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Unit Stats

Elk Harvest
15.0%
2025 season
Elk Trophy
346
Some big animals · 16 records
Mule Deer Harvest
52.3%
2025 season
Mule Deer Trophy
192
Trophy unit · 6 records

Recent Trophy Scores · 2020–2025

Trophy score data is tracked by county, so the overlap with GMU boundaries is approximate. These numbers tell you whether the area is capable of growing big animals — they do not indicate public vs. private land. Big elk can come from anywhere; most elk in the lower 48 trace back to Yellowