Elk Hunting in Colorado GMU 60 - Mesa and Montrose Counties
The elk population is healthy, but success is dependent on the weather in Utah. Harvest success is better in the later seasons and away from roads, with animals being found near Carpenter Ridge, Buckeye Reservoir, and John Brown Canyon.
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Bounded on N and E by Dolores River; on S by County Highway 90; on W by Utah.
The GMU is primarily BLM land.
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The elk population is healthy, but success is dependent on the weather in Utah. Harvest success is better in the later seasons and away from roads, with animals being found near Carpenter Ridge, Buckeye Reservoir, and John Brown Canyon.
This unit along the Utah line is primarily winter range. Big game migrate in from Utah; harvest success depends on the weather. Because of migration patterns, population estimates for this GMU are not possible.
Chronic wasting disease has been found in deer and elk in Utah
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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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Elevations range from 4,500 feet along the Dolores River to 8,600 feet near the Utah line
Elk Drawing Stats (2020)
| Stats | Apply For | Sex | Manner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM060O1M |
M
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M
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O1
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| EM060O1R |
M
|
R
|
O1
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| EF060P5R |
F
|
R
|
P5
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|
| EF060O4R |
F
|
R
|
O4
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|
| EF060O3R |
F
|
R
|
O3
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|
| EF060O2R |
F
|
R
|
O2
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|
| EF060O1R |
F
|
R
|
O1
|
|
| EF060O1M |
F
|
M
|
O1
|
|
| EE060P1R |
E
|
R
|
P1
|
|
| EE060P4R |
E
|
R
|
P4
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| EE060O4R |
E
|
R
|
O4
|
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Elk Harvest Stats (2019)
| Manner | Season | Type | Sex | Hunters | Harvest | Male | Female | Youth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A
|
A
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N/A
|
N/A | 44 | 3 |
|
ALL
|
ALL
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N/A
|
N/A | 414 | 81 |
|
M
|
M
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N/A
|
N/A | 17 | 0 |
|
R
|
O3
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LL
|
F
|
12 | 0 |
|
R
|
P0
|
N/A
|
N/A | 47 | 10 |
|
R
|
O4
|
N/A
|
N/A | 60 | 7 |
|
R
|
O4
|
LL
|
F
|
4 | 0 |
|
R
|
O4
|
LL
|
E
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47 | 7 |
|
R
|
O3
|
N/A
|
N/A | 104 | 17 |
|
R
|
O2
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N/A
|
N/A | 89 | 22 |
|
R
|
O2
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LL
|
F
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10 | 3 |
|
R
|
O1
|
LL
|
F
|
10 | 0 |
|
R
|
O1
|
LL
|
M
|
39 | 10 |
|
R
|
O1
|
N/A
|
N/A | 53 | 10 |
|
R
|
EP
|
PLO
|
N/A | 34 | 10 |
|
R
|
D
|
R
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N/A | 13 | 12 |
|
R
|
R
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N/A
|
N/A | 353 | 78 |
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