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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 53 - Delta and Gunnison Counties

Winter weather is almost guaranteed during any season in this area which includes the high country of the West Elk Wilderness. Altitude ranges from 5,400 feet near Hotchkiss to more than 12,000 feet in the wilderness.

GMU 53 - Delta and Gunnison Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
33
 
33
Success
39
 
39
Trophy Potential
56
 
56
Public Access
100
 
100
Ease of Terrain
74
 
74
Room to Breathe
69
 
69
Opportunity
19
 
19
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
15
 
15
68
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Bounded on N by N Fork of Gunnison River, Gunnison County Road 12 (Kebler Pass Road) Kebler Pass and Ohio Pass; on E and S by Gunnison River - N Fork of Gunnison River divide and Curecanti Pass, Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide, and Delta-Montrose County line; on W by County Highway 92.

GMU 53 contains rough terrain and access is on rugged 4WD roads and foot/horse trails. Hunters should be prepared to hunt in difficult terrain. Packing an animal out in this area is challenging. Do... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Delta, Gunnison

Size

396 Square Miles (253,633 Acres)

Land Ownership

23% Private, 77% Public, 68% USFS, 9% BLM, 31% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

38.8069, -107.4210

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

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

There are 6 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
2,003
Licenses Drawn
1,287
Licenses Surplus
716
Resident Quota
856
Nonresident Quota
363
Landowner Quota
117
Youth Quota
41
50%
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
DM053P2R
M
R
P2
LL
100%
86 private land only
BE053O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
86 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 53, 63;
BE053O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
84 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 53, 63;
BE053O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
89 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 53, 63;
DF053P5R
F
R
P5
LL
95.2%
87 private land only
DM053O1A
M
A
O1
LL
43.5%
81
DM053O1M
M
M
O1
LL
40.8%
77
DM053O2R
M
R
O2
LL
31.3%
80
DM053O3R
M
R
O3
LL
20.9%
77
DM053O4R
M
R
O4
LL
7.5%
69
EM053O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
79
DM053P3R
M
R
P3
LL
61.2%
78 private land only
EE053P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 53, 63; private land only
EE053P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
75 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 53, 63; private land only
EF053O1M
F
M
O1
LL
71.4%
77
EF053O1R
F
R
O1
LL
29.9%
66
EF053O3R
F
R
O3
LL
81.4%
80
EF053O2R
F
R
O2
LL
50.8%
70
EF053O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
80
EF053P5R
F
R
P5
LL
96.6%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 53, 63; private land only; 63 in Delta Co. only
EM053O1M
M
M
O1
LL
78.7%
81
EM053O1R
M
R
O1
LL
52.6%
74
MM053O1X
M
X
O1
LL
2.4%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 53, 54, 63;
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
2,468
Total Harvest
618
Harvest Male
465
Harvest Female
148
31%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
E
0 9
7
2
0
A
A
N/A 1174 117
77
37
0
A
A
LL
N/A 40 13
13
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 335 248
233
15
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 63
42
21
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 2133 307
190
112
0
AS
AS
E
0 60
39
21
0
CR
CR
E
0 3
3
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 16 4
4
0
0
M
M
N/A 97 12
12
0
0
M
M
E
0 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
19 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 8 8
8
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
27 12
0
12
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 122 59
13
46
0
R
O4
N/A 74 19
2
17
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 99 91
91
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 279 231
216
15
0
R
R
N/A 862 178
100
75
0
R
O3
LL
F
26 2
0
2
0
R
O1
LL
F
17 5
0
5
0
R
O3
N/A 192 12
10
2
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 150 117
117
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
29 12
0
10
0
R
O2
N/A 417 70
58
10
0
R
O1
N/A 116 42
31
11
0
R
O1
LL
M
67 20
20
0
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 64 35
0
35
0
R
L0
N/A 64 35
0
35
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 23 15
0
15
0
R
R
E
0 51
32
19
0
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Weather Insights

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Average Temps

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