EQ List for Co Elk hunting.
Warm clothes in layers. water proof breathable shell on top pants and jacket. Remember cotton kills wool fights chills.
Good warm comfartable broken in hiking/snow boots. I recomend Danner trophys and a pair of Schnnee's insulated hunters for bad snow along with a good pair of gaiters. Schnee's packers for horse back.
I use a good North face sleeping bag with a seperate polar fleece liner tucked inside nice and toasty.
I have a Kifaru tent and camp stove along with a great soft water proof insulated ground mat.
A good warm hat and sunglasses for the sunny snowy days along with at least two pair of warm yet useable gloves.
I carry along a good large fanny pack such as an Ospery shadow loaded with matches,lighter, fire starter,(try cotton balls soaked in vasoline. cheap and effective) extra knife,parachute cord, elk tags, contractor clean up garbage bags ( good for making a shelter or carrying water or storing meat) extra wool hat/gloves, princeton tech led head lamp (good for 160 hours of light off of 4 AAA batteries) varmint call, knife sharpener, 5 extra rounds food and small water bottle. this weighs less than 10 pounds.
I will sometimes attach this to my pack frame or wear it around my waist depening on if I'm on foot or horse.
As far as rifles go my Elk slayer is a stainless light weight model 70 .375H&H carbine topped with a 1.75X6. I always have a back up in camp or on one of the horses usually a .308 or a 45-70 carbine lever gun on one of the horses. (I am not saying one needs a .375 to kill elk it's just my baby I'm "all married up to it") and it does poke holes through elk from any angle.
On my person I always carry at least two kinds of fire and marker tape.
My tags are for Nov 2-8 where are you going to be hunting? If we are near drop me a line and I'll come pack your critters out for you. I've got atring of 3 horses which make helicopters obsolete.
Good luck!!