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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 5 - Moffat and Routt Counties

From a low of 6,300 to 12,000ft along the Continental Divide. The Routt National Forest dominates the eastern 2/3 of the Upper Yampa units with (26%) coniferous forests and (34%) aspen.

GMU 5 - Moffat and Routt Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
43
 
43
Success
53
 
53
Trophy Potential
56
 
56
Public Access
60
 
60
Ease of Terrain
72
 
72
Room to Breathe
55
 
55
Opportunity
36
 
36
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
41
 
41
62
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Bounded on N by Wyoming; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Little Snake-Elk River Divide and US Forest Service 42; on W by US Forest Service 150, Routt County Road 82 and Moffat County Road 1.

Most of the land outside of the national forest is private land, and hunting pressure is heavy. Hunters will have better success and enjoy more solitude by walking into remote areas.

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County

Moffat, Routt

Size

299 Square Miles (191,203 Acres)

Land Ownership

40% Private, 60% Public, 47% USFS, 12% BLM, 1% State

Latitude/Longitude

40.9225, -107.0949

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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

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 5 - Moffat and Routt Counties

From a low of 6,300 to 12,000ft along the Continental Divide. The Routt National Forest dominates the eastern 2/3 of the Upper Yampa units with (26%) coniferous forests and (34%) aspen. Mountain sh... 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
7,221
Licenses Drawn
6,532
Licenses Surplus
689
Resident Quota
3,822
Nonresident Quota
2,301
Landowner Quota
1,144
Youth Quota
680
49%
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
EF014P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
DM005O2R
M
R
O2
LL
15%
70
AM004O1M
M
M
O1
LL
17.2%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
AM004O1A
M
A
O1
LL
30.1%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
AF004P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
82 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
AF004O1R
F
R
O1
LL
35.1%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
AF004O1M
F
M
O1
LL
52.6%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
AF004O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
DM005W1R
M
R
W1
LL
2.6%
57 THREE FORKS RANCH
DM005O4R
M
R
O4
LL
19.2%
63
DM005O3R
M
R
O3
LL
12.7%
65
DF005W6R
F
R
W6
LL
60%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
AM004P5R
M
R
P5
LL
18.9%
67 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
DF005W4R
F
R
W4
LL
25%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
DF005W2R
F
R
W2
LL
25%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
DF005W1R
F
R
W1
LL
28.6%
63 THREE FORKS RANCH
DF005O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
78
DF005O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
82
DE005W2R
E
R
W2
LL
8.8%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
DE005P4R
E
R
P4
LL
76.9%
71 private land only
DM003O1M
M
M
O1
LL
25.4%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441; Units 4, 5, 14, 214 and 441 are valid for add-on bear licenses. Units 3 and 301 are not. See page 66.
DF003O1M
F
M
O1
LL
71.4%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441; Units 4, 5, 14, 214 and 441 are valid for add-on bear licenses. Units 3 and 301 are not. See page 66.
DE003P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441; private land only
AM004O1R
M
R
O1
LL
12.3%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
AF005W1R
F
R
W1
LL
28.2%
67 THREE FORKS RANCH
EF005W6R
F
R
W6
LL
41%
63 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF004P1M
F
M
P1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; private land only
EF005W5R
F
R
W5
LL
44.9%
71 THREE FORKS RANCH
EF005W4R
F
R
W4
LL
70.6%
63 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF005W3R
F
R
W3
LL
9.2%
59 THREE FORKS RANCH
EF005W2R
F
R
W2
LL
37.1%
60 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF005W1R
F
R
W1
LL
14.3%
62 THREE FORKS RANCH
EF005O3R
F
R
O3
LL
78.5%
78
EF005O2R
F
R
O2
LL
78.5%
78
EE005W2R
E
R
W2
LL
17.2%
55 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EE005W1R
E
R
W1
LL
6.3%
58 THREE FORKS RANCH
EE005O4R
E
R
O4
LL
47.6%
68
EF004O1M
F
M
O1
LL
71.8%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441;
AF005W2R
F
R
W2
LL
22.6%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EE004P1M
E
M
P1
LL
83.3%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; private land only
EE004O1M
E
M
O1
LL
28.3%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441;
EE004O1A
E
A
O1
LL
43.4%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; 4, 5, 441 Public and private lands
EF003P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441; private land only
EF003O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
EF003O1R
F
R
O1
LL
86.5%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441;
EE003P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
EE003O1R
E
R
O1
LL
43.5%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
AM005W2R
M
R
W2
LL
4.3%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
AM005W1R
M
R
W1
LL
1.6%
61 THREE FORKS RANCH
DE003P2R
E
R
P2
LL
83.4%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441; private land only
HuntScore Tip: Colorado divides the state into distinct hunting areas called Game Management Units or GMUs (see map). To prevent over harvesting, a limited number of licenses by species are assigned to be sold in each GMU. The number of limited licenses available in each GMU is called the quota.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
2,653
Total Harvest
1,021
Harvest Male
528
Harvest Female
457
44.5%
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
LL
N/A 101 49
26
22
0
A
A
N/A 273 68
44
20
0
A
A
N/A 3 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 74 61
39
22
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 10
5
5
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 2159 708
336
342
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 420 242
148
88
0
AS
AS
E
0 38
3
5
0
M
M
LL
N/A 35 11
5
6
0
M
M
N/A 94 29
13
13
0
PX
PX
E
0 2
2
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
45 21
0
21
0
R
W0
N/A 486 341
132
197
0
R
R
E
0 8
3
5
0
R
R
N/A 1792 612
278
310
0
R
R
LL
N/A 284 182
116
60
0
R
R
N/A 22 15
10
4
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 78 60
36
24
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 60 21
16
5
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 29 5
0
5
0
R
P0
N/A 11 5
5
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 56 39
29
8
0
R
O4
N/A 53 23
0
23
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 12 5
5
0
0
R
O4
LL
E
7 3
0
3
0
R
O3
LL
F
33 6
0
5
0
R
O3
N/A 222 30
24
5
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 138 79
47
29
0
R
O2
LL
F
103 14
0
12
0
R
O2
N/A 696 112
98
12
0
R
O1
LL
E
177 42
9
34
0
R
O1
LL
F
91 36
0
29
0
R
O1
N/A 298 95
25
63
0
R
D
R
N/A 7 5
0
5
0
R
AR
N/A 71 61
39
22
0
R
W0
N/A 49 47
29
18
0
HuntScore Tip: The key to hunting Colorado black bears in September is understanding that the physiology and behavior of bears dramatically change in mid-August.

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