It should be a great year for hunting.

[Hummer]

I think you guys are right. The wet spring and early summer promotes forage that increases production of everything from game birds to big game. I saw lots of Scaled Quail young at the Chico Basin Ranch in June, and Gambel's Quail are doing pretty well in the Grand Junction area (although they are seriously impacted by the exploding feral cat problems there). I also think there will be a lot of older bull elk available in the rifle seasons once the bigger snows hit the high country. I'm hoping to fill both cow and bull elk tags in the Flat Tops area where I've hunted for more than 30 years.

Last Sunday we saw our first moose of the fall/winter season move through the yard, a cow and two calves. Two calves to a cow is a healthy sign. Here's one of the calves I photographed here last week.

Perhaps I should title the pic, "Don't shoot this elk!"