Colorado's getting overpriced and very greedy!

[huntnfool13]

So I'm getting ready to put in for the Colorado deer draw and I notice a few changes this year for the nonresident. Non residents get a bonus annual fishing license! Awesome! Great, now my over the counter bull elk tag went up $15! Now it's $601! Also nonresident cow tags went up $100 dollars! Yes you read it right $100!!! Now at $451! But you get that great fishing lic. I'll make sure I have my fishing pole handy when I'm up 10,000 feet, the temp is 8 degree's, and standing in two foot of snow and cast out my line to see if I get a bite, while I have my rifle in my other hand!

What a crock of Sh*t! They are sure bending the out of staters over! That is the main reason why my friends and I stopped hunting Idaho over 25 years ago. They think nonresidents are stupid and have an unlimited amount of money. Spoke to my buddies today and they all agree, especially how aweful the elk hunting has been in the area that we hunt over the years, mostly because when the shooting starts the elk pretty much head to private land with big herds and wranglers keeping them on that private land for the whole season, looks like only deer tags this year. That means between the five of us hunters not getting bull or cow elk tags , Colorado will be out around $2800. How about a box I can check that says I don't want a Fu*king fishing Lic. and save $15 on a bull tag and save $100 on a cow tag! Not to say that nonresident hunters don't fish in Co. But my guess is that nonresident elk and deer hunters that fish in Co. is in the single digits!

 

[gmajor]

I'll be hunting elk in CO this year too (and to think I used to be a resident...), so I feel your pain. I'd actually like to know, which western states (OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, UT, NV) are the most non-resident friendly (elk/deer)?

 

[RoosterKiller]

I'll be hunting elk in CO this year too (and to think I used to be a resident...), so I feel your pain. I'd actually like to know, which western states (OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, UT, NV) are the most non-resident friendly (elk/deer)?

My experiance has been Utah for cow elk. You can get a license for $65 and a cow tag for $220. Spike tags are $400 and you get a fishing license with it. I have had a Utah fishing license for 5 years and have never went fishing there.
Also if you have a buck or a bull tag and a cow tag you can hunt your cow when you are deer or bull hunting.Makes it kind of nice.

 

[dinkshooter]

I believe CO threw in the fishing license because guys were buying it to catch dinner while hunting the high country. At least that is my experience. The brook trout I had last year tasted great.

Based on statistics, CO will not be out any money. Although it won't come from you and your buddies, there are plenty of others who will pay the price. Also, if you see animals being herded on Private land call CPW. The PLO issue in CO has been getting lots of press time in the last year. CPW has changed the percentages dealing with PL vs Public and the amount of tags.

Here's a good reference for Western States ~ http://soleadventure.com/2013/01/state-by-state-elk-hunting-opportunities-non-residents/

You'll notice CA isn't on the list. Wonder why a NR can't hunt Tule elk....

 

[gmajor]

I believe CO threw in the fishing license because guys were buying it to catch dinner while hunting the high country. At least that is my experience. The brook trout I had last year tasted great.

Based on statistics, CO will not be out any money. Although it won't come from you and your buddies, there are plenty of others who will pay the price. Also, if you see animals being herded on Private land call CPW. The PLO issue in CO has been getting lots of press time in the last year. CPW has changed the percentages dealing with PL vs Public and the amount of tags.

Here's a good reference for Western States ~ http://soleadventure.com/2013/01/state-by-state-elk-hunting-opportunities-non-residents/

You'll notice CA isn't on the list. Wonder why a NR can't hunt Tule elk....

Thank link is awesome...

 

[Navy SWO]

$451 for a non-resident cow tag is still cheaper than a resident tag in CA.

 

[Live2hunt]

Is the fishing license an annual license? or just valid during the hunt season you are out there?

 

[cjack]

$451 for a non-resident cow tag is still cheaper than a resident tag in CA.

Not to mention it's next to impossible to draw here!

 

[dinkshooter]

Is the fishing license an annual license? or just valid during the hunt season you are out there?

Per the booklet, annual for as many visits as you like through March 2015.