Colorado Unit 5

Decided to get another preference point and was looking for a second choice hunt. Have been directed toward unit 5. Has anyone ever hunted this unit and are there any quality deer there. I know it is a CWD area and thought maybe that is why there are left over tags. About ready to apply so all help appreciated.
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Hiker
You might have a chance for a 2nd choice tag during 2nd season but from what I see all 3rd season tags are gone first choice. http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/D44601AC-15C7-4502-8509-B4F65D151566/0/2007DeerHuntRecap.pdf

Another thing to keep in mind is much of that unit is private land and much of the public is landlocked by private, i.e. Three Forks Ranch.
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huntenfever
Hunt unit 4 3rd seasons last year and did pretty good. Unit 5 should be pretty decent as well.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate your input. Do you know anything about the condition of road 550 northeast out of Columbine. How close to the Wyoming line can you get. Is there any parts of the road that are not passable by 4 wheel drive truck but might have 4 wheelers on it. We plan on backpacking up close to the continental divide and setting up a spike camp but don't want to be walking down a road just to have 4 wheelers passing me by. If the weather is real bad, which way will those deer migrate. Some of you guys are mighty lucky to live in the great state of Colorado. Good hunting
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Hiker
It's been a while since I've hunted in 5. I know that the forest service has closed a ton of roads both in Colorado and Wyoming but I'm not sure about that one. I'd call USFS and ask them.
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