Moose Colorado Randy's new video

[O C Hunter]

Im not applying for moose anymore because I legally can't after drawing my tag last year!

If you can afford it, I dont understand what the downside is.

Did you take a bull moose? The CO lifetime bull moose harvest limit is one. However, you can draw multiple bull tags and take multiple cows.

 

[tormenter]

That was my point of the video. We all (or at least I do) have limited budgets. I suggested to not blow your budget on lottery-type applications if doing so is going to eat up limited budgets that would be better spent on more realistic options for easier-to-draw hunts.

In the video, I gave my thoughts, that for me and my applications there are three times one should apply for lottery-type hunts.

1. It is in your home state - lower costs and better odds.

2. As an add on in a state where you already sunk the cost in a NR resident license. To add $10-15 as an application fee, when you've already bought the NR license is a pretty cheap lottery ticket.

3. If budgets are not a constraint to your western hunting applications. This might be the case for some, but not for most.

I haven't checked the odss from last year, but in years prior if memory serves me a couple of the cow hunts actually had better odds of drawing than the residents and a few of the bull tags were comparable to resident odds.

I would also factor in that most hunters will harvest a moose and should get several hundred pounds of excellent meat if you are trying to justify the cost versus reward ratio.

 

[Lab]

That was my point of the video. We all (or at least I do) have limited budgets. I suggested to not blow your budget on lottery-type applications if doing so is going to eat up limited budgets that would be better spent on more realistic options for easier-to-draw hunts.

In the video, I gave my thoughts, that for me and my applications there are three times one should apply for lottery-type hunts.

1. It is in your home state - lower costs and better odds.

2. As an add on in a state where you already sunk the cost in a NR resident license. To add $10-15 as an application fee, when you've already bought the NR license is a pretty cheap lottery ticket.

3. If budgets are not a constraint to your western hunting applications. This might be the case for some, but not for most.

3 unweighted and 13 weighted My 2nd year as a non resident but I plan on applying for Deer and Elk as well so you are absolutely right. No harm there. Just keep applying and hope for the best. If I draw it is still cheaper than going on an outfitted hunt. I spent 50 years in the area I am applying so I know where to go hopefully.