I have an excalibur crossbow set up with HHA Optimizer and 3 MOA vortex red dot. Just dial the optimizer to your desired yardage and shoot. I have since rehabbed my shoulders and went back to compound so I am actually selling my whole set up or parts of it if you're interested! I am in Lakewood.
New to mule deer hunting, I shot my first one last year during CO 4th rifle. This year I finally decided to add an either sex mule deer archery tag for the same unit I elk hunt since I always bump into some decent bucks while elk hunting. My primary goal is elk, but I have plenty of time off...
Also, for me I consider moon cycle. I don’t believe it’s as big a factor as some folks do. But I Normally hunt 1st and 4th week of September for Colorado archery but this year will likely pull up my 4th week hunt to the third week since the last week of September has a full moon
all good points. I like to backpack hunt so going out for one week at a time is about all the food I can fit and it’s nice to have some recovery time after a week in the bush
Gaia & google earth pro for desktop scouting. OnX user interface much better for cell phone use in the field. For western hunting I really like running everything to dive deep on the escouting. Mark livesay course very useful