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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 42 - Mesa and Garfield Counties

Grand Mesa terrain ranges from high elevation (11,000ft) spruce/fir forests to low elevation (4,800ft) piñon-juniper woodlands.

GMU 42 - Mesa and Garfield Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
48
 
48
Success
50
 
50
Trophy Potential
75
 
75
Public Access
55
 
55
Ease of Terrain
80
 
80
Room to Breathe
61
 
61
Opportunity
44
 
44
Convenience
2
 
2
Ease of Effort
39
 
39
65
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Bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by S Canyon Creek, the divide between Roaring Fork-Crystal River and Baldy Creek-Divide Creek drainages and common point of Mesa-Pitkin-Gunnison County lines; on S by Divide Creek-Muddy Creek divide, Divide Creek-Plateau Creek divide and Plateau Creek-Colorado River divide; and on W by Colorado River.

Hunters should be prepared to spend time on foot or horseback. Much of the area is public land. Overall, the hunting pressure is heavy.

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County

Mesa, Garfield

Size

605 Square Miles (387,356 Acres)

Land Ownership

45% Private, 55% Public, 30% USFS, 22% BLM, 3% State

Latitude/Longitude

39.3990, -107.7398

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 1 hotels, 0 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, Shiras Moose, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey, Pronghorn,

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Grand Mesa terrain ranges from high elevation (11,000ft) spruce/fir forests to low elevation (4,800ft) piñon-juniper woodlands.

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
8,797
Licenses Drawn
6,839
Licenses Surplus
1,958
Resident Quota
4,223
Nonresident Quota
2,248
Landowner Quota
812
Youth Quota
356
56.4%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
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Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
MF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
BE041O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
86 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
BE041O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
BE041O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
84 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
MM041O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.9%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF042O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
77
MF041O1A
F
A
O1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
MF041L1R
F
R
L1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
EF042O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
76
EF042O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
76
DF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
21.3%
60 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DE041O1A
E
A
O1
LL
61.6%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
EF041O1R
F
R
O1
LL
63.5%
67 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421;
DF041O2R
F
R
O2
LL
4.8%
57 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DF041O3R
F
R
O3
LL
11.2%
58 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O1M
M
M
O1
LL
87.4%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O2R
M
R
O2
LL
78.6%
78 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O3R
M
R
O3
LL
30.3%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041P2R
M
R
P2
LL
84.2%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421; private land only
DM041P3R
M
R
P3
LL
30.7%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421; private land only
EE041P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
EE041P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
EF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421;
EM041O1M
M
M
O1
LL
79.6%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF042P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
76 private land only
HuntScore Tip: For bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goat, an applicant can accumulate a maximum of three points. Future applications are pooled with other three-point applicants. If you are unsuccessful in the pooled drawing, a ?mathematically weighted? point is awarded to increase the probability of drawing a future license. You must apply at least once in a consecutive 10-year period to keep your points.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
4,063
Total Harvest
1,189
Harvest Male
810
Harvest Female
358
26.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 4 2
1
1
0
A
A
N/A 922 82
52
29
0
A
A
LL
N/A 85 11
6
5
0
A
A
E
0 8
4
4
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 49
30
19
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3237 700
354
325
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 826 440
426
14
0
AS
AS
E
0 40
25
15
0
CR
CR
E
0 7
4
3
0
M
M
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 54 26
22
5
0
M
M
N/A 164 64
49
10
0
P0
P0
E
0 1
1
0
0
PX
PX
E
0 2
1
1
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 247 179
177
2
0
R
R
E
0 29
18
11
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 274 150
23
127
0
R
R
N/A 2151 555
252
286
0
R
R
LL
N/A 687 403
398
5
0
R
O4
N/A 217 47
23
23
0
R
O4
LL
F
106 23
0
23
0
R
O4
LL
M
74 11
11
0
0
R
O2
N/A 811 154
81
67
0
R
O3
N/A 659 130
86
41
0
R
O3
LL
F
269 45
0
41
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 440 224
221
3
0
R
O2
LL
F
233 73
0
67
0
R
O1
LL
M
156 51
51
0
0
R
O1
N/A 234 74
62
6
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 205 127
0
127
0
R
L0
N/A 205 127
0
127
0
R
L0
LL
N/A 3 1
0
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 24 23
0
21
0
R
O1
LL
F
46 12
0
6
0
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Average Temps

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