Unit 44 third season?

YBO · Dec 13, 2015

How many points did it take for a non resident to draw the third season tag this year? Thank you.

provoflyfisher · Dec 13, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Dec-13-15 AT 06:05PM (MST)[p]Only 17 points

Coloradoboy · Dec 21, 2015

Took residents 11 this year

oldmossback · Dec 22, 2015

For those of you who drew it this year, how was the hunt? Was it worth the points?

Thanks

Elkduds · Dec 23, 2015

There is a 4th season hunt in 44 as well. 15 tags issued, 15 and 20(nr) PPs to draw in '15.

huntin50 · Dec 24, 2015

I drew 3rd season with 5 points in 04 as a non Resident. Point creep has jumped a lot everywhere. It can be good if you get weather.

Deleted member 519 · Feb 18, 2016

Does anyone have any idea how much a Unit 44 3rd or 4th season land owner tag would cost?

buckhunter64 · Feb 18, 2016

One non resident drew that tag last fall with 18 points. 3 other non residents drew with 19 or more points. Only 4 NR tags available for that hunt.

oilcan · Feb 18, 2016

"Does anyone have any idea how much a Unit 44 3rd or 4th season land owner tag would cost?"

If I had to guess it would be 10K+

TrophyHunter_colorado3322 · Feb 18, 2016

>"Does anyone have any idea how
>much a Unit 44 3rd
>or 4th season land owner
>tag would cost?"
>
>If I had to guess it
>would be 10K+

The LO Tag went for 20k 4th season

Deleted member 519 · Feb 18, 2016

I was figuring it was 15-20k.

oldmossback · Feb 18, 2016

I wonder what that 20k got that hunter ?
Does anyone have any pics of what this unit can produce in a 3rd-4th season hunt ?

TrophyHunter_colorado3322 · Feb 19, 2016

Take a look at what Garth Carter and his son Jason killed in there and it will tell you. That unit has some of the best genetics in the world. Not that i condone the guy but Mike Brownlee " Muley Connection " runs hunts out of there, look him up.

Coloradoboy · Feb 21, 2016

All brownlee does is kill bucks off the red sky ranch golf course south of wolcott.. Yes 44 has great bucks and has great genetics but it is no walk in the park on a given year. If the weather works in your favor it can be fantastic though. Helped a good friend in the third season this past year and the first 6 days i could hardly find a buck, even with being a local and having a good understanding of the unit. Snow finally showed up late in the season and the bucks came out of the wood work and we finally put it together on the last day.

Coloradoboy

YBO · Feb 21, 2016

Cole, has there been a significant winter kill in 44 or 35 so far this year? Thanks

Coloradoboy · Feb 22, 2016

Honestly I can't tell yet. I haven't seen as many deer on the winter range as I did last year. However I haven't been out and about as much as I'd like. The past few weeks have been much nicer compared to the brutal winter we've had thus far. Hopefully the bucks pulled through those tough months of December and January. The shed season will be a tell tale sign of how many deer survived via dead heads.

Coloradoboy

elkhuntr · Feb 23, 2016

Coloradoboy, what did your good friend kill? Any pictures?

Coloradoboy · Feb 24, 2016

His buck is nothing to write home about. 170ish or so. Took him the last day, 5 minutes of light left while walking back to the truck. Long story short he hit a high 190ish to low 200 inch deer two days before and we worked tireless to try and find him an never did. Only found 1 drop of blood in two days of looking. I won't post the picture without his permission first.

Coloradoboy

YBO · Feb 24, 2016

Cole thanks for the assessment. Keep us informed as the weeks go by. Thanks.

elkhuntr · Feb 24, 2016

If you get permission I would love to see it. I have enough points to draw fourth, just weighing my options.

BenHuntn · Feb 29, 2016

I have hunted unit 44 3rd season about 10 times. It can be very frustrating if you don't get the snow to push em down. When you do get enough snow the animals show up but the big boy's are still not easy to kill. Still it can be a great hunt.

Julius

elkhuntr · Feb 29, 2016

Julius, what have you killed in the 10 times you have hunted it?
Elkhuntr

BenHuntn · Mar 1, 2016

I have killed some nice bucks. I don't think I ever went home skunked. Maybe once. A good friend of mine that took me in 1985 has killed several over 30" bucks in his group. I have seen several monster bucks but never killed one. I hunted it when it was an over the counter tag. Then after that hunted it when it took about 3 points. I have not gone since 2004.