unit 76
 

Has anyone ever hunted unit 76 or 444. If so is the hunting very good. Thanks for the info.

what state? what species?

I hunted elk in unit 76 Colorado in 2004, and at that time it was excellent at that time.... We went 2 for 3 on a MZ hunt and the third fellow passed up several legal bulls waiting for a big one...

The DOW office in Creede was very helpful and would be a good source of up to date info on that unit..

I have hunted Colorado #76 somewhere around 10 times over the years. It is a good unit with mostly public land, but access to some areas can be tricky. High elevation, steep slopes, and game that moves with the weather. It takes a big pile of points to draw a tag for a nonresident, and it gets worse every year.
The elk are there in good numbers, but the average size of their racks is a bit smaller than some other areas. Most of the six point bulls that I have seen taken in this area would score well under 300", but there are a few better ones (300"- 320") taken occasionally. The number of bull tags makes this area attractive, but you will run into a bunch of cow hunters (many on horseback) in the second, third, and fourth seasons.
This is not an area that holds a big herd of mule deer, and they usually move down (out of the unit) with the big snows. Although deer are not there in big numbers, I have seen a couple of very large old bucks.

Thanks for the info, Sorry its in colo. and for elk.

76 is on my bucket list. I've hunted 444 tho. We are not successful hunters but I cant get around the area pretty well and like it a lot but it's a long darn way from here and hard to get to once Indep Pass is closed. Lemme know how I can help.