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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 131 - Routt and Rio Blanco 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 coniferous forests and aspen. Mountain shrub and rolling sage cover the low country.

GMU 131 - Routt and Rio Blanco Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
61
 
61
Success
46
 
46
Trophy Potential
48
 
48
Public Access
17
 
17
Ease of Terrain
79
 
79
Room to Breathe
64
 
64
Opportunity
38
 
38
Convenience
5
 
5
Ease of Effort
33
 
33
57
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Bounded on N by US Highway 40; on E by County Highway 131; on S by Routt County Roads 15,132, 25, 132A and 29; on W by Fish Creek, Trout Creek and Routt County Road 179.

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. Hunting pressure m... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Routt, Rio Blanco

Size

193 Square Miles (123,826 Acres)

Land Ownership

83% Private, 17% Public, 1% USFS, 9% BLM, 7% State

Latitude/Longitude

40.3547, -106.9830

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 3 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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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 coniferous forests and aspen. Mountain shrub and roll... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
11,075
Licenses Drawn
8,190
Licenses Surplus
2,885
Resident Quota
4,440
Nonresident Quota
3,645
Landowner Quota
621
Youth Quota
505
95.4%
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
DM131O2R
M
R
O2
LL
74.5%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
EF131O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
72
BE012O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
BE012O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
BE012O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
82 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231;
DE011O1A
E
A
O1
LL
66%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DF011O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DM011O1M
M
M
O1
LL
82%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231; 12, 23, 24; private land in 12, 23, 24; Units 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 131 and 231 are valid for addon bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
DE131P2R
E
R
P2
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231; private land only
DE131P3R
E
R
P3
LL
100%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
AM131O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
64
DM131O3R
M
R
O3
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 131, 231;
AF131O1A
F
A
O1
LL
100%
55
AF131O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
55
AM131O1A
M
A
O1
LL
100%
64
AF131P1R
F
R
P1
LL
100%
64 private land only
AM131P1R
M
R
P1
LL
100%
53 private land only
EE011O1M
E
M
O1
LL
70.4%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 131, 211; Units 13 and 131 are valid for add-on bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
EE011P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
78 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231; private land only
EF011O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
70 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 13, 131, 211; Units 13 and 131 are valid for add-on bear licenses. Units 11 and 211 are not. See page 66.
EF011O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
80 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33, 131, 211, 231;
EM011O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231;
EF131O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
72
HuntScore Tip: For bear, elk, deer and pronghorn, you will accumulate preference points until you are successful in drawing a first-choice license. If you draw your first choice, your preference points drop to zero. There is no ?banking? of preference points.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
1,232
Total Harvest
300
Harvest Male
167
Harvest Female
122
9%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
LL
N/A 28 6
3
3
0
A
A
E
0 10
38
2
0
A
A
N/A 375 79
58
22
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 94 6
3
3
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 18
12
6
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 1135 276
152
113
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3 0
0
0
0
AS
AS
E
0 16
10
6
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 8 0
0
0
0
M
M
N/A 25 9
3
5
0
M
M
N/A 3 0
0
0
0
M
M
E
0 1
1
0
0
P0
P0
E
0 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
23 2
2
0
0
R
O4
N/A 48 6
2
4
0
R
R
N/A 735 188
91
87
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 190 86
29
51
0
R
O3
N/A 141 45
14
28
0
R
R
LL
N/A 59 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
14 1
0
1
0
R
O1
LL
F
40 0
0
0
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 25 0
0
0
0
R
O3
LL
F
49 21
0
17
0
R
O2
LL
F
102 18
0
18
0
R
O2
N/A 277 67
38
28
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 33 0
0
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
94 8
8
0
0
R
O1
N/A 201 42
38
5
0
R
LP
PLO
N/A 69 27
0
23
0
R
L0
N/A 69 27
0
23
0
R
R
E
0 5
1
4
0
HuntScore Tip: Total Hunters and Percent Success cannot be calculated for the November-March Lion Season because the number of hunters who participated in the season is unknown.

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