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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 70 - Dolores, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties

With altitudes from about 5,000 feet to more than 12,000 feet, the vegetation ranges from desert shrubs and piñon/juniper to alpine tundra. Weather can change quickly so be prepared for all conditions.

GMU 70 - Dolores, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
72
 
72
Success
46
 
46
Trophy Potential
78
 
78
Public Access
78
 
78
Ease of Terrain
69
 
69
Room to Breathe
38
 
38
Opportunity
15
 
15
Convenience
36
 
36
Ease of Effort
29
 
29
65
HuntScore

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Bounded on N by County Highway 90, Dolores River, San Miguel River, and County Highway 62; on E by Ouray-San Miguel County line and San Miguel-San Juan County line; on S by San Miguel-Dolores County line, Disappointment Creek, Dolores River and Summit Canyon Creek; on W by Utah.

There is good vehicle access in these areas. Consequently, hunting pressure is heavy on public lands.

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County

Dolores, Montrose, San Miguel

Size

1,509 Square Miles (965,793 Acres)

Land Ownership

30% Private, 70% Public, 17% USFS, 49% BLM, 4% State, 8% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

38.0623, -108.4674

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 3 hotels, 5 campgrounds, and 3 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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HuntScore Tip

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State Agency Website

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Other Species in Unit

Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey,

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
3,095
Licenses Drawn
3,043
Licenses Surplus
52
Resident Quota
1,289
Nonresident Quota
1,514
Landowner Quota
356
Youth Quota
116
50.8%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
Choose a hunt below to take a deeper dive into quotas, drawing odds, drawing trends, and harvest data.
Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
EF070O1M
F
M
O1
LL
66.7%
70
DM070O1M
M
M
O1
LL
70.8%
77
DM070O3R
M
R
O3
LL
33.6%
76
DM070O2R
M
R
O2
LL
44.3%
79
DM070O4R
M
R
O4
LL
15.2%
66
DM070P2R
M
R
P2
LL
70.7%
81 private land only
DM070P3R
M
R
P3
LL
55.6%
76 private land only
EE070P1A
E
A
P1
LL
100%
80 private land only
EE070P1R
E
R
P1
LL
87%
78
EE070P4R
E
R
P4
LL
96.8%
76
EF070O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
78
EF070P3R
F
R
P3
LL
72.7%
74
EF070O1R
F
R
O1
LL
29.6%
63
EF070O2R
F
R
O2
LL
45.5%
71
EF070O3R
F
R
O3
LL
64.1%
74
EF070O4R
F
R
O4
LL
45.5%
74
EF070P2R
F
R
P2
LL
72.7%
76
EF070P4R
F
R
P4
LL
72.7%
74
EF070P5R
F
R
P5
LL
18.5%
65 private land only
EM070O1A
M
A
O1
LL
100%
82
EM070O1M
M
M
O1
LL
53.1%
68
EM070O4R
M
R
O4
LL
87%
70
EM070O1R
M
R
O1
LL
46.6%
70
DM070O1A
M
A
O1
LL
72.2%
80
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
4,181
Total Harvest
1,767
Harvest Male
1,507
Harvest Female
242
35%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
E
0 5
3
2
0
A
A
N/A 647 140
120
18
0
A
A
LL
N/A 93 16
16
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 1113 757
747
9
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 29
21
8
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3068 981
739
225
0
AS
AS
E
0 27
20
7
0
CR
CR
E
0 1
0
1
0
M
M
LL
N/A 63 32
32
0
0
M
M
N/A 93 26
16
10
0
P0
P0
E
0 4
4
0
0
PX
PX
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
94 41
0
39
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 331 206
85
118
0
R
R
LL
N/A 958 708
699
9
0
R
O4
N/A 110 33
7
26
0
R
R
N/A 2328 816
603
198
0
R
O4
LL
F
20 7
0
7
0
R
O4
LL
M
33 3
3
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 60 37
37
0
0
R
O2
N/A 1014 373
302
68
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 448 366
363
2
0
R
O3
N/A 867 251
175
74
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 451 305
299
7
0
R
O2
LL
F
89 27
0
24
0
R
O1
LL
F
38 12
0
5
0
R
O1
N/A 311 144
119
19
0
R
O1
LL
M
136 38
38
0
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 21 9
0
6
0
R
L0
N/A 21 9
0
6
0
R
D
R
N/A 5 5
0
5
0
R
R
E
0 18
13
5
0
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Weather Insights

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Average Temps

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