is tied closely to weather. However, DOW Gunnison Area Wildlife Man-ager J Wenum indicates that RSTH’s program could be a good way of dis-tributing excess meat. “An average family can probably use one elk to get them through the year,” he adds. “If you have two or three members of the family who are successful, what are you going to do with the extra elk you kill?”

To learn more about the program, seek a donation certificate for a harvest-ed animal or to donate time or money, contact Moores at 970.209.8826 or Burgess at 970.275.9381. ■

Allen Moores, left, and Jerry Burgess are members of the board of directors of RSTH. Photo by Will Shoemaker



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Republican

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final stretch

prior to primary

Will Shoemaker

Times Staff Writer

What may have appeared six

months ago to be a quiet race in

the Republican

Pa r ty ’s pur-

suit of find-

ing a worthy

challenger to

D e m o c r a t i c

Congressman

John Salazar is

proving to be a

close contest. P o l i t i c a l

newcomer Bob

McConnell and

Scott Tipton,

t h e c u r re n t

s t a t e repre -

senta t ive in

House District

58, are vying

in the Aug. 10

R e p u b l i c a n

primary for the

chance to face Salazar in the U.S.

House of Representatives Third

Congressional District race this

November.The candidates themselves are

cases of clear contrast.

The underdog candidate

McConnel l , o f S teamboat

Springs, has been called the

“Cowboy Colonel” for his mili-

tary background and willingness

to “run in Wranglers.”

The “recovering” attorney, for-

mer rancher, ski patroller, EMT

and former owner of a mountain

guiding service who’s summitted

Mt. Everest, has voiced a will-

ingness to break from party lines

and buck the trend of “career

politicians.” He, admittedly, tends to lean

d h lib tarian wing

McConnell

Tipton

A hot race in the Third

Gunnison County

seems to be

a big winner

in the proposal;

yet skeptics surface

Chris Dickey

Times Editor

A North Fork Valley mining magnet is

trying to expand his private ranch near

Paonia Reservoir by acquiring 1,846

acres of adjacent public lands via a land

swap. In exchange, the nearby Curecanti

National Recreation Area would gain 911

acres that its managers have character-

ized as important wildlife habitat and a Bl e

Land swap hits bump in the road

Will Shoemaker

Times Staff Writer

A small, Western Slope mining outfit

accused of swindling an international gold

company out of tens of millions of dollars

gets to keep its loot.

An expected five-week jury trial in

Gunnison over alleged “salting” of gold

samples has come to an end in just 10

days.A six-person jury returned a verdict last

Thursday after a day and a half of delibera-

tions, finding in favor of Au Mining, owned

by Lance Barker and Ken Orvis, who previ-

ously operated the Golden Wonder mine

‘Little guys’ win big in trial over gold ‘salting’Barrick Goldstrike loses in suit against Au Mining

Authorities still hope to ID

body found in 2002Speculation links murder to last

Hells Angels visit

Lawsuit on page A10

Hell on wheels More than 150 law enforcement agents from across the state landed in Gunnison earlier this week to prepare for the ensuing Hells Angels,

“USA Run,” which is making a stop in town through this weekend. Seen here, members of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department run some

last minute checks on their Grand Valley Tactical Rescue Vehicle on Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Western State College

campus, where most of the visiting officers are staying. Photo by Matt Smith

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Southern attractionsUnits 66, 67, on the southern end of the Gunnison Basin, offer fewer

hunters, bigger bulls and other draws

The view toward the Continental Divide at the southern end of unit 66. Photo by Will Shoemaker

by Will Shoemaker

Over the last few years, the north-ern game management units (54, 55 and 551) in the Gunnison Basin have received the lion’s share of attention for their hunting opportunities, with reason. An over-objective elk popula-tion — in unit 54 mainly — was cause for a controversial proposal to limit the number of elk hunters there. Over-the-counter elk tags are still available in the northern units during some seasons, which is an attraction for many hunters hoping to by pass planning their excur-

sions months in advance.The basin’s southern units of 66 and

67, however, are sometimes overlooked by hunters when it comes time to de-ciding on a suitable spot to hunt, due partly to the fact that elk tags in those units are limited through the state’s an-nual lottery.

Yet, many hunters are attracted to the area precisely because of its lim-ited licensing. Fewer hunters gener-ally equates to higher success rates. Last year, unit 66 saw average elk hunter suc-cess of 32 percent. It was 34 percent in unit 67. The northern units pale in com-

parison. Unit 54 saw 13 percent success, and in units 55 and 551 it was 21 and 17 percent, respectively.

For many in-state and out-of-state hunters, the southern units are gems — offering more than might be imagined upon first blush. Generally speaking, there are fewer large, private land in-holdings down south that tend to harbor elk when hunting pressure turns on.

Some hunters even believe the ani-mals are bigger and more mature as a result of limited licensing, which took effect about 10 years ago for units 66 and 67.


