For Montana, Wyoming and Utah as well as about 1/2 of Colorado I'd suggest skipping this coming season. I am betting 2023 is going to suck.
The winter kill here is very bad. Game numbers will be VERY diminished, so I believe most of the hunts will be a waist of money and time. I live in the middle of some very good elk, deer and antelope areas, BUT i AM NOT GOING TO EVEN BUY TAGS AT ALL.
I want the game herds to build back up in numbers.
Make your own decisions, but if any non-residents are going to spend a lot of many and travel a long way, I'd give some advice to go a lot farther south then the mid Rockies. Many of out hears of Antelope, deer and elk are way down now. Some over 50%. A few smaller deer areas are down 85%. I think it's best to let them build their numbers back.
