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What do you think is best?
1) Lesser quality unit but later hunt date (3rd/4th season)
2) Higher quality unit with a less effective firearm (archery/muzzleloader)
3) Mid-quality, but tougher hunt dates (2nd season), but hunting with rifle
Many times every year, I get emails, calls and/or PM's from guys wondering what hunts and units in Colorado might be best for them. It's always so difficult to offer a lot of help, because there are so many options in Colorado and so many of them could be great or not.
2nd season hunts ... they often take less points to draw, but you're hunting them at a much tougher time. But you're usually getting the first crack with a rifle, so more big bucks are alive and weather could trigger movement. But, you're often dealing with lots of elk hunters running the deer around.
3rd season ... a bit later, a few more deer might show up in winter range areas. A bit better chance for snow fall and you might even get some rutting action. Again however, dealing with many elk hunters spooking bucks.
4th season ... the bucks are almost certainly interested in does and somewhat dumb, few other hunters afield in comparison to the 2nd and 3rd, but a person needs far more points to get the tag. Few elk hunters out there too.
Muzzleloader and archery ... tags are much easier to draw in most units, but obviously far more difficult to be successful.
So, what do you think is best?
1) Lesser quality unit but later hunt date (3rd/4th season)
2) Higher quality unit with a less effective firearm (archery/muzzleloader)
3) Mid-quality, but tougher hunt dates (2nd season), but hunting with rifle
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
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1) Lesser quality unit but later hunt date (3rd/4th season)
2) Higher quality unit with a less effective firearm (archery/muzzleloader)
3) Mid-quality, but tougher hunt dates (2nd season), but hunting with rifle
Many times every year, I get emails, calls and/or PM's from guys wondering what hunts and units in Colorado might be best for them. It's always so difficult to offer a lot of help, because there are so many options in Colorado and so many of them could be great or not.
2nd season hunts ... they often take less points to draw, but you're hunting them at a much tougher time. But you're usually getting the first crack with a rifle, so more big bucks are alive and weather could trigger movement. But, you're often dealing with lots of elk hunters running the deer around.
3rd season ... a bit later, a few more deer might show up in winter range areas. A bit better chance for snow fall and you might even get some rutting action. Again however, dealing with many elk hunters spooking bucks.
4th season ... the bucks are almost certainly interested in does and somewhat dumb, few other hunters afield in comparison to the 2nd and 3rd, but a person needs far more points to get the tag. Few elk hunters out there too.
Muzzleloader and archery ... tags are much easier to draw in most units, but obviously far more difficult to be successful.
So, what do you think is best?
1) Lesser quality unit but later hunt date (3rd/4th season)
2) Higher quality unit with a less effective firearm (archery/muzzleloader)
3) Mid-quality, but tougher hunt dates (2nd season), but hunting with rifle
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
LIKE MonsterMuleys.com on Facebook!