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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 81 - Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, and Rio Grande 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 81 - Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, and Rio Grande Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
25
 
25
Success
31
 
31
Trophy Potential
15
 
15
Public Access
84
 
84
Ease of Terrain
83
 
83
Room to Breathe
71
 
71
Opportunity
13
 
13
Convenience
2
 
2
Ease of Effort
41
 
41
61
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Bounded on N by US Forest Service Roads 380 and 250, the Alamosa River, and La Jara Creek; on E by the Rio Grande; on S by New Mexico; and on W by the Continental Divide.

This area has a large amount of public land, easy access via roads. Consequently, there is heavy hunting pressure. Throughout the area, access varies from moderate to very difficult. Hunting can be... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Rio Grande

Size

1,214 Square Miles (777,195 Acres)

Land Ownership

29% Private, 71% Public, 39% USFS, 23% BLM, 9% State, 13% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

37.1766, -106.2166

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 2 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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HuntScore Tip

Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.

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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
4,550
Licenses Drawn
4,550
Licenses Surplus
0
Resident Quota
2,438
Nonresident Quota
1,902
Landowner Quota
269
Youth Quota
35
43.9%
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
DM080O1M
M
M
O1
LL
66.9%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EF081O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
73
EF081O3R
F
R
O3
LL
27.9%
57
EF081O2R
F
R
O2
LL
15.5%
55
BE068O1A
E
A
O1
LL
58.1%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O1R
E
R
O1
LL
51.5%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O5R
E
R
O5
LL
31.1%
53 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
DM080O1A
M
A
O1
LL
46.8%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EF080O1M
F
M
O1
LL
42%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
DM080O2R
M
R
O2
LL
26.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
DM080O3R
M
R
O3
LL
35%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
DM080O4R
M
R
O4
LL
11.6%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
AM068O1M
M
M
O1
LL
11.9%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 681, 682, 791;
AM081O1A
M
A
O1
LL
23.8%
69
AM081O1R
M
R
O1
LL
7.3%
70
EE080O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EM080O1M
M
M
O1
LL
35.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EM080O1R
M
R
O1
LL
41.6%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EM080O4R
M
R
O4
LL
48.8%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 80, 81;
EF081P5R
F
R
P5
LL
64.5%
64 private land only
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
4,085
Total Harvest
961
Harvest Male
764
Harvest Female
189
37%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 19 6
6
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 142 43
43
0
0
A
A
N/A 1198 194
118
69
0
A
A
E
0 2
1
1
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 4
3
1
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 558 301
285
16
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3462 610
434
168
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 65 46
42
4
0
AS
AS
E
0 4
3
1
0
M
M
E
0 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 78 14
6
8
0
M
M
LL
N/A 104 54
54
0
0
M
M
N/A 2 2
2
0
0
R
O4
N/A 73 14
6
8
0
R
O4
LL
F
50 8
0
8
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 17 16
0
16
0
R
R
N/A 37 33
33
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 17 16
0
16
0
R
R
N/A 2186 402
309
91
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 15 11
11
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 311 205
189
16
0
R
R
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
23 6
6
0
0
R
O1
N/A 259 113
113
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 123 71
71
0
0
R
O3
N/A 613 64
47
17
0
R
O3
LL
F
41 17
0
17
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 149 107
107
0
0
R
O2
N/A 1166 166
143
21
0
R
O2
LL
F
50 22
0
21
0
R
O1
LL
M
259 113
113
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 57 29
0
29
0
R
D
N/A 8 5
1
4
0
R
D
LL
N/A 24 16
0
16
0
R
AR
N/A 45 38
34
4
0
SG
S
LL
N/A 9 3
0
0
0
HuntScore Tip: With more than 300,000 hunting licenses sold in Colorado each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife thinks it's impossible to contact every hunter. So, harvest data is not actual. It's a statistical sample calculation based on license sales data and an estimate of hunter numbers and hunter success. Hunter activity and success is gathered through the hunter survey sent to all Colorado licensed hunters. Response is voluntary and therefore not complete.

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