maximus Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Hi everyone, i drove to Colorado for my son's soccer last weekend, we drove to durango and up to wolf creek pass and down to denver but i have to say what a beautiful country also if anybody has any tips or info about hunting high country mule deer, i will like to do a backpack hunt there before i get to old, like to know about units, hunter ed is a must but do i have to go there? or you can do it online? about units, which units are good to go? don't want to kill a trophy but have a good and memorable hunt then if we get a big deer is a plus, this will be an archery hunt may be next year or 2017. please if anybody has any tips, or guys that had hunted there maybe share opinions. thank you and hope to hear from you guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azpredator@work Report post Posted June 9, 2015 I cringe everytime I head up wolf creek pass pulling my trailer. Most muley bucks I find are at or above tree line. Most units you can realistically hunt every other year. Any hunter ed will work. If you completed a class in AZ or OK it will work for CO. Best advice I can provide is to glass mornings from above and wait until they bed down in a good spot for a stalk and come in from above. Be prepared for a hot hunt and the next day snow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted June 10, 2015 how about units? any of those units along the continental divide look good, saw quite a few dead deer on the road coming down from wolf creek pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted June 10, 2015 When I get back to AZ. I want to Rifle hunt that area before I am to old. (I might be to old now) I have 3 bonus points for Colo. does anybody know what it takes? I never have looked into it ,just bought the points for future use. I do know they have 3 or 4 rifle seasons. Thanks in advance. Maximus good luck to You.............BOB! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted June 10, 2015 Check Eastman's MRS. It will answer all those questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks. I get both Eastmans too and belong to Hunterstrailhead. Just wasn't thinking this early............BOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted June 10, 2015 how about hunter ed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 how about hunter ed? yep you will need it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 the first reply explained the hunter ed question. in colorado you MUST have a valid hunter ed card on hand and when applying for the draw. they honor hunter safety cards from most states. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murfys69law Report post Posted June 10, 2015 Last time I went to Col. to hunt which has been a while, if you were born before Nov of 49 you didn't need one. Don't know if it changed but that's how it used to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted June 10, 2015 the first reply explained the hunter ed question. in colorado you MUST have a valid hunter ed card on hand and when applying for the draw. they honor hunter safety cards from most states. Thank you that is what i wanted to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benbrown Report post Posted June 10, 2015 When I was younger, four of us used to do the early season hunt above timberline in late August about every other year. We hunted in what is now the Weminuche Wilderness along the east side of the divide. The trailhead was at the Rio Grande Reservoir, and the guy who maintained it had mules that he rented. We would rent a mule to carry our tents and camp gear and carry our meat and antlers back down. We packed our rifles and our personal stuff on our backs. Deer were still in velvet and hanging out in all-male groups, for the most part, and these were widely scattered. We averaged about two deer each year among the four of us. It was always a great time! Unfortunately, I don't have any current information to offer. I would just urge you to get busy and plan a hunt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted June 10, 2015 When I was younger, four of us used to do the early season hunt above timberline in late August about every other year. We hunted in what is now the Weminuche Wilderness along the east side of the divide. The trailhead was at the Rio Grande Reservoir, and the guy who maintained it had mules that he rented. We would rent a mule to carry our tents and camp gear and carry our meat and antlers back down. We packed our rifles and our personal stuff on our backs. Deer were still in velvet and hanging out in all-male groups, for the most part, and these were widely scattered. We averaged about two deer each year among the four of us. It was always a great time! Unfortunately, I don't have any current information to offer. I would just urge you to get busy and plan a hunt! Thank you Ben, i'll look that up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohofishing Report post Posted June 10, 2015 I hunted the same wilderness last year but I think a different trailhead, early muzzleloader. Get the mules! My total trip was 47 miles and I packed my deer out with my camp in one trip. 109 lbs without water for sixteen miles. Took me two days. Great hunt. Saw some good bucks. That hunt is a week or so later than the archery hunt. It was a blast and everything I wanted it to be. I am doing the early archery hunt this year in a different unit. More wilderness but hopefully a shorter little shorter pack out. I looked into having someone pack me in on horses. Don't quote me on this but I think it was $1200 per person, minimum of two people per trip. I guess I will be doing it on foot again. Brent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
