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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 79 - Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties

The San Luis Valley is a vast 8,000-square-mile area that provides a wide variety of terrain at elevations that range from 7,500 feet to 14,000 feet. The rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains define the valley's east side.

GMU 79 - Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
28
 
28
Success
35
 
35
Trophy Potential
38
 
38
Public Access
63
 
63
Ease of Terrain
81
 
81
Room to Breathe
70
 
70
Opportunity
15
 
15
Convenience
17
 
17
Ease of Effort
43
 
43
59
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Bounded on N by US Forest Service trails 787 and 796, US Forest Service roads 676 and 675, Saguache County Roads 41G and G; on E by US Highway 285; on S by US Highway 160; on W by County Highway 149, US Forest Service roads 600 and 600-3A and La Garita Driveway (ATV trail).

GMU 79 contains some private land, there is plenty of public land in this unit. Throughout the area, access varies from moderate to very difficult. Hunting can be good for those willing to go into ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Size

507 Square Miles (324,766 Acres)

Land Ownership

37% Private, 63% Public, 55% USFS, 6% BLM, 2% State, 1% Other

Latitude/Longitude

37.7779, -106.4420

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 3 hotels, 3 campgrounds, and 1 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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HuntScore Tip

Many units in pronghorn country are located on private land. However, many have been rated as good access locations. Landowners are more likely to give you permission to hunt pronghorn than deer.

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Other Species in Unit

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

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2021)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
1,732
Licenses Drawn
1,660
Licenses Surplus
72
Resident Quota
1,191
Nonresident Quota
345
Landowner Quota
306
Youth Quota
78
34.8%
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
EF079O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
73 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EF079O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
70
EF079O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
70
EF079O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
72 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EF079O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
74 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EM079O2R
M
R
O2
LL
100%
74 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EF079O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
74 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EM079O1M
M
M
O1
LL
35.7%
58
EM079O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
75 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
EM079O3R
M
R
O3
LL
90.1%
74 79 N and W of Colo. 112.
BE068O1A
E
A
O1
LL
58.1%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
MM068O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.8%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 681;
AF079P5R
F
R
P5
LL
74.1%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 79, 791; private land only; 79 E of Rio Grande Canal
BE068O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O1R
E
R
O1
LL
51.5%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O5R
E
R
O5
LL
31.1%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
DF079P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
81 private land only
DM079O1A
M
A
O1
LL
27%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O1A
M
A
O1
LL
27%
57
DM079O1M
M
M
O1
LL
54.3%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O2R
M
R
O2
LL
24.4%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O3R
M
R
O3
LL
16.3%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O4R
M
R
O4
LL
5.1%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
AM079O1A
M
A
O1
LL
12.2%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
AM079O1R
M
R
O1
LL
5.1%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
AM068O1M
M
M
O1
LL
11.9%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 681, 682, 791;
EF682O1M
F
M
O1
LL
25.6%
48 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 79, 82, 682, 791; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 79, 82, 682, 791; 79 S and E of Colo. 112, 82 Private land only.
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
1,477
Total Harvest
322
Harvest Male
235
Harvest Female
87
31.8%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 6 1
1
0
0
A
A
N/A 5 0
0
0
0
A
A
N/A 382 24
17
7
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 1
1
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 276 160
133
27
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1159 140
83
56
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 42 21
18
4
0
CR
CR
E
0 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 35 2
0
2
0
M
M
LL
N/A 19 4
4
0
0
M
M
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 50 22
10
11
0
R
O3
LL
F
91 8
0
8
0
R
R
LL
N/A 252 154
127
27
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 50 22
10
11
0
R
P0
N/A 15 4
0
4
0
R
R
N/A 34 21
18
4
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 5 5
5
0
0
R
R
N/A 742 115
66
47
0
R
O4
N/A 107 23
0
23
0
R
O4
LL
F
107 23
0
23
0
R
O3
N/A 183 25
17
8
0
R
O2
LL
M
94 16
16
0
0
R
O3
LL
M
92 17
17
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 99 69
69
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
91 3
0
3
0
R
O2
N/A 185 18
16
3
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 91 53
53
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
154 12
12
0
0
R
O1
N/A 202 15
12
2
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 44 20
0
20
0
R
D
LL
N/A 13 7
0
7
0
R
D
R
N/A 16 11
11
0
0
R
AR
N/A 34 21
18
4
0
R
O1
LL
F
48 4
0
2
0
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