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All Hunting in Colorado GMU 3 - Moffat County

The lower elevations of 6,000ft consist (approximately 57%) of sage and sage steepe and (30%) saltbrush. piñon and juniper cover the upper elevations up to 8,500ft. Expect zero to light snow cover in 1st and 2nd seasons.

GMU 3 - Moffat County

Scores

Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
50
 
50
Success
39
 
39
Trophy Potential
50
 
50
Public Access
55
 
55
Ease of Terrain
92
 
92
Room to Breathe
43
 
43
Opportunity
22
 
22
Convenience
1
 
1
Ease of Effort
40
 
40
60
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Bounded on N by Wyoming, on E by County Highway 13/789, County Roads 108, 3, 158, 5 and 17; on S by Yampa River, US Highway 40 and County Highway 318; on W by Little Snake River.

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County

Moffat

Size

848 Square Miles (542,834 Acres)

Land Ownership

46% Private, 54% Public, 45% BLM, 10% State

Latitude/Longitude

40.7599, -107.9276

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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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The lower elevations of 6,000ft consist (approximately 57%) of sage and sage steepe and (30%) saltbrush. piñon and juniper cover the upper elevations up to 8,500ft. Expect zero to light snow cover... 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
7,626
Licenses Drawn
6,838
Licenses Surplus
788
Resident Quota
4,774
Nonresident Quota
1,826
Landowner Quota
900
Youth Quota
636
47%
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
EF014P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
73 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
AM003W1R
M
R
W1
LL
6.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 301; BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
AM301W2R
M
R
W2
LL
15.8%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; LAY CREEK RANCH
AF301W2R
F
R
W2
LL
50%
64 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; LAY CREEK RANCH
AM214W2R
M
R
W2
LL
4.3%
59 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
AF214W4R
F
R
W4
LL
35.3%
65 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
AF214W2R
F
R
W2
LL
18.8%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 214, 301, 441; BLUE SAGE RANCH
AM004W2R
M
R
W2
LL
22.4%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4; FOUR MILE RANCH
AM004W1R
M
R
W1
LL
5.1%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 301; VISINTAINER RANCH
AF004W2R
F
R
W2
LL
100%
80 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
AM003P5R
M
R
P5
LL
62.3%
78 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; private land only
EE003O1R
E
R
O1
LL
43.5%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
AM003O1R
M
R
O1
LL
14.9%
70 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
AM003O1M
M
M
O1
LL
24.6%
66 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
AM003O1A
M
A
O1
LL
21.9%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
AF003W1R
F
R
W1
LL
37.8%
67 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 301; BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
AF003P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
84 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; private land only
AF003O1R
F
R
O1
LL
22.8%
68 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
AF003O1M
F
M
O1
LL
57.1%
69 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
AF003O1A
F
A
O1
LL
92.6%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
DM301W2R
M
R
W2
LL
25%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; LAY CREEK RANCH
DF301W4R
F
R
W4
LL
33.3%
60 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; LAY CREEK RANCH
EE003O1M
E
M
O1
LL
45.5%
57 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EE003O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
77 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EF004W6R
F
R
W6
LL
100%
71 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF003W3R
F
R
W3
LL
100%
68 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF004W5R
F
R
W5
LL
47.3%
60 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF004W4R
F
R
W4
LL
100%
71 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF004W3R
F
R
W3
LL
29.3%
57 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF004W2R
F
R
W2
LL
62.5%
59 FOUR MILE RANCH
EF004W1R
F
R
W1
LL
33.3%
58 VISINTAINER RANCH
EE004W4R
E
R
W4
LL
48%
62 FOUR MILE RANCH
EE004W3R
E
R
W3
LL
8.9%
53 VISINTAINER RANCH
EE004W2R
E
R
W2
LL
11.9%
56 FOUR MILE RANCH
EE004W1R
E
R
W1
LL
6.9%
52 VISINTAINER RANCH
EF003W5R
F
R
W5
LL
44.3%
61 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EF003W1R
F
R
W1
LL
37.7%
57 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE003P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441; private land only
EF003P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441; private land only
EF003O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 301, 441;
EF003O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EF003O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
77 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EF003O1R
F
R
O1
LL
86.5%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441;
EF003O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
67 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EF003L1R
F
R
L1
LL
16.7%
61 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 3, 301;
EF003E1R
F
R
E1
LL
24.3%
63 Permit Type C; License Valid for Units: 2, 3, 11; 2, 3 and 11 huntable area bounded on N by Moffat CR 4; on E by CRs 7, 21, 19 and Yampa River; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Twelve Mile Gulch, Yampa River, Little Snake River, CRs 75 and 66.
EE003W3R
E
R
W3
LL
16.7%
53 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
EE003W1R
E
R
W1
LL
7.3%
52 BUCK MOUNTAIN RANCH
DF301W2R
F
R
W2
LL
50%
61 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 3, 301; LAY CREEK RANCH
HuntScore Tip: You are able to receive a refund for your license as long as the season has not started. You would have to fill out the License Refund Application or Preference Point Restoration form and return the license and carcass tag with the application to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Preference Points will be restored to the pre-draw level, and you will not receive a preference point for that year.

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All Harvest Stats (2022)

Total Hunters
6,987
Total Harvest
3,269
Harvest Male
2,015
Harvest Female
1,184
43.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
E
0 0
0
0
0
A
A
LL
N/A 71 38
33
6
0
A
A
N/A 100 31
19
13
0
A
A
N/A 152 24
20
4
0
ALL
ALL
E
0 0
0
0
0
ALL
ALL
LL
N/A 2278 1570
1104
451
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 3783 1027
404
579
0
ALL
ALL
N/A 926 672
507
154
0
AS
AS
E
0 0
0
0
0
CR
CR
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
E
0 0
0
0
0
M
M
LL
N/A 25 8
5
3
0
M
M
N/A 20 6
6
0
0
M
M
N/A 36 22
18
4
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 229 143
45
98
0
R
O4
LL
F
345 67
0
60
0
R
P0
N/A 379 264
187
78
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 140 98
0
98
0
R
O4
N/A 801 173
22
121
0
R
R
LL
N/A 2181 1523
1066
443
0
R
R
N/A 3611 997
378
575
0
R
R
N/A 739 573
436
127
0
R
O4
LL
N/A 89 63
59
3
0
R
R
E
0 0
0
0
0
R
W0
LL
N/A 92 63
50
14
0
R
W0
N/A 315 157
77
75
0
R
O4
LL
E
456 106
22
62
0
R
O1
N/A 358 135
79
56
0
R
O3
LL
N/A 1226 849
530
309
0
R
O3
N/A 1207 249
146
103
0
R
O3
LL
F
374 103
0
103
0
R
O2
N/A 617 68
54
14
0
R
O2
LL
F
182 14
0
14
0
R
O2
LL
N/A 775 549
427
117
0
R
O1
LL
F
76 23
0
23
0
R
O1
LL
E
192 66
34
33
0
R
L0
N/A 101 55
0
51
0
R
L0
N/A 101 55
0
51
0
R
E0
N/A 13 8
0
5
0
R
D
R
N/A 58 55
0
52
0
R
AR
N/A 791 618
470
137
0
R
W0
N/A 52 45
34
2147483647
0
HuntScore Tip: With more than 300,000 hunting licenses sold in Colorado each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife thinks it's impossible to contact every hunter. So, harvest data is not actual. It's a statistical sample calculation based on license sales data and an estimate of hunter numbers and hunter success. Hunter activity and success is gathered through the hunter survey sent to all Colorado licensed hunters. Response is voluntary and therefore not complete.

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