3rd season

1989Cohunter · Nov 11, 2022

Good luck! I’ll be wandering around like an idiot myself.

MountainSqwabler · Nov 11, 2022

You get drunk and lost??? Where will ya be wondering. Might bump into ya.

tracker12 · Nov 12, 2022

Just got a text from my buddy. They have 3 bulls and a cow down already. Good start for them for sure.

1989Cohunter · Nov 12, 2022

saw a metric butt ton of elk also saw a couple decent bucks nothing worth shootin at yet. Wish I had bought a otc bull tag.

fallguy · Nov 13, 2022

1989Cohunter said:
saw a metric butt ton of elk also saw a couple decent bucks nothing worth shootin at yet. Wish I had bought a otc bull tag.

Just curious - how many bulls are in a metric butt ton?

Phantom Hunter · Nov 13, 2022

The number in a “metric butt ton” may depend directly on the length of the packout!

Hntndux · Nov 13, 2022

A metric butt ton is the metric equivalent of a s**t load.

1989Cohunter · Nov 13, 2022

I’ve seen 5 legal bulls

Themaddness · Nov 13, 2022

Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

1989Cohunter · Nov 13, 2022

Even the normal private properties that usually have big bucks have been lacking. It also doesn’t help when an outfitter drives up and down every single two trackball day long.

Country · Nov 13, 2022

My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

LIK2HNT · Nov 13, 2022

got some width to that one!!

tracker12 · Nov 13, 2022

Themaddness said:
Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

How does 67 compare to 66

Coyote_chaser · Nov 13, 2022

Themaddness said:
Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

I was in 67 2nd and it was brutal

Themaddness · Nov 13, 2022

I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

Chump · Nov 13, 2022

Love that dark!!! Congrats to your buddy. So hard to be at home with my soup!

Themaddness · Nov 13, 2022

The dark was the "push over the edge" ?

twdjr · Nov 13, 2022

Country said:
My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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Congrats to your buddy!

twdjr · Nov 13, 2022

Themaddness said:
I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

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Congrats to the hunter!

Themaddness · Nov 13, 2022

Country said:
My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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That's a sweet buck

fallguy · Nov 13, 2022

Themaddness said:
Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

250 bucks in 4 days. Is the zero a typo?

Themaddness · Nov 13, 2022

fallguy said:
250 bucks in 4 days. Is the zero a typo?

No, we worked our asses off.. from rock creek on the west side to rock creek on the east side. Between 66 and 67 were the most bucks, huntsmans flat had two large bachelor groups. North of Iron Hill had the most bucks for the area. South of Honey Badger mine has the best buck left, big 4x3, larger than the one we killed. Also 100 head of cow elk and a couple bulls. Long park road had quite a few bucks. Couple other roads and areas also.

kscowboy01 · Nov 14, 2022

Saw a 180" buck pushing a herd of does this morning in the Gunnison Valley. He was grunting and definitely rutting. No tag and trying to get the OTC elk to cooperate.

270Whatelse · Nov 14, 2022

250 bucks and not one big one? ?

Themaddness · Nov 14, 2022

270Whatelse said:
250 bucks and not one big one? ?

There were better bucks, we only seen two or three that were. About a dozen that were equal. We're perfectly fine with what we killed.

BradA · Nov 14, 2022

Congratulations on the success. I’m having withdrawals not being in Colorado this year!

Founder · Nov 14, 2022

BradA said:
Congratulations on the success. I’m having withdrawals not being in Colorado this year!

Same here

lostinOregon · Nov 14, 2022

tracker12 said:
How does 67 compare to 66

They are divided by a highway, couldn’t resist

Homer · Nov 14, 2022

250 is ALOT of bucks......

Jgill19 · Nov 14, 2022

Averaging over 60 bucks a day is bonkers. I bet thats more bucks than I've seen in the last 5 years. I need to move asap!! lol

cowhitey · Nov 15, 2022

Country said:
My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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Public land buck that's awesome. I know the success rate on good public land bucks has been going downhill every year. Glad he could find a good one.

cowhitey · Nov 15, 2022

Themaddness said:
I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

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Congrats. Good genes, probably a 2.5 or 3.5 year old?

The_Coloradoboy · Nov 15, 2022

Pretty much how the Gunnison Basin is these days. Tons of 2 to 3 year old bucks. Slim pickings much after that.

fullthrottle · Nov 15, 2022

250 bucks is a ton! It’s also absurd that you didn’t see multiple deer over 180” in that unit, out of the 250 you saw.
If I looked at 250 bucks in just about any unit in Colorado, better be seeing a couple in that class. Just saying, basin is hugely overrated and not worth the points.

1989Cohunter · Nov 15, 2022

I’ve heard a few reports of a couple more decent bucks running does. I’ll be out Thursday for a last hoorah.

Themaddness · Nov 15, 2022

fullthrottle said:
250 bucks is a ton! It’s also absurd that you didn’t see multiple deer over 180” in that unit, out of the 250 you saw.
If I looked at 250 bucks in just about any unit in Colorado, better be seeing a couple in that class. Just saying, basin is hugely overrated and not worth the points.