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OTC and leftover tag question (CO)

I'm a Colorado resident. I put in for the draw and got my cow and buck tags. I'd like to get a doe tag too. I thought OTC and leftover were the same thing but OTC goes on sale on July 12th and leftover August 9th.

When should I be standing in line for my doe tag?

http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunting/biggame/
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame/Leftovers/

All deer tags are by drawing only, so you couldn't buy a deer tag OTC, so your only hope would be to get one bought as a left over, meaning that any tag that was left over after all the drawings took place. My guess is that there won't be very many deer tags left over.
Your best bet is to be standing in line at 7 a.m. on Aug. 9th some place that sells big game licenses. All left over tags go on sale at the same time, and the lines can be insane.

Ok thanks. I'll be up bright and early on the 9th.

Before you waste your time getting up early and dealing with all that read the rules on "list or class" of a licence. Odds are if you have a buck tag for that unit thats a list/class A lic. therefore you could not purchase another left over tag unless it is list B or C..... very few deer are not List A.

Thanks for the heads up. I looked into it and on page 13 of the regs it has the list of type B GMUs and the one I'm hunting is in there, GMU 18 (which includes units 18, 28, 37, 371). So I should be OK....I think.

B tags are almost always private property tags. Are you sure that's not what your looking at? Sometimes you can get a C tag if it's a special tag to control a herd.

I actually have a C tag for does this year. If I could find a leftover A tag I could buy it.

You can't have two A tags for the same species.

I don't see anything in the regs about private property for B. This is copied from the 2011 Big Game PDF.

Quote:

» LIST A
•Most limited licenses, available through the draw
and/or as leftover licenses,which are opened for
public purchase if not taken in the draw.
• Ranching for Wildlife licenses available at private
ranches listed in the hunt code tables.

» LIST B
Hunters may purchase ONE limited license of this
type through the draw,or purchase ONE or BOTH
as leftover licenses
•Antlerless licenses for private-land-only.
• Antlered licenses for private-land-only in units
51, 391 and 461.
•Antlerless whitetail-only licenses, except on
Ranching for Wildlife properties.
•Either-sex whitetail only licenses for units 59, 69,
84 and 581, except on Ranching for Wildlife
properties.
•Antlerless licenses for units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 131, 161, 171, 181, 201,
211, 214, 231, 301, 361, 371, 421, 441, 444 and
471. Ranching for Wildlife properties are excluded
from this.

» LIST C
Issued by DOW offices when available
• Licenses for hunt codes: D-F-091-S1-R,D-F-
092-S1-R,D-F-096-S1-R, orD-F-481-L1-R.
• Auction or raffle licenses.
•Game damage, special population management
or disease management licenses.
• Replacement licenses for animals that test positive
for CWD.
• Youth outreach licenses.
• Ranching for Wildlife licenses specially allocated
for donation to youths or hunters with
mobility-impairments
•One TIPs reward program license per year.

I take this to mean I can buy a doe tag for unit 18 to add to the buck tag I already have.

Hunters may purchase ONE limited license of this
type through the draw,or purchase ONE or BOTH
as leftover licenses...
Antlerless licenses for units...(18)

Am I wrong?

Here you can see what's available. After you find what you want. Call the DOW and see if you're eligible. If that works out. See if you can beat everybody else for it.:)

http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/Big...f/leftover.pdf

Quote:

Originally Posted by o_O (Post 3825786)

I don't see anything in the regs about private property for B. This is copied from the 2011 Big Game PDF.

I take this to mean I can buy a doe tag for unit 18 to add to the buck tag I already have.

Hunters may purchase ONE limited license of this
type through the draw,or purchase ONE or BOTH
as leftover licenses...
Antlerless licenses for units...(18)

Am I wrong?

You are correct, if there are tags that are leftover for unit 18. I did that as well couple years ago for 11/211. Drew a bug tag on the draw, and bought a doe tag that was leftover from the drawing.

You can't have two A tags for the same species. That's a fact.