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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 61 - Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel Counties

The Uncompahgre Plateau is a broad structural uplift within the Colorado Plateau physiographic province. The Uncompahgre Plateau consists of a relatively flat 9,000 - 9,800 foot summit that runs northwest from Ridgway to the Unaweep Canyon.

GMU 61 - Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
12
 
12
Success
39
 
39
Trophy Potential
54
 
54
Public Access
86
 
86
Ease of Terrain
79
 
79
Room to Breathe
68
 
68
Opportunity
7
 
7
Convenience
5
 
5
Ease of Effort
28
 
28
61
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Bounded on N by County Highway 141; on E by US Forest Service road 402 (Divide Road) and Dave Wood Road; on S by County Highway 62; on W by San Miguel River and Dolores River.

Numerous roads provide easy access to the plateau, but many canyons are accessible only by foot and on horseback.

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County

Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel

Size

922 Square Miles (589,822 Acres)

Land Ownership

15% Private, 85% Public, 49% USFS, 36% BLM, 1% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

38.4072, -108.5138

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 4 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.

State Agency Website

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Other Species in Unit

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

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
2,095
Licenses Drawn
2,095
Licenses Surplus
0
Resident Quota
1,407
Nonresident Quota
336
Landowner Quota
469
Youth Quota
111
17.2%
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
EE061O1A
E
A
O1
LL
9%
66
BE061O1M
E
M
O1
LL
45.5%
71
BE061O1R
E
R
O1
LL
35.3%
76
BE061O2R
E
R
O2
LL
58.8%
70
BE061O5R
E
R
O5
LL
8.4%
64
DM061O1A
M
A
O1
LL
22.6%
69
DM061O1M
M
M
O1
LL
20.2%
66
DM061O2R
M
R
O2
LL
15.2%
70
DM061O3R
M
R
O3
LL
18.3%
70
EE061E1R
E
R
E1
LL
3.6%
63
EM061O4R
M
R
O4
LL
12.6%
69
EF061O1M
F
M
O1
LL
36.9%
69
EF061O1R
F
R
O1
LL
19.4%
67
EF061O2R
F
R
O2
LL
39.7%
73
EF061O3R
F
R
O3
LL
54%
76
EF061O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
83
EF061P5R
F
R
P5
LL
51.5%
69 private land only
EM061O1M
M
M
O1
LL
7%
64
EM061O1R
M
R
O1
LL
12.4%
68
EM061O2R
M
R
O2
LL
12.6%
69
EM061O3R
M
R
O3
LL
12.6%
69
BE061O1A
E
A
O1
LL
18.9%
65
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
1,409
Total Harvest
787
Harvest Male
431
Harvest Female
331
37%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 90 29
27
2
0
A
A
E
0 0
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 41 12
12
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1181 631
288
318
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 36
23
13
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 228 120
120
0
0
AS
AS
E
0 36
23
13
0
CR
CR
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 20 3
3
0
0
M
M
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 89 46
34
11
0
P0
P0
E
0 2
0
2
0
R
O4
N/A 221 103
17
79
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 89 53
53
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
198 86
0
79
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 45 31
0
31
0
R
O4
LL
M
23 17
17
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
184 88
0
83
0
R
R
N/A 1002 555
227
305
0
R
R
LL
N/A 167 105
105
0
0
R
O3
N/A 219 105
17
83
0
R
O1
LL
F
48 15
0
13
0
R
O3
LL
M
34 17
17
0
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 78 52
52
0
0
R
O2
LL
M
118 81
81
0
0
R
O2
N/A 281 169
81
81
0
R
O2
LL
F
163 88
0
81
0
R
O1
N/A 176 107
92
13
0
R
O1
LL
M
128 92
92
0
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 45 31
0
31
0
R
L0
N/A 45 31
0
31
0
R
E0
N/A 30 20
20
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 30 21
0
18
0
R
R
E
0 34
23
11
0
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