Colorado 3rd season Deer

honkerdwn · May 29, 2024

Drew Col 3rd season deer unit 70. Pretty dang excited! Anyone have any Buck pics they would like to share from this unit.

Utah400Elk · May 29, 2024

I shoot a 175 buck in 70 4th season many years ago (I think is was 14 years ago) There were so many deer it was crazy. Have fun and good luck.

elkassassin · May 29, 2024

There's Not Quite That Many There Now!

Utah400Elk said:
I shoot a 175 buck in 70 4th season many years ago (I think is was 14 years ago) There were so many deer it was crazy. Have fun and good luck.

Wiszard · May 29, 2024

honkerdwn said:
Drew Col 3rd season deer unit 70. Pretty dang excited! Anyone have any Buck pics they would like to share from this unit.

Congrats on your tag. Do you mind sharing how many points you had? I am guessing that is a 7 point draw or more? You are a NR?

coloradoman · May 29, 2024

70 takes over a couple points now? Seriously?

honkerdwn · May 30, 2024

I had 5 points and I'm a NR. This will be a first hunting in this unit and a first in the southern part of the state. I have been doing a bunch of e-scouting for over a year now and have a few areas that I would like to get back into to check out. I know there is a lot of good and bad about all the units out there. Seems to be the constant thing with all units across all the states. I know its a cliche to say but I enjoy the challenge, working hard and trying to get away from people. But with that said it would be greatly appreciated for any advice. As of now a couple of the areas I have in mind to look at are Hamilton Mesa area and further south along Disappointment Rd. I realize there is a bunch a private in both those areas but also it looks like there is some potentially good areas that are accessible.
Once again, thanks for any input offered.

HD

The_Coloradoboy · Jun 1, 2024

Don’t get your hopes too high… 70 is in rough shape much anymore

txhunter58 · Jun 3, 2024

The deer numbers are in pretty good shape over all, but trophy potential is not what it used to be. Primarily because of increase tag numbers and later seasons. However,l know a guy who got a 170” last year across the road in 71. Hunt hard and you might make some luck.

Gmumm970 · Sunday at 10:37 AM

Lots of smaller deer hard to find 170+ deer

cantkillathing · 2024-07-01T10:43:26-0600

theres a group from texas that hunt 71/711 that bring 60-70 people and hunt the crap out of disappointment road

270Whatelse · 2024-07-01T11:24:27-0600

cantkillathing said:
theres a group from texas that hunt 71/711 that bring 60-70 people and hunt the crap out of disappointment road

txhunter58 · 2024-07-02T05:21:00-0600

cantkillathing said:
theres a group from texas that hunt 71/711 that bring 60-70 people and hunt the crap out of disappointment road

Since it takes/took at least 3 yrs for NR to draw a deer tag there under the 65/35 allocation, don’t see how they could happen every year. And will most likely take more years than that now. Of course, when they do hunt, that could make 70 across the road better.

Bluehair · 2024-07-02T05:55:18-0600

Yeah, I need to keep an eye out for that camp. Ive seen the tractor pullers, and 3 story horse trailers, and rail cars full of quads, but never a camp of 60-70. But that could be only a handful of tag holders, a la Utah/AZ.

cantkillathing · 2024-07-02T10:10:50-0600

txhunter58 said:
Since it takes/took at least 3 yrs for NR to draw a deer tag there under the 65/35 allocation, don’t see how they could happen every year. And will most likely take more years than that now. Of course, when they do hunt, that could make 70 across the road better.

usually half draw tags or a 3 rd of them do and they buy over the couinter elk tags for the rest, big camp every year, seems to get bigger.