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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 85 - Huerfano, Las Animas, and Trinidad Counties

The elevation in this area ranges from 13,518 feet on Trinchera Peak to 6,025 feet near Trinidad. The terrain is Flat valley bottoms to moderately steep foothills to steep mountains.

GMU 85 - Huerfano, Las Animas, and Trinidad Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
26
 
26
Success
39
 
39
Trophy Potential
49
 
49
Public Access
21
 
21
Ease of Terrain
85
 
85
Room to Breathe
66
 
66
Opportunity
14
 
14
Convenience
15
 
15
Ease of Effort
26
 
26
50
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Bounded on N by County Highway 69; on E by I-25; on S by County Highway 12 and N and W fork of Purgatoire River; on W by Sangre de Cristo Divide, Huerfano County Roads 570, 572 (Pass Creek Road) and 555 (Muddy Creek Road).

The access for this unit is good to public land and reasonable to private land. Limited licenses available for Twin Peaks RFW.

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County

Huerfano, Las Animas, Trinidad

Size

1,175 Square Miles (751,834 Acres)

Land Ownership

82% Private, 18% Public, 9% USFS, 4% BLM, 5% State, 3% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

37.4225, -104.9005

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 4 hotels, 0 campgrounds, and 1 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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The elevation in this area ranges from 13,518 feet on Trinchera Peak to 6,025 feet near Trinidad. The terrain is Flat valley bottoms to moderately steep foothills to steep mountains. The vegetati... 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
3,172
Licenses Drawn
3,138
Licenses Surplus
34
Resident Quota
2,295
Nonresident Quota
545
Landowner Quota
475
Youth Quota
177
38.5%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
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Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
EF085O2R
F
R
O2
LL
54.9%
54 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
DM085O2R
M
R
O2
LL
49%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF085W1R
F
R
W1
LL
23.7%
48 TWIN PEAKS RANCH
EF085P6R
F
R
P6
LL
75.7%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EF085P5R
F
R
P5
LL
71.1%
61 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EF085O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
61 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EF085O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
61 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
BE083O1A
E
A
O1
LL
35.4%
53 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE083O1M
E
M
O1
LL
51.7%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE083O1R
E
R
O1
LL
38.5%
55 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE083O5R
E
R
O5
LL
46.7%
56 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 83, 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
BE085W1R
E
R
W1
LL
0.7%
49 TWIN PEAKS RANCH
BE085W2R
E
R
W2
LL
1.9%
49 TWIN PEAKS RANCH; youth only
DF085P5R
F
R
P5
LL
89.3%
68 private land only; 85 Hunting in area bounded on N by Colo. 160; on E by CR 350 and Wahatoya Creek; on S by CRs 362 and 360, and fenceline on S side of LaVeta Town Lakes and golf course from intersection of CRs 360 and 361 to Colo. 12 and CR 420; on W by Colo. 12 and CRs 430, 440 and 451.
DM085O1A
M
A
O1
LL
31.3%
55 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM085O1M
M
M
O1
LL
25%
51 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
DM085O3R
M
R
O3
LL
34.6%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF085O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
64 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF084W5R
F
R
W5
LL
7.6%
49 AUGHT SIX RANCH
EF085L1R
F
R
L1
LL
76.9%
54 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EE085W1R
E
R
W1
LL
1%
45 TWIN PEAKS RANCH
EE085P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; private land only
EE085O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EE085O1R
E
R
O1
LL
40.3%
54 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851 ; Except Bosque del Oso SWA; 140 See public land access restrictions for James M. John SWA on page 68
EE085O1M
E
M
O1
LL
59.6%
58 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 85, 140, 851; Except Bosque del Oso SWA
EF084W3R
F
R
W3
LL
20%
51 AUGHT SIX RANCH
DM085W1R
M
R
W1
LL
1.1%
46 TWIN PEAKS RANCH
EF084W1R
F
R
W1
LL
8.3%
49 AUGHT SIX RANCH
EE084W1R
E
R
W1
LL
0.5%
48 AUGHT SIX RANCH
AM069O1R
M
R
O1
LL
13.8%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AM069O1M
M
M
O1
LL
39.5%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AF069O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
AF069O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 69, 84, 85, 86, 691, 861;
EF085W2R
F
R
W2
LL
33.3%
48 TWIN PEAKS RANCH
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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
4,189
Total Harvest
1,076
Harvest Male
763
Harvest Female
293
30.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
N/A 1200 120
96
24
0
A
A
LL
N/A 92 45
45
0
0
A
A
N/A 58 13
13
0
0
A
A
E
0 1
1
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 726 378
311
67
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3317 582
390
182
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 47
23
24
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 146 69
39
20
0
AS
AS
E
0 43
19
24
0
Any
EX
LL
N/A 94 54
0
54
0
Any
WTO
LL
N/A 45 10
3
8
0
CR
CR
E
0 4
4
0
0
M
M
N/A 207 37
30
7
0
M
M
N/A 15 8
8
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 30 16
16
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 40
16
24
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 512 169
91
72
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 278 67
0
61
0
R
R
N/A 68 42
18
14
0
R
R
N/A 1910 426
264
152
0
R
D
R
N/A 64 45
0
45
0
R
R
LL
N/A 604 317
250
67
0
R
O4
N/A 137 31
11
16
0
R
R
E
0 2
2
0
0
R
W0
N/A 17 8
3
5
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 3 1
1
0
0
R
WTO
LL
N/A 45 10
3
8
0
R
O4
LL
E
96 22
11
10
0
R
O3
N/A 419 41
41
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
41 8
0
6
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 172 114
114
0
0
R
D
LL
N/A 7 5
0
5
0
R
O3
LL
F
50 0
0
0
0
R
O2
N/A 655 107
102
5
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 284 132
132
0
0
R
O2
LL
F
37 5
0
5
0
R
AR
N/A 74 48
18
20
0
R
O1
N/A 312 122
107
16
0
R
L0
N/A 28 6
0
6
0
R
L0
N/A 28 6
0
6
0
R
EL
LL
N/A 45 10
3
8
0
R
D
N/A 6 6
0
6
0
R
O1
LL
E
79 20
16
4
0
W0
W0
E
0 0
0
0
0
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