rmanwill
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I'll be taking my son over to Colorado for the 3rd season deer hunt in Unit #61. I have done quit a bit of research and spent 12 days in the unit seven years ago.
The problem I have is the year I was in the unit was the year of the perfect storm. It snowed a couple feet two weeks prior and drove everything down towards the winter grounds and then the weather warmed up for the hunt which made travel great. The deer never went back up and I spent all of my time between Nucula and south of Grand Junction/the notch area.
Spent time from Pine Mtn, Flat Top Mesa all the way through these mesa's to Blue Mesa and Atkinson Mesa. We seen numerous deer. The does were all down and the bucks would hang out in the cedars on the edges and more bucks would show up each morning in the mesa's looking for the does.
It was the perfect season and we did very well.
However, I know it was special that year and most years will be completely different. My 12-days will probably do me not alot of good. I'm sure the deer will be up between the mesa's and the divide road.
Any information would be appreciated on area's to scout. Right now planning on the northern half east of the notch and up the far north road that go's off the mesa's to the divide road and south of Grand Junction down towards Good Spring and Utah Mtn.
I have also heard about Black Canyon and Horse Fly Mtn area. I just know towards the south end we ran into checkerboard private/public out of Nucula area.
Any info/PM messages appreciated. I try to help otehr out when I can and have info on unit in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.
Thanks for any PM's or info and happy hunting this fall.
The problem I have is the year I was in the unit was the year of the perfect storm. It snowed a couple feet two weeks prior and drove everything down towards the winter grounds and then the weather warmed up for the hunt which made travel great. The deer never went back up and I spent all of my time between Nucula and south of Grand Junction/the notch area.
Spent time from Pine Mtn, Flat Top Mesa all the way through these mesa's to Blue Mesa and Atkinson Mesa. We seen numerous deer. The does were all down and the bucks would hang out in the cedars on the edges and more bucks would show up each morning in the mesa's looking for the does.
It was the perfect season and we did very well.
However, I know it was special that year and most years will be completely different. My 12-days will probably do me not alot of good. I'm sure the deer will be up between the mesa's and the divide road.
Any information would be appreciated on area's to scout. Right now planning on the northern half east of the notch and up the far north road that go's off the mesa's to the divide road and south of Grand Junction down towards Good Spring and Utah Mtn.
I have also heard about Black Canyon and Horse Fly Mtn area. I just know towards the south end we ran into checkerboard private/public out of Nucula area.
Any info/PM messages appreciated. I try to help otehr out when I can and have info on unit in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.
Thanks for any PM's or info and happy hunting this fall.