54 3rd season deer

GWM · Mar 10, 2016

What are your thoughts on this unit? How much elk OTC pressure is in this unit? What elevations are deer usually at during the 3rd season?

Thanks!

CWeeks · Mar 14, 2016

I would think the elk hunters would be higher in elevation than you would and not be a concern, especially if you get snow and rut with later dates. Be interesting for someone to comment on outlook of winter kill this year also as I have a couple friends that are looking hard at this hunt.

lostinOregon · Mar 14, 2016

54 is a capped elk unit so they only sell so many OTC tags. Look it up and you can tell how many elk hunters there are going to be.

Rich

Coloradoboy · Mar 14, 2016

Wouldn't honestly bother with it unless you have high hopes of being disappointed.

Coloradoboy

2f350s · Mar 16, 2016

Be prepared if you hunt there, GMU 54 gets a lot of hunting pressure for both deer and elk all season long. I've tried hunting it during third season with a OTC Cap license and didn't even see a deer.

2f350s: Spend the money on additional licenses and HUNT more!

ZR1 · Mar 29, 2016

PM me if your still considering 54

Zeke · Mar 29, 2016

Has this unit gone down the tubes in the past 8-9 years?

I hunted the 3rd season back then and had a fine hunt, but not easy by any means, harvesting a 178" 4x4. It took me 4-5 days to find the buck I wanted and a couple more to get him down but I was very pleased. As I recall it was only a 7 day hunt but I'm going off memory now.

Zeke

Coloradoboy · Mar 29, 2016

It is nothing compared to what everyone envisions the Gunnison to be like in the pre 07/08 days. The only unit that's really on a upward trend is 66 in my opinion.

Coloradoboy

Hawkeye · Mar 30, 2016

Pm sent

-Hawkeye-

Zeke · Mar 30, 2016

>It is nothing compared to what
>everyone envisions the Gunnison to
>be like in the pre
>07/08 days. The only unit
>that's really on a upward
>trend is 66 in my
>opinion.
>
>Coloradoboy

That's good information and thanks for the reply to my question. Obviously I hunted it when it was pretty good and evidently isn't what it used to be.
Zeke

akamissedagain · Apr 5, 2016

I'm in for 54 3RD non-resident with 7 bonus points, anybody think I have a chance?

300WBYMULES · Apr 5, 2016

I highly doubt it. There's going to be a lot of hunters coming off the sidelines this year. I bet it takes 9-10 points to get this tag when the dust settles.