Sundance I have hunted Colorado for 10 of the last 13 or so years. The hunting always seemed pretty good to me. My hunting partner Rob and I have a Colorado lifetime resident who has taught us both a lot about hunting the west. I remember hearing him talk several years ago about the western rim in the areas west of Alamosa having a herd numbers problem. Between hunting pressure, disease and predators there could be a reason. Welcome to Huntingnet.
I'll add we always hunted the south eastern side of the SLV..