txhunter58

Next week the Colorado DOW will consider lowering the price of cow elk tags to $250. I suspect they will do this. However, they are also going to consider raising the price fo a bull tag to $470 and a buck tag to $285. I suspect they won't do this, but would suggest all interested parties email them and tell them what they think.

usa

th58, already did the e-mail, but last years increase was a rousing success, less hunters and more revenue, exactly as I predicted last year, so now that they know that we will pay a large increase for a tag , they also know that $20 or $30 more won't make any difference to nonresidents, plus after a low harvest in 2001 there will be a lot of game next year(unless they have a bad winter) so we'll flock to colorado in 2001,I also cautioned them that lowering the cow tag price would only work if the weather next year was bad enough to have migration during hunting season,most cow hunters are easy access hunters and if the elk are'nt down and accesible then it won't work,I also suggested that instead of 4 seasons, have 2 seasons two weeks long, 10/1 to 10/15 and 11/1 to 11/15 that would make it easier for nonresidents to wait out good or bad weather, as it is now if its 65degrees and you have a 5 to 7day season or if you get snowed out it would give you a bigger window waiting for a weather change, just my opinion usahunter

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txhunter58

I'll take that bet. I think a few more hunters stayed away than they thought would this year. That and a low elk harvest this year makes me think they will not raise prices again this soon. After all, they can do it any year they choose.

As far as revenue, they are still down from before they limited deer tags, so they do want to take in more revenue, but if they raise tags again so soon, even more people may stay away, resulting in even less revenue taken in.

jshouse

so as of right now, what would it cost me to hunt elk in 2002? i am from texas. also, what would it cost for mule deer? anterless and antlered.

jackye

txhunter58

Elk: $450
Deer: $270

Colo Wolf

It wouldn't surprise me that there will be some real changes in the CO DOW set up on fees. We all know that no matter what dollars set the stage for how we do things, working with what we can afford.

CO has had its problems in a bad ratio of male to female in both deer and elk species. The best way to approach that is to charge more for a bull tag than a cow tag. Nowwe find out who the sportsman are, the meat hunters adn those who look for racks. Don;'t get me wrong, we allhave our reasons for hunting what we do, and I guess a rack is as good a reason as meat in this day and age. The main thing is for game management purposes, keeping healthy herds, we need to trim the elk herd down and the best way is taking the cow numbers down.

As to CO out of state fees, not sure how they stack up withother states but I went to KS a few years back for a buck deer and that tag in total ran me 250 on the buck, and 60 for a general license, gee.. thats 330 bucks. So 270 for a mulie? mmmmmmm Only 440 for an elk ?? mmmmmmmm

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Howler

Just for your info., Colo. Wolf, as of last year your could have gotten two more tags, doe only, in Ks. for another $10.50 each, which would make that trip seem more affordable! Don't know if you were aware of that.Makes a trip to Ks. pretty inviting, where you can have a tag for antlers only but 2 more tags that nearly guarantee meat for another $21, what a deal huh!

txhunter58

Interesting Howler, and in Texas, you buy a nonresident license for $250 and that allows you to take up to 7 deer, 4 turkeys, exotics, wild hogs and small game.

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