yes the cost has increased a great deal,here in the U.S.A. theres still a good deal of public land open to use by the average guy who is willing to do the required research to find it and in some cases get required permits
yes the best hunting is frequently on larger privately owned ranches , but if your willing to do the research theres millions of acres of BLM and military base, national forest and national parks that can be hunted by joe average if hes willing to buy a licence, topo maps and research the requirements to gain access
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5389835.html
http://www.mytopo.com/maps/index.cfm?usetopo=1&lat=39.5606803&lon=-106.8924623
,over the last 45 years, when I first started hunting in Colorado we would get 3-4 guys , too drive out in a truck too split gas cost and drive out, too Colorado, driving strait through swapping drivers every 4-5 hours this generally took 44-47 hours.
total trip cost including over the counter licences was under $1200, now the cost is about $2300 if we spit the fuel cost three ways and buy , $1100 in deer/elk licences
we would occasionally arrange too rent a second truck and have to pick up a couple other guys who chose to fly into Denver ,the guys driving out would transport the bulk of equipment even for the guys we picked up who fly into Colorado, we would all camp in tents for 7-9 days while hunting
this led quickly too a firm adopted rule,
each person was limited to what would fit inside a single military style duffel bag,
and one hard side rifle case(and your back-pack needed to fit inside that single duffel bag along with the other gear, if that rule was not firmly enforced you would not ever believe the amount of crap some guys wanted to bring or transport.
yes we also transported a couple large coolers and a large tent for common use, but nothing else or the amount of equipment guys would want to pack ,would quickly , and vastly exceed the area available in a pick-up truck bed.
CURRENT COLORADO Nonresident License + Fishing Combo*
Elk, Cow $ 484
Elk, Bull or Either Sex $ 644
Deer $ 389
Moose $ 2,149
Pronghorn, Buck or Doe $ 389
Bear $ 354
when I started hunting in colorado
a combo deer & elk licence cost about $300
yes they are effectively pricing themselve out of the average guys ability to hunt colorado, and several other states as well
http://www.backcountrychronicles.com/top-colorado-otc-elk-hunt-units/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...f-the-longest-shots-ive-made.6154/#post-51351
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...om-friends-over-your-choice.10059/#post-50694
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ecent-carbine-on-an-elk-hunt.9932/#post-40035
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/elk-hunting-tips.1095/#post-25711
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/jack-stopped-over-last-night.9854/#post-37534
yes the best hunting is frequently on larger privately owned ranches , but if your willing to do the research theres millions of acres of BLM and military base, national forest and national parks that can be hunted by joe average if hes willing to buy a licence, topo maps and research the requirements to gain access
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5389835.html
http://www.mytopo.com/maps/index.cfm?usetopo=1&lat=39.5606803&lon=-106.8924623
,over the last 45 years, when I first started hunting in Colorado we would get 3-4 guys , too drive out in a truck too split gas cost and drive out, too Colorado, driving strait through swapping drivers every 4-5 hours this generally took 44-47 hours.
total trip cost including over the counter licences was under $1200, now the cost is about $2300 if we spit the fuel cost three ways and buy , $1100 in deer/elk licences
we would occasionally arrange too rent a second truck and have to pick up a couple other guys who chose to fly into Denver ,the guys driving out would transport the bulk of equipment even for the guys we picked up who fly into Colorado, we would all camp in tents for 7-9 days while hunting
this led quickly too a firm adopted rule,
each person was limited to what would fit inside a single military style duffel bag,
and one hard side rifle case(and your back-pack needed to fit inside that single duffel bag along with the other gear, if that rule was not firmly enforced you would not ever believe the amount of crap some guys wanted to bring or transport.
yes we also transported a couple large coolers and a large tent for common use, but nothing else or the amount of equipment guys would want to pack ,would quickly , and vastly exceed the area available in a pick-up truck bed.
CURRENT COLORADO Nonresident License + Fishing Combo*
Elk, Cow $ 484
Elk, Bull or Either Sex $ 644
Deer $ 389
Moose $ 2,149
Pronghorn, Buck or Doe $ 389
Bear $ 354
when I started hunting in colorado
a combo deer & elk licence cost about $300
yes they are effectively pricing themselve out of the average guys ability to hunt colorado, and several other states as well
http://www.backcountrychronicles.com/top-colorado-otc-elk-hunt-units/
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...f-the-longest-shots-ive-made.6154/#post-51351
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...om-friends-over-your-choice.10059/#post-50694
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ecent-carbine-on-an-elk-hunt.9932/#post-40035
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/elk-hunting-tips.1095/#post-25711
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/jack-stopped-over-last-night.9854/#post-37534
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