3rd season

[1989Cohunter]

Good luck! I’ll be wandering around like an idiot myself.

 

[MountainSqwabler]

You get drunk and lost??? Where will ya be wondering. Might bump into ya.

 

[tracker12]

Just got a text from my buddy. They have 3 bulls and a cow down already. Good start for them for sure.

 

[1989Cohunter]

saw a metric butt ton of elk also saw a couple decent bucks nothing worth shootin at yet. Wish I had bought a otc bull tag.

 

[fallguy]

saw a metric butt ton of elk also saw a couple decent bucks nothing worth shootin at yet. Wish I had bought a otc bull tag.

Just curious - how many bulls are in a metric butt ton?

 

[Phantom Hunter]

The number in a “metric butt ton” may depend directly on the length of the packout!

 

[Hntndux]

A metric butt ton is the metric equivalent of a s**t load.

 

[1989Cohunter]

I’ve seen 5 legal bulls

 

[Themaddness]

Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

 

[1989Cohunter]

Even the normal private properties that usually have big bucks have been lacking. It also doesn’t help when an outfitter drives up and down every single two trackball day long.

 

[Country]

My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

 

[LIK2HNT]

☝️ got some width to that one!!

 

[tracker12]

Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

How does 67 compare to 66

 

[Coyote_chaser]

Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

I was in 67 2nd and it was brutal

 

[Themaddness]

I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

 

[Chump]

Love that dark!!! Congrats to your buddy. So hard to be at home with my soup!

 

[Themaddness]

The dark was the "push over the edge" 😂

 

[twdjr]

My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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Congrats to your buddy!

 

[twdjr]

I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

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Congrats to the hunter!

 

[Themaddness]

My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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That's a sweet buck

 

[fallguy]

Was with a guy that had a 67 deer tag, traded out this morning on a 150 clas 4 point, saw over 250 bucks, only three deer in this age class. Spent 4 total days there. Seen three bulls, one in the 330 range. Took 21 points to draw.

250 bucks in 4 days. Is the zero a typo?

 

[Themaddness]

250 bucks in 4 days. Is the zero a typo?

No, we worked our asses off.. from rock creek on the west side to rock creek on the east side. Between 66 and 67 were the most bucks, huntsmans flat had two large bachelor groups. North of Iron Hill had the most bucks for the area. South of Honey Badger mine has the best buck left, big 4x3, larger than the one we killed. Also 100 head of cow elk and a couple bulls. Long park road had quite a few bucks. Couple other roads and areas also.

 

[kscowboy01]

Saw a 180" buck pushing a herd of does this morning in the Gunnison Valley. He was grunting and definitely rutting. No tag and trying to get the OTC elk to cooperate.

 

[270Whatelse]

250 bucks and not one big one? 🐂

 

[Themaddness]

250 bucks and not one big one? 🐂

250 bucks and not one big one? 🐂

There were better bucks, we only seen two or three that were. About a dozen that were equal. We're perfectly fine with what we killed.

 

[BradA]

Congratulations on the success. I’m having withdrawals not being in Colorado this year!

 

[Founder]

Congratulations on the success. I’m having withdrawals not being in Colorado this year!

Same here

 

[lostinOregon]

How does 67 compare to 66

They are divided by a highway, couldn’t resist

 

[Homer]

250 is ALOT of bucks......

 

[Jgill19]

Averaging over 60 bucks a day is bonkers. I bet thats more bucks than I've seen in the last 5 years. I need to move asap!! lol

 

[cowhitey]

My buddy killed this one this morning. Really good buck

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Public land buck that's awesome. I know the success rate on good public land bucks has been going downhill every year. Glad he could find a good one.

 

[cowhitey]

I don't have permission to post his picture but Here is the deer, it was a great time. Met some interesting dudes for sure hope with that many average and smaller bucks running around that the unit has an uptick in quality, the best deer that we saw were not with does and alone pretty high up. This guy was in a more recoverable spot for a 65 year old guy.

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Congrats. Good genes, probably a 2.5 or 3.5 year old?

 

[The_Coloradoboy]

Pretty much how the Gunnison Basin is these days. Tons of 2 to 3 year old bucks. Slim pickings much after that.

 

[fullthrottle]

250 bucks is a ton! It’s also absurd that you didn’t see multiple deer over 180” in that unit, out of the 250 you saw.
If I looked at 250 bucks in just about any unit in Colorado, better be seeing a couple in that class. Just saying, basin is hugely overrated and not worth the points.

 

[1989Cohunter]

I’ve heard a few reports of a couple more decent bucks running does. I’ll be out Thursday for a last hoorah.

 

[Themaddness]

250 bucks is a ton! It’s also absurd that you didn’t see multiple deer over 180” in that unit, out of the 250 you saw.
If I looked at 250 bucks in just about any unit in Colorado, better be seeing a couple in that class. Just saying, basin is hugely overrated and not worth the points.

I’ve heard a few reports of a couple more decent bucks running does. I’ll be out Thursday for a last hoorah.

Good luck 👍