DirtyTough
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Hi I've been researching and planning on an early rifle hunt for a few years.
I always wanted to hunt 74 or 82 but I feel like I'm wasting time chasing them. In the time it takes to draw them I could have hunted a 0-3 point archery or muzzy unit plenty of times to scare a couple mature bucks out of the Colorado high country.
This year most of the hunts start on the 8th except for a few that start on the first I believe. Next year most will start on the 14th and a few will start on the 7th. There is a big advantage to starting a week earlier, but the later early hunts this year start only one day later then the earliest early hunts next year.
So I am really contemplating using my points this year. The units I am looking at are 12, 43, 48, and 65. Here are my thoughts on the different hunts.
12 early. Lots of area, only 10 tags, starts a week earlier which is the main reason I'm looking at this unit.
43 early. 35 tags which is kind of a lot. Big bucks come from there every year. I've been in the 43 high country before. Probably will have the most pressure of these 4 units and I would rather not combat hunt.
48 early. Lots of area. Only 20 tags. I have scouted it a little and know a guy that hunted it.
65 early. I know nothing about it. Only 20 tags. Starts the same time as 43 and 48. This hunt takes the most points for residents to draw of the 4 hunts I mentioned which might mean something or it might not.
I would love to hear about the hunts in 12 and 65 if anyone has hunted them recently. These are the 2 units that I can't find much info on. I appreciate any and all thoughts whether good or bad. I wouldn't mind a PM instead of a general forum post if you are going to really praise a unit.
Regards, Branden
I always wanted to hunt 74 or 82 but I feel like I'm wasting time chasing them. In the time it takes to draw them I could have hunted a 0-3 point archery or muzzy unit plenty of times to scare a couple mature bucks out of the Colorado high country.
This year most of the hunts start on the 8th except for a few that start on the first I believe. Next year most will start on the 14th and a few will start on the 7th. There is a big advantage to starting a week earlier, but the later early hunts this year start only one day later then the earliest early hunts next year.
So I am really contemplating using my points this year. The units I am looking at are 12, 43, 48, and 65. Here are my thoughts on the different hunts.
12 early. Lots of area, only 10 tags, starts a week earlier which is the main reason I'm looking at this unit.
43 early. 35 tags which is kind of a lot. Big bucks come from there every year. I've been in the 43 high country before. Probably will have the most pressure of these 4 units and I would rather not combat hunt.
48 early. Lots of area. Only 20 tags. I have scouted it a little and know a guy that hunted it.
65 early. I know nothing about it. Only 20 tags. Starts the same time as 43 and 48. This hunt takes the most points for residents to draw of the 4 hunts I mentioned which might mean something or it might not.
I would love to hear about the hunts in 12 and 65 if anyone has hunted them recently. These are the 2 units that I can't find much info on. I appreciate any and all thoughts whether good or bad. I wouldn't mind a PM instead of a general forum post if you are going to really praise a unit.
Regards, Branden