Elk Hunting in Colorado GMU 471 - Pitkin County

Early seasons find elk anywhere from 7500ft to above timberline. With increased hunting pressure and snow, herds tend to move to remote areas or private landsÑaway from roads and hunters.

GMU 471 - Pitkin County

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
86
 
86
Success
18
 
18
Trophy Potential
6
 
6
Public Access
100
 
100
Ease of Terrain
57
 
57
Room to Breathe
3
 
3
Opportunity
38
 
38
Convenience
45
 
45
Ease of Effort
48
 
48
64
HuntScore

Access Notes


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Bounded on N by the Roaring Fork and County Highway 82; on E by the Continental Divide; on S by the Roaring Fork River-Taylor River divide; and on W by Castle Creek.

About 40% of the area is wilderness (Hunter-Fryingpan, Maroon Bells, Raggeds, Collegiate Peaks) and vehicles are not allowed. These rugged areas offer increased hunting success, but require horseba... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Pitkin

Size

104 Square Miles (66,588 Acres)

Land Ownership

10% Private, 90% Public, 90% USFS, 55% Wilderness

Latitude/Longitude

39.0811, -106.7248

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 14 hotels, 11 campgrounds, and 1 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

Elk Notes


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Early seasons find elk anywhere from 7500ft to above timberline. With increased hunting pressure and snow, herds tend to move to remote areas or private landsÑaway from roads and hunters. The wild... 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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Businesses Serving Elk Hunters In GMU 471 - Pitkin County


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Photos and Terrain Notes


This area encompasses the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan and Crystal River drainages. The lower elevations (6500ft) are primarily developed or agricultural. Timberline is around 11,500ft and there are 14... Create a free account to read the rest of this terrain note!

Elk Over The Counter Hunts (2021)


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Elk Drawing Stats (2021)


Total Quota
740
Licenses Drawn
580
Licenses Surplus
160
Resident Quota
381
Nonresident Quota
199
Landowner Quota
47
Youth Quota
47
83.9%
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
EF471P5R
F
R
P5
LL
100%
78 private land only
EF471O4R
F
R
O4
LL
100%
83
EF471O3R
F
R
O3
LL
100%
83
EF471O2R
F
R
O2
LL
100%
83
EE471O4R
E
R
O4
LL
100%
81
EM043O1M
M
M
O1
LL
100%
79 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 43, 471;
EF043O1R
F
R
O1
LL
100%
75 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 43, 471;
EF043O1M
F
M
O1
LL
90.9%
73 Permit Type B; License Valid for Units: 43, 471;
EE043P1R
E
R
P1
LL
100%
71 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 43, 471; 471 private land only
EE043O1R
E
R
O1
LL
70.5%
74 Permit Type A; License Valid for Units: 43, 471;
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
329
Total Harvest
40
Harvest Male
20
Harvest Female
20
12%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
A
A
NA
N/A 198 24
12
12
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 329 40
20
20
0
M
M
NA
N/A 14 0
0
0
0
R
O1
LL
E
16 0
0
0
0
R
O1
LL
F
8 4
0
4
0
R
O1
NA
N/A 24 4
0
4
0
R
O2
LL
F
40 4
0
4
0
R
O2
NA
N/A 60 8
4
4
0
R
O3
LL
F
9 0
0
0
0
R
O3
NA
N/A 17 4
4
0
0
R
O4
LL
E
12 0
0
0
0
R
O4
NA
N/A 12 0
0
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 4 0
0
0
0
R
PLO
PLO
N/A 4 0
0
0
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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