Gunnison Basin Update

[leonard]

Anyone been seeing any big bucks in the units south of Gunnison? Is the DOW estimate of 25-35% winter kill even close? From what I seen it looked rough last winter.

 

[Tomichi]

A 35% winter kill on the whole population is an underestimate.
A 80% to 90% winter kill on our mature bucks is an underestimate.
No one I know, who knows what a (BIG) Buck is, has seen one summer of 08.
In any unit in this basin. I am hoping some show up late and a few will, damn few.
The only thing harder to find then a huge buck, is a local that applied for a license.

 

[d13r]

WOW.....

 

[leonard]

Not surprising at all. Thanks for the insight. It might be a long road ahead before it was like the last few years.

Leonard