2017 hunting Stats
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hoshour
Veteran member
Remember to not rely on just one year's success rate. You can look up three to five different harvest reports, but it's easier to look in the Colorado MRS or in the CPW NW or SW Regional Hunt Guide where they list the 5-year average for each unit and season.
LCH
Very Active Member
My deer unit (3rd season) was in the 70's % success 2016, 80's % success 2017.
As far as elk (not sure if I'm going to buy an OTC tag or not), of 2 units I've been considering, I had just about ruled one out due to low 2016 harvest success. The other had 20-something % success. 2017 saw them flip-flop, the unit that had a good 2016 harvest had lower 2017 success, and vice-versa. I can definitely see the value of looking at 3-5 year trends due to weather fluctuations, sampling error, etc.
As far as elk (not sure if I'm going to buy an OTC tag or not), of 2 units I've been considering, I had just about ruled one out due to low 2016 harvest success. The other had 20-something % success. 2017 saw them flip-flop, the unit that had a good 2016 harvest had lower 2017 success, and vice-versa. I can definitely see the value of looking at 3-5 year trends due to weather fluctuations, sampling error, etc.