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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 851 - Costilla and Las Animas Counties

The elevation in this area ranges from 14,000 feet on Culebra Peak to 6,025 feet near Trinidad. The terrain is Moderately steep and steep foothills to steep mountains. The vegetation consists of Grass to pine to spruce, firs and aspens to alpine meadow

GMU 851 - Costilla and Las Animas Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
17
 
17
Success
57
 
57
Trophy Potential
45
 
45
Public Access
12
 
12
Ease of Terrain
76
 
76
Room to Breathe
73
 
73
Opportunity
13
 
13
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
43
 
43
49
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Bounded on N by West and North for Kansas of Purgatoire River, County Highway 12; on E by I-25; on S by New Mexico; on W by Sangre deCristo Divide.

There is very little public land in 851. There is a small portion of USFS land available on north boundary. The only other major public portion of 851 for big game hunting is the Bosque del Oso SWA... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Costilla, Las Animas

Size

438 Square Miles (280,394 Acres)

Land Ownership

88% Private, 12% Public, 1% USFS, 11% State

Latitude/Longitude

37.0794, -104.8869

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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, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey,

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The elevation in this area ranges from 14,000 feet on Culebra Peak to 6,025 feet near Trinidad. The terrain is Moderately steep and steep foothills to steep mountains. The vegetation consists of ... 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
2,594
Licenses Drawn
2,560
Licenses Surplus
34
Resident Quota
1,865
Nonresident Quota
541
Landowner Quota
276
Youth Quota
122
37.6%
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
EF085O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF851L1R
F
R
L1
LL
100%
63 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF085O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
62 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EF085P5R
F
R
P5
LL
71.1%
60 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EF085P6R
F
R
P6
LL
75.7%
61 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EE851K2R
E
R
K2
LL
3.9%
44 Bosque del Oso SWA youth only
EE851K3R
E
R
K3
LL
5.3%
45 Bosque del Oso SWA youth only
EE851O1A
E
A
O1
LL
10.1%
46 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EE851W1R
E
R
W1
LL
1.3%
44 HILL RANCH
EE851W2R
E
R
W2
LL
2.1%
44 TERCIO RANCH
EE851W4R
E
R
W4
LL
0.9%
44 TERCIO RANCH
EF851L2R
F
R
L2
LL
100%
63 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF085O2R
F
R
O2
LL
54.9%
54 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EF851L3R
F
R
L3
LL
100%
64 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF851O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
61 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF851O3R
F
R
O3
LL
22.7%
51 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF851W1R
F
R
W1
LL
10.1%
50 HILL RANCH
EF851W2R
F
R
W2
LL
8.7%
46 TERCIO RANCH
EF851W4R
F
R
W4
LL
15.4%
47 TERCIO RANCH
EM851O1M
M
M
O1
LL
26.3%
48 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EM851O1R
M
R
O1
LL
4.8%
45 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EM851O2R
M
R
O2
LL
10.9%
46 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EM851O3R
M
R
O3
LL
5.3%
45 Bosque del Oso SWA only
EF085O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
62 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
BE083O1A
E
A
O1
LL
35.4%
49 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF085L1R
F
R
L1
LL
76.9%
56 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM851O1A
M
A
O1
LL
15.2%
48
EE085P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EE085O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EE085O1R
E
R
O1
LL
40.3%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EE085O1M
E
M
O1
LL
59.6%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM851W2R
M
R
W2
LL
1.2%
45 TERCIO RANCH
DM851W1R
M
R
W1
LL
0.7%
45 HILL RANCH
DM851O2R
M
R
O2
LL
8.5%
47 Bosque del Oso SWA only
DM851O1R
M
R
O1
LL
15.6%
47 Bosque del Oso SWA only
DM851O1M
M
M
O1
LL
20%
49 Bosque del Oso SWA only
DM085O3R
M
R
O3
LL
34.6%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE083O1M
E
M
O1
LL
51.7%
52 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM085O2R
M
R
O2
LL
49%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM085O1M
M
M
O1
LL
25%
51 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM085O1A
M
A
O1
LL
31.3%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE851O5R
E
R
O5
LL
11.4%
46 Bosque del Oso SWA only
BE851O2R
E
R
O2
LL
12.1%
45 Bosque del Oso SWA only
BE851O1R
E
R
O1
LL
2.9%
44 Bosque del Oso SWA only
BE851O1A
E
A
O1
LL
13.8%
46 Bosque del Oso SWA only
BE851O1M
E
M
O1
LL
21.1%
47 Bosque del Oso SWA only
BE083O5R
E
R
O5
LL
46.7%
53 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE083O1R
E
R
O1
LL
38.5%
51 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EM851O4R
M
R
O4
LL
10.2%
45 Bosque del Oso SWA only
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
727
Total Harvest
242
Harvest Male
197
Harvest Female
45
32.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 186 22
19
3
0
A
A
E
0 0
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 16 9
9
0
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 16
11
5
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 614 149
114
35
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 113 77
72
5
0
AS
AS
E
0 14
9
5
0
Any
WTO
LL
N/A 20 10
5
5
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 5 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 36 0
0
0
0
M
M
E
0 1
1
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 9
5
4
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 20 10
5
5
0
R
WTO
LL
N/A 20 10
5
5
0
R
W0
N/A 80 50
30
20
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 16 13
13
0
0
R
R
BOS
N/A 110 10
10
0
0
R
R
N/A 392 127
95
33
0
R
R
E
0 4
3
1
0
R
R
LL
N/A 92 67
62
5
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 20 7
0
7
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 31 11
4
7
0
R
O4
LL
F
2 0
0
0
0
R
O4
N/A 13 10
6
4
0
R
O4
LL
E
7 7
3
4
0
R
L0
N/A 65 0
0
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 16 11
11
0
0
R
O3
N/A 84 31
31
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
5 0
0
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
2 2
0
2
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 40 33
33
0
0
R
O1
LL
E
3 0
0
0
0
R
O1
N/A 18 4
4
0
0
R
L0
N/A 65 0
0
0
0
R
O2
N/A 112 26
24
2
0
SG
S
LL
N/A 28 9
0
0
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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