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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 4 - Moffat and Routt Counties

From a low of 6,300 to 12,000ft along the Continental Divide. The Routt National Forest dominates the eastern 2/3 of the Upper Yampa units with (15%) coniferous forests and (23%) aspen. Mountain shrub and rolling sage cover the low country.

GMU 4 - Moffat and Routt Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
47
 
47
Success
55
 
55
Trophy Potential
55
 
55
Public Access
47
 
47
Ease of Terrain
84
 
84
Room to Breathe
44
 
44
Opportunity
31
 
31
Convenience
1
 
1
Ease of Effort
37
 
37
60
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Bounded on N by Wyoming; on E by Moffat County Road 1, Routt County Road 82, US Forest Service 150 and Elkhead Creek; on S by US Highway 40; on W by County Highway 13/789.

Most of the land outside of the national forest is private land. Hunting pressure is heavy. Hunters will have better success and enjoy more solitude by walking into remote areas.

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County

Moffat, Routt

Size

467 Square Miles (299,150 Acres)

Land Ownership

53% Private, 47% Public, 30% USFS, 11% BLM, 6% State

Latitude/Longitude

40.7858, -107.3998

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 1 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, 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
7,048
Licenses Drawn
6,312
Licenses Surplus
736
Resident Quota
4,163
Nonresident Quota
2,093
Landowner Quota
657
Youth Quota
595
54%
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
EF046P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
77 private land only
AF214W4R
F
R
W4
LL
35.3%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
EF003O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
EF003O1R
F
R
O1
LL
86.5%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441;
EE003W3R
E
R
W3
LL
16.7%
52 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE003W1R
E
R
W1
LL
7.3%
50 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE003P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
EE003O1R
E
R
O1
LL
43.5%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
AM441W1R
M
R
W1
LL
2.6%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 214, 301, 441; AGNER MOUNTAIN RANCH
AF441W1R
F
R
W1
LL
35.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 214, 301, 441; AGNER MOUNTAIN RANCH
AM214W2R
M
R
W2
LL
4.3%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
AF214W2R
F
R
W2
LL
18.8%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
EF003W1R
F
R
W1
LL
37.7%
56 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
AM005W2R
M
R
W2
LL
4.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
AF005W2R
F
R
W2
LL
22.6%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; SNAKE RIVER RANCH
AM004W2R
M
R
W2
LL
22.4%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4; FOUR MILE RANCH
AM004W1R
M
R
W1
LL
5.1%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 301; VISINTAINER RANCH
AM004P5R
M
R
P5
LL
18.9%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
AM004O1R
M
R
O1
LL
12.3%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
AM004O1M
M
M
O1
LL
17.2%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
AM004O1A
M
A
O1
LL
30.1%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5;
AF004W2R
F
R
W2
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4; FOUR MILE RANCH
AF004W1R
F
R
W1
LL
25.6%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 301; VISINTAINER RANCH
EF003P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441; private land only
EF003W3R
F
R
W3
LL
100%
67 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF014P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
EF004P1M
F
M
P1
LL
100%
71 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; private land only
EF005W6R
F
R
W6
LL
41%
61 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF005W4R
F
R
W4
LL
70.6%
64 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF005W2R
F
R
W2
LL
37.1%
60 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EE005W2R
E
R
W2
LL
17.2%
55 SNAKE RIVER RANCH
EF004W6R
F
R
W6
LL
100%
70 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF004W5R
F
R
W5
LL
47.3%
58 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF004W4R
F
R
W4
LL
100%
70 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF004W3R
F
R
W3
LL
29.3%
57 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF004W2R
F
R
W2
LL
62.5%
60 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF004W1R
F
R
W1
LL
33.3%
57 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF004O3R
F
R
O3
LL
88.1%
76 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 441;
EF003W5R
F
R
W5
LL
44.3%
58 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF004O2R
F
R
O2
LL
88.1%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 441;
EF004O1M
F
M
O1
LL
71.8%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441;
EE004W4R
E
R
W4
LL
48%
61 FOUR MILE RANCH
EE004W3R
E
R
W3
LL
8.9%
52 VISINTAINER RANCH
EE004W2R
E
R
W2
LL
11.9%
55 FOUR MILE RANCH
EE004W1R
E
R
W1
LL
6.9%
51 VISINTAINER RANCH
EE004P1M
E
M
P1
LL
83.3%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; private land only
EE004O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 441;
EE004O1M
E
M
O1
LL
28.3%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441;
EE004O1A
E
A
O1
LL
43.4%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 4, 5, 441; 4, 5, 441 Public and private lands
AF004P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
85 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 4, 5; private land only
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
6,845
Total Harvest
2,835
Harvest Male
1,572
Harvest Female
1,139
46.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 2 2
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 2 2
2
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 95 16
11
5
0
A
A
N/A 33 14
11
3
0
A
A
N/A 404 102
81
21
0
A
A
E
0 2
2
0
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 4724 1362
620
656
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 10
5
5
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 1703 1093
734
323
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 418 370
213
155
0
AS
AS
E
0 8
5
3
0
Any
EX
LL
N/A 19 3
0
3
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
0
2
0
M
M
N/A 16 10
6
4
0
M
M
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 202 32
8
24
0
M
M
LL
N/A 39 9
3
5
0
PX
PX
E
0 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
158 35
0
35
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 114 97
65
30
0
R
R
E
0 6
3
3
0
R
R
N/A 229 215
112
103
0
R
W0
N/A 433 256
125
110
0
R
R
LL
N/A 1568 1068
720
314
0
R
R
N/A 4118 1229
531
611
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 378 165
32
128
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 257 115
0
115
0
R
P0
N/A 95 88
30
58
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 647 422
246
169
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 166 130
94
29
0
R
O4
N/A 388 130
37
84
0
R
O4
LL
E
230 95
37
49
0
R
O3
LL
F
192 29
0
29
0
R
O3
N/A 808 132
103
29
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 624 416
316
83
0
R
O2
LL
F
392 83
0
63
0
R
O2
N/A 1447 205
122
63
0
R
O1
LL
E
415 204
112
67
0
R
O1
N/A 746 352
144
171
0
R
O1
LL
F
210 99
0
92
0
R
D
R
N/A 38 38
0
38
0
R
AR
N/A 369 346
197
148
0
R
W0
N/A 140 131
85
45
0
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