Burn or hold? 8 co elk points

[OXN939]

Been around too long for that, I'll deep dive the lovely Colorado statistics page on my own!

Just curious on others thought process. If I had 3 less points it's a no brainer to burn, just contemplating how many folks ahead of me are going to cut bait in the next 2 years and what effect that will have.

Burn em. Almost nowhere in the world of western hunting does waiting confer a benefit

 

[String&stick]

Everyone will be cutting bait. You have to pick a first choice unit starting in 2028. Points will be getting used

To be fair this just means odds in the NW units will go even farther in the toilet as everyone puts them as first pick if they are just wanting a point.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

People will get drawn regardless.

 

[Trial153]

I don’t know how anyone can really answer this for someone else.
It depends on what else you have and can line up, do you have other points and places you can draw? Do you have access to a good ranch in place of public land maybe? Any plans or chance to buy a LO tag someplace ect….so it depends on you.
I would burn 8 points in CO on something i could draw with 1 or 2 if i had the right place lined up to hunt.

 

[MeatInTheFreezer]

Go hunting dude. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.