Mule Deer
Hunt MD163
COLORADO
AVERAGING JUST UNDER 180
REQUIRES 3 TO 8 POINTS TO DRAW
This is a trophy hunt that doesn’t require all that many preference points. In 2013 the second season hunt went 4 for 4, including a 181-inch, 180, 176 and a 175. On the third season 4 bucks were taken for 4 hunters, a 181 and 4 bucks scoring in the 170’s. The fourth season 2 bucks were taken for 2 hunters, a 184 and a smaller buck. He also took one archer and he took a tremendous 203-inch buck along with a 280 bull. In 2012 he took 3 deer muzzleloader hunters and they tagged a 183, 178 and a 170-inch deer. He had 3 archers and they scored on a 180-incher, hit and lost a 180-inch and the third hunter just missed. The 2012 rifle deer hunt had went 6 for 10, including a 184, 182, 180, 178, 30-inch wide 173 and a 32-inch wide 3x4 scoring in the high 170’s. A couple die-hard trophy hunters passed on bucks that looked to score in the 180’s. In 2011 all bucks gross scored over 170 and into the 180’s.
2010 he ended up taking 6 bucks for 8 hunters. Top buck grossed 190 and 3 more at 175. A 190-class was missed on the last hunt and a repeat hunter passed on a 180-plus buck the first day of the hunt.
He hunts about a dozen ranches varying from mountain country to oakbrush hillsides to agricultural property including alfalfa and hay fields. Archery, muzzleloader or rifle hunts are $5,000 for 5 days guided 1x1 or $4,500 guided 2x1, with escalating trophy fees of; deer harvested gross scoring 170 to 179 inches has a $500 trophy fee added to the price, 180 to 189 is $1,000, 190 to 199 is $1,500 and any buck taken scoring over 200 inches is $2,000.
Elk/mule deer combo is $7,500. Cabin accommodations
include a shower house and cook cabin. Second gun season normally takes
3 or 4 points to draw a deer tag, third season is 6 or 8 depending, but
landowner vouchers are available. Airport pickup at Montrose or
Hunt MD163.
