Unit 49/57/58/581 2nd Rifle Deer

[aaronjo2324]

Hello all,

My name is Aaron and I'm a newcomer to Colorado hunting. I was able to buy a landowner voucher for Unit 49/57/58/581 2nd Rifle Deer. I just moved to Leadville in May after spending my entire life hunting southern New Mexico.

The deer hunting up here is entirely new to me since I never ever had to deal with snow or weather affecting the movement of deer.

I'm not looking for spots or anything in the above mentioned units, I'm just wondering what type of terrain and vegetation that I should focus my hunting on during mid-late October.

I live in Leadville so the most obvious choice to begin my scouting is in 49. I'm not even sure the deer will still be up here during that time. Any info is greatly appreciated and I'm more than happy to offer New Mexico hunting advice. I've hunted just about every unit in SW New Mexico including mule deer, Coues deer, oryx, javelina, antelope, elk, etc.

 

[fallguy]

Can't speak for 49 but in 57/58 the better deer hunting is in the southern part of the units. Also not 100% sure on this but the 49 deer rifle tag allocation is a float between 2nd and 3rd rifle so I think you can redeem that voucher for a 3rd season tag instead of 2nd. You will have full moon during 3rd though.

 

[aaronjo2324]

Thank you for the info. I really appreciate it.

I considered the 3rd season but I have had terrible luck hunting during a full moon in the past. Deer stay out all night and bed really early in the morning.

What does the weather typically look like this time of year? I figured above treeline will have snow up here by Leadville but will Buena Vista and Salida's snowfall affect the deer's movement?