Unfortunately those thousands of unlimited OTC tags mean unlimited hunters.I have been hunting elk in Colorado since 1974. In the last 10 years or so,I have seen hunter numbers grow tremendously. If I were a nonresident hunter, I would look at Wy, MT or ID if I was shelling out those kind of dollars.
Colorado Wilderness areas are not as large as other states. In most cases if you get back in 8 miles, you will start meeting hunters coming in from the other, but anything less than 3-4 miles is pumpkin patch of orange
CPW way over estimates their elk herd numbers and suckers many non resident hunters into believing them.They quote success rate of 18-20 percent,but that includes bulls,cow,and calves.That means about 80 % of hunters are hiking in the woods with their rifles and having an expenssive camping trip
Last edited by saddlesore; 10/11/20.
