All Hunting in Colorado GMU 38 - Gilpin, Boulder, Clear Creek, and Jefferson Counties

The area ranges in elevation from about 5,100 feet in the east to over 14,000 feet in the west. The western part of the area is mountainous and includes many heavily forested areas, high alpine tundra, rocky outcroppings, shrubs, and open grasslands.

GMU 38 - Gilpin, Boulder, Clear Creek, and Jefferson Counties

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
36
 
36
Success
27
 
27
Trophy Potential
45
 
45
Public Access
29
 
29
Ease of Terrain
86
 
86
Room to Breathe
68
 
68
Opportunity
19
 
19
Convenience
100
 
100
Ease of Effort
32
 
32
56
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Bounded on N by US Forest Service Road 149 (Rollins Pass Road), County Highway 119, 72, 93 and 128; on E by I-25; on S by I-70 and US Highway 40; on W by Continental Divide.

Reservation hunting takes place on Centennial Cone (Jefferson County Open Space) and Green Ranch (Colorado State Parks). Hunters using Highway 5 near Mt. Evans need to be aware there is no hunting ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Gilpin, Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson

Size

456 Square Miles (291,821 Acres)

Land Ownership

57% Private, 43% Public, 22% USFS, 1% State, 6% Wilderness, 4% NPS, 2% Other

Latitude/Longitude

39.8258, -105.3635

Amenities

There are 2 hospitals, 10 hotels, 127 campgrounds, and 15 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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The area ranges in elevation from about 5,100 feet in the east to over 14,000 feet in the west. The western part of the area is mountainous and includes many heavily forested areas, high alpine tun... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)


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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
2,025
Licenses Drawn
1,134
Licenses Surplus
891
Resident Quota
1,052
Nonresident Quota
57
Landowner Quota
470
Youth Quota
138
62.2%
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
DF038L1R
F
R
L1
LL
100%
77 Jefferson Co. portion only; 38 Landowner permission is advisable before applying. Most land is private
MF038O1M
F
M
O1
LL
10.8%
62
MF038O1R
F
R
O1
LL
10.8%
62
MM038O1X
M
X
O1
LL
1.4%
60
BE020O1A
E
A
O1
LL
98.8%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 20, 29, 38;
BE020O1R
E
R
O1
LL
52.9%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 20, 29, 38;
BE020O5R
E
R
O5
LL
100%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 20, 29, 38;
DE038L1R
E
R
L1
LL
100%
77 Jefferson Co. portion only; 38 Landowner permission is advisable before applying. Most land is private
DE038O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
77
DM038O2R
M
R
O2
LL
100%
77
DF038O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
72
DF038O2R
F
R
O2
LL
83.3%
71
DF038O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
71
DF038O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
71
DF038P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
77 private land only; 38 Private-land-only buck and doe licenses valid in portion of GMU 38 bounded on N by Colo. Hwys 72, 93 & 128; on E by I-25; on S by I-70; on W by U.S. 6 & Colo. 119.
DM038O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
74
DM038O3R
M
R
O3
LL
100%
76
DM038O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
76
DM038P5R
M
R
P5
LL
100%
77 private land only; 38 Private-land-only buck and doe licenses valid in portion of GMU 38 bounded on N by Colo. Hwys 72, 93 & 128; on E by I-25; on S by I-70; on W by U.S. 6 & Colo. 119.
MF038O1A
F
A
O1
LL
10.8%
62
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All Harvest Stats (2022)


Total Hunters
2,111
Total Harvest
308
Harvest Male
181
Harvest Female
116
14.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
LL
N/A 3 3
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 10 9
3
6
0
S1
LL
N/A 2 1
0
0
0
SC
LL
N/A 3 3
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 170 13
7
7
0
A
A
N/A 454 30
19
11
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1000 123
67
56
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 1111 185
114
60
0
M
M
LL
N/A 59 7
6
2
0
M
M
N/A 36 4
4
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 127 16
14
2
0
R
R
N/A 510 89
45
45
0
R
R
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 883 164
102
52
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 8 5
0
5
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 8 5
0
5
0
R
O4
N/A 9 2
2
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
4 2
2
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
5 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 139 25
25
0
0
R
O2
N/A 263 33
28
5
0
R
O3
LL
F
9 5
0
5
0
R
O3
N/A 102 19
14
5
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 130 14
10
4
0
R
O1
LL
F
5 4
0
4
0
R
O1
N/A 14 4
0
4
0
R
O1
LL
M
9 0
0
0
0
R
L0
N/A 96 15
0
15
0
R
L0
N/A 96 15
0
15
0
R
L0
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 475 100
47
42
0
R
D
LL
N/A 13 9
5
4
0
R
D
R
N/A 19 13
1
12
0
R
O2
LL
F
14 5
0
5
0
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