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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 33 - Garfield and Rio Blanco 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 33 - Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
54
 
54
100
Success
43
 
43
5
Trophy Potential
51
 
51
5
Public Access
74
 
74
80
Ease of Terrain
78
 
78
35
Room to Breathe
60
 
60
42
Opportunity
34
 
34
6
Convenience
19
 
19
98
Ease of Effort
36
 
36
63
69
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Bounded on N by White-Colorado River divide; on E by Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by County Highway 13/789.

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County

Garfield, Rio Blanco

Size

416 Square Miles (266,311 Acres)

Land Ownership

25% Private, 75% Public, 45% USFS, 28% BLM, 1% State, 1% NPS

Latitude/Longitude

39.6887, -107.6403

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 1 hotels, 7 campgrounds, and 1 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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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 sag... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

There are 9 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
14,700
Licenses Drawn
10,532
Licenses Surplus
4,168
Resident Quota
5,974
Nonresident Quota
4,529
Landowner Quota
1,177
Youth Quota
865
86.1%
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
EE011P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231; private land only
DE033O1A
E
A
O1
LL
73.5%
80
DF033O1M
F
M
O1
LL
26.3%
64
DF033P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
80 private land only
DF033P6R
F
R
P6
LL
100%
84 private land only; 33 Hunting only in area bounded on N by CR 226 and CR 245; on E by Elk Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 13 and Colo. 325.
DM033O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
83
DM033O2R
M
R
O2
LL
100%
85
DM033O3R
M
R
O3
LL
100%
85
DM033O4R
M
R
O4
LL
32.6%
68
DM033P2R
M
R
P2
LL
100%
80
DM033P3R
M
R
P3
LL
100%
80
EM033O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
77
EF011O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33, 131, 211, 231;
EM011O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231;
EE012P1M
E
M
P1
LL
100%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 33; private land only
EF012P1M
F
M
P1
LL
100%
69 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 33; private land only
EE033O1A
E
A
O1
LL
49.5%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 23, 24, 33; 23 S of White River; 24 S of north fork of White River.
EE033O1M
E
M
O1
LL
36.4%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 23, 24, 33; 23 S of White River; 24 S of north fork of White River.
EE033P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
72 private land only
EF033O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 23, 24, 33; 23 S of White River; 24 S of north fork of White River.
EF033O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
80
EF033O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
80
EF033O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
80
EF033P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
77 private land only
BE012O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
83 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
3,939
Total Harvest
759
Harvest Male
489
Harvest Female
243
15.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 432 86
59
19
0
A
A
E
0 3
2
1
0
A
A
LL
N/A 132 26
16
9
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 22
13
9
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 1242 338
307
32
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 2697 399
169
202
0
AS
AS
E
0 20
11
9
0
Any
EX
LL
N/A 38 14
0
14
0
CR
CR
E
0 1
1
0
0
M
M
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 149 28
26
2
0
M
M
N/A 84 5
0
5
0
PX
PX
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 95 52
5
43
0
R
O3
LL
F
246 54
0
51
0
R
R
LL
N/A 961 285
264
21
0
R
O4
LL
M
94 7
7
0
0
R
R
N/A 2181 307
110
178
0
R
O4
N/A 202 24
7
17
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 24 7
7
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
96 17
0
17
0
R
O3
N/A 558 82
28
51
0
R
O1
N/A 618 57
41
17
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 436 151
151
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
352 58
0
45
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 433 107
107
0
0
R
O2
N/A 725 92
34
45
0
R
O1
LL
F
173 17
0
17
0
R
O1
LL
M
434 36
36
0
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 74 47
0
43
0
R
L0
N/A 74 47
0
43
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 31 7
0
7
0
R
D
R
N/A 5 5
0
5
0
R
R
E
0 15
7
8
0
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