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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 26 - Garfield, Eagle, and Routt Counties

White River offers variety and extremes. Several peaks in the Flattop Wilderness are 12,200ft in elevation. Elevation drops to 5,300ft near Rifle. The lower elevation vegetation starts out with sage, progressing to oakbrush/mtn brush, aspen, and evergreen

GMU 26 - Garfield, Eagle, and Routt Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
48
 
48
Success
30
 
30
Trophy Potential
57
 
57
Public Access
62
 
62
Ease of Terrain
78
 
78
Room to Breathe
67
 
67
Opportunity
35
 
35
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
29
 
29
63
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Bounded on N by the Bear River; on E by County Highway 131; on S by the Colorado River; and on W by Derby Creek, the Middle Fork of Derby Creek and US Forest Service Trail 1802.

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County

Garfield, Eagle, Routt

Size

240 Square Miles (153,724 Acres)

Land Ownership

50% Private, 50% Public, 30% USFS, 19% BLM, 1% State, 12% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

39.9864, -106.9398

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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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Other Species in Unit

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

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White River offers variety and extremes. Several peaks in the Flattop Wilderness are 12,200ft in elevation. Elevation drops to 5,300ft near Rifle. The lower elevation vegetation starts out with sag... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

There are 10 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
8,207
Licenses Drawn
6,350
Licenses Surplus
1,857
Resident Quota
2,915
Nonresident Quota
3,385
Landowner Quota
403
Youth Quota
177
85.3%
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
EE025O1M
E
M
O1
LL
51.7%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 34, 231;
DM025O2R
M
R
O2
LL
100%
84 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
DM025O3R
M
R
O3
LL
100%
86 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
DM025O4R
M
R
O4
LL
55.6%
75 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
AF015O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 15, 26, 231;
AM015O1R
M
R
O1
LL
20.4%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 15, 26, 231;
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
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;
EF025W1R
F
R
W1
LL
100%
71 BURNS HOLE RANCH
EE025W1R
E
R
W1
LL
11.4%
58 BURNS HOLE RANCH
EF025O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 34, 231;
EF025O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
81 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 34;
EF025O2R
F
R
O2
LL
59.9%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
EF025O3R
F
R
O3
LL
59.9%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
EF025O4R
F
R
O4
LL
59.9%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
EF025P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
81 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 25, 26, 231; private land only
EF025W2R
F
R
W2
LL
64.3%
73 BURNS HOLE RANCH
DM025O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
83 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 25, 26;
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
1,849
Total Harvest
368
Harvest Male
234
Harvest Female
129
20.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 9 0
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 29 0
0
0
0
A
A
N/A 464 20
13
7
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 4
2
2
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 526 167
125
37
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1306 192
105
87
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 17 5
2
3
0
AS
AS
E
0 4
2
2
0
M
M
LL
N/A 38 7
5
2
0
M
M
N/A 48 3
3
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 2
1
1
0
R
O4
N/A 38 3
3
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 34 12
12
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 459 160
120
35
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 55 28
0
28
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 87 40
0
40
0
R
O4
LL
M
36 3
3
0
0
R
R
N/A 794 170
89
81
0
R
R
E
0 2
1
1
0
R
O4
LL
F
2 0
0
0
0
R
O2
N/A 278 49
41
8
0
R
O3
LL
F
37 6
0
6
0
R
O3
N/A 167 26
20
6
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 222 82
62
20
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 203 66
45
15
0
R
O2
LL
F
33 8
0
8
0
R
O1
LL
M
140 25
25
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
38 7
0
7
0
R
O1
N/A 211 45
25
20
0
R
L0
N/A 45 20
0
20
0
R
L0
N/A 45 20
0
20
0
R
AR
N/A 9 5
2
3
0
R
R
N/A 9 5
2
3
0
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Average Temps

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