Elk Hunting in Colorado GMU 86 - Fremont, Custer, and Chaffee Counties
Elk can be found throughout the unit during the regular fall seasons depending on the snow and weather. Elk hunting is best at higher elevations with pine, fir and meadows in the earlier seasons. Elk may move to lower elevations when heavy snows come.
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Bounded on N by US Highway 50; on E by County Highway 69; on S by Huerfano-Custer County line; on W by Sangre De Cristo Divide and US Highway 285.
The access for this unit is fair to good for access for public lands. The access for this unit is fair to poor for on private lands.
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Elk can be found throughout the unit during the regular fall seasons depending on the snow and weather. Elk hunting is best at higher elevations with pine, fir and meadows in the earlier seasons. Elk may move to lower elevations when heavy snows come.
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.
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The elevation in this area ranges from 14,064 feet on Humbolt Peak to 5,667 feet near Texas Creek. The terrain is Flat to gently rolling valley bottom climbing quickly to steep, rough mountains. The vegetation consists of Grassland to Grass to pine to spruce, firs and aspens to alpine meadows.
Elk Drawing Stats (2018)
| Stats | Apply For | Sex | Manner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE086O1M |
E
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M
|
O1
|
|
| EE086O1R |
E
|
R
|
O1
|
|
| EE086O4R |
E
|
R
|
O4
|
|
| EE086P1R |
E
|
R
|
P1
|
|
| EF086O1M |
F
|
M
|
O1
|
|
| EF086O2R |
F
|
R
|
O2
|
|
| EF086P5R |
F
|
R
|
P5
|
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