Colorado Elk??????

[lerch]

Does anyone know if first elk season in unit 751 is over the counter tag or is the first season draw only and then the second season over the counter?????? i had some guys telling me today that first season was draw only and i cant find it on the wildlife dept website

thanks
steve

[TennVol]

All first season rifle tags for all elk units west of I-25 are draw/lottery tags. The 2nd season (sometimes called the first combined season since you can hunt mule deer and elk) can be hunted with OTC elk tags - but not in all units. If you want a combo mulie/elk hunt, you will need to hunt the 2nd season.

The tag you want to apply for GMU 751, 1st season, is EE07501R (Elk, Either sex, GMU 075, 01 Rifle season). That tag is a little unusual because it's an either-sex tag. It also includes GMUs 75, 77, 78, 751 & 771 for the same tag. The season dates were 13 - 17 Oct 2007.

For the 2006 season there were 2500 tags available and 2067 people applied for the tag with their first choice (of those, 1336 were non-residents). Everyone who applied for that tag as their first choice drew the tag with no preference points.

The remaining seasons for elk in 2007 were as follows:
2nd season: 20 - 28 Oct
3rd season: 3 - 9 Nov
4th season: 14 - 18 Nov (Draw only)

OTC bull tags are valid in the unit you are asking about, but they are only good for the 2nd or 3rd season.

Let me know if you need any more info.....

[lerch]

Thanks TennVol, i really appreciate the info. Most of the time i cant make heads or tails of other states reg's, then again i cant make much sense of the reg's in my own state either!!!

Would we be able to put in for the first season tags and then if we dont draw still be able to get OTC tags for the unit 2nd season that late in the year??? i would really like to hunt the first season since me and my buddies have never heard a bull buggeling and that has always been a dream of mine but either way i wanna go hunting for them this year.

thanks again
steve

[elkstalker300]

Yes if you dont draw on the first season tag then you can get an OTC tag for the 2nd season. You will also get a pref. point for the first season, then the next year it will be alittle easier to draw that first season tag. Colorado is kinda neat because each year you dont draw you get a pref. point soon you are gaurenteed a tag. States like N. Mexico dont use a pref point system, you can send in for 20 years and still not draw a tag. Colorado also has a youth tag that only costs out of state youths 17 and under $100.00. THATS A STEAL for out of state hunters. Good Luck on the draw that first season is only 5 days but it is a awesome time to be in the mountains.

[lerch]

Thanks 300,

Is there not a limit on the OTC tags for that area???? i just dont wanna sink all my hopes into drawing that tag and then not get it and then not be able to get a OTC tag cause all of them have been sold. Sorry for all the questions, my first time hunting CO and only my second real out of state hunt.

thanks

steve

[elkstalker300]

the 2008 proclamation isnt out yet, it wont be out for a couple more months but if nothing changes then the answer to your question is NO. There is no limit to the number of OTC (Bull Only) tags for unit 75 in the 2nd or 3rd season. Hope it helps and keep checking for the 2008 on the internet, nothing should change for that unit. I havent heard of any changes coming involving OTC tags for the units around me but you never know with the goverment LOL

[lerch]

thanks again,

Actually i am looking at unit 751, dont know if that was a typo or not. probably wont make and difference. thanks again for the help

steve