I don't feel like a new guy but I guess I'm new here... been hunting CO as a resident for 15+ years. Been off hunting forums for about 10 years but now I'm back. I shoot a Browning A-bolt, a Mathews bow and a Nikon camera - hence the name.
I hope this is productive ;)
as far as pressure goes, I think it just depends where you go. I spent a couple of long weekends out last fall. The opener wasn't bad but we were still hunting for elk at timberline. The last weekend seemed pretty crowded but we were hunting much lower. I think Covid had a lot more people in...