Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Cant say enough bad about Damg colorado parks

I drew a ML cow tag in the primary draw and doe deer tag in the 2nd. Now I have to turn them back in. The Doc says no huntng for at least 6 months.
But you are right CPW licensing sucks.

A little off-topic, but the same is true for me with national forest general season doe permits in Texas. Use to be mail in a post card. I always got a doe permit without fail. Since it went online I have not gotten a single one.



Sorry to hear that saddlesore. Best wishes for your health.

I’d like to see this 3rd draw go to residents only.

I agree 100% i would also like to see more public land tags v private land tags because they have private land tags that never sale at all, roll them over to resident public land tags.

Those private land tags are needed to push elk off of private, besides, I’ve got one that is a B tag. Archery elk and a meat hunt

That is not happening though.

I agree but ‘turning’ them into unit wide tags will help even less.

yes i understand that but they do not sale all of them they always have a good number that do not get used that is what needs to be put in to resident only public land tags.

Most private land owners not all around here do not let the true public hunt there land a case of you have to know some one to gain accesses.

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I agree but ‘turning’ them into unit wide tags will help even less.[/quote]

Requiring landowners to permit public hunts,and not just RFW 2-3 tags, in order to get crop damage tags and limit amount they can charge will go a long way to fixing the problems

What happens is people are successful in the original draw, but when the cpw tries to charge their card, it doesn't work. That license goes into the leftover list.

Yea,they give you X days after the draw to pay for it . If you card is not up to date, you lose. Also, some volunteer to turn their tag back in.That goes to the leftover list.

Some people put in draw for other states also, and then may get two tags that conflict, so they keep the best tag and turn in the other. I had to turn in my ML elk tag this week because I had a stroke and could not make the hunt in September.

Thanks for the explanation.
I am a bit confused though. Do you give a credit card number when you apply which of course may be inactivated or over limited (as dassa indicated) or do you just pay a draw fee but then need to pay for a tag if you do draw within X days.....which if you don't do, you forfeit it (as Saddlesore indicated)?

I guess I don't understand Colorado's system. I have applied there but it was a while back and don't do it anymore.

TheKid needs to apply a little reading comprehension to the 2022 CO big game rule pamphlet. That is all…

Best wishes for a full recovery! Hang in there, Saddlesore

I think a genius came up with an app that keeps you logged in and notifies you the moment a tag goes up for sale. Also, there are instructions on the CPW website explaining how to get just to the cusp of "logged in" on the day of leftovers sales. From there you only need to enter one more piece of info and click, then you are in line. Last year I lived there, I figured it out. My buddy got a goat tag by waiting patiently and watching. I don't miss that clusterfuque at all.

Go ahead and enlighten me as to what I’m missing. I do admit I was wrong on being able to hunt rabbits with a big game license.

There is no “leftover draw” anymore. There is a Secondary Draw open to all whether you were participating in the primary draw or not. One still has to purchase a “qualifying license” to enter the Secondary Draw but no preference points are used or awarded. Youth do get preference regardless of residence status. I’m surprised they don’t give special preference to ethnic minorities and the gender confused crowd…

Logging in to the CPW site at the opening bell for leftover list licenses has been a cluster fugg for years.

I apologize for my initial comment being a bit abrasive and rude. Happy Trails

Struck out again on the weekly updated list at 11 today. Hit enter as the clock turned, I've no idea how anyone gets a newly posted tag on the leftover list.

Shawn

Struck out again this week, there were four tags available for our area two Bull and two cows. Hit the button a little early and it kicked me out had to re log in and at 12:02 CST all were gone. A muzzleloader bull tag lasted about 5 minutes so I still have hope I’ll get my daughter a tag

Shawn