Which CO sheep unit?

[Coveyleader]

The weighted system gives you a slight advantage. By no means is an end all. I created a spreadsheet on it about 8 years ago and and ran numbers and it all depends on your initial number drawn. Anyways, the guy who posted should know he's in color he running with 3 points and should stick to the "known" units if he has concerns with scouting times and distance. Some units you won't go a day with out seeing a ram, and others you could go a week or a season and not see one.


FYI the southern units historically have the biggest rams.

 

[Oak]

I would be careful of the easier to draw units. My buddy went for a "easier to draw" unit. He burned 12 points. Scouted all summer long and hunted the whole season and he never saw a legal ram. His opinion of that unit was they shouldn't have even issued tags.

I hate to hear someone make the statement that they shouldn't have issued tags in a unit. CPW is already extremely conservative issuing sheep licenses, and it has been a struggle to get them to open new areas due to their concern about hunter satisfaction. Currently, ram licenses issued equal about 2% of the total population in the hunted GMUs. Keep in mind that approximately 2/3 of the hunted sheep units in the state have populations less than 100. It is important for the prospective applicant to do his due diligence before applying to know what to expect. I would also be curious to know what unit your buddy drew. I hate to hear about unsuccessful sheep hunters.

There IS an advantage to having more points. I know you said you got lucky and drew with only 3 but that doesn't happen to everyone.

There is an advantage, but it's not that significant. As the lower point pools continue to grow, those in the upper point pools will draw fewer licenses. For those who are interested, here is a link to exactly how the sheep and goat draw is conducted: http://www.bighornsheep.org/HowColoradoSheepGoatDrawWorks.pdf

 

[30338]

Agreed on the more points not helping much. I am pretty sure if you look at the number of new applicants each year, that regardless of how many years you have tried, each year your odds become lower.