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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 231 - Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield 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 coniferous forests and aspen. Mountain shrub and rolling sage cover the low country.

GMU 231 - Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
56
 
56
Success
22
 
22
Trophy Potential
49
 
49
Public Access
76
 
76
Ease of Terrain
76
 
76
Room to Breathe
62
 
62
Opportunity
45
 
45
Convenience
1
 
1
Ease of Effort
40
 
40
66
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Bounded on N by Routt County Roads 29, 132A, 25, 132 and 15; on E by County Highway 131; on S by Bear River; on W by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide to Dunkley Pass, Rio Blanco County Roads 8 and 19 and Routt County Road 55.

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

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County

Routt, Rio Blanco, Garfield

Size

178 Square Miles (114,118 Acres)

Land Ownership

36% Private, 64% Public, 61% USFS, 2% BLM, 1% State, 12% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

40.1670, -107.0918

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 1 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.

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Other Species in Unit

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

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GMU 231 - Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties
GMU 231 - Routt, Rio Blanco, and Garfield 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 coniferous forests and aspen. Mountain shrub and roll... 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
11,987
Licenses Drawn
9,210
Licenses Surplus
2,777
Resident Quota
5,228
Nonresident Quota
3,873
Landowner Quota
701
Youth Quota
581
87.7%
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
EF025P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
81 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231; private land only
MF025O1R
F
R
O1
LL
4.5%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231;
DF011O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DE011O1A
E
A
O1
LL
66%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
BE012O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
BE012O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
BE012O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
MM025O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.7%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231;
MF025O1M
F
M
O1
LL
4.5%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231;
DE012W1R
E
R
W1
LL
16.7%
55 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 231; CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
MF025O1A
F
A
O1
LL
4.5%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231;
EE231P2R
E
R
P2
LL
100%
81 private land only
EE231P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
81 private land only
EE231P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
81 private land only
EF231O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
82
EF231O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
82
EF231O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
82
DM011O1M
M
M
O1
LL
82%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DF012W1R
F
R
W1
LL
100%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 231; CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF025O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 34, 231;
EM011O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231;
EE025O1M
E
M
O1
LL
51.7%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 34, 231;
EF012W3R
F
R
W3
LL
100%
67 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF012W2R
F
R
W2
LL
46.9%
63 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF012W1R
F
R
W1
LL
48.4%
59 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE012W2R
E
R
W2
LL
18.9%
53 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE012W1R
E
R
W1
LL
14.3%
52 CROSS MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF011O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33, 131, 211, 231;
DM012E1R
M
R
E1
LL
7.4%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 12, 24, 25, 26, 231; Flattops Wilderness
EE011P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231; private land only
AM015O1R
M
R
O1
LL
20.4%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 15, 26, 231;
AF015O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 15, 26, 231;
DM131O3R
M
R
O3
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
DM131O2R
M
R
O2
LL
74.5%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
DE131P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
DE131P2R
E
R
P2
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231; private land only
EM231O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
80
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
2,366
Total Harvest
356
Harvest Male
213
Harvest Female
137
13.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
LL
N/A 37 11
4
7
0
A
A
E
0 5
2
3
0
A
A
N/A 1002 61
51
10
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 6
3
3
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 2206 315
184
125
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 160 35
26
9
0
AS
AS
E
0 6
3
3
0
M
M
N/A 91 8
3
5
0
M
M
LL
N/A 35 8
8
0
0
M
M
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
52 9
0
5
0
R
R
LL
N/A 88 16
14
2
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 104 50
6
44
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 63 29
0
29
0
R
O4
N/A 44 4
0
3
0
R
O4
LL
M
26 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
12 4
0
3
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 63 14
13
2
0
R
O3
N/A 179 31
14
13
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 26 2
2
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
121 17
0
17
0
R
O2
N/A 306 56
32
24
0
R
O1
N/A 522 126
85
41
0
R
O1
LL
M
259 80
80
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
252 41
0
41
0
R
R
N/A 1113 245
130
109
0
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