CO Mule Deer Unit 62
03-19-2007, 05:35 PM
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CO Mule Deer Unit 62
I have put in for 2 rifle deer I have 1 point so far. This will be my first time there could any body help I will be bowhunting I would like to harvest a average buck in what part 62 should I start thanks!!
03-28-2007, 01:55 PM
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RE: CO Mule Deer Unit 62
i dont think you will have trouble. I have never hunted fordeer down their but it seems to me every where i go there is deer and i watched a hunting show for mulies the other day down their on public land and there were some nice bucks, the only thing is it may be a little populated when you go on you hunt good luck.
04-02-2007, 12:28 PM
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RE: CO Mule Deer Unit 62
in a other form eat sleep hunt posted this
I am planning to hunt Unit 62 for mule deer this fall, so I have learned a bit about elk hunting there through the course of my research. Rifle tags for 62 are over the counter, this is more commonly seen with bow tags, so don't expect the average ageclass of bulls to be high.
Several of the people I have talked to about mule deer hunting also held elk tags. All of them hunted for about a week, and only one guy saw a bull (a 5 pt.). Of course, this was in the early November rifle season when a good percentage of legal bulls have already been taken.
The fellow that described the plateau system did an accurate job. The only other thing I would mention is that glassing is limited the higher you go because the tops are flat. It is pretty difficult to find elevated spots that differ more than a couple of hundred feet from your surroundings unless you are looking down into a canyon, which is also a limited view.
The wind also comes from the southwest generally, so starting on top allows your scent to flow down these canyons as you move along or accross them.
Another point of interest, is that Colorado BLM really has no restrictions for ATV travel in this area. The Forest Service is trying to implement a usage plan on their stuff this year, but is not enforcing it (a game warden told me this).The number of ATV's the other guy saw while hunting in 62 are a product of a lot of available trails, and the ability to make new ones if you basically feel like it.
However, not to sound like a total downer, I think unit 62 has some remote areas which hold big deer and probably elk too. If you take the time to really research the area you might be surprised to find a great annual hunt with over-the-counter tags. Figure on hiking into areas with ATV restrictions (and there are some). I am not anti-ATV, I use one frequently during hunting season. I find it a luxury for moving a portable camp into areas I would otherwise not drive, or be able to drive and hunt from there. They are also great for retreival, and getting yourself out of the hills when your truck gets stuck. That didn't sound right, the truck can't get itself stuck-it's the dumb driver that figures that part out.
By the way, Oregon is over-the-counter for archery, and they have some pretty good elk hunting in the Blue Mountains and Hell's Canyon areas. If you want Roosevelt elk, I think the Tioga unit is pretty good, at least it was when I lived there. Montana is on a lottery basis where all non-residents need to apply for a general tag. There are only so many tags allocated to non-residents, but the tag is good from archery season to the end of rifle season.
Unit 61 & 62
These units are characterized by canyon systems draining off the Uncompahgre Plateau forming isolated northeast southwest trending mesas. Higher elevations consist of aspen/fir stands separated by sagebrush flats, mid elevations of mountain brush, and lower regions of pinyon juniper woodlands.
I am planning to hunt Unit 62 for mule deer this fall, so I have learned a bit about elk hunting there through the course of my research. Rifle tags for 62 are over the counter, this is more commonly seen with bow tags, so don't expect the average ageclass of bulls to be high.
Several of the people I have talked to about mule deer hunting also held elk tags. All of them hunted for about a week, and only one guy saw a bull (a 5 pt.). Of course, this was in the early November rifle season when a good percentage of legal bulls have already been taken.
The fellow that described the plateau system did an accurate job. The only other thing I would mention is that glassing is limited the higher you go because the tops are flat. It is pretty difficult to find elevated spots that differ more than a couple of hundred feet from your surroundings unless you are looking down into a canyon, which is also a limited view.
The wind also comes from the southwest generally, so starting on top allows your scent to flow down these canyons as you move along or accross them.
Another point of interest, is that Colorado BLM really has no restrictions for ATV travel in this area. The Forest Service is trying to implement a usage plan on their stuff this year, but is not enforcing it (a game warden told me this).The number of ATV's the other guy saw while hunting in 62 are a product of a lot of available trails, and the ability to make new ones if you basically feel like it.
However, not to sound like a total downer, I think unit 62 has some remote areas which hold big deer and probably elk too. If you take the time to really research the area you might be surprised to find a great annual hunt with over-the-counter tags. Figure on hiking into areas with ATV restrictions (and there are some). I am not anti-ATV, I use one frequently during hunting season. I find it a luxury for moving a portable camp into areas I would otherwise not drive, or be able to drive and hunt from there. They are also great for retreival, and getting yourself out of the hills when your truck gets stuck. That didn't sound right, the truck can't get itself stuck-it's the dumb driver that figures that part out.
By the way, Oregon is over-the-counter for archery, and they have some pretty good elk hunting in the Blue Mountains and Hell's Canyon areas. If you want Roosevelt elk, I think the Tioga unit is pretty good, at least it was when I lived there. Montana is on a lottery basis where all non-residents need to apply for a general tag. There are only so many tags allocated to non-residents, but the tag is good from archery season to the end of rifle season.
Unit 61 & 62
These units are characterized by canyon systems draining off the Uncompahgre Plateau forming isolated northeast southwest trending mesas. Higher elevations consist of aspen/fir stands separated by sagebrush flats, mid elevations of mountain brush, and lower regions of pinyon juniper woodlands.
04-03-2007, 09:09 PM
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RE: CO Mule Deer Unit 62
The latest issues of Eastman's Hunting and Bowhunting Journals has been covering 61 & 62 with zeal. Expect it to get harder to draw a tag in 62 in the future. On the bright side, Eastman's is saying the age class of bucks in these units is on the upswing, particularly in GMU62. I was planning to hunt there this fall, but I believe I'll postpone for a year or two.
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