Colorado secondary draw questions

[Jethro]

@Coveyleader Can you elaborate on where you saw “youth” for the tag you were trying to get. TIA

I think Covey just means he didn’t realize that youth got 100% preference before he applied last year.

 

[Tips n Tails]

@cnelk thank you.

I guess I’ll just roll the dice and buy a $10 raffle ticket.

 

[sndmn11]

This is where I wish that you couldn't purchase a license that you didn't apply for in the primary. I think it silly that a person can not be drawn in the primary, not be drawn in the secondary, and miss out again on multiple leftover days, while someone who didn't think it was worthy in April can snag them up.

 

[cnelk]

Just think of all the new qualifying licenses sold for the Secondary Draw

 

[cnelk]

I should rephrase….

Just think of all the qualifying licenses sold for the Secondary Draw that don’t have a chance

 

[11boo]

I should rephrase….

Just think of all the qualifying licenses sold for the Secondary Draw that don’t have a chance

Thank you non residents for your support. There are a lot of tags there, I wonder how many were drawn out, then backed out. I should be able to get a rifle cow tag easy where I want to go.

 

[Coveyleader]

@Mighty Mouse Yes sir, I thought the same until I started reading this thread.

@Coveyleader Can you elaborate on where you saw “youth” for the tag you were trying to get. TIA

Example................... Youth got all but two of the tags here. 32 given, 30 went to youth all the way down to 3rd and 4th choices ouch! It seems like archery has a bit bit odds but this is what you're dealing with as a non youth.


But no way I'm not trying. Long shot, but 10 bucks whatever, I spend that on a six pack, so I go without for a day.

 

[Sgtusmc14]

Do they draw on the 5th? I’ve never put in for secondary draw and the wording is odd. My GF put in for a cow.

 

[cnelk]

Do they draw on the 5th? I’ve never put in for secondary draw and the wording is odd. My GF put in for a cow.

Deadline is July 5th, 8pm MDT
Results posted July 7th

[Page 4 of the Regs]

 

[cnelk]

Example................... Youth got all but two of the tags here. 32 given, 30 went to youth all the way down to 3rd and 4th choices ouch! It seems like archery has a bit bit odds but this is what you're dealing with as a non youth.
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But no way I'm not trying. Long shot, but 10 bucks whatever, I spend that on a six pack, so I go without for a day.

There's 44 tags in the Secondary Draw this year, your chances might be better!

 

[Wags]

I put my son in for a PLO antelope tag and both of us for Cow tags. Guess we'll see....

 

[Coveyleader]

There's 44 tags in the Secondary Draw this year, your chances might be better!

That was an example no way in hell I’m slipping and putting the units I hunt on the WWW! The fact I mentioned CO is too much info these days.

Although 18 has a "Burn"

 

[Overdrive]

I wonder if this will be a better year to put in the 2nd draw, may be fewer non residents putting in with soaring gas prices.

 

[tdhanses]

I can’t believe the number of tags still available, wonder how many were turned back due to inflation.

 

[svivian]

Wow some interesting Buck tags on the list....

 

[Tips n Tails]

I can’t believe the number of tags still available, wonder how many were turned back due to inflation.

@tdhanses I’m thinking there was quite a few. Gas prices, inflation, talk of recession probably were deciding factors in the # of tags being returned.

 

[svivian]

@tdhanses I’m thinking there was quite a few. Gas prices, inflation, talk of recession probably were deciding factors in the # of tags being returned.

I find it odd that some units have up to 16 buck tags that would normally take at least 2 or 3 points?

 

[Jethro]

I think the major factor in the number of tags on the 2nd list is the fact that with the new CO surrender period and the WY modify date, a guy could apply WY, NM, CO and not have to worry about drawing multiple states.

I surrendered my CO tag.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I think the major factor in the number of tags on the 2nd list is the fact that with the new CO surrender period and the WY modify date, a guy could apply WY, NM, CO and not have to worry about drawing multiple states.

I surrendered my CO tag.

My thoughts exactly. In previous years, there was no incentive to return tags early. Without the early surrender incentive, many of the tags we're seeing on the secondary draw list this year likely wouldn't have been returned until late July-early August and would've gone straight to the leftover list.

 

[timekiller13]

It’s very frustrating when you look at the secondary draw list and see both your first and second choice tags available on there. I drew neither in the primary draw. My first choice was a 5 pt tag for non-res. 18 out of 20 drew it at 5 pts. I was one of the two who didn’t. Now there’s 6 tags available in the secondary. My 2nd choice tag has 24 leftovers. Weird circumstances but I guess with Colorados new system of giving you a few days grace period and not having to pay if you drew a tag allowed a lot of people to turn tags back in.