Unit 61 Conditions...............

Hammnit · Oct 19, 2011

I was wondering if anyone has been in 61 recently? I'm just curious about weather conditions or quality or quantity of deer seen.

I have a 3rd season deer tag and I'm headed out there in a little over a week to do 4-5 days of scouting prior to the hunt.

I'm very stoked and the hunt can't get here soon enough!
Thanks,
Hammnit

Hammnit · Oct 21, 2011

Anyone been in 61 lately? Archery....muzzleloader.....first season rifle??

downhill · Oct 24, 2011

Nope, the deer all left the unit so you might has well turn your tag back in?? hahaha ... Good luck on your hunt and kill a big one, just a little smaller than what I get though....

notags2 · Oct 24, 2011

I archery hunted deer. Missed one real good buck. Had a first seasons elk tag and killed a good bull. I only saw four good bucks in ten days of archery hunting them. Hopefully you will find more good bucks than I did. I was honestly a little bummed about the quality of deer I saw.

Hammnit · Oct 24, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Oct-24-11 AT 08:20PM (MST)[p]Downhill,
Please send me a cell phone pic of the buck that you take just so I know what I'll need to beat!

When are you guys leaving? I'm headed on the 30th for a few days of scouting before the hunt. Maybe we'll run into each other on the way back there.
Hammnit

downhill · Oct 25, 2011

Hammnit, we can't leave unitl the 3rd due to work and all, so we'll get off that day hopefully early in the afternoon and drive it straight through so we can get there early Friday and get set up and do at least a short scout trip. We'll stay to the last day of the season though if need to so we're good on that end with the time anyway. Same goes for you on the pic by the way...

Hammnit · Oct 25, 2011

If I were you, I'd look for a nice fat spike fork...near a road.

Hammnit

flymetyme · Oct 26, 2011

I hunted cow elk the 1st rifle and seen 4 nice 10 to 12 pointers. seen some smaller bucks and some doe. Go in tru Norwood and hunt the lower end of Sandbarn Park. Was scouting the week before and came across a bow hunter from Utah who hadn't seen any bucks after hunting 6 days. Took him to one of the bucks I seen and he missed a nice 12 point at 37 yards because he didnt range it; he thought it was 30 yards. I felt worse then he did because I didn't get to get in the picture with a dandy of a buck.
Good luck and show me some pictures.