colorado units 75 and 751- new member

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Vols1

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Jun 2, 2015
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Hello guy's, I'm new to the site and am trying to get some info on units 75 and 751 for elk and muleys. I went on my first ever elk hunt in 2013 in unit 55 and was fortunate enough to kill a nice 5x5 bull. I live in Tennessee and cannot get out ahead of time to put my boots to the ground but have used Google earth and other maps to try and get as much info as possible. I have spoken to a local guy that has hunted these areas with some success and this is one of the reasons I put in for these areas, and also unit 55 had a lot of hunters on it in 2013. I have drawn a mule deer tag and plan on buying a over the counter bull tag. Any info that can be shared would greatly be appreciated.
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Dark Mavis

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Your going to see a lot of orange just about anywhere you hunt in Colorado. I would stick to 55 since you already know about the area and had some success there. Most of the seventy units in SW CO get hammered pretty hard. Just my 2cents... Good luck!
 
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hoshour

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Welcome to the forum.

They get hammered mainly in the lower, southern parts of the units where it is mostly private land and easily accessed. Deer coming down out of the mountains get concentrated so 3rd and 4th seasons get really popular and will cost you a few points. You'll also need permission for private land. Much of that is outfitted and not cheap.

Look on the CO FWP atlas to see the terrain. The middle and northern parts are remote and high. You'll need to backpack in a long way or use animals.
 
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brushcreek

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hoshour said:
Welcome to the forum.

They get hammered mainly in the lower, southern parts of the units where it is mostly private land and easily accessed. Deer coming down out of the mountains get concentrated so 3rd and 4th seasons get really popular and will cost you a few points. You'll also need permission for private land. Much of that is outfitted and not cheap.

Look on the CO FWP atlas to see the terrain. The middle and northern parts are remote and high. You'll need to backpack in a long way or use animals.
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Some non residents drew DM075 3rd season with zero points. 4th season will take 2 or 3 to draw

http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Hunting/BigGame/Statistics/Deer/2015DeerDrawRecap.pdf
 
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brushcreek

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hoshour said:
You're right. I was going from memory. It is an easy set of units to draw. Still, if the deer are below 9,000 feet in 3rd season there is not a lot of public land, especially land that is far enough away from a highway to get away from pressure.
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you are correct. I've hunted in 75/751 the past few years, trespass fee type hunt. Had a good time.
 
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Slugz

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My 2 sense. Dont make the mistake of trying to hunt both species at the same time. All things being equal they will be at two different altitudes in those GMUs. Throw in the snow factor and that changes. A good rule of thumb is "it takes 3 years at a minimum to get to know an area to hunt, and consistently glass and find animals. I'd stick to an area you know, unless you have very solid local info. I agree with the other posts, all those 7 series in the SW gets hammered pretty good. Lastly, 2/3rd season in Colorado requires you pull out a map of the GMU, highlight in an ugly color all access roads,trails etc that provide access to the National land ....and hunt the areas that become obvious where the animals go hide at. All the best.
 
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brushcreek

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Slugz said:
My 2 sense. Dont make the mistake of trying to hunt both species at the same time. All things being equal they will be at two different altitudes in those GMUs.
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This was not my experience BUT I was hunting private ground, lower elevations.
 
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