I love hunting in Colorado, and I agree that the heard health should be the number 1 priority of the CPW. I'm afraid that pricing out the average joe nonresident hunter may have unintended consequences on the hunting experience.
Do you think that implementing the "qualifying license" fee...
This was my 3rd year hunting archery elk in Colorado. 2 years in OTC units and one year in an easy to draw unit. I haven't noticed changes in pressure from year to year.(we had the most trouble with pressure in the easy to draw unit rather than the OTC ones) The first year out, I...
I can't comment on the Inreach, but the onX on your phone is going to be pretty tough to beat. Past two seasons, my phone battery was pretty worn out, but on airplane mode it seemed to last longer than normal. I was in a similar situation and didn't trust my phone so I carried a handheld GPS...
Caltopo.com has a pretty cool "MapBuilder Overlay" which highlights most of the roads and water sources over top an aerial or topo map. OnX would be my second place to look. I like to use those 2 and Google Earth to build a bigger picture and incorporate all of their strengths.
Jealous of your situation! I've been trying to talk my girlfriend to get out of Illinois and move out west. At least before they start taxing us to move out of the state!
After buying a falling in love with my Sitka hoodie last season, I bought a pair of Sitka Timberlines for my upcoming archery elk hunt this fall. My thought process was to error on the side of warmth and eliminate the need for a base layer, but its hard to tell without actually trying them out...
Illinois charges $420 for a non-resident archery tag combo, and I would say that there's still a fair amount of non-resident hunters. I don't think the problem is linked to weather or not its resident or non-resident hunters, its the fact that everyone's auctioning against each other for...