Elk Hunting in Colorado GMU 46 - Clear Creek, Park, and Jefferson Counties

Most low to mid elevation elk ranges are on private land or parks and open space lands that are generally are not open to hunting. Most public land hunting is at the mid to high elevation ranges.

GMU 46 - Clear Creek, Park, and Jefferson Counties

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
67
 
67
Success
23
 
23
Trophy Potential
66
 
66
Public Access
98
 
98
Ease of Terrain
71
 
71
Room to Breathe
8
 
8
Opportunity
21
 
21
Convenience
31
 
31
Ease of Effort
15
 
15
62
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Access Notes


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Bounded on N by Pike-Arapaho National Forest boundary and N Turkey Creek-Elk Creek divide; on E and S by US Highway 285; on W by N Fork of South Platte River and Continental Divide.

Reservation hunting takes place on Centennial Cone (Jefferson County Open Space) and Green Ranch (Colorado State Parks). Hunters using Highway 5 near Mt. Evans need to be aware there is no hunting ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Clear Creek, Park, Jefferson

Size

213 Square Miles (136,442 Acres)

Land Ownership

24% Private, 76% Public, 73% USFS, 25% Wilderness, 3% NPS

Latitude/Longitude

39.5109, -105.6030

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 25 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

Elk Notes


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Elk herds within the Central Front Range areas are either residential or seasonally migratory. Residential herds are found year-round at low to moderate elevations. Migratory herds generally winter... Create a free account to read the rest of this elk hunting note!

HuntScore Tip

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.

Management Plan

Elk Management Plan

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Photos and Terrain Notes


The area ranges in elevation from about 5,100 feet in the east to over 14,000 feet in the west. The western part of the area is mountainous and includes many heavily forested areas, high alpine tun... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

Elk Drawing Stats (2021)


Total Quota
435
Licenses Drawn
435
Licenses Surplus
0
Resident Quota
373
Nonresident Quota
50
Landowner Quota
121
Youth Quota
35
67.3%
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
EM046O4R
M
R
O4
LL
64.5%
74
EM046O3R
M
R
O3
LL
64.5%
74
EM046O1M
M
M
O1
LL
46.9%
68
EF046P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
77 private land only
EF046O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
78
EF046O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
78
EF046O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
78
EF046O1M
F
M
O1
LL
100%
74
EE046O1A
E
A
O1
LL
42.3%
69
HuntScore Tip: Colorado divides the state into distinct hunting areas called Game Management Units or GMUs (see map). To prevent over harvesting, a limited number of licenses by species are assigned to be sold in each GMU. The number of limited licenses available in each GMU is called the quota.

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Elk Harvest Stats (2021)


Total Hunters
265
Total Harvest
45
Harvest Male
22
Harvest Female
21
17%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
NA
N/A 53 11
7
4
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 265 45
22
21
0
M
M
NA
N/A 45 6
4
2
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 23 8
0
8
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 23 8
0
8
0
R
O4
NA
N/A 13 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
M
8 0
0
0
0
R
O4
LL
F
5 0
0
0
0
R
O3
NA
N/A 19 4
0
2
0
R
O3
LL
F
7 4
0
2
0
R
O3
LL
M
12 0
0
0
0
R
O2
LL
M
35 11
11
0
0
R
O2
NA
N/A 72 16
11
5
0
R
O2
LL
F
37 5
0
5
0
R
O1
LL
M
22 0
0
0
0
R
O1
NA
N/A 40 0
0
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
18 0
0
0
0
R
R
NA
N/A 167 28
11
15
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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Average Temps

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