“I would say we’ve gone from where we would shoot a four-pointer to where we don’t shoot anything smaller than a five-by-five now,” says Paul Vickers, whose family owns the Vickers’ Ranch outside Lake City and guides in the area. “And they’re mature. We’re not talking about just raghorn five-pointers. We’re talking about mature bulls.”

Brandon Diamond, terrestrial biolo-gist with the Colorado Division of Wild-life in Gunnison, agrees. “There may be a few more three-plus year olds in the southern units because of fewer licens-es,” he says.

The West is increasingly becoming de-fined by hunting opportunity dependent upon a draw. Many believe that means if you’re looking for a high-quality hunt, you’ve got to play the preference point game. However, despite the perceptions of limited licensing, it might be easier to draw an elk tag down south than you’d think.

Residents and non-residents with no

preference points drew bull tags for the second, third and fourth rifle seasons in both 66 and 67 this year. Non-residents drew first-season bull tags in unit 66 with two preference points. Some non-residents didn’t need any points to draw during first-season in 67.

There’s a diversity of terrain in the southern units ranging from sage brush to alpine peaks and everything in between. As is the case up north, the southern units contain BLM, Forest Service land and designated wilderness areas.

Located southwest of Gunnison, unit 66 contains the 61,000-acre Powderhorn Wilderness and parts of the Uncompah-gre and La Garita wilderness areas. For that reason, it tends to be a little more rugged than its neighbor to the east.

Unit 67, south of Gunnison, does include the La Garita Wilderness at its southern end.

“It’s a little more difficult access to get in there but it’s beautiful country

and great hunting,” Navid Navidi, a Gunnison sportsman, says of the La Garitas. “That definitely could be in a hunter’s favor, if they put the work into getting in there.”

Navidi, also a member of the local Habitat Partnership Program commit-tee, has hunted bucks and bulls in both units 66 and 67. While Gunnison Basin deer hunting is still on virtual hiatus fol-lowing a drastic die-off during the harsh winter of 2007-08, Navidi believes that bucks in 66 are recovering a little more quickly. “There was less loss in 66 as compared to the rest of the basin,” he adds.

As for other big game opportunity in the southern units, there are bear, mountain lion and three huntable populations of bighorn sheep — com-pared to one between the three northern units. Additionally, one moose license is available annually in unit 66, while there are none in the northern units. ■

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Chip Johnston, right, and his right-hand-man Nolan Payne aim for 'life-like and dynamic' taxidermy work. Photo by Matt Smith

by Matt Smith

It takes a lot more work than many hunters realize to get a kill in from the field and to its new home on the living room wall. Just as much as the hunt is an art form, so too is making a mount that exudes the original character of an animal.

Chip Johnston learned that lesson from an early age, kicking around in his father’s taxidermy shop. Now that he has a shop of his own, nothing less than the most realistic portrayals of wild game is acceptable.

“When you get a final product that is life-like and dynamic, it can be really rewarding,” said Johnston, who is in his 10th year of business at the Genesis

Studio, located just east of Gunnison on Hwy. 50. “But there’s a huge amount off work that has to go into it to make it just right.”

The other half of the Genesis operation consists of guiding wild game adventures across the globe, including trips in Africa, New Zealand and Argentina. Everything from booking the trip, helping hunters bag an animal and seeing that a trophy mount arrives at their door some months later is included in the package.

According to Johnston, about 70 per-cent of his business comes from trophy hunters from outside of the Gunnison Valley. The other 30 percent consists of local jobs mounting elk, mule deer and mountain lions.

Having such a wide variety of game at

his disposal allows for Johnston to spe-cialize in mounting animals outside the normal realm of interest. Cape buffaloes, leopards, red stag and grizzlies are just a portion of the animals that have fell into Johnston’s hands.

“Some of the exotics that we have mounted don’t even have forms for them available,” said Johnston, an exotic game hunter for more than 20 years.

He credits his ability at making qual-ity mounts to working with some of the best taxidermists in the country when he started out. Having a degree in fine arts from Adams State College in nearby Alamosa also plays a factor in the artistic integrity of each piece.

“I find that applying the principles of general design really has a huge place in


taxidermy,” said Johnston. “Elements of composition, line, form and color bal-ance all factored into my training.”

Johnston added that even with the best taxidermists, a quality trophy can be ruined in the first few hours after the kill. Knowing the correct way of skin-ning and caping animals is essential in order to deliver a usable product to the taxidermist.

He recommends locating the right taxidermist and contacting them before a hunt even takes place. Considering what type of mount is desired in the long run and what steps to take first are essential.

“It’s really important to me to have guys come in before the season starts to find out how to skin animals properly for taxidermy purposes,” Johnston added. “Every year we have numerous guys who don’t properly care for the animal and then we can’t do the mount right.”

