2024 Big Game!

[Little Dutch]

Still hoping for a sheep and goat tag one of these days.
Applied in a new (to me) unit for deer that I saw a lot of while bear hunting last year. Applied for elk and pronghorn in my usual area again, but am unlikely to draw the tags because of the die-off.
I’m not eligible for moose again until next year.
I didn’t apply for bear this year.

I doubt I’ll draw any big game tags unless area 50 muzzle loader draws as a second choice. I *might* hunt OTC elk, but there was a LOT of orange in my backup area last year, making it a pretty discouraging hunt.

It’s looking like another small-game season for me.

[brutal]

Still hoping for a sheep and goat tag one of these days.
Applied in a new (to me) unit for deer that I saw a lot of while bear hunting last year. Applied for elk and pronghorn in my usual area again, but am unlikely to draw the tags because of the die-off.
I’m not eligible for moose again until next year.
I didn’t apply for bear this year.

I doubt I’ll draw any big game tags unless area 50 muzzle loader draws as a second choice. I *might* hunt OTC elk, but there was a LOT of orange in my backup area last year, making it a pretty discouraging hunt.

It’s looking like another small-game season for me.

Saw more elk in 2 big herds than I've ever seen in my life last year. All on private and locked up BLM land.

Hoping the Muzzleloader hunt in a different area is a smart move.

[Little Dutch]

Still hoping for a sheep and goat tag one of these days.
Applied in a new (to me) unit for deer that I saw a lot of while bear hunting last year. Applied for elk and pronghorn in my usual area again, but am unlikely to draw the tags because of the die-off.
I?m not eligible for moose again until next year.
I didn?t apply for bear this year.

I doubt I?ll draw any big game tags unless area 50 muzzle loader draws as a second choice. I *might* hunt OTC elk, but there was a LOT of orange in my backup area last year, making it a pretty discouraging hunt.

It?s looking like another small-game season for me.

I drew an Area 50 B tag for elk. I used to hunt 50 quite a bit, but it's been a handful of years since I spent some time back in there. My old hunting area had been marked as closed off as a bird of prey nesting area (or something similar) a few years ago. I'm not sure what that means for walk-in hunting access; if the signage is still up I will have to call to find out unless someone here knows.

Good luck on your draws and subsequent hunts everyone.

[def90]

I drew an Area 50 B tag for elk. I used to hunt 50 quite a bit, but it's been a handful of years since I spent some time back in there. My old hunting area had been marked as closed off as a bird of prey nesting area (or something similar) a few years ago. I'm not sure what that means for walk-in hunting access; if the signage is still up I will have to call to find out unless someone here knows.

Good luck on your draws and subsequent hunts everyone.

Usually those bird closures only last through the spring while they are tending their nests.