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Hi All,
I am currently going through my first big game application. Long story short, hunting in my family skipped a generation since I am a first generation American. My parents moved to the US (Chicago) from Poland and my dad never got into hunting after moving. My grandfather was a big hunter though. Now that I have settled down in Denver, I am hoping to change that and got my hunter's ed card in January.
I am interested in bowhunting and will be taking lessons here shortly. I have taken a few introductory classes using a traditional recurve and will be moving on to a compound soon.
I am primarily interested in mule deer, since more than likely I will be solo and will need to pack out whatever I hunt (assuming the unlikely event of success). I get a near panic attack thinking about having to pack out an elk, but that's a problem for next year or the year after that.
My plans are to "day hunt" since the logistics of a backcountry overnight trip are a bit daunting at the moment. I want to simplify things as much as I can since there is so much to learn. As a result, I am looking at places within a 90 minute drive of southeast Denver.
As a result of the above requirements (90 minutes drive, mule deer, archery) I have come to the following second and third choice options for my application:
Getting down to it, here are my questions:
I am currently going through my first big game application. Long story short, hunting in my family skipped a generation since I am a first generation American. My parents moved to the US (Chicago) from Poland and my dad never got into hunting after moving. My grandfather was a big hunter though. Now that I have settled down in Denver, I am hoping to change that and got my hunter's ed card in January.
I am interested in bowhunting and will be taking lessons here shortly. I have taken a few introductory classes using a traditional recurve and will be moving on to a compound soon.
I am primarily interested in mule deer, since more than likely I will be solo and will need to pack out whatever I hunt (assuming the unlikely event of success). I get a near panic attack thinking about having to pack out an elk, but that's a problem for next year or the year after that.
My plans are to "day hunt" since the logistics of a backcountry overnight trip are a bit daunting at the moment. I want to simplify things as much as I can since there is so much to learn. As a result, I am looking at places within a 90 minute drive of southeast Denver.
As a result of the above requirements (90 minutes drive, mule deer, archery) I have come to the following second and third choice options for my application:
- 2nd choice - GMU 29 (~45% as second choice)
- 3rd choice - GMU 38 (there are always leftovers since this is apparently a terrible GMU)
Getting down to it, here are my questions:
- How could I go about finding land to hunt on in GMU 104? If anyone has any leads, please message me.
- Is GMU 87 worth putting in for and hunting on public land? It looks like there are a few SWAs and the Pawnee NG.
- Are there any other GMUs within a 90 minute drive of Denver that I should be considering with 0 preference points?
- Should I just put in for a preference point and hunt either in 29 or 38? This is my first time hunting, so my chances of success are already low. I would like to learn a bunch this year and with the preference point, I'll have more choices next year.