Hogs in Colorado

[proffett]

After being away a little over 4 years I may be moving back to Colorado... after moving from Thornton to Alaska, then down to Louisiana, my wife and I are excited about the possibility of returning to her home state. This time around, if this move happens, we will be living in the mountains west of Colorado Springs. Possibly as early as mid March.
While down here in Louisiana I've been introduced to Hog hunting, and become quite addicted... almost to the point that it could be a reason not to move... ALMOST...
I haven't been able to find much information on the net that is current, other than the regs, but I know there are pigs in Colorado. Not the plague like we have down here and in Texas, but I know they are out there. I just need to find out where, when and how.
The good thing is that there are plenty of other hunting opportunites in Colorado that I don't have here. I'm pretty much restricted to pigs, ducks and whitetail (and alligators, if I want to spend the money.) Whitetail is fine, but I don't eat duck and alligator is too chewy for my liking.


Any other hog hunters here who'd care to share some information?

[TRnCO]

simply not "huntable" numbers. The state does not want them here and it's pretty much open season on them when anyone spots them. Because of this, they are kept in check near the s.e. corner of the state, and won't spread any further because they are "shoot on site" critters and that open country down there won't allow them to proliferate further into the state. You'll hear stories of a few around, but there aren't enough to plan a hunt for them.

[proffett]

Thanks for the info.... based on what I've been able to read, that's pretty much the answer I had expected. Like I said before, fortunately there's a lot more hunting options available in Colorado than down here.

[MarkCO]

Closest to CO is the Western border of NM.

[davsel]

Prairie dogs are at least as fun to shoot. Don't taste as good, but plenty of opportunity to pull the trigger.

[brutal]

Prairie dogs are at least as fun to shoot. Don't taste as good, but plenty of opportunity to pull the trigger.

And they are fun to watch explode.

[proffett]

My current pig gun is a .44 Magnum Ruger Deerfield.. that would make for a very interesting Prairie Dog shoot...

[proffett]

Well, unfortunately it looks like the original Colorado job isn't going to work out.. the company wasn't willing to budge on their offer, which wasn't terrible but not good enough to pull up stakes and uproot my family again. That being said, I was just contacted by a recruiter for a job in NW New Mexico that is looking promising, so we'll see how that goes. It would even be close enough to the border to live in CO and commute... still looks pretty slim for hog hunting in the immediate area but its that much closer to Texas.
The beauty of the mining business is that there are plenty of opportunities out there...

[Great-Kazoo]

Well, unfortunately it looks like the original Colorado job isn't going to work out.. the company wasn't willing to budge on their offer, which wasn't terrible but not good enough to pull up stakes and uproot my family again. That being said, I was just contacted by a recruiter for a job in NW New Mexico that is looking promising, so we'll see how that goes. It would even be close enough to the border to live in CO and commute... still looks pretty slim for hog hunting in the immediate area but its that much closer to Texas.
The beauty of the mining business is that there are plenty of opportunities out there...

I'd stay in NM for other benefits, that CO doesn't / no longer affords. Also land in the southern part of CO, either side of the divide. Has seen a rapid rise price wise. The MJ industry is making serious inroads that area. When you look at what prices were for semi arid land, they have seen a sharp uptick in pricing.

[proffett]

I'd stay in NM for other benefits, that CO doesn't / no longer affords. Also land in the southern part of CO, either side of the divide. Has seen a rapid rise price wise. The MJ industry is making serious inroads that area. When you look at what prices were for semi arid land, they have seen a sharp uptick in pricing.

My wife and I were discussing that very subject last night.
There' still no guarantee that the job will pan out, but if it does, NM looks like the better choice, for the reasons you mentioned as well as several others.
We'llsee how it goes. ...