2 ELK AND PRICES DROP in COLO.
 

Great news for you non colo residents. Our DOW just figured out they need to drop the price of an elk license to get people back to hunt our state. They dropped out of state $200 and now on our western slope you can take 2 ELK. One cow-One bull. Just wanted to pass on that 411.

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O/U
I've been reading that the bull licence actually went up $20, but the cow licence have gone down like you said.

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thats good news...i've always wanted to hunt elk.

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Yes, O/U they did drop the price of a cow tag back to $250, which is great, but they also raised the bull tag to $470 and deer tag (buck/doe) to $285.

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Can anybody confirm this please?

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I called and talked to the DOW friday and that is what they told me.

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O/U Where did you come up with this?'

Thanks Txhunter58..thought it sounded to good to be true!

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This sounds like good news, but where are you guys getting your information from? I still have not seen anything printed on it, only proposals.

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They had their yearly meeting on the 10th. Don't see anything about it yet on their website. I called them directly.

Fisherking: who said we were happy about it (the increase). But, like the weather, we are beginning to realize that we can't do anything about it because we have no voice in the matter, except by staying away, to which Colorado residents say: "Great!"

The only thing we are happy about is that they lowered the price of cow tags, for which we, the moneybags for the Colorado DOW, are very greatful.

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txhunter58 you kill me. :) If I ever invite anyone to share a camp with me ( I usually like to hunt alone ) you'll be the first one. But seriously 2 elk for 650.00 ? Thats an awfull lot of great meat for winter for the price. Good luck next fall where ever you go. And thanks for being a good sport about the whole subject. Later.

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What fisherking said. Here's a map of units offering additional licenses.

http://www.wildlife.state.co.us/Wild...g/2002adde.jpg

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Thanks for all the up to date information. I've been dreaming of an elk or combo hunt for quite some time. I'd read on the Colorado state site that they were thinking of dropping non-resident cow tag prices but figured it was just talk. I'd heard that the elk cow tastes better than my favorite Iowa whitetail, I'd love to find out.

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HMMMM, suddenly a 2002 elk hunt seems a bit more attractive .....


Thanks for the info

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They now have an article on the Colorado DOW website officially explaining the price changes. I may be reading through the lines, but it seems like they are priming the pump for a resident license increase too. They mention that a resident pays $30 for an elk tag and this "hasn't changed in over 10 years." Or I could be reading something in to it that is not there.

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$50.00 for an elk tag, holy $hit, that's way too much!I live here for gods sake.They're going to price us locals out of hunting next!Just kidding guys, lighten up.I wouldn't mind that at all, if they need more funds to sustain the habitat and research, than so be it.That would still be cheap for such an experiance as is elk hunting.I thought that they should have raised our prices when they raised the o/s prices and not raised the o/s prices so much, but apparently they had a goal in mind, and that met their goal.This next season should be good for all, if this winter stays like it has so far!

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Hey Howler...don't feel bad. In Ohio we can take 2 deer and 3 turkeys in some areas. If you're a RESIDENT it still costs $115. That's highway robbery.

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Any changes for the either sex archers????
I suppose that our tags are going up to $470 as well? Do we get a rebate if we only take a cow? And will they now sell cow only archery tags for the $250?

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Fisherking, that is what I was afraid of....Glad to hear you've got a family full of Buffs, all wise beyond their years. I grew up in Grand Junction, kills me to have to pay $470 to hunt elk out of my cabin at Trout Lake, but it would be worse to be unemployed I guess. Just wish I could get credit for paying taxes in Colorado for the 32 years I lived there!!

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Fisherking, that is what I was afraid of....Glad to hear you've got a family full of Buffs, all wise beyond their years. I grew up in Grand Junction, kills me to have to pay $470 to hunt elk out of my cabin at Trout Lake, but it would be worse to be unemployed I guess. Just wish I could get credit for paying taxes in Colorado for the 32 years I lived there!! Theres a big difference between $30 and $450......

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I guess I’ll throw my two cents in here. First, a lot of people think the reason the DOW is giving you a chance to get a cow tag in addition to a bull tag is to draw the non-residents back to Colorado. There is some truth to that much not much. The reason CDW is offering a second tag is to stabilize the increasing elk population. Next, The prices now for a bull tags are now in line with most other western states so what's the complaint? It’s like you were stealing for all these years and you just got caught! Now its time to fork out the money like you’de be paying elsewhere. And I think its the only state where you can still buy a guaranteed over the counter bull tag, correct? Yes, a lot of nonresidents stayed away last year because they were “boycotting” the increase in prices. You think that hurt the economy? Overall it probably had a smaller affect than you’de think. According to which stats you read, the nonresident turnout dropped about 35-40%. Now you figure that the non-res licenses fees about doubled and the DOW actually made money! Yes some small businesses were hurt but as a whole the Colorado economy was affected very little. Lets face it, the wildlife agencies in every state are a business, they are in it to make money. They will do what they have to. Colorado is in a very fortunate situation with a growing elk population and there are not a lack of people that will continue to come here, even if tags were $1,000. They know they can have 1/3 of the nonresidents shop elsewhere and still profit. They projected they would lose a lot of business (hunters) initially when they raised the prices.....it happened but eventually this will increase quality which will in turn bring back enen more people, especially after nonresidents try other states and likely will not have the success as they are use to in Colorado. The fact that the average hunter has a far better chance of getting an elk here than anywhere else just because of the sheer number of elk we have will keep people coming back regardless of price. Don’t you think the DOW knows this? I think the cow tag this year is just a tool to keep the population somewhat steady, but the DOW would like the population on the high side of course. We as hunters probably don’t think the DOW is managing the wildlife all to well (quality), but as as a business they seem to be meeting there objective (quantity) which equates to money. The DOW realized way to many people were coming here and eventually the elk population would take a dive and residents would complain more than they are now. To keep elk numbers high (which is where they make the biggest portion of their money) they would have to limit the hunters yet still make money. To do this they simply raised their prices. Non resident hunters stayed away, profit still went up, and the population of elk still increased (of course the lack of good hunting weather didn’t hurt either), thus the reason for the extra licenses. Game Over, DOW wins!

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THANKS DEERKING. IM SORRY THAT I EVER POSTED THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. REMEMBER-THERES A BUTT FOR EVERY SEAT!

LETS GO SHOOT SUM FEATHERS
THE DUCK STOPS HERE

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O/U
You don't have to be sorry, the main gist of your topic was about the extra cow license which is true. Residents and nonresidents should find this enticing. I wasn't slammin' anyone, just given my thoughts on the topic.

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FYI - Idaho sells over the counter bull tags. They are limited in number and sold on a first-come first-serve basis.

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You are right of course Deerking: Game over, DOW wins. Even though we as nonresidents provide almost 70% of license revenue, we do not have a voice. I don't think it would have been so unpalatable if they had raised resident prices even a little bit. As far as total license revenue brought in, I think the DOW is still down from what they would like. Yes they did take in slightly more than the did the last year, but this was down from before they limited deer tags. Therefore they are not back up to their previous revenue levels.

I think you may be surprised that nonresident numbers do not rebound to pre-increase levels if they continue to raise the prices every year, which it looks like they will do. I know several people who did not go this year, but were considering going back next year until they heard that prices were going up again. They are considering applying for a cow tag though. The only way I believe numbers may come back up is if the cow tags do succeed in getting nonresidents to come back.

Hey, I'm just glad they are lowering the cow tags. Now I can afford to bring my 18 year old son with me. This dog will take any bone he can get, and cows eat great!