Hi everyone, my question is regarding draw odds for 1st rifle in Colorado.
Four of us will be making a trip to Colorado for Elk in 2017. Only 3 of us are looking to draw or get an OTC tag, the 4th is just along for the ride. We wanted first rifle for the same reasons everyone else does, slightly less pressure, better weather, bugling bulls maybe, and either sex tags.
Stupidly, I had been using Toprut incorrectly (Toprut reached out to me and showed me where I was going wrong) , and just recently started looking at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Draw Recap. It is still looking a little confusing for me to wrap my head around it all but the gist is we won't have very good odds since none of us have any preference points. As far as I can tell not all the hunt codes are even recorded there.
I don't have any particular area in mind other than more mountainous than not so wading through the 916 pages of the draw report doesn't seem like the best place to start.
This is likely the only time this group will hunt Colorado together so I want to make sure all three of us at least have a tag in our pockets. Is it possible to apply as a group so we either all draw together or none of us do? What would you suggest my game plan should be? Try and draw three tags in a less desirable unit or buy OTC tags for a better one?
Four of us will be making a trip to Colorado for Elk in 2017. Only 3 of us are looking to draw or get an OTC tag, the 4th is just along for the ride. We wanted first rifle for the same reasons everyone else does, slightly less pressure, better weather, bugling bulls maybe, and either sex tags.
Stupidly, I had been using Toprut incorrectly (Toprut reached out to me and showed me where I was going wrong) , and just recently started looking at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Draw Recap. It is still looking a little confusing for me to wrap my head around it all but the gist is we won't have very good odds since none of us have any preference points. As far as I can tell not all the hunt codes are even recorded there.
I don't have any particular area in mind other than more mountainous than not so wading through the 916 pages of the draw report doesn't seem like the best place to start.
This is likely the only time this group will hunt Colorado together so I want to make sure all three of us at least have a tag in our pockets. Is it possible to apply as a group so we either all draw together or none of us do? What would you suggest my game plan should be? Try and draw three tags in a less desirable unit or buy OTC tags for a better one?
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