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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 45 - Eagle and Pitkin Counties

Elevation climbs from 6,000ft with sage and piñon to over 14,000ft with alpine vegetation starting at 10,500ft. This area is dominated by the many high mountain ranges such as the Williams Mountains, Red Table Mountain, and Hardscrabble Mountain.

GMU 45 - Eagle and Pitkin Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
40
 
40
Success
38
 
38
Trophy Potential
77
 
77
Public Access
100
 
100
Ease of Terrain
54
 
54
Room to Breathe
62
 
62
Opportunity
38
 
38
Convenience
44
 
44
Ease of Effort
49
 
49
70
HuntScore

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Bounded on N by the Eagle River from East Lake Creek to Dowd Junction, I-70 from Dowd Junction to the Eagle River-TeNew Mexicoile Creek divide; on E by Eagle River-TeNew Mexicoile Creek divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by divide between the Chance Creek-North Fork Fryingpan-Cunningham Creek drainages and the Cross Creek-Homestake Creek drainages, and East Lake Creek.

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County

Eagle, Pitkin

Size

336 Square Miles (214,927 Acres)

Land Ownership

10% Private, 90% Public, 89% USFS, 1% State, 34% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

39.4944, -106.4049

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 6 hotels, 14 campgrounds, and 2 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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Other Species in Unit

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

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GMU 45 - Eagle and Pitkin Counties
GMU 45 - Eagle and Pitkin Counties

Elevation climbs from 6,000ft with sage and piñon to over 14,000ft with alpine vegetation starting at 10,500ft. This area is dominated by the many high mountain ranges such as the Williams Mountai... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2023)

There are 5 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
5,573
Licenses Drawn
4,390
Licenses Surplus
1,183
Resident Quota
3,095
Nonresident Quota
1,207
Landowner Quota
547
Youth Quota
91
57%
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
DM044E1R
M
R
E1
LL
14.2%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 444; Holy Cross Wilderness
BE035O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 44, 45, 361, 444;
EM044O1R
M
R
O1
LL
37.9%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EM044O1M
M
M
O1
LL
72.5%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EM044O1A
M
A
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EF044O4R
F
R
O4
LL
5.7%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EF044O3R
F
R
O3
LL
5.7%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EF044O2R
F
R
O2
LL
5.7%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EF044O1R
F
R
O1
LL
5.7%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
EF044O1M
F
M
O1
LL
26.3%
60 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 44, 45, 47, 444;
MM044O1X
M
X
O1
LL
1.6%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 44, 45;
BE035O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
83 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 44, 45, 361, 444;
DM035O4R
M
R
O4
LL
13.8%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
BE035O5R
E
R
O5
LL
100%
83 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 43, 44, 45, 47, 361, 444, 471; 43 Advance reservation camping permit required for some areas in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. More information: fs.usda.gov/whiteriver
DE035O1A
E
A
O1
LL
78%
81 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DE035P2R
E
R
P2
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361; private land only
DE035P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361; private land only
DF035O1M
F
M
O1
LL
90.9%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DF035O2R
F
R
O2
LL
55.3%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DF035O3R
F
R
O3
LL
65.9%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DM035O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
85 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DM035O2R
M
R
O2
LL
100%
82 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
DM035O3R
M
R
O3
LL
79.1%
81 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 35, 36, 45, 361;
EM045O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
74
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
933
Total Harvest
130
Harvest Male
127
Harvest Female
3
12.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
A
A
N/A 189 3
3
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 72 23
23
0
0
A
A
E
0 2
0
2
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 2
0
2
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 629 55
54
1
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 304 73
73
0
0
AS
AS
E
0 2
0
2
0
M
M
N/A 48 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 59 26
26
0
0
R
O3
N/A 105 5
4
1
0
R
R
N/A 392 51
50
1
0
R
R
LL
N/A 173 24
24
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
30 8
8
0
0
R
O4
N/A 30 8
8
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 39 3
3
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
2 0
0
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
3 1
0
1
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 124 18
18
0
0
R
O2
N/A 226 24
24
0
0
R
O1
N/A 31 14
14
0
0
R
HR
LL
N/A 11 3
3
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 11 3
3
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
31 14
14
0
0
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