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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 12 - Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties

White River offers variety and extremes. Several peaks in the Flattop Wilderness are 12,200ft in elevation. Elevation drops to 5,300ft near Rifle. The lower elevation vegetation starts out with sage, progressing to oakbrush/mtn brush, aspen, and evergreen

GMU 12 - Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
44
 
44
Success
52
 
52
Trophy Potential
64
 
64
Public Access
60
 
60
Ease of Terrain
72
 
72
Room to Breathe
67
 
67
Opportunity
39
 
39
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
47
 
47
65
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Bounded on N by County Highway 317, Routt County Roads 29 and 55, Rio Blanco County Roads 10 and 8; on E by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide; on S by Williams Fork-White River divide, US Forest Service Road 250, Rio Blanco County Roads 48, 15 and 30; on W by County Highway 13/789.

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County

Moffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield

Size

493 Square Miles (315,246 Acres)

Land Ownership

47% Private, 53% Public, 43% USFS, 6% BLM, 4% State, 7% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

40.2144, -107.4903

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Amenities

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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 (2023)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
25,007
Licenses Drawn
17,795
Licenses Surplus
7,212
Resident Quota
9,821
Nonresident Quota
7,385
Landowner Quota
3,001
Youth Quota
2,127
78.3%
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
EE084W2R
E
R
W2
LL
2.9%
50 MORGAN CREEK RANCH
DF012W1R
F
R
W1
LL
100%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 231; CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
AF211W1R
F
R
W1
LL
21.1%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211; MORGAN CREEK RANCH
AE211W1R
E
R
W1
LL
3.2%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211; MORGAN CREEK RANCH
DF211W1R
F
R
W1
LL
33.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211; MORGAN CREEK RANCH
DE211W1R
E
R
W1
LL
8.9%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211; MORGAN CREEK RANCH
DM012O4R
M
R
O4
LL
35.9%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
DM012O3R
M
R
O3
LL
94.1%
80 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
DM012O2R
M
R
O2
LL
90.8%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
DM012O1M
M
M
O1
LL
57.5%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River
DM012E1R
M
R
E1
LL
7.4%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 24, 25, 26, 231; Flattops Wilderness
DF012O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
AF012O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
DF012O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
DF012O1M
F
M
O1
LL
80.6%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River
DE012W1R
E
R
W1
LL
16.7%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 231; CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
DE012P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24; private land only
DE012O1A
E
A
O1
LL
52.4%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River.
DM011O1M
M
M
O1
LL
82%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DF011O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DE011P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
78 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211;
DE011P2R
E
R
P2
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211;
DE011O1A
E
A
O1
LL
66%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
AF012O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
AF012O1R
F
R
O1
LL
19.2%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
EE033O1A
E
A
O1
LL
49.5%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 S of White River; 24 S of north fork of White River.
EE012P1M
E
M
P1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 33; private land only
EM012O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
EF012W3R
F
R
W3
LL
100%
67 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF012W2R
F
R
W2
LL
46.9%
63 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF012W1R
F
R
W1
LL
48.4%
60 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF012P1M
F
M
P1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 33; private land only
EF012O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
EF012O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24;
EF012O1M
F
M
O1
LL
78.1%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River
EE012W2R
E
R
W2
LL
18.9%
54 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE012W1R
E
R
W1
LL
14.3%
54 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE012O1M
E
M
O1
LL
28.5%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River
AF012P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
82 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 23; private land only
EE012O1A
E
A
O1
LL
43.6%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 23, 24; 23 N of White River; 24 N of north fork of White River.
EM011O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231;
EF011P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211; private land only
EF011O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211;
EF011O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33, 131, 211, 231;
EE011P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231; private land only
AM012P5R
M
R
P5
LL
37.5%
73 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 23; private land only
AM012O1R
M
R
O1
LL
3.6%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
AM012O1M
M
M
O1
LL
26.3%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
AM012O1A
M
A
O1
LL
18.5%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 211;
BE012O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
7,514
Total Harvest
2,102
Harvest Male
1,257
Harvest Female
783
35.8%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
LL
N/A 6 1
0
1
0
A
LL
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
A
A
E
0 4
1
3
0
A
A
LL
N/A 96 6
6
0
0
A
A
N/A 628 195
167
25
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 1289 495
346
121
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 10
6
4
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 6197 1576
894
650
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 28 21
11
8
0
AS
AS
E
0 8
5
3
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
1
1
0
M
M
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 168 53
32
20
0
M
M
LL
N/A 44 8
5
3
0
M
M
N/A 3 3
1
2
0
PX
PX
E
0 0
0
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 361 221
61
153
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 226 126
0
119
0
R
P0
N/A 19 17
10
5
0
R
R
E
0 4
4
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 4 1
0
0
0
R
R
N/A 5401 1327
695
606
0
R
R
LL
N/A 1149 480
334
118
0
R
O4
LL
M
105 21
21
0
0
R
R
N/A 24 17
10
5
0
R
W0
N/A 136 60
36
21
0
R
O4
LL
F
206 45
0
45
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 554 214
134
69
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 87 44
36
4
0
R
O4
N/A 312 66
21
45
0
R
O3
LL
F
603 114
0
98
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 497 217
165
39
0
R
O3
N/A 1142 227
112
98
0
R
O2
N/A 1519 215
142
73
0
R
O2
LL
F
780 73
0
73
0
R
O1
LL
M
1173 323
323
0
0
R
O1
N/A 2045 615
384
231
0
R
O1
LL
F
736 196
0
196
0
R
D
R
N/A 22 20
0
19
0
R
D
N/A 1 1
0
1
0
R
AR
N/A 25 18
10
6
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 11 5
0
5
0
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