Are CO moose anywhere close to carrying capacity? I wouldn’t expect so but I’m no expert. Before this wolf aspect in the mix I sorta wondered why do we even have cow hunts vs just letting the population grow?
Wasn't aware of that, hitting a moose is a bad day...!Actually a lot of moose get killed on I-70 around Eisenhower. So perhaps selectively increasing cow tags in areas with high moose/car collisions makes sense. Otherwise I am 100% with you. I guess the wolves will handle things in short order though.
Buddies wife hit a moose outside crested butte… some folks showed up and cried about the dead moose… basically sums up Co these daysWasn't aware of that, hitting a moose is a bad day...!
I’m not sure when the last time you checked those hunt prices but $2700 would likely just cover your travel there and back with gear/meat/hotels. Add another 10-20k for the hunt itself.These prices are getting outrageous, 2700 for a cow tag. At what point do you save and go on a British Columbia or Alaska bull hunt.
I’m not sure when the last time you checked those hunt prices but $2700 would likely just cover your travel there and back with gear/meat/hotels. Add another 10-20k for the hunt itself.
I have 3+3.Anyone with over 3 + 3 could draw….
Best get you one down before the wuffs get em.
Yeah I understand, I personally think I'd rather save and go for a chance at a nice Alaskan bull moose then pay for multiple preference points/license and tag for a draw cow hunt. To each their own. Sure you can pay 20,000 for a hunt if you like, but there are certainly diy options well under 10,000 tooI’m not sure when the last time you checked those hunt prices but $2700 would likely just cover your travel there and back with gear/meat/hotels. Add another 10-20k for the hunt itself.
I would have been Quartering it!!! that would have been a big hitBuddies wife hit a moose outside crested butte… some folks showed up and cried about the dead moose… basically sums up Co these days
Hardest part on a cow is finding one without a calf. Sadly, that won’t be an issue in 10 years.
It's absolutely possible to draw a cow moose tag with 3-5pts in CO. I drew as a resident three years ago (16pts for a bull) and two non-residents I ran into both drew with less than five points, one of which was a cow and the other a bull. As a resident you are screwed for years but the coins from out-of-state put you quickly to the front of the line.I'm not sure I totally understand the draw in Colorado on moose. The odds show that you could draw a cow moose tag with 3-5 points in a lot of units as a non resident. Seems I must be interpreting them wrong or does the high price of the tag keep people away?
I'm guessing you haven't been moose hunting in AK.....Yeah I understand, I personally think I'd rather save and go for a chance at a nice Alaskan bull moose then pay for multiple preference points/license and tag for a draw cow hunt. To each their own. Sure you can pay 20,000 for a hunt if you like, but there are certainly diy options well under 10,000 too