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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 521 - Gunnison and Delta Counties

The Grand Mesa is heavily forested and offers a wide variety of terrain: from the spruce, fir and aspen forests up to 11,000 feet, to the piñonjuniper woodlands at about 4,800 feet.

GMU 521 - Gunnison and Delta Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
41
 
41
Success
55
 
55
Trophy Potential
67
 
67
Public Access
89
 
89
Ease of Terrain
69
 
69
Room to Breathe
63
 
63
Opportunity
40
 
40
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
38
 
38
70
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Bounded on N by Delta-Mesa County line and Gunnison-Mesa County line; on E by Gunnison-Pitkin County line, White River-Gunnison National Forest boundary and Ruby Range Summit; on S by Gunnison County Road 12 (Kebler Pass Road), N Fork of Gunnison River; on W by Jay Creek, West Reservoir No. 1, Overland Ditch and Grand Mesa-Gunnison National Forest boundary.

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County

Gunnison, Delta

Size

508 Square Miles (324,934 Acres)

Land Ownership

25% Private, 75% Public, 68% USFS, 8% BLM, 13% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

39.0305, -107.4464

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Amenities

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

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HuntScore Tip

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Other Species in Unit

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

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The Grand Mesa is heavily forested and offers a wide variety of terrain: from the spruce, fir and aspen forests up to 11,000 feet, to the piñonjuniper woodlands at about 4,800 feet.

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
6,202
Licenses Drawn
4,412
Licenses Surplus
1,790
Resident Quota
2,617
Nonresident Quota
1,533
Landowner Quota
333
Youth Quota
29
53.1%
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
MF052L1R
F
R
L1
LL
11.6%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
BE041O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
82 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
MF052O1M
F
M
O1
LL
11.6%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
MF052O1A
F
A
O1
LL
11.6%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
EF521O2R
F
R
O2
LL
10.9%
61
MM041O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.9%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF521O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
78
EF521O1R
F
R
O1
LL
46.3%
68
EF521O3R
F
R
O3
LL
10.9%
60
BE041O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
85 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
BE041O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EE041P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
DM052O1A
M
A
O1
LL
51.6%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
DM052O1M
M
M
O1
LL
45.7%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
DM052O2R
M
R
O2
LL
73.3%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
DM052O3R
M
R
O3
LL
38.3%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
DM052O4R
M
R
O4
LL
26.1%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521;
DM052P2R
M
R
P2
LL
100%
81 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521; private land only
DM052P3R
M
R
P3
LL
100%
80 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 52, 411, 521; private land only
EE041P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
EM041O1M
M
M
O1
LL
79.6%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF521O4R
F
R
O4
LL
10.9%
60
HuntScore Tip: Nonresident allocations are determined by the average number of preference points a Colorado resident needs to draw a specific license during a 3-year period. For hunt codes that require six or more points for a Colorado resident to draw an elk or deer license, up to 20 percent of licenses may go to nonresidents. For elk and deer hunt codes that require fewer than six points for a Colorado resident to draw, up to 35 percent may go to nonresidents.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
3,256
Total Harvest
651
Harvest Male
481
Harvest Female
147
18.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 5 3
1
2
0
A
A
E
0 18
11
7
0
A
A
N/A 1502 175
102
62
0
A
A
LL
N/A 56 13
13
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 456 160
160
0
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 77
37
40
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 2800 414
284
107
0
AS
AS
E
0 75
36
39
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
1
1
0
M
M
N/A 147 7
7
0
0
M
M
E
0 4
2
2
0
M
M
LL
N/A 30 19
19
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 1
0
1
0
R
O3
LL
F
3 3
0
3
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 63 20
3
13
0
R
R
LL
N/A 370 127
127
0
0
R
R
N/A 1150 232
175
46
0
R
O4
N/A 57 13
6
5
0
R
R
E
0 52
23
29
0
R
O4
LL
M
26 6
6
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 10 5
5
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
5 5
0
2
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 272 77
77
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 89 46
46
0
0
R
O3
N/A 248 19
17
3
0
R
O2
LL
F
12 7
0
7
0
R
O2
N/A 521 95
89
7
0
R
O1
LL
M
243 60
60
0
0
R
O1
N/A 318 100
63
28
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 3 0
0
0
0
R
L0
N/A 3 0
0
0
0
R
L0
LL
N/A 4 2
0
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 4 4
0
4
0
R
O1
LL
F
41 24
0
18
0
HuntScore Tip: With more than 300,000 hunting licenses sold in Colorado each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife thinks it's impossible to contact every hunter. So, harvest data is not actual. It's a statistical sample calculation based on license sales data and an estimate of hunter numbers and hunter success. Hunter activity and success is gathered through the hunter survey sent to all Colorado licensed hunters. Response is voluntary and therefore not complete.

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Average Temps

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