I wanted to give an update and also like to thank all who gave advice on where to hunt. I am leaving wonderful colorado with the tag still in my pocket.
My buddy and I went into this hunt with high Hope's and with expectations on seeing some deer and possibly taking a buck in the 140-150 range. I have hunted other units in colorado before, but I must say this unit was the worst area I have stepped foot in. We hunted 6 long and hard days covering ground and hiking/glassing till our feet and eyes hurt. Much of the unit is unglassable due to thick juniper trees, however we did the best we could.
During those 6 days of hard hunting, I saw a total of 14 does and 0 bucks. My buddy saw 10 does and 2 bucks, a 2x3 and a small 4x4 that he chose to pass on probably in the 120" range.
We both understand that hunting is just that, hunting, but we feel like this unit is absolutely pathetic when it comes to deer hunting. For those looking to come to Colorado to hunt deer, I will warn you now, stay away from units 41, 42, and 421. We mainly hunted in unit 41 because of the public access, but did hunt in parts of unit 42 and 421. I feel blessed for the opportunity to hunt in a beautiful state and look forward to hunting colorado in the future. I know deer numbers are struggling all over the west, but colorado DOW really needs to take a close look at the units that are struggling and make better management decisions for the mule deer, otherwise there will be nothing left to hunt in the future.
Good luck to all those who still have tags for 3rd season as well as the 4th season hunters.