Guided or solo hunt?
2025 Western Hunting Thread
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Last: 5 days ago by BigHead 04
Preference points submitted for CO. Having issues logging in for my daughter for her points and may have to call tomorrow. Not sure what's going on…
Yep, 61 for elk for sure.
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LRHF said:
Howdy-
If you were a Colorado resident with 19 PP's for deer and elk, what units would you apply for as bowhunter?
Just realized the draw deadline is tomorrow….
Thanks gang!
Edit- good friend who is up to speed said no brainer for Unit 61 elk.
I've hunted unit 61, 3 times now. Twice with my wife first rifle. Once with a buddy archery. It has gone downhill a lot in the 10 years since I first hunted it. There are great elk there, but they are fewer and further in between.
I have 21 resident points and didn't even consider it.
Hopefully will be in the flat tops for early rifle mule deer.
harge57 said:
Hopefully will be in the flat tops for early rifle mule deer.
That will be fun. Take a fishing rod. If I wasn't busy, I'd say, take me. Hopefully I'll be scouting elk in 76 for that early rifle.
Goodluck! buddy got skunked in 76 rifle 1 last year with a guide. Total bummer he had 16-18 pts. Hopefully early rifle has more action.BradMtn346 said:harge57 said:
Hopefully will be in the flat tops for early rifle mule deer.
That will be fun. Take a fishing rod. If I wasn't busy, I'd say, take me. Hopefully I'll be scouting elk in 76 for that early rifle.
Going for deer, I'd hunt 67.
Spent 11 days there in a 2nd season hunt. Between scout and hunt days, we easily saw over 100 bucks.
Was holding out for a shooter, so went home to eat the tag. But saw soooo many deer.
Spent 11 days there in a 2nd season hunt. Between scout and hunt days, we easily saw over 100 bucks.
Was holding out for a shooter, so went home to eat the tag. But saw soooo many deer.
If you need any info, Im a local in Meeker and happy to help.
Nice. After spending 30 minutes e-scouting this morning instead of working I told myself I need to wait until I actually draw the tag before I invest too much time in planning.Hoyt Ag said:
If you need any info, Im a local in Meeker and happy to help.
You will spend a lot of time glassing and lot of time hiking in that country. It is not forgiving.
Struck out on all three elk states, back to the drawing board.
Montana and NM are posted as of now
Montana and NM are posted as of now
All that hard work my boy did getting his hunter ed certification the night before applications were due paid off. We're hunting elk together in October in NM Unit 52. Muzzleloader. Whoop!
Good luck to everyone else checking their draw results in NM this morning!
Good luck to everyone else checking their draw results in NM this morning!
Struck out in all 4 NM applications.
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At what age can you start putting in for pref points in Colorado?
Great news. Looks like I'll be getting $13,000 back from New Mexico since me and my kids didn't draw shlt
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lazuras_dc said:
At what age can you start putting in for pref points in Colorado?
I tried with my 11 year old this year but couldn't get the online application to work. It kept recognizing me and not my daughter. I called CPW and put my number down for them to call me back after 20 mins on hold and they never called back and I missed her application. NBD for now but I want to start her next year for sure.
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Congrats and good luck! I was in 52 this weekend, such pretty country!
Edit: dang I struck out on everything and I'm a resident
Edit: dang I struck out on everything and I'm a resident
No draw in New Mexico.
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I drew NM Aoudad at end of Feb next year for 32/36/37. Initial thoughts are to hunt 36, but I have some time to figure it out since it's more than 10 months away. This one will be completely new to me, so I have some learning to do.
Struck out twice so far….come on WY but don't really stand much of a chance.
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did you get access to BLM through Mary's place?
No, another route.
Still really appreciate your help Hoyt. Learned a lot from your tips that have helped in other units since then.
Utah draw results are out. I'm headed back to Utah to hunt desert muleys in mid-October. I didn't draw last year, so I'm really looking forward to spending some time in that beautiful part of the country to try to track out another big boy. It can't get here fast enough!
I drew archery deer tag in Utah, North Slope zone and my daughter drew youth deer same area.
If anyone has good info for that area I al all ears. At least I get to scout for my daughter.
Both of us came up short in WY and currently neither of us have an Elk tag….sad. Looks like I am volunteer guiding for a taste of it.
If anyone has good info for that area I al all ears. At least I get to scout for my daughter.
Both of us came up short in WY and currently neither of us have an Elk tag….sad. Looks like I am volunteer guiding for a taste of it.
“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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0 for 4 in WY elk. It's shocking how many years we have not drawn in the random in WY.
harge57 said:
0 for 4 in WY elk. It's shocking how many years we have not drawn in the random in WY.
Well theres us at 0 for 5.
“You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.”
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Was in 77 for Rifle 1 hunting the ridge along the 76/77 boundary in the Nooch. We got skunked on the mountain and there was no sign. All the elk we saw on our trip were along 84 near Chromo on the highway 7600 el. driving into Pagosa in the middle of the night. All private land in that area.lazuras_dc said:Goodluck! buddy got skunked in 76 rifle 1 last year with a guide. Total bummer he had 16-18 pts. Hopefully early rifle has more action.BradMtn346 said:harge57 said:
Hopefully will be in the flat tops for early rifle mule deer.
That will be fun. Take a fishing rod. If I wasn't busy, I'd say, take me. Hopefully I'll be scouting elk in 76 for that early rifle.
1st updated. womp womprather be fishing said:
2025 is a copy/paste of 2024 for me. Drew a Deer B tag last year and filled it.
Montana resident:
(1st choice/2nd/3rd)
Antelope: 480-20/420-20/481-20
Deer B: 121-00/104-00Elk: 410-20/621-20/622-20
Moose: 334-50
Bighorn Sheep: 123-20
Mountain Goat: 100-20
Bison: 395-20
Elk B: 121-00/121-01/104-00
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Colorado deer draw hitting this morning, just a point for me. On edge waiting for elk to hit the credit card. Anyone else waiting for a good tag?
Dirtnap ag said:
Colorado deer draw hitting this morning, just a point for me. On edge waiting for elk to hit the credit card. Anyone else waiting for a good tag?
From someone who can't even be in the game at all right now- remember that any tag is a good tag.
Good luck yall!
My CC hit yesterday and was all excited until I remembered that all I did was PP. just a $100 charge for a moose I'll probably never be able to shoot… might want to rethink my strategy and just put that money towards a moose hunt in Canada/Alaska.
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