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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 791 - Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties

Vegetation types range from heavy timber to vast areas of grass and low shrubs. 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.

GMU 791 - Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
24
 
24
Success
11
 
11
Trophy Potential
23
 
23
Public Access
2
 
2
Ease of Terrain
99
 
99
Room to Breathe
60
 
60
Opportunity
21
 
21
Convenience
10
 
10
Ease of Effort
37
 
37
43
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Bounded on N by County Road G; on E by County Highway 17; on S by US Highway 160; on W by US Highway 285.

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County

Alamosa, Rio Grande, Saguache

Size

328 Square Miles (209,682 Acres)

Land Ownership

98% Private, 2% Public, 2% State

Latitude/Longitude

37.6730, -106.0006

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 1 hotels, 0 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, 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
890
Licenses Drawn
880
Licenses Surplus
10
Resident Quota
631
Nonresident Quota
187
Landowner Quota
73
Youth Quota
9
28.2%
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
DM079O1M
M
M
O1
LL
54.3%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
BE068O1A
E
A
O1
LL
58.1%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O1R
E
R
O1
LL
51.5%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
BE068O5R
E
R
O5
LL
31.1%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791;
DM079O1A
M
A
O1
LL
27%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
AM079O1A
M
A
O1
LL
12.2%
49 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O2R
M
R
O2
LL
24.4%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O3R
M
R
O3
LL
16.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DM079O4R
M
R
O4
LL
5.1%
51 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
DF791P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
65 private land only
AF079P5R
F
R
P5
LL
74.1%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 79, 791; private land only; 79 E of Rio Grande Canal
AM079O1R
M
R
O1
LL
5.1%
50 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 79, 791;
AM068O1M
M
M
O1
LL
11.9%
52 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 68, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 681, 682, 791;
EF682O1M
F
M
O1
LL
25.6%
51 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.
HuntScore Tip: Colorado divides the state into distinct hunting areas called Game Management Units or GMUs (see map). To prevent over harvesting, a limited number of licenses by species are assigned to be sold in each GMU. The number of limited licenses available in each GMU is called the quota.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
123
Total Harvest
63
Harvest Male
50
Harvest Female
13
29.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 11 3
0
3
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 101 56
45
11
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 21 7
5
2
0
M
M
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 5 2
2
0
0
R
AR
N/A 1 0
0
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 30 19
19
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 10 2
0
2
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 3 3
3
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 58 34
26
8
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 58 34
26
8
0
R
R
N/A 88 53
45
8
0
R
R
N/A 1 0
0
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 16 5
3
2
0
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