txhunter58
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-24-14 AT 06:25PM (MST)[p]I see where they have made a change in how they figure the dates of the early high country rifle deer hunts in Colorado. They decided to always start them the Saturday AFTER labor day. That moves the season back a week in most years from where it has normally been (first sat in Sept). In fact, that means that for the next 4 years, the early rifle season will be for the same dates as muzzleloading season.
IMO, that makes this tag much less desirable. You can generally draw the muzzleloading tag for a fraction of the early rifle tag points. Yes, you can shoot much much farther with a scoped rifle, but one of the benefits of the early rifle is that there were no other rifle hunters in the woods (no muzzy guys) and the week earlier usually meant you could still find the big boys above timberline in batchelor groups. Some years you still can later, but it is more iffy, especially if some cold weather hits.
Although I had a great hunt in the past with an early rifle hunt, I think I will probably just put in for the muzzy tag in the future. Not worth the extra points any more. Although 2019 might be an exception.
One possible benefit would be that friends can hunt together. For example, my brother has 11 deer points and I have 2. If he draws a rifle tag and I draw a muzzy tag, we can now hunt together.
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)
IMO, that makes this tag much less desirable. You can generally draw the muzzleloading tag for a fraction of the early rifle tag points. Yes, you can shoot much much farther with a scoped rifle, but one of the benefits of the early rifle is that there were no other rifle hunters in the woods (no muzzy guys) and the week earlier usually meant you could still find the big boys above timberline in batchelor groups. Some years you still can later, but it is more iffy, especially if some cold weather hits.
Although I had a great hunt in the past with an early rifle hunt, I think I will probably just put in for the muzzy tag in the future. Not worth the extra points any more. Although 2019 might be an exception.
One possible benefit would be that friends can hunt together. For example, my brother has 11 deer points and I have 2. If he draws a rifle tag and I draw a muzzy tag, we can now hunt together.
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)