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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 49 - Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties

The elevation in this area ranges from From 14,240-foot Mt. Cameron to 7,874 near Johnson Village. The terrain is Broad valley bottoms up to moderately steep hills, climbing to steep mountains.

GMU 49 - Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
28
 
28
Success
39
 
39
Trophy Potential
46
 
46
Public Access
84
 
84
Ease of Terrain
80
 
80
Room to Breathe
68
 
68
Opportunity
30
 
30
Convenience
12
 
12
Ease of Effort
45
 
45
65
HuntScore

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Bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by County Highway 9 and US Highway 285; on S by US Highway 24; on W by Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek.

The access for this unit is good. Many public roads and trails to and through public lands. No motorized vehicles allowed in the Wilderness portion. Paddock SWA is comprised of several parcels.

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County

Lake, Park, Chaffee

Size

538 Square Miles (344,454 Acres)

Land Ownership

28% Private, 72% Public, 60% USFS, 9% BLM, 3% State, 12% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

39.1228, -106.1420

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 6 hotels, 2 campgrounds, and 0 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, Shiras Moose, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey,

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GMU 49 - Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties
GMU 49 - Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties
GMU 49 - Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties

The elevation in this area ranges from From 14,240-foot Mt. Cameron to 7,874 near Johnson Village. The terrain is Broad valley bottoms up to moderately steep hills, climbing to steep mountains. T... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2023)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
4,037
Licenses Drawn
3,932
Licenses Surplus
105
Resident Quota
2,878
Nonresident Quota
487
Landowner Quota
827
Youth Quota
161
25.4%
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
EM049O4R
M
R
O4
LL
21.2%
70
DE049O1A
E
A
O1
LL
40%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57, 58, 581;
DM049O1M
M
M
O1
LL
36%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57, 58, 581;
DF049P3R
F
R
P3
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 49, 57; private land only
DF049P2R
F
R
P2
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 49, 57; private land only
DF049O3R
F
R
O3
LL
8.5%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57;
DF049O2R
F
R
O2
LL
5.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57;
DF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
25.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57, 58, 581;
BE048O5R
E
R
O5
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 48, 49, 56, 57, 481, 561;
DM049O3R
M
R
O3
LL
31.5%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57, 58, 581;
BE048O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 48, 49, 56, 57, 481, 561;
BE048O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 48, 49, 56, 57, 481, 561;
BE048O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 48, 49, 56, 57, 481, 561;
MM049O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.7%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
MF049O1R
F
R
O1
LL
7.7%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
MF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
7.7%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
DM049O2R
M
R
O2
LL
33.4%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 57, 58, 581;
AF049O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EM049O3R
M
R
O3
LL
21.2%
70
EF049O4R
F
R
O4
LL
83.3%
80
EM049O2R
M
R
O2
LL
21.2%
70
EM049O1R
M
R
O1
LL
12.3%
67
EM049O1M
M
M
O1
LL
28.6%
69
EF049S4R
F
R
S4
LL
100%
79 Lake Co. portion only
EF049S3R
F
R
S3
LL
100%
80 Lake Co. portion only
EF049S2R
F
R
S2
LL
89.3%
76 Lake Co. portion only
EF049O3R
F
R
O3
LL
43.5%
74
AF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
47.6%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: NEW 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EF049O2R
F
R
O2
LL
27.5%
70
EF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
54.7%
74
EE049O1A
E
A
O1
LL
21%
70
AM049O1R
M
R
O1
LL
4.1%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501;
AM049O1M
M
M
O1
LL
17.5%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: NEW 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AM049O1A
M
A
O1
LL
16.7%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AF049O1R
F
R
O1
LL
8.1%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501;
MF049O1A
F
A
O1
LL
7.7%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
1,616
Total Harvest
756
Harvest Male
557
Harvest Female
175
28.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 5 5
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 13 11
5
6
0
A
LL
N/A 3 2
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 85 23
21
2
0
A
A
N/A 157 43
35
6
0
A
A
N/A 8 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 27 3
2
2
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 876 337
170
142
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 713 415
384
31
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 7 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 130 44
27
17
0
M
M
LL
N/A 62 17
17
0
0
PX
PX
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
O3
LL
M
17 3
3
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 566 375
346
29
0
R
R
LL
N/A 5 4
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
12 3
3
0
0
R
R
N/A 589 249
108
119
0
R
O4
N/A 135 44
3
35
0
R
R
N/A 12 3
2
2
0
R
O4
LL
F
92 34
0
28
0
R
O4
LL
F
31 7
0
7
0
R
O2
N/A 233 123
57
53
0
R
O3
LL
F
82 20
0
20
0
R
O3
N/A 144 37
3
29
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 208 123
111
12
0
R
O3
LL
F
45 14
0
9
0
R
O2
LL
F
42 11
0
11
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 358 252
235
17
0
R
O2
LL
M
97 57
57
0
0
R
O1
N/A 73 45
45
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
73 45
45
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 4 2
0
2
0
R
AR
N/A 12 3
2
2
0
R
O2
LL
F
94 54
0
42
0
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