Pressure Difference

[derek_s]

Can anyone give me some insight on the pressure difference between OTC archery and rifle tags? I know there will be more pressure for rifle season but is it possible to put the difference in perspective for me? Thanks.

 

[Jwill]

I'm pretty sure the harvest stats for CO tell you how many hunter-days per unit. Not sure how accurate those are, but might be a good place to start.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Generally speaking during archery season there are the same number of vehicles at the trailhead as during rifle season, but during archery lots of guys are backpack hunting so there is more consistent pressure from the trail head to the end of the trail. During rifle season most people are hunting out of wall tents/hotels/car camping so you see lots of pressure around the trail head and road areas but a whole lot less pressure further in.