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What did you over the weekend?
I went hunting in Colorado. We go hunting up there several times a year.
What are the best hunting areas in Colorado?
You can go elk hunting in Colorado. However, they have a limited license application process that limits the number of licenses available, and the best areas change year to year.
I don’t particularly care about elk hunting. What are the best hunting areas in Colorado for more traditional game like deer, dove or geese?
The best place to go goose hunting is along the Colorado Front Range. You should go geese hunting during their annual migration north in November and again in February.
What about doves?
You can go dove hunting in August and September around I-70, before they have all gone on their annual migration. Then you can go pheasant or quail hunting, which starts mid-November.
California has a lot of hunting opportunities, but with their push to ban lead from bullets, I don’t think there will be any hunters left there to fund all their environmentalist projects.
Colorado allows both muzzle loading and bow and arrow hunting. For most species, bow and arrow hunting is permitted before you can go hunting with guns and rifles.
I heard about bear hunting and elk hunting in Colorado.
Black bear hunting is most common in October, before the bears hibernate for the winter. The best hunting areas for them are on private ranches in the mountains that give you permission to hunt the bears while you’re hunting elk, deer and –
And where the antelope play …
Actually, you can hunt antelope in Colorado. Like other types of hunting, archery hunting starts in August and runs through September, while the draw only hunting starts in October.
Why does bow hunting start first?
So that the bow hunters get a go without being hit by bullets, and their hunting won’t train the animals to be scared of gunfire.
I’ve heard about the great hunting opportunities in the Arapaho National Forest, but the severe restrictions on the use of vehicles.
The solution is to use a hunting outfitter that uses horses to take you in and bring you and your trophies back up. They do this under permits from the Bureau of Land Management.
Can you go turkey hunting in Colorado?
Turkey hunting in Colorado is in the spring, so no, you can’t get a bird in time for Thanksgiving.
With all this game, aren’t you ever afraid of encountering a mountain lion?
In Colorado, you can hunt for mountain lions with a permit in April and during the winter, thought that season varies. Many of the outfitters supporting this type of hunting are near El Paso County, Colorado.
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