Once the animal is skinned and caped properly, Genesis sends their hides to Michigan to be tanned. In the mean time, the polyurethane form that will eventually be decorated with the hide is

ordered from North Carolina. Once everything is back in the Gene-

sis Studio, the real artwork begins. John-ston does most of the work himself, but a skilled staff of part-time specialists and assistants provide help in the process.

“Chip has a lot of natural ability to make these things come alive,” said Nolan Payne, who has worked almost full time at Genesis for the past three years. “A lot of hunters don’t realize the process from getting an animal out in the field to seeing it on their wall.”

According to Johnston, that’s about a nine month process in total. In order to see that quality remains a constant, only a specific number of orders are accepted each year.

“Our rule of thumb is, we don’t take in more work than we can complete for the client in a calendar year,” said Johnston. “A lot of taxidermists are backed up 18 months to two years and that’s just not acceptable.”

For more information on the Genesis Studio, visit genesisunivesal.com or call 970.641.2157. ■

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Many people have heard the old saying, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” That’s certainly true for hunting — and fishing for trout, as well.

When hunting for elk, a sin-gle walking hunter can slip along through elk country and watch the open park areas and tree areas care-fully, using binoculars whenever possible. This type of hunting works better in early morning than at any other time. A horse-mounted hunter can ride open areas and often do very well. He can cover more country on horseback than when on foot.

Still, hunting on foot in timber patches can work well if a hunter will watch for elk hide color as he moves. The hunter should watch the ground for elk tracks or markings and notice whether the track markers follow a trail or mill around a food area.

If the area is covered with snow,

the tracks can show where the elk are headed. Track sizes usually allow a person to know whether there are calf or yearling or adult animals. Extra large tracks may indicate that a bull is involved.

Many people believe that elk can-not be driven in a hunt, but they can. Noise-making hunters or “driv-ers” can push elk out of a tree area to people who are stationed on a pro-spective travel route.

When it involves deer hunting, many people simply road hunt from a vehicle as they drive on dirt side roads. That method can produce well enough. But walking or riding a horse in lightly hunted areas can pro-duce game quite well. Just carry and use binoculars as much as possible.

The most productive method for producing good kill results for deer is to use a small group of hunters who take turns posting on stands and driving deer through tree patch-es. One or two hunters quietly find a

hidden spot in order to watch while other hunters walk noisily through the same trees to scare the deer so that they will run toward the hunt-ers on stands. Driving is the most ef-fective way for a small group to get deer.

Deer have a tendency to head slightly uphill as they run out. Some will straight over a hilltop when a driver disturbs them. Bucks are worse at that than are doe.

If you get a deer or elk, you should clean its stomach and chest immedi-ately. Cut the rectum from the anal tract and pull the anal gut out. Slit the groin and stomach hide clear to the rib cage. It is best if you cut the breast bones to the throat area and cut the throat hide and remove the throat items. Cut out the heart and lungs and liver. Turn the animal on its belly and drain blood from the cavity. Put something under the body so that air can reach the open body. It helps to cut the hide of an elk car-


cass between the shoulder blades and remove the tendon which shows there.

If you want to mount an animal head, skin the animal’s upper body from brisket to nose and even around the antlers. If you do that, you will need to cover the exposed part of the upper body. You can skin the whole body, cut off the lower part of the legs and use body sacks on the carcass. If the weather is warm, you should do that.

We have found that soaking the heart and liver in cold salt water in a refrigerator for a few days will help the meat taste.

Well, there are more ways than this to skin that cat, but we will stop at this now. ■

(Mac McGraw has been hunting in the Gunnison Basin since he got his first license in 1948.)

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So it’s a trophy you want? Well don’t forget, the fall season is a prime oppor-tunity to bring in multiple species of the aquatic variety as well.

Gunnison County currently owns the bragging rights to four Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) state fish-ing records, including the massive 50-pound Lake Trout (Mackinaw) that Donald Walker heaved from the depths of Blue Mesa back in 2007. In fact, state records for both of the most well known species of trout (rainbow and brown) have come from the frigid waters of the Gunnison Country.

Two major points of interest coincide with the beginning of hunting season: the Kokanee salmon run and the fall Caddis-fly hatch.

Kokanee make their way from Blue

Mesa Reservoir to the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery, via the Gunnison and East rivers, throughout the month of Octo-ber. And while taking the salmon from the water is strictly forbidden from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, swarms of big brown trout are known to trail the Kokanee and feed upon their eggs as they drop.

In other words, sport fishing for Ko-kanee can be great — they’ll attack just about anything and deliver a fight that you won’t easily forget. But if you’re looking to fill up the creel for dinner tonight, drift an egg pattern or toss in some Powerbait pellets (just don’t brag about it).

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To avoid the crowds — which there are sure to be, especially on the Gunnison River above Blue Mesa — go in search for some of the top-notch high mountain streams and lakes that are scattered across the area in every direc-tion. Who knows, you might even spot an elk or two.

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