Agree with alpine crick...I went for the 76 early rather than the northwest units and I am very happy that I did. I got the early season with 17 points. The whole thing was great: looking at maps and google earth after the draw, planning, backpacking the drainages in August and September, hanging out in Creede, then packing in that last glorious week of September. I love the high alpine. I love the desert too but for an elk hunt I’ll take the alpine.
My recollection is that CPW started the early season in 61 in 2016, but they have been doing it in 76 for about 10 years.
AlpineC, why the opposition to the early seasons?
