This year Noah entered the draw for either a deer or an elk tag, and actually received an elk tag. Yay! In Colorado, large game hunting licenses are distributed via a lottery draw, so there’s no guarantee you’ll get one. So you can imagine our excitement, and the tag was for the first season (rifle).

Noah’s dad flew out to go with and spend some quality time with his youngest son. I stayed home with Logan and attempted to get my child to sleep at a decent time so I could concentrate on homework.

After a week of hiking up and down mountains, sleeping in the camper, and trudging through snow, the guys saw plenty of deer but few elk. Unfortunately, the elk had not really started to come down from their high summer grounds. Thus, no yummy elk steaks will grace our table this year. 🙁

Hopefully, next year Noah can get another tag and have better luck. At least he got to enjoy some time with his dad and Logan got to spend a couple of days with Grandpa.