Colorado Split Draw Starting 2028

[land7601]

Curious what everyone's thoughts are on the new split draw system that will go into effect in 2028 in Colorado. Thinking about cashing in my points (albeit not many) and started wondering how this might effect peoples strategy over the next couple of years. Is it stupid to think we may see hunters cash in points before 2028 making it harder to draw units that were slam dunks in the past?

 

[Mallardsx2]

It's going to be wonderful!

I'll be putting in for EE20101A or that EE201E1R tag as my first choice for sure.
Can someone help me decide which one I should put in for as my first choice?
I want to apply for the hunt that give me the best chance to kill a 350 bull.

It's going to be awesome to finally have a chance on drawing those tags!

 

[huskyhunter]

I think you are going to see a lot of people with a decent amount of points cashing them in the next 3 years before the split draw goes into effect. Have a feeling you might see some pretty good point creep in the next 3 years due to this. After the split draw takes effect, I think a person is going to be able to hunt quite a few units that were taking 1-3 points almost every year due to people applying for "trophy" units with their 1 choice.

 

[seeth07]

I think you are going to see a lot of people with a decent amount of points cashing them in the next 3 years before the split draw goes into effect. Have a feeling you might see some pretty good point creep in the next 3 years due to this. After the split draw takes effect, I think a person is going to be able to hunt quite a few units that were taking 1-3 points almost every year due to people applying for "trophy" units with their 1 choice.

I agree that this will likely be the biggest impact seen post 2028 but until then, it will be the opposite with those units taking more points every year. that has already been happening before this change.

 

[terrytheluddite]

I'm the hunter that accumulates a couple points and burns them. I will never have enough in any species to be worth anything. So I'm neutral about it I guess. What's kind of annoying is that since I'll probably be relying on the roll of the dice, my annual planning/certainty will go in the shitter. As a resident, its all whatever unless i lose OTC. If they take that away, then i have no clue what my strategy will be since my fallback will be gone.

I know a guy with 30 points. I reckon those points are getting burned real soon. Good luck cutting around that guy.