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Any information anyone is willing to share would be greatly appreciated!

Will make it over a couple times leading up to the hunt (which starts 11/20). Any tips or areas to check out would be greatly appreciative!

Also looking at booking a hotel for the hunt (will also have a tent). Is eagle the best (closest) town to book a room in?

Thanks in advance!!!
 
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Unless your scouting is proving fruitful and you have spotted a bunch of big deer, I wouldn't pass a 170" class buck on day one.
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I know it will be far from a slam dunk but i sure hope i could turn up a few bucks 170+ on this tag. Maybe i will be severely let down but i hope not.
 

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I would pass a 170 on day one and on day 5 with that tag. Can kill a 170 in most units. 44 has the big ones and one can show at any moment, especially during 4th
 
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I've seen it all too often with 1,2,10,201 bull elk hunts where hunters pass on a 300" bull thinking they will kill something bigger. Typically they end up regretting the pass as they don't get another opportunity or they end up with a 260" bull.

That's a lot of years of time to go empty. It might be a unit with giants but 4th season is only 5 days and the giants know where the private land is.
 
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I've seen it all too often with 1,2,10,201 bull elk hunts where hunters pass on a 300" bull thinking they will kill something bigger. Typically they end up regretting the pass as they don't get another opportunity or they end up with a 260" bull.

That's a lot of years of time to go empty. It might be a unit with giants but 4th season is only 5 days and the giants know where the private land is.
I guess the bright side for me, is my hunt will not be made or lost by just killing a deer. Your right it is a long time to wait, over 3/4 of my time on this earth. But I have been hunting and killing deer and elk in other states as well as Colorado for all those years.

I will give it hell (even going at it with a bow instead of a rifle) and if in five hunting days i cant find a buck that gets me excited, that’s okay. Knowing i have a chance to find a special deer or one that gets me excited is enough for me. Killing one is a huge bonus.

Thanks and if anyone has tips or info, i would be greatly appreciative!!!


Thanks
 
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I guess the bright side for me, is my hunt will not be made or lost by just killing a deer. Your right it is a long time to wait, over 3/4 of my time on this earth. But I have been hunting and killing deer and elk in other states as well as Colorado for all those years.

I will give it hell (even going at it with a bow instead of a rifle) and if in five hunting days i cant find a buck that gets me excited, that’s okay. Knowing i have a chance to find a special deer or one that gets me excited is enough for me. Killing one is a huge bonus.

Thanks and if anyone has tips or info, i would be greatly appreciative!!!


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Good luck brother. Pretty cool. 29 points. Insane.
 

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I guess the bright side for me, is my hunt will not be made or lost by just killing a deer. Your right it is a long time to wait, over 3/4 of my time on this earth. But I have been hunting and killing deer and elk in other states as well as Colorado for all those years.

I will give it hell (even going at it with a bow instead of a rifle) and if in five hunting days i cant find a buck that gets me excited, that’s okay. Knowing i have a chance to find a special deer or one that gets me excited is enough for me. Killing one is a huge bonus.

Thanks and if anyone has tips or info, i would be greatly appreciative!!!


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You’re hunting 4th season on a 29 point tag with a bow??
 
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Might want to do a bit of scouting the unit/terrain where bucks will be during 4th and talking to people that have had that tag before you commit to a bow. Going to be tough sledding getting in on a giant mature buck in that terrain with eyes from does everywhere. Plus other hunters with group glassing locating bucks etc…and they will have rifles. Just my opinion though.
 

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