Read 'em and weep

SanJuan · Oct 12, 2018

Leftover list was good to me this morning!

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/54855fullsizeoutput121c.jpeg
20 point tag

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/14020fullsizeoutput121b.jpeg
11 point tag

The mountains, not the hills.

cmbbulldog · Oct 12, 2018

Nice going! Hope you are packed and ready to go, good luck!

HIcountryman · Oct 12, 2018

Alright!!! Sweet elk tag! Good luck San Juan!!

SanJuan · Oct 14, 2018

Opening day was tough between cow (elk) hunters and cowboys rounding up cows (bovine) but we hit it hard without seeing a good bull.

Today was much better with good rut action. I passed this bull and another similar bull in the herd a few times. After watching him fight another bull at 100 yards then work through the cows bugling I couldn't resist the broadside shot at 100 yards }>

The mountains, not the hills.

gopher1 · Oct 14, 2018

congrads, awesome looken bull. thanks for sharen your picture

Wapitiwilly · Oct 14, 2018

Dang that's an awesome bull. Congratulations

Elkduds · Oct 14, 2018

Outstanding! And you didn't have to levitate him out of some vertical canyon, judging by the pic.

ReinerDude · Oct 15, 2018

Congrats, that's a great bull! I can't believe you didn't even have to use any points to get him (lucky dog).

ORIONTHEHUNTER · Oct 15, 2018

There were 31 of those tags on Friday. Nice job

nripepi · Oct 15, 2018

31 tags for 61 1st returned?

ORIONTHEHUNTER · Oct 15, 2018

Yep probably more but that's what hit the list

Adventurewriter · Oct 15, 2018

Nice Bull don't want to be a ##### but lets all stop advertising the leftover list!!!! Soon any chance at anything good will go the way of the dodo bird with everybody and their brother dogging it....

ORIONTHEHUNTER · Oct 16, 2018

That list has been promoted to death. Most guys aren't going to buy a tag the day before season those tags all showed up midday on Friday I bet 99 percent of people already had plans especially non residents.

Adventurewriter · Oct 16, 2018

Its a numbers game...the more people that hear of these great tags showing up the more that will dog the list...kind like back in the day and just a few played the points game and then everybody told everybody on earth..... me too.... gotta get points!!! And you see where it is compared to where it was.....

I was on another hunt but would have dropped everything to go but they were gone quick.....and the chances will soon become astronomical....

Not just this flush of 61 tags but others too...

Iowan · Oct 16, 2018

Could someone get me more information about how to access these returned tags

oldmossback · Oct 16, 2018

yes, they are always in the dumpster behind the CPW office on 58th and broadway in denver. Just wait for them to take out the trash and grab them.. HAHAHAHA

Nice job SanJuan Great Bull !! We were up there also getting the boy a cow. Saw a bull like this but he was not in an area that looked like that.

sjhgraysage · Oct 16, 2018

I'd be willing to bet that a dry summer and a fairly well publicized fire had a lot to do with the number of returns.
Personally I don't get it. There was another post about a hunter with a 3rd season bull tag wondering about returning it, I posted that I would definitely hunt that tag, or any other bull tag for that unit. Plenty of places to go looking for a bull if a guy is willing to work at it.

Congrats to the original poster for a great bull! Looks like a fairly easy place to pack out of too.

SanJuan · Oct 16, 2018

Thanks for the positive responses guys.

Yes, it was the easiest pack out I have ever had on a bull elk with a road being less than a quarter of a mile away on flat ground.

I can see your point about not advertising the leftover list. It is already nearly impossible to get a tag off of it. I bet I had tried over 100 times to get tags this year but wasn't fast enough. That's part of the reason I was so excited about getting these two tags in one morning.

The mountains, not the hills.

Adventurewriter · Oct 16, 2018

SJS..you got some great tags and I would be excited too...and you made great hay out of that tag....I know the reissue is no secret but still doable...

There has just been too much gold gotten for zero points I bet in the near future they make a change on yhow it is done...but in the meantime I'm still hoping...

JakeH · Oct 16, 2018

>SJS..you got some great tags and
>I would be excited too...and
>you made great hay out
>of that tag....I know the
>reissue is no secret but
>still doable...
>
>There has just been too much
>gold gotten for zero points
>I bet in the near
>future they make a change
>on yhow it is done...but
>in the meantime I'm still
>hoping...

To much gold gotten???? considering that 3 years ago these tags went to waste because there was no reissue process I think they are liking the system they have now.

Jake H. BIG BONE HUNTING Page on Facebook.

Adventurewriter · Oct 16, 2018

Maybe but when something like a 201 elk landowner tag goes for 15-20 grand and they are selling them for 46 bucks....somebody is gonna catch on..... I am afraid the current processes days are numbered...but I could be wrong it is the government after all!!!

elkmo41 · Oct 16, 2018

Adventurewriter....glad to see at least one other person has some foresight.

Snoopdogg · Oct 17, 2018

Post up when you finish your goat hunt.

ORIONTHEHUNTER · Oct 17, 2018

Yeah I'm sure posting it on here will have the demand triple next year. Not that Eastman's article on it or hunting fool or epic outdoors. Not to mention the hundreds of podcasts it's been discussed on.

Gator · Oct 17, 2018

LOL Yep the return tags list will be like the Utah left over tag list Gone in seconds.

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