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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 74 - La Plata and San Juan Counties

Elevations range from about 6,000 feet near the New Mexico border to more than 12,000 feet near Silverton. An abundance of vegetation provides good summer range, but winter range is declining because of development.

GMU 74 - La Plata and San Juan Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
45
 
45
Success
38
 
38
Trophy Potential
42
 
42
Public Access
100
 
100
Ease of Terrain
63
 
63
Room to Breathe
63
 
63
Opportunity
16
 
16
Convenience
45
 
45
Ease of Effort
36
 
36
67
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Bounded on N by Ouray-San Juan County line; on E by San Juan-Hinsdale County line and Animas River; on S by US Highway 160; on W by Montezuma-La Plata County line, Dolores-San Juan County line, San Miguel-San Juan County line and Ouray-San Juan County line.

Public land is abundant in GMU 74 with much of it quite remote. Where road access is good expect hunting pressure.

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County

La Plata, San Juan

Size

595 Square Miles (380,672 Acres)

Land Ownership

14% Private, 86% Public, 77% USFS, 7% BLM, 2% State, 15% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

37.5820, -107.8604

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 19 hotels, 11 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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HuntScore Tip

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Other Species in Unit

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

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

There are 7 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
2,530
Licenses Drawn
2,481
Licenses Surplus
49
Resident Quota
1,447
Nonresident Quota
1,031
Landowner Quota
89
Youth Quota
23
73.6%
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
DM074O2R
M
R
O2
LL
58.1%
81
DM074P3R
M
R
P3
LL
100%
80 private land only
DM074P2R
M
R
P2
LL
100%
80 private land only
DM074O4R
M
R
O4
LL
25%
71
DM074O3R
M
R
O3
LL
62.5%
79
BE071O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 71, 72, 73, 74, 711, 741;
DM074O1M
M
M
O1
LL
54.7%
81
DM074O1A
M
A
O1
LL
61.6%
81
DM074E1R
M
R
E1
LL
19.1%
69 above timberline
BE071O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 71, 72, 73, 74, 711, 741;
EF074O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EE074P1A
E
A
P1
LL
100%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741; private land only
EM074P1R
M
R
P1
LL
100%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741; private land only
EF074O1M
F
M
O1
LL
68.2%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EF074O1R
F
R
O1
LL
18.1%
52 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EF074O2R
F
R
O2
LL
17.2%
62
EF074O3R
F
R
O3
LL
17.2%
62
EF074O4R
F
R
O4
LL
17.2%
62
EF074P1R
F
R
P1
LL
100%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 74, 741; private land only
EF074P4R
F
R
P4
LL
100%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 74, 741; private land only
EM074O1A
M
A
O1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EM074O1M
M
M
O1
LL
91.4%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EM074O1R
M
R
O1
LL
94.5%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EM074O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741;
EM074P4R
M
R
P4
LL
76.9%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 74, 741; private land only
BE071O1A
E
A
O1
LL
89.6%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 71, 72, 73, 74, 711, 741;
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
1,871
Total Harvest
447
Harvest Male
398
Harvest Female
46
19.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
A
A
E
0 5
3
2
0
A
A
LL
N/A 88 23
23
0
0
A
A
N/A 486 81
75
4
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 312 102
102
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1559 329
285
41
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 16
11
5
0
AS
AS
E
0 15
10
5
0
CR
CR
E
0 1
1
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 70 31
31
0
0
M
M
N/A 151 49
49
0
0
M
M
E
0 1
1
0
0
R
O3
N/A 154 31
27
4
0
R
R
LL
N/A 153 48
48
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 18 9
3
5
0
R
R
N/A 922 199
161
37
0
R
O4
N/A 43 2
2
0
0
R
R
E
0 9
6
3
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 9 6
6
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
34 2
2
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
13 13
0
13
0
R
O3
LL
F
7 4
0
4
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 54 21
21
0
0
R
O2
N/A 466 95
82
13
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 65 8
8
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
226 47
47
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
15 6
0
5
0
R
HR
LL
N/A 26 13
13
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 26 13
13
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 9 9
0
9
0
R
O1
N/A 250 62
50
10
0
HuntScore Tip: With more than 300,000 hunting licenses sold in Colorado each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife thinks it's impossible to contact every hunter. So, harvest data is not actual. It's a statistical sample calculation based on license sales data and an estimate of hunter numbers and hunter success. Hunter activity and success is gathered through the hunter survey sent to all Colorado licensed hunters. Response is voluntary and therefore not complete.

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