Hunting in Northern Colorado

07 April 2003, 15:36

I was looking for some information on hunting in Northen Colorado. I used to live over around Gould (close to Walden)umpteen years ago when I was a kid (crowding 50 now). I was thinking of going there for a hunt this season and was wondering:

1. Is all deer hunting by draw or can you buy some over the counter? Seems like I can buy an elk license over the counter.

2. If I bring a horse for elk hunting what does it need other than the standard coggins test & health certificate?

3. What is the out of state cost for a deer license? Elk?

I know I am required to have a hunter safety certificate which I have. I tried looking at the DOW web site and it reminds me of Algebra class - not very easy to use.

Thanks

07 April 2003, 16:42

Painted Horse

All federal and state lands ( BLM, Forest Service) reguire certified weed free feed for your horses. If you bring your own horses ( and why wouldn't you) just make sure to bring the certified feed.

Most pelleted feeds meet the certified status. So start feeding your horses the pellets before the trip and get them adjusted to the new feed before you go. The pellets are easier to pack in than baled hay.

Personally the horse ride and fall colors are reward enough for weekend hunting. If I shoot a nice animal it's just icing on the cake.

07 April 2003, 16:48

375hnh

Joe,

Go to www.elkcamp.com

DGK

07 April 2003, 18:26

QuietHunter

1. All deer tags are limited, which means you have to draw for them. Unfortunatly, the deadline was April 1. There may be "leftover" licenses available, but those will not be announced until later.

2. Painted horse pretty much covered it.

3. Deer - $293.25
Elk Bull / Either Sex- $480.25
Elk Cow - $250.25

Since you have horses, you should look into the Wilderness areas up in that part of the state.

Sorry you had problems with the CDOW website. I felt the same way when looking at Wyomings. I think it is just a matter of learning something new. Too bad all the states cannot do it in a similar fashion.

07 April 2003, 18:40

WyoJoe

Quiet Hunter,
If I get to go I am going to do it over by Gould. It is more of a nostalgia trip than deer or elk hunt. We lived there in the early sixties and my dad took several deer in that area.

08 April 2003, 12:30

QuietHunter

The other side of the pass from there was fairly decimated by the open "Drought Management" tags. Gould area might be okay.

Good Luck.

09 April 2003, 06:18

RogerK

My buddies and I hunted north west of Gould at Independence Mountain un until about 5 years ago. We had good luck up there. Since you have horses you might want to consider Mount Zirkel Wilderness area. That's always a good spot. When we hunted there cow tags were on a draw and bulls across the counter. I don't know how it is now. My hunting buddies live in Colorado and in those days I lived in California. Now I live in North Dakota. Becasue they live there I go along with wherever they decide to go. I would go back to the North Park area at the drop of a hat. It's Pretty country. I spent a lot of time exporing the area when I lived just across the border in Wyoming at a place called Centennial. If you make the trip, good luck.

09 April 2003, 12:12

WyoJoe

quote:
Originally posted by QuietHunter:
The other side of the pass from there was fairly decimated by the open "Drought Management" tags. Gould area might be okay. Good Luck.

QH,
I used to live right below Cameron Pass in the shadow of Sawtooth Mt. My Dad pulled a lot of deer out of that area. The Chambers Lake area used to be good fishing but you might be right about the hunting in that area.

quote:
Originally posted by RogerK:
It's Pretty country. I spent a lot of time exporing the area when I lived just across the border in Wyoming at a place called Centennial. If you make the trip, good luck.

Roger,
I hear you. If you know where Centenial is you have probaly been right past my house (about 1/2 mile from the West Laramie Fly Store). I took my deer this year from Sheep Mt. right above the north access. Got him within about 200 -300 yards from the road.

[ 04-09-2003, 03:14: Message edited by: WyoJoe ]

09 April 2003, 13:13

Taos

Sheep Mt.!!! Damn thta brings back some good memories! They still have some decent bucks up there. Took a couple of good ones up on french creek too. Damn I miss that country!!

10 April 2003, 06:48

RogerK

quote:
Originally posted by WyoJoe:

quote:
Originally posted by QuietHunter:
The other side of the pass from there was fairly decimated by the open "Drought Management" tags. Gould area might be okay. Good Luck.
QH,
I used to live right below Cameron Pass in the shadow of Sawtooth Mt. My Dad pulled a lot of deer out of that area. The Chambers Lake area used to be good fishing but you might be right about the hunting in that area.

quote:
Originally posted by RogerK:
It's Pretty country. I spent a lot of time exporing the area when I lived just across the border in Wyoming at a place called Centennial. If you make the trip, good luck.
Roger,
I hear you. If you know where Centenial is you have probaly been right past my house (about 1/2 mile from the West Laramie Fly Store). I took my deer this year from Sheep Mt. right above the north access. Got him within about 200 -300 yards from the road.

I took my first Wyoming mulie, a doe, on the highway west of Sheep Mountain. I mean right on the highway. No, I wasn't road hunting. A herd ran out west bound, I slowed and a the herd straggler ran into my left front fender. I called the game warden and highway patrol from a friend's house in Albany. I asked the game warden for a permit to pick up the deer, but since it was night, he refused. It took some time for the highway patrol officer to get to Albany. I told him what happened and where and he looked sceptical. So sceptical that he had me follow him to the scene. All I could show him was a gut pile. That kind of left me in a bind, but I also didn't have any blood on me and none in my pickup. The next day I heard through the grapevine that the game warden called a friend of his and gave him a permit to pick up the deer that did $600.00 worth of damage to my pickup. I drove by the place where the game warden's frind lived and saw my deer hanging from a meat pole. Anyway, I loved my time in Wyoming. It's a great place. I snowshoed all the way into Rob Roy one winter. The quiet back there rings in the ear. I was a bachelor back then, as I was most of my life. I met a woman here in my home state of North Dakota and the rest is history. Had that not happened, I might still be in Centennial.