2020 Big Game: Deadline is April 7th

[Irving]

1) I took an online class and it is a couple of tests about the basics. Very easy and not very time consuming. Back in normal times, I went in to a live class on Saturday to finish up and I think it was something like two hours and then a live shoot with .22s. All of it was very simple.

2) I'd think the simplest way is to apply for whatever unit your land is in, for the animal you want to hunt. There are private property only tags, but I don't have enough experience to guide you about applying. You can apply for one or the other, then choose the other option as your second, third choice. When browsing large PDFs, don't forget that you can sometimes use Ctrl-F to pop up a search bar, then type in the word or phrase you're looking for and scroll through every time that word shows up in the document. Sometimes that makes things easier. Finally, there is a website that shows you historical data for each area you want to hunt where you can find out about how many points it takes to pull a tag in that area, success rates, etc. I'd use that to see if your chances of drawing a tag change between just the unit your property is in, or if you want to go private property only in that area. Hopefully people with more experience will chime in soon.

[TRnCO]

Waldo1, if you have 160 acres, or more, of ag. land then you can go to this link and find the information that you're looking for.

https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/P...reference.aspx

[Little Dutch]

Waldo1, if you have 160 acres, or more, of ag. land then you can go to this link and find the information that you're looking for.

https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/P...reference.aspx

I have a friend with an original 160 acre stretch. The land was surveyed at ... wait for it ... 159.9 acres. The CPW won't give him a private land tag. It would be funny if it weren't tragic.

[brutal]

If you can figure out the CPW registration, reservation, and application site, the rest is cake.

What an utter shit show.

Having an existing Reserve America login, which is partly what they use, and trying to get setup on the CPW site was the biggest effing PITA event ever. I had to call and talk to a tech to get it sorted out (this was a few years back when they changed.)

[cableguy11]

If you can figure out the CPW registration, reservation, and application site, the rest is cake.

What an utter shit show.

Having an existing Reserve America login, which is partly what they use, and trying to get setup on the CPW site was the biggest effing PITA event ever. I had to call and talk to a tech to get it sorted out (this was a few years back when they changed.)

I remember that fiasco, and then again when I had to renew my license.

[def90]

Just signed up for my Deer and Pronghorn, going for an Elk preference point and OTC when the time comes. 2 days left!


And... Spring turkey starts this Saturday!!!

[Irving]

Deadline is tomorrow. Don't forget like me. Almost missed it this year.
Deadline is 8:00pm mountain time!

[CS1983]

Got it in today. Did Elk, Deer, and Pronghorn.

Kinda hoping I don't draw all 3, cus the non-res fee is gonna be more than I really want to spend. But, being put in as non-res, since I just moved back, I might not draw anything -- I need to look at past draw stats on the areas I chose to guestimate my chances.

If that's the case, I'll do OTC elk archery.

[Hummer]

I procrastinated but got it done yesterday for deer, elk, pronghorn, moose and bear. I haven't missed hunting elk in 37 years, and hunted a few seasons before then, but not every year.

[Irving]

Lots of changes this year, and I really shouldn't have waited to read them all until now. Going to try putting in for Pronghorn down near Alamosa (where my wife bought some land) instead of up in Pawnee like usual. The moose changes are a little confusing. Well, the options aren't confusing, I just don't know where I should look for moose. I feel like 28 and 38 are probably pretty popular areas to go, but those are where I know.