unit 31

[manzanamangler]

Does anybody have current info on the buck quality in unit 31? I am considering it for a second choice option for this up coming draw. 2nd and 3rd seasons will be on my list.

 

[born_2_hunt]

You cant draw 2nd or 3rd season in 31 as 2nd choice.

http://wildlife.state.co.us/SiteCol...g/BigGame/Statistics/2011/2011DEERDrawSum.pdf

 

[manzanamangler]

How has the buck hunting been since the bad winter's. nice buck by the way.

 

[manzanamangler]

How has the buck hunting been since the bad winters? by the way nice buck.

 

[born_2_hunt]

I've only bow hunted it once since the bad winter and haven't been back. Very few good bucks around.

 

[manzanamangler]

did you get the buck that is in the picture there?

 

[born_2_hunt]

no that was on a high country hunt.

 

[BeanMan]

The guzzler the DOW put in for the transplanted bighorn sheep would be a good spot,if you knew where it was. There's always a lot of deer tracks around it. But, I'm going to draw that tag...

 

[manzanamangler]

What season?

 

[BeanMan]

3rd.

 

[manzanamangler]

I have never hunted in unit 31. My father hunted there in the 80's and my grandfather in the 50's. So i was thinking of trying the 2nd season as a 4th choice option.

 

[ColoradoOak]

You have no chance at 31 unless you apply with your first choice.

 

[manzanamangler]

Is the 3rd season worth burning 8 points?

 

[MULEY204]

I would not burn 8 points on a unit I could draw on first choice with no points unless I had a special deer pinned down.

 

[manzanamangler]

That's why i'm thinking unit 61 3rd season for my first choice.

 

[BeanMan]

Is third season worth 8 points? NO.

 

[manzanamangler]

I guess what i would like to know is if I draw unit 31 in the 2nd season what should i expect?

 

[born_2_hunt]

It would be a very poor decision on your part to burn 8 points in 31. Are you sure your not thinking of unit 21? As said before your not going to draw any tag in 31 as second third, or fourth choice. With the points you have you could get a 4th season tag in a good unit and have a chance at a good buck. Burning 8 points on any 2nd season tag would be foolish. If you are rifle hunting 3rd or fourth season is your best bet.

 

[manzanamangler]

I'm just looking for a decent 2nd choice option. I used to draw unit 4 3rd season on a 4th choice. Since the bad winter kill the place isn't worth drawing. The 2011 perfrence points required page showed 0 ppts. required for unit 31 2nd season.


http://wildlife.state.co.us/SiteCol...nting/BigGame/Statistics/2011/DeerMinPP11.pdf

 

[ColoradoOak]

You can't draw unit 31 second choice. Zero was the "minimum" required to draw 31 2nd season. Not everyone that applied 1st choice with 0 points drew. That means there is 0% chance of you drawing it as a second choice if application numbers stay the same. So what could you expect? Most likely you could expect to be sitting at home watching re-runs of Eastman's Hunting TV during 2nd season. But if you want to try...go for it.

 

[manzanamangler]

Ok, that would suck, but i was referring to the hunt quality of unit 31.

 

[MULEY204]

I WOULD SIT ON THE POINTS FOR A COUPLE YEARS . LET THE HERD COME BACK ABIT AND THEN GET AFTER IT....THE SURROUNDING STATES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BETTER THAN UNIT 4...I HUNTED IT LAST YEAR ON A 2ND CHOICE,,2ND SEASON AND IT WAS TOUGH...HUNTED PUBLIC AND COULD NOT FIND A MATURE BUCK...I AM SURE SOME FOLKS DID BETTER THAN I BUT THE MEAT LOCKERS IN CRAIG DIDNOT REFLECT THAT TO BE TRUE AND I NEVER SAW A MATURE BUCK HANGING IN ANY CAMP...BIG DIFF FROM A FEW YEARS AGO...

 

[manzanamangler]

THANKS FOR ALL OF THE INFO GUYS. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MORE YEARS BEFORE I CAN HUNT BUCKS AGAIN UNLESS SOMEONE KNOWS OF A DECENT 2ND CHOICE DRAW

 

[Khunter]

If you want to hunt bucks then look at the units that can be drawn 2nd choice and pick one. Why sit at home?