>I had a 44 tag 2nd
>season with 8 pts back
>in 14?. I had a
>difficult time the first few
>days because it wasn?t conducive
>to my style of hunting.
>I had to learn how
>to find the deer. In
>the end I got super
>lucky really. There wasn?t much
>skill in how I killed
>my buck. That luck can
>happen in any unit but
>in 44 you know that
>the genetics are there so
>when those big bucks show
>themselves it's worth the challenge.
>
>
>If I were you I'd draw
>444 as a second choice
>next year 2nd season and
>hunt the red mt road
>divide to 44. You can
>see 44 and how the
>terrain looks. You can also
>see the type of deer
>and terrain 444 has. I
>met a resident on that
>road during my hunt and
>he showed me deer photos
>from all his time in
>444. There are huge bucks
>in 444. But like 44
>they are hard to find.
>There isn't any big basins/high
>country above timberline. Except for
>the holy cross wilderness of
>course) but I have heard
>the deer aren't up there
>like you'd think they are.
>There isn't much sage brush
>canyons either. Yes lower country
>has rutting bucks and does
>but we are talking 2nd
>season. If I had 8
>pts again I'd try 44
>for another chance at a
>whopper buck but I would
>also really consider another unit
>like 40 3rd season or
>a gunnison 2nd season.
>
>Colorado is just a cool place
>to hunt so just go
>get there and hunt a
>few lesser units. BTW I
>look at my buck everyday
>and smile. I want to
>hunt big bucks like that
>all the time but I
>also know that I got
>so lucky to have been
>in the right place at
>the right time.
>
>
What is conducive to your style of hunting? I ask because I'm a glassing, using my spotter kinda guy but I also understand we have to adapt to different locations and styles so that your a better rounded hunter but I still enjoy hiking and glassing.
I agree with you that I should get a 2nd season 444 tag and get some eyes on the unit as well as if it's where I want to burn my points.
Or I suppose I could hunt 444 early season, then I could hunt 44 on that tag and be able to check out both and draw that on a second choice.
Great looking buck congrats and thank you for the advice!
How wide was your buck and what did he end up scoring?
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