Everyone on this website is aware of my stance on 90/10 for nonres DIY/OYO hunters in Wyoming. Some have mentioned that my stance is inconsistent in my home state of Colorado. As everyone is aware, Colo is currently the most nonres-friendly state in the entire Western US. Not only are nonres offered unlimited OTC elk tags but 20 or 35% of the current limited high demand elk and deer tags are issued to nonres. Many nonres may not be aware, but Colo nonres pronghorn and black bear quotas are not currently included in the 20 or 35% deer and elk quota system. Nonres quotas for Colo antelope and bear are actually even higher! Also, there are a gob of nonres OTC antelope archery units available that can be hunted every year. Colo also offers landowner transferable tags that can be purchased every year by both nonres and res. Colo also offers a great opportunity for nonres in the re-issue draw. As you can see Colo currently offers nonres diy/oyo hunters amazing opportunity! I'm actually proud of that fact!
I'm all in favor of supporting nonres DIY/OYO hunters in Colorado. It's really a shame to see Western states limiting nonres opportunity. Also, as I've said all along, the younger generation of hunters that aren't fortunate to live in a Western state's doors are slowly but surely closing with less and less opportunity every year. The loss of the Western US diy/oyo hunting heritage is slowly but surely disappearing.
There is a lot of current talk in Colo to convert from OTC elk to all limited draw elk...especially for nonres. This change would be similar to Wyo's current nonres general tag allotments. Currently if nonres don't draw an elk tag they are free to hunt Colo elk each and every year. Pretty neat opportunity for DIY/OYO nonres hunters.
I am actually in favor of going to all limited elk across Colo for both res and nonres. It would finally allow the CPW to manage both elk harvest and elk hunting pressure (which currently is impossible). Going to all limited would also mean that all bull hunters that draw tags will be required to burn pref pts rather than building pts. If you've hunted OTC in Colo you are well aware of the orange army. I'm all in favor of higher quality experience and quality of bulls! Also, potentially less hunting pressure on Colo's public land.
There is no doubt in my mind the value of nonres to the CPW and local small town community revenues. I'm certain this will be kept in mind with any quota changes. The last time Colo res brought up converting to all draw units for elk, the Western Colo business owners combined forces and had it axed. I understand completely where they are coming from.
Even if nonres limited quota tags are cut across the board to 20% of tags this still is more nonres tags issued than Wyo's current limited tag allotments. If Wyo converts to 90/10 or any other limited tag cuts it will only give Colo res more momentum to follow suite and severely cut nonres opportunity in Colo.
Obviously if there are fewer nonres tags issued in Wyo where will nonres hunt.......Colo!!!!! I can guarantee local business owners won't complain! Colo can only handle so much OTC hunting pressure and high demand tags will become even tougher to draw in both Wyo and Colo. If Wyo cuts nonres opportunity I can pretty much guarantee Colo will follow suite.
With that said, I would encourage OYO/DIY nonres to stay current on quota issues in both Wyo and Colo.
If you have any constructive comments to add, please include them on this post. My hope is that bashing is kept to a minimum.
I'm all in favor of supporting nonres DIY/OYO hunters in Colorado. It's really a shame to see Western states limiting nonres opportunity. Also, as I've said all along, the younger generation of hunters that aren't fortunate to live in a Western state's doors are slowly but surely closing with less and less opportunity every year. The loss of the Western US diy/oyo hunting heritage is slowly but surely disappearing.
There is a lot of current talk in Colo to convert from OTC elk to all limited draw elk...especially for nonres. This change would be similar to Wyo's current nonres general tag allotments. Currently if nonres don't draw an elk tag they are free to hunt Colo elk each and every year. Pretty neat opportunity for DIY/OYO nonres hunters.
I am actually in favor of going to all limited elk across Colo for both res and nonres. It would finally allow the CPW to manage both elk harvest and elk hunting pressure (which currently is impossible). Going to all limited would also mean that all bull hunters that draw tags will be required to burn pref pts rather than building pts. If you've hunted OTC in Colo you are well aware of the orange army. I'm all in favor of higher quality experience and quality of bulls! Also, potentially less hunting pressure on Colo's public land.
There is no doubt in my mind the value of nonres to the CPW and local small town community revenues. I'm certain this will be kept in mind with any quota changes. The last time Colo res brought up converting to all draw units for elk, the Western Colo business owners combined forces and had it axed. I understand completely where they are coming from.
Even if nonres limited quota tags are cut across the board to 20% of tags this still is more nonres tags issued than Wyo's current limited tag allotments. If Wyo converts to 90/10 or any other limited tag cuts it will only give Colo res more momentum to follow suite and severely cut nonres opportunity in Colo.
Obviously if there are fewer nonres tags issued in Wyo where will nonres hunt.......Colo!!!!! I can guarantee local business owners won't complain! Colo can only handle so much OTC hunting pressure and high demand tags will become even tougher to draw in both Wyo and Colo. If Wyo cuts nonres opportunity I can pretty much guarantee Colo will follow suite.
With that said, I would encourage OYO/DIY nonres to stay current on quota issues in both Wyo and Colo.
If you have any constructive comments to add, please include them on this post. My hope is that bashing is kept to a minimum.