Colorado Elk Supply Demand

[camelcluch]

There has also been talks of having to use points on all choices. Draw your third choice, use your points. Lots going on here in Colorado. More of us should be listening to the commission meetings.

 

[LFC911]

There has also been talks of having to use points on all choices. Draw your third choice, use your points. Lots going on here in Colorado. More of us should be listening to the commission meetings.

That would help with point creep

 

[Winchester]

There has also been talks of having to use points on all choices. Draw your third choice, use your points. Lots going on here in Colorado. More of us should be listening to the commission meetings.

Yeah, They have talked about that and other things too.
I listen to the commission meetings and I agree with you ... probably more people should. They have alot of interesting discussions.

 

[PredatoronthePrairie]

The comish has also stated they were sick of dealing with so many tags on the secondary draw and leftover list. Requiring people to burn points on a 3 and 4 choice will due just that.

First and second I could understand.

 

[camelcluch]

I don’t think it will help creep but I’m not smart. I also don’t think the new draw limits for moose, sheep and goats will help but again, I’m not smart.

 

[Winchester]

For anyone interested, there’s a CPW commissioners meeting next week and they’re scheduled to talk about some of this stuff.

 

[LaFever]

All of this is going to change with the wolves taking over CO elk herds. What I mean by that is non residents demand to come hunt I see dwindling in the next 5-10 years as these predators knock elk populations down. Just my guess.

The wolves aren't doing very well. I don't have access to the latest news but it has been far from a smashing success, a few have died a couple were killed for stock raiding, several states have refused to donate wolves for reintroduction
Colorado resident for 35 years

 

[Soj51hopeful]

The wolves aren't doing very well. I don't have access to the latest news but it has been far from a smashing success, a few have died a couple were killed for stock raiding, several states have refused to donate wolves for reintroduction
Colorado resident for 35 years

That’s good.
Give it time though. The prey numbers are there.

 

[cnelk]

There is new proposed legislation to delay more wolf introduction

Stay tuned

 

[BigAntlerGetter]

The wolves aren't doing very well. I don't have access to the latest news but it has been far from a smashing success, a few have died a couple were killed for stock raiding, several states have refused to donate wolves for reintroduction
Colorado resident for 35 years

2 died from natural causes 1 from a lion, the other had a healed gunshot wound but also wounds from another wolf, the 3rd now they are saying had bullet wound but took USFWS 4 months with a necropsy to figure that out.

Every Rocky Mountain state has denied wolves even the colville Indian tribe (has stated they won’t send wolves from their reservation land) so now they have to go to British Columbia to find some


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[bz_711]

Just 1 guy's opinion:
-All OTC should go away for sake of better management, and potentially help with point creep
-I'd be in favor of any drawn tag using PP
-Grizz hunting in lower 48 needs to happen
-All states with wolves should have a form of hunting them to keep in check and fear of man/property/etc

You can still pull off an elk hunt for $1,000.
$800 tag
$800 gas (split between 4 guys)
$0 food (eating out of cooler for a week cheaper than me grilling at home)
All my gear I own for whitetail hunting back home except for used pack I bought off classified. Still wearing my walmart camo pants and shirt when I shot my best bull to date this past Sept (10+ years I've worn them)

Also - for those that put in the research and network there are plenty of decent hunts out west to be had that can be drawn every year in general areas (better be in shape thought). Buy tags not gear...have fun and share your pics/story!

 

[Packer9037]

Just 1 guy's opinion:
-All OTC should go away for sake of better management, and potentially help with point creep
-I'd be in favor of any drawn tag using PP
-Grizz hunting in lower 48 needs to happen
-All states with wolves should have a form of hunting them to keep in check and fear of man/property/etc

You can still pull off an elk hunt for $1,000.
$800 tag
$800 gas (split between 4 guys)
$0 food (eating out of cooler for a week cheaper than me grilling at home)
All my gear I own for whitetail hunting back home except for used pack I bought off classified. Still wearing my walmart camo pants and shirt when I shot my best bull to date this past Sept (10+ years I've worn them)

Also - for those that put in the research and network there are plenty of decent hunts out west to be had that can be drawn every year in general areas (better be in shape thought). Buy tags not gear...have fun and share your pics/story!

I'm entering an argument on the internet...never a good thing. But you cannot realistically pull off a nonresident bull (and a lot of Cow) elk hunt for less than $1,000, even with your $0 of food. Isn't CO the only state where teh tag along is less than $1,000 now? Are you just not eating for a week or are you bringing groceries from home? Are you using a rifle with iron sights and no binos/rangefinders? Or a trad bow with arrows you whittled yourself? Sleeping in the truck with those 4 guys? I agree we don't need to keep up with every Tom, Dick, and Harry on youtube or instragram with all the equipment but to tell a guy they should be able to go elk hunting as a nonres for less than $1,000 is unrealistic.