Cow Moose - Known vs Unknown Unit

[MountainMan83]

I am putting in for a cow moose hunt this year and have a decent chance of drawing in a couple different units. Unit A, is a unit a am VERY familiar with and have hunting over the last 13 years. I am confident I would be able to find a cow moose relatively easy - could potentially be relatively a boring hunt. Unit B, is a unit I have never been in before but am planning to hunt as a premium first rifle elk tag in a couple years. I would still plan and scout unit B this summer to learn it a bit, but hunting it would give me a better opportunity to learn more about the unit for my upcoming elk hunt at a similar time of year as first rifle. Both A & B have similar draw odds, but unit B has a slightly lower average success rate but still pretty good. I was debating rolling the dice and going for unit B so I can hunt/learn a new area, and it would be more of an adventure. I know the decision is ultimately up to me, but curious what unit you all would go for: unit A - well known unit, high percent success, possibly boring hunt or unit B - new unit, new adventure, learn area for upcoming hunt, and feel like I would still have a decent chance of being successful?

 

[Dschwan]

For me it would be tag price dependent. Are you a resident or non? I drew my cow tag in 2023 and for me as a non res I wanted to get a moose. Mainly because it will most likely have been my one and only opportunity to get one.

If I was still a Colorado resident I would probably hit a different unit since the tags aren't as expensive and not that hard to draw, at least that being the case a few years back. Not sure if it has changed.

 

[MountainMan83]

For me it would be tag price dependent. Are you a resident or non? I drew my cow tag in 2023 and for me as a non res I wanted to get a moose. Mainly because it will most likely have been my one and only opportunity to get one.

If I was still a Colorado resident I would probably hit a different unit since the tags aren't as expensive and not that hard to draw, at least that being the case a few years back. Not sure if it has changed.

I am a resident but it’s still not what I would consider cheap. I would wait fill my tag and could probably dedicate a week to the hunt which should give me enough time to find a cow. Unit B would probably require more work to find one, which is somewhat part of the fu

 

[Caseknife]

I'd go for the unknown and learn it for the future if you are pretty confident you could make it work for this hunt.