Deer Unit 2-2024- Colorado- Current Prospects For Trophy Bucks

[Jerry]

I’ve got Resident 14 Points for Colorado mule deer & considering a try for a 2 nd season tag this season- likely not enough but who knows what can happen ? Have you or anyone you know recently hunted Unit 2 for a trophy mule deer ? Any help/advice / knowledge about Unit 2 deer would be most appreciated & helpful !!
Jerry Gold In Windsor, Colorado
Cell phone number: 307-772-1623 - old Wyoming number but it works
735 Camberly Drive
Windsor, Colorado 80550

 

[Marklaroif]

Unit 2 got crushed by the 2022/2023 winter. Cool country to hunt but not a great destination if you’re looking for a trophy mule deer. It will take a few years for the herds to recover in that part of the state.

 

[Jerry]

Unit 2 got crushed by the 2022/2023 winter. Cool country to hunt but not a great destination if you’re looking for a trophy mule deer. It will take a few years for the herds to recover in that part of the state.

Thanks so much for that great current information on the deer situation in Unit 2 Colorado- Wow that sounds really grim, like the antelope disaster in Wyoming overall ! Very appreciated- cancel the thoughts there for ‘24.
Best Wishes, Jerry Gold In Windsor, Colorado

 

[tailchasers]

Don't do it.

 

[Jerry]

Don't do it.

Thanks a million- cancelled that thought on Unit 2- Just as I feared , like the entire state of Wyoming!!!
Jerry Gold

 

[270Whatelse]

Unit 44 muzzy is what I would do.

 

[Deercy]

Don't die with those points.

 

[coloradoman]

He will because every tag he draws he returns for one reason or the other

 

[Jerry]

He will because every tag he draws he returns for one reason or the other

It’s got to be the right time & place to drop those points- otherwise it’s a waste & you’ll never get them back- I’m going to be 77 in Aug this year & times closing in to get it done ! What part of that don’t you understand ? Does that clarify the situation just a bit ? If I croak before that, so be it ! Part of the territory.
Jerry Gold In Windsor, Colorado

 

[270Whatelse]

 

[elkmo41]

Unit 2 got crushed by the 2022/2023 winter. Cool country to hunt but not a great destination if you’re looking for a trophy mule deer. It will take a few years for the herds to recover in that part of the state.

More than a few I’m afraid…

 

[BeanMan]

What a lot of people don’t realize is you are much better off hunting deer every other year than building points in Colorado these days.

 

[TineyBuck2000]

It’s got to be the right time & place to drop those points- otherwise it’s a waste & you’ll never get them back- I’m going to be 77 in Aug this year & times closing in to get it done ! What part of that don’t you understand ? Does that clarify the situation just a bit ? If I croak before that, so be it ! Part of the territory.
Jerry Gold In Windsor, Colorado

You tell em Jerry! I have been chasing critters all over units 2, 201 and 10 for 15 years. 25 years hunting in Colorado. You can only drag animals up hills and over mountains so long before it's not possible. I've accumulated 22 deer points as of now. Had a deer tag for 201 in 23 and turned it in due to heavy snow. Snow killed many deer. So now where do I spend my 22 points. Not as old as you but thanks to the China virus I have a lot of ailments all of a sudden. Some RFW ranches have some good deer and will help you with access and heavy lifting. Funny, the first year I began accumulating points, 2000, I shot a 19 point, 210 score buck on a square mile of public land surrounded by private near Craig. The tag was a leftover!! Another hunter at the time told me, "you might as well quit deer hunting now. You'll never beat that one. My expiration date is looming large, and I think he was right. Find a place with high success rates and some history of good bucks and go hunt! Too many preference points confuse the issue. Dave in Estes Park.

 

[TineyBuck2000]

I’ve got Resident 14 Points for Colorado mule deer & considering a try for a 2 nd season tag this season- likely not enough but who knows what can happen ? Have you or anyone you know recently hunted Unit 2 for a trophy mule deer ? Any help/advice / knowledge about Unit 2 deer would be most appreciated & helpful !!
Jerry Gold In Windsor, Colorado
Cell phone number: 307-772-1623 - old Wyoming number but it works
735 Camberly Drive
Windsor, Colorado 80550

Jerry, I sent in initial response to this with no advice. I have hunted 2 for cow elk and antelope and many trips just fooling around on an atv. Here's my deer knowledge of unit 2.
1. Water is key. Ever deer I saw was near a spring, cow tank, shell creek or little snake river. Look on topo maps or google earth for water sources. 2. Spend time there. Scout the water sources. Atvs are good for this. BLM Canyon of Lodore or Hunt Data Unit 201 maps from Cabelas or Scheels are essential. BLM map from BLM. Shell Creek cuts the northwest corner of the unit. A couple of roads cross that creek. At the top of the Canyon of Lodore map you'll see a small patch of private land with shell creek in the middle of it. I watched a true trophy (200ish) buck walk off that property heading south at dawn one year. Colorado road 4 runs thru that property as well. I'd scout along the creek near there (on BLM land of course). And anywhere else along shell creak or near water. There are deer between the nipple rim and the little snake also. 3. Deer are scattered in unit 2. Best choice is scout the water and hunt where you see deer. South end near Douglas Mountain is good. But tough. Hard on truck, hard on me. Water holes on the north side of Douglas Mountain are scattered. Id look for deer there as well. Hope this helps.

 

[Jerry]

You tell em Jerry! I have been chasing critters all over units 2, 201 and 10 for 15 years. 25 years hunting in Colorado. You can only drag animals up hills and over mountains so long before it's not possible. I've accumulated 22 deer points as of now. Had a deer tag for 201 in 23 and turned it in due to heavy snow. Snow killed many deer. So now where do I spend my 22 points. Not as old as you but thanks to the China virus I have a lot of ailments all of a sudden. Some RFW ranches have some good deer and will help you with access and heavy lifting. Funny, the first year I began accumulating points, 2000, I shot a 19 point, 210 score buck on a square mile of public land surrounded by private near Craig. The tag was a leftover!! Another hunter at the time told me, "you might as well quit deer hunting now. You'll never beat that one. My expiration date is looming large, and I think he was right. Find a place with high success rates and some history of good bucks and go hunt! Too many preference points confuse the issue. Dave in Estes Park.

Thanks Dave ! Your thoughts are very appreciated! Yes- too many points can muddy up the water for sure- paralysis by over analysis- can’t see the forest the darn trees !
I’m sure I’ve been quality of this before !
Just trying to be sure to pull the trigger on the right situation at the right time ! Ugh.
Best Wishes,
Jerry Gold - Windsor, Colorado