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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 500 - Park County

The area comprises the center and northern half of South Park, as well as the mountains making up the northern and eastern boundaries of the park. GMU 50 includes the flats of South Park east and south of Highway 285 to Highway 24.

GMU 500 - Park County

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
39
 
39
Success
26
 
26
Trophy Potential
55
 
55
Public Access
68
 
68
Ease of Terrain
75
 
75
Room to Breathe
63
 
63
Opportunity
54
 
54
Convenience
5
 
5
Ease of Effort
32
 
32
64
HuntScore

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Bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by North Fork of South Platte River; on S by US Highway 285; on W by County Highway 9.

A portion of this unit was heavily burned during the Hayman fire. Valid buck tags available for 50, 500, 501; doe tags only in 501. The open forest has produced heavy pressure by hunters along the ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Park

Size

162 Square Miles (103,661 Acres)

Land Ownership

31% Private, 69% Public, 66% USFS, 1% BLM, 1% State

Latitude/Longitude

39.3739, -105.9120

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 2 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, Shiras Moose, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey,

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The area comprises the center and northern half of South Park, as well as the mountains making up the northern and eastern boundaries of the park. GMU 50 includes the flats of South Park east and s... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2023)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
2,612
Licenses Drawn
2,556
Licenses Surplus
56
Resident Quota
1,989
Nonresident Quota
322
Landowner Quota
651
Youth Quota
189
30.8%
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
AM049O1R
M
R
O1
LL
4.1%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501;
MF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
7.7%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EM500O3R
M
R
O3
LL
50%
72
EM500O2R
M
R
O2
LL
50%
72
EM500O1R
M
R
O1
LL
26.5%
68 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EM500O1M
M
M
O1
LL
25.3%
66 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EF500P5R
F
R
P5
LL
39.2%
67 private land only
EF500O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
78
EF500O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
78
EF500O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
81
EF500O1M
F
M
O1
LL
78.3%
76 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EF500L1R
F
R
L1
LL
62.5%
70 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EE500O1A
E
A
O1
LL
27.8%
68 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
MF049O1A
F
A
O1
LL
7.7%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
MF049O1R
F
R
O1
LL
7.7%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AM049O1M
M
M
O1
LL
17.5%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: NEW 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
MM049O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.7%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 500; 500 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
BE050O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
BE050O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
72 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
BE050O1R
E
R
O1
LL
96.8%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
DE050O1A
E
A
O1
LL
55.4%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
DM050O1M
M
M
O1
LL
44.1%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501;
DM050O2R
M
R
O2
LL
23.1%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
DM050O3R
M
R
O3
LL
30.3%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AF049O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AF049O1M
F
M
O1
LL
47.6%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: NEW 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
AF049O1R
F
R
O1
LL
8.1%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501;
AM049O1A
M
A
O1
LL
16.7%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 49, 50, 500, 501; 500, 501 See â??Land Closures & Use Restrictions,â? page 68.
EM500O4R
M
R
O4
LL
50%
72
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
742
Total Harvest
167
Harvest Male
106
Harvest Female
47
18.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 4 4
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 11 11
4
7
0
A
A
LL
N/A 41 3
0
3
0
A
A
N/A 90 29
23
6
0
A
A
N/A 4 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 90 7
4
3
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 14 3
0
2
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 638 157
102
42
0
M
M
LL
N/A 19 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 1 1
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 98 17
10
7
0
M
M
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
R
R
N/A 9 3
0
2
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 6 4
4
0
0
R
R
LL
N/A 30 4
4
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 15 6
0
6
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 15 6
0
6
0
R
R
LL
N/A 6 6
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
10 6
6
0
0
R
R
N/A 450 111
69
29
0
R
O4
LL
F
6 0
0
0
0
R
O4
N/A 16 6
6
0
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 24 0
0
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
82 14
0
11
0
R
O3
N/A 96 14
0
11
0
R
O3
LL
M
14 0
0
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
182 19
0
10
0
R
O2
N/A 251 45
25
10
0
R
O1
N/A 68 37
37
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
68 37
37
0
0
R
L0
N/A 5 2
0
2
0
R
L0
N/A 5 2
0
2
0
R
AR
N/A 9 3
0
2
0
R
O2
LL
M
69 25
25
0
0
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