Archery in 116 and 117, deer

[hunterhawk]

FYI a lot of the walk in access you can't big game hunt. And honestly on the ones you can I wouldn't want to if you could also hunt pheasants or what have you on them or you will be dissapointed when a deer is coming in and a bunch of other hunters show up hunting something else. I would seriously look into hunting spme private that looks like good habitat even if you had to agree to help them out or front a little cash.

[whitewalrus]

FYI a lot of the walk in access you can't big game hunt. And honestly on the ones you can I wouldn't want to if you could also hunt pheasants or what have you on them or you will be dissapointed when a deer is coming in and a bunch of other hunters show up hunting something else. I would seriously look into hunting spme private that looks like good habitat even if you had to agree to help them out or front a little cash.

It is the opposite now. You can hunt big game on most properties. They did a trial in the SE ones last year as the public land in the east part of the state is non-accessible.

Most of the properties in the state are now in yellow:
https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Ru...alkInAtlas.pdf

OP - you really need to get down there and check things out, I am not sure how many people hunt out there, but the WIA properties in certain areas get hit pretty hard by small game hunters. Especially once pheasant season opens. Finding a private landowner is your best bet. The WIA properties tend to be open fields.