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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 551 - Gunnison and Saguache Counties

Terrain is variedÒfrom sage brush hills to alpine tundra. Be prepared for cold and snowy weather during all seasons. The dominant geographical features of this area are the mountains of the continental divide along the east and south side.

GMU 551 - Gunnison and Saguache Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
26
 
26
Success
29
 
29
Trophy Potential
40
 
40
Public Access
87
 
87
Ease of Terrain
69
 
69
Room to Breathe
71
 
71
Opportunity
16
 
16
Convenience
4
 
4
Ease of Effort
28
 
28
61
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Bounded on N by US Highway 50, Quartz Creek Road, N Quartz Creek Road and Taylor River-Tomichi Creek divide; on E by Continental Divide; on S and W by County Highway 114.

Public land in the area is abundant. Motorized travel is limited to designated routes; please consult the current Motor Vehicle Use Maps available from the USFS and BLM.

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County

Gunnison, Saguache

Size

546 Square Miles (349,395 Acres)

Land Ownership

13% Private, 87% Public, 67% USFS, 19% BLM, 1% State

Latitude/Longitude

38.4269, -106.5213

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 3 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 (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
1,536
Licenses Drawn
1,494
Licenses Surplus
42
Resident Quota
1,095
Nonresident Quota
350
Landowner Quota
223
Youth Quota
125
39.7%
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
EF551O1R
F
R
O1
LL
58.3%
70
MM055O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.8%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 55, 551;
EE551O1A
E
A
O1
LL
51.9%
73
EF551O1M
F
M
O1
LL
89.6%
75
EM551O1M
M
M
O1
LL
24.6%
62
EF551O2R
F
R
O2
LL
33.7%
67
EF551O3R
F
R
O3
LL
34.8%
66
EF551O4R
F
R
O4
LL
40%
61
EM551O1R
M
R
O1
LL
37.7%
66
BE054O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 54, 55, 551;
BE054O1A
E
A
O1
LL
98.5%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 54, 55, 551;
AM055O1A
M
A
O1
LL
30%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 55, 551;
BE054O1R
E
R
O1
LL
60.7%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 54, 55, 551;
BE054O5R
E
R
O5
LL
45%
63 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 54, 55, 551;
DF551O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
81
DF551O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
81
DM551O1A
M
A
O1
LL
49.5%
74
DM551O1M
M
M
O1
LL
58.8%
75
DM551O2R
M
R
O2
LL
46.2%
76
DM551O3R
M
R
O3
LL
23.3%
69
DM551O4R
M
R
O4
LL
20.8%
66
AM551O1R
M
R
O1
LL
1.5%
67
AM551O1M
M
M
O1
LL
12.5%
68
EM551O4R
M
R
O4
LL
29.4%
60
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
1,978
Total Harvest
502
Harvest Male
319
Harvest Female
168
59.7%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 168 27
22
5
0
A
A
LL
N/A 41 14
14
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 425 272
185
82
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3 3
3
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1550 227
131
86
0
M
M
LL
N/A 42 30
30
0
0
M
M
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
M
M
N/A 84 9
0
7
0
R
O3
LL
F
66 13
0
13
0
R
R
N/A 1298 190
110
73
0
R
R
LL
N/A 341 228
141
82
0
R
O4
LL
M
10 6
6
0
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 15 12
12
0
0
R
O4
N/A 19 11
6
4
0
R
O4
LL
F
9 5
0
4
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 83 66
37
27
0
R
O2
LL
F
85 29
0
25
0
R
O3
N/A 508 50
36
13
0
R
O2
N/A 648 80
51
25
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 243 150
92
55
0
R
O1
N/A 110 38
16
18
0
R
O1
LL
F
55 21
0
18
0
R
O1
LL
M
55 16
16
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 13 12
0
12
0
R
AR
N/A 2 2
2
0
0
R
R
N/A 2 2
2
0
0
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Average Temps

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