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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 861 - Huerfano County

The elevation in this area ranges from 6,966 feet near Gardner to 14,042 at Ellingwood Point The terrain is Flat to gently rolling valley bottom climbing quickly to steep, rough mountains.

GMU 861 - Huerfano County

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
40
 
40
Success
36
 
36
Trophy Potential
49
 
49
Public Access
50
 
50
Ease of Terrain
80
 
80
Room to Breathe
65
 
65
Opportunity
40
 
40
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
31
 
31
59
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Bounded on N by Custer-Huerfano County line; on E by County Highway 69, County Roads 555 (Muddy Creek Road), 570 and 572 (Pass Creek Road); on S and W by Sangre de Cristo Divide.

The access for this unit is fair to good for access for public lands. The access for this unit is fair to poor for on private lands.

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County

Huerfano

Size

207 Square Miles (132,449 Acres)

Land Ownership

62% Private, 38% Public, 23% USFS, 12% BLM, 3% State, 12% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

37.7442, -105.3655

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

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2023)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
4,926
Licenses Drawn
4,863
Licenses Surplus
63
Resident Quota
3,715
Nonresident Quota
540
Landowner Quota
908
Youth Quota
278
45.3%
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
EF084W5R
F
R
W5
LL
7.6%
45 AUGHT SIX RANCH
DF069O1M
F
M
O1
LL
73.5%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
EF086O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EF086O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EF086O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EF086O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
71 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EE086P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; private land only
EE086O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EE086O1R
E
R
O1
LL
79.8%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
EE086O1M
E
M
O1
LL
85.8%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861;
BE082O1A
E
A
O1
LL
64.5%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 82, 86, 861;
BE082O1M
E
M
O1
LL
96.8%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 82, 86, 861;
BE082O1R
E
R
O1
LL
42.7%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 82, 86, 861;
BE082O5R
E
R
O5
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 82, 86, 861;
DE069O1A
E
A
O1
LL
39.3%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
DF069P2R
F
R
P2
LL
43.9%
63 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861; private land only
EF084W3R
F
R
W3
LL
20%
47 AUGHT SIX RANCH
DF069P3R
F
R
P3
LL
92.9%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861; private land only
DM069O1M
M
M
O1
LL
63.9%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
DM069O2R
M
R
O2
LL
49%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
DM069O3R
M
R
O3
LL
38.8%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
DM069O4R
M
R
O4
LL
6.8%
53 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861;
DM069P2R
M
R
P2
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861; private land only
DM069P3R
M
R
P3
LL
100%
75 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 86, 691, 861; private land only
DM082E1R
M
R
E1
LL
43%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 82, 86, 861; above timberline
AF069O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AF069O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
81 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AM069O1M
M
M
O1
LL
39.5%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AM069O1R
M
R
O1
LL
13.8%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
EE084W1R
E
R
W1
LL
0.5%
43 AUGHT SIX RANCH
EF084W1R
F
R
W1
LL
8.3%
45 AUGHT SIX RANCH
EF086P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 86, 691, 861; private land only
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
840
Total Harvest
152
Harvest Male
86
Harvest Female
60
16.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
E
0 1
1
0
0
A
A
N/A 318 19
19
0
0
A
A
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 5 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 754 126
70
50
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 78 21
12
9
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 8 1
1
0
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 4
3
1
0
AS
AS
E
0 4
3
1
0
Any
WTO
LL
N/A 10 3
3
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 8 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 48 6
6
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 2
2
0
0
R
D
LL
N/A 4 4
0
4
0
R
O4
LL
E
21 8
6
0
0
R
WTO
LL
N/A 10 3
3
0
0
R
R
N/A 5 0
0
0
0
R
R
E
0 1
0
1
0
R
R
LL
N/A 66 21
12
9
0
R
R
N/A 388 102
46
50
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 58 15
3
9
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 47 12
0
9
0
R
O4
N/A 21 8
6
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 9 7
7
0
0
R
O3
N/A 104 26
16
9
0
R
D
R
N/A 38 22
0
21
0
R
O3
LL
F
14 9
0
9
0
R
O2
LL
F
25 0
0
0
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 41 8
3
5
0
R
O2
N/A 134 20
20
0
0
R
AR
N/A 5 0
0
0
0
R
O1
N/A 44 14
3
11
0
R
HR
LL
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 11 3
3
0
0
R
O1
LL
E
33 11
0
11
0
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