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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties

Grand Mesa terrain ranges from high elevation (11,000ft) spruce/fir forests to low elevation (4,800ft) piñon-juniper woodlands.

GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
40
 
40
Success
59
 
59
Trophy Potential
69
 
69
Public Access
65
 
65
Ease of Terrain
75
 
75
Room to Breathe
67
 
67
Opportunity
38
 
38
Convenience
0
 
N/A
Ease of Effort
42
 
42
68
HuntScore

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Bounded on N by Colorado River-Plateau Creek divide; on E by Divide Creek-Buzzard Creek divide; on S by Mesa-Delta County line; on W by County Highway 65.

Hunters should be prepared to spend time on foot or horseback. Much of the area is public land. Overall, the hunting pressure is heavy.

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County

Mesa, Garfield

Size

541 Square Miles (346,011 Acres)

Land Ownership

34% Private, 66% Public, 54% USFS, 10% BLM, 1% State, 1% NPS

Latitude/Longitude

39.2011, -107.8745

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Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 0 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.

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Other Species in Unit

Deer, Elk, Shiras Moose, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Turkey, Pronghorn,

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GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties
GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties
GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties
GMU 421 - Mesa and Garfield Counties

Grand Mesa terrain ranges from high elevation (11,000ft) spruce/fir forests to low elevation (4,800ft) piñon-juniper woodlands.

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)

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All Drawing Stats (2022)

Total Quota
9,192
Licenses Drawn
7,454
Licenses Surplus
1,738
Resident Quota
4,766
Nonresident Quota
2,320
Landowner Quota
872
Youth Quota
416
57.9%
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
MF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
BE041O1R
E
R
O1
LL
100%
86 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
BE041O1M
E
M
O1
LL
100%
79 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
BE041O1A
E
A
O1
LL
100%
83 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
MM041O1X
M
X
O1
LL
0.9%
62 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF421O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
79
MF041O1A
F
A
O1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
MF041L1R
F
R
L1
LL
8.9%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
EF421O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
79
EF421O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
79
DF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
21.3%
58 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DE041O1A
E
A
O1
LL
61.6%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
EF041O1R
F
R
O1
LL
63.5%
66 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421;
DF041O2R
F
R
O2
LL
4.8%
56 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DF041O3R
F
R
O3
LL
11.2%
57 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O1M
M
M
O1
LL
87.4%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O2R
M
R
O2
LL
78.6%
76 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041O3R
M
R
O3
LL
30.3%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421;
DM041P2R
M
R
P2
LL
84.2%
75 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421; private land only
DM041P3R
M
R
P3
LL
30.7%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 421; private land only
EE041P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
EE041P4R
E
R
P4
LL
100%
72 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521; private land only
EF041O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
74 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421;
EM041O1M
M
M
O1
LL
79.6%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O1R
M
R
O1
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EM041O4R
M
R
O4
LL
100%
73 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521;
EF421P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
78 private land only
HuntScore Tip: Private land only licenses, also called PLO licenses, require the holder to hunt in a specific GMU and are valid only on private land. You must obtain permission from a landowner. It is recommended that you secure permission from a landowner before purchasing the license.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
4,277
Total Harvest
920
Harvest Male
626
Harvest Female
269
21.3%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
SC
LL
N/A 5 4
0
0
0
ALL
LL
N/A 10 5
4
1
0
A
A
E
0 18
11
7
0
A
A
N/A 1347 103
56
35
0
A
A
LL
N/A 154 38
32
6
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 64
35
29
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 775 341
330
11
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3502 515
261
229
0
AS
AS
E
0 62
33
29
0
CR
CR
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 2 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 140 48
44
5
0
M
M
E
0 2
2
0
0
M
M
N/A 234 38
24
15
0
P0
P0
E
0 3
2
1
0
R
O4
N/A 95 11
2
9
0
R
R
LL
N/A 481 255
255
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 248 113
0
111
0
R
R
N/A 1921 373
181
179
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 309 133
17
114
0
R
R
E
0 39
18
21
0
R
O4
LL
M
46 2
2
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
21 6
0
6
0
R
O2
N/A 876 135
92
38
0
R
O3
LL
F
73 19
0
16
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 155 105
105
0
0
R
O3
N/A 302 43
24
16
0
R
O2
LL
F
325 44
0
38
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 325 149
149
0
0
R
O1
LL
M
266 45
45
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
101 7
0
5
0
R
L0
LL
N/A 3 1
0
0
0
R
D
R
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
R
D
LL
N/A 1 1
1
0
0
R
O1
N/A 399 69
62
5
0
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