Private land deer season question.

[Colorado Osprey]

The Ranching For Wildlife program gives the landowner/guide a number of tags (vouchers for tags actually) that are good for all Fall. In exchange, the landowners give public hunters access for the defined season via the drawing for a fraction of the assigned tags.

Some landowner voucher deer seasons run the same length as elk for RFW, Sept. through Jan. and can also be specific white tail or either white tail/muley.
The public does not get a fraction- they get the exact same amount of tags the land owner gets. For example in one specific unit there are 11 deer tags in the RFW draw. 1 buck and 10 does. The RFW get 11 deer vouchers, usually either sex but most are used for trophy bucks. To get that one draw buck tag you would need 18 points and for a doe 4-5 points. This particular area sells those either sex vouchers with their hunts. They charge an enormous amount of money plus trophy fees to usually out of state hunters. The majority of the hunters are industry "staff" hunts using new products, tv hunts and big business corporate hunts. From a guide I knew on one of these areas it was not uncommon for a charge of $15-20k for a trophy elk hunt. Before the private party background requirement is was common practice for gun manufacturers' to leave their new hunting rifle they used with the guide as a 'tip' for the hunt. The deer was less expensive by half.

That particular land owner gets 22 elk tags and 11 deer tags. Figure even at very low end hunt rates they are grossing $250k from hunting possibly double that.