Colorado

[Hnthrdr]

Keep this a secret, but checkout the evergreen golf course. Keep a long wood (30’06) in the bag and load ‘em right on to the golf cart.

The trusty old one shot, I think we could start a Firearms company that specializes in hidden guns that look like golf clubs haha

 

[ChrisA]

"I dont want to apply for a draw for somewhere that is high draw with hundreds of other people in the same area."






This is the state of the union for western hunting now.

Its like heading out for the 1849 gold rush...in 1890.


Its basically over.

There will never be more opportunity than there is right now. It erodes little by little every day.



What was once a way a life, is sliding towards a once in a lifetime event.

Excellent analogy, Mr. John, Bravo!

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I think what some non-res folks don’t realize is that 90% of resident hunters would kill to have a chance at a raghorn bull every year.

Compared to some eastern whitetail hunting, western hunting is still extremely low opportunity even for residents.

In Colorado three years ago a local dude by the name of Scott stopped to chat, temps in the teens and popped out of his heated Bronco in a T-shirt which added to the effect. Cool guy and we chatted for a while probably half hour and he never flinched while my Texas brain kept thinking he's got a be freezing any minute but he never did. He explained that he'd been hunting that unit for 20 years and killed two Elk and before that killed on private land for a total of three Elk. He explained that he's still beating the average of one Elk every 7 years but he needed to kill one that year or the next to avoid falling behind. I thought that was an interesting conversation.