Colorado dream (cow) tags

[sebstol1]

Theres a few Colorado units (1, 2, 201, 61) that take 20+ points for a bull tag but only a few points for a cow tag. Does anyone have experience with the quality of these hunts during 1st or 2nd rifle season?

 

[HighDesertSage]

There good. You'll fill your tag. It's a type a tag though so you'll burn points and not be able to get a bull tag that year, if that matters to you.

 

[sebstol1]

Yes that is the question, is it worth it to burn a 3 years points on a 500$ cow tag. Thanks for your response.

 

[NoWiser]

It'll be a fun hunt, but won't be a sure thing. I had one of those tags this past year and with the drought a majority of the elk moved to private ground. The remaining herds on public were being harassed pretty hard by cow hunters. My dad and I hunted our tails off and both ate our tags even after getting there 1-1/2 days early to scout. The warden said there were very few elk being killed and confirmed that we were hunting all the right areas. We did have a few chances and stalks blown by other hunters. I wish I could do it over again on a normal year. Chances at bulls were pretty easy to come by. Cows not so much.

 

[sebstol1]

Hmm very interesting that you had trouble getting onto cows in those areas. Do you think it would actually be a better strategy to hunt an area with a more normal (25:100ish) bull to cow ratio instead of the dream bull units?

 

[Khunter]

Unit 2 can be a tough rifle cow hunt. I got skunked in there 2nd or 3rd season...