Might be moving up to that county so figured I would see if any of you guys hunt it and how it is?
I hunted there, but it was in 1992. I shot a really nice mule deer with my bow. I am quite sure it has changed dramatically in 16 years though. Good luck.
Dan
What area were you hunting around? I did a little looking around the last few days and looks like nice rugged country, and fairly easy to get away from people
gehrke145, years back I hunted several times around Telluride, off Last Dollar road that goes by the airport to the north and east. The Deep Creek drainage is spectacular, and goes into a wilderness area. Some big mulies up there around timber line, and elk too. We hunted the Aldesaro's ranch and the Uncompagre Wilderness Area behind it.
There's a camp ground up Last Dollar road that's at about 10,000 feet elevation, with a Forest Service trail close by that crosses a pass beside Hawn mountain into the wilderness area. Very steep, very tough. I took two elk out of there, one off the south side of Hawn mountain. A lot of development has taken place since I hunted there, though. Tom Cruise reportedly now has a house on the aspen bench where I took my first one, up above the airport overlooking Telluride.
The Aldesaro family sold a bunch of their land for development, and went from struggling sheep ranchers to millionaires almost instantly, like hitting the lottery. They also owned the site where the airport was built, the only flat land anywhere around. That site was taken from them by "eminent domain", so I was glad to see them get rich from the other property.
Some of the most beautiful country on Earth.
Oops, I hunted in LaPlata County. We did trout fish in San Jaun County while were there. Very beautiful country. I need to get back there one of these years.
Dan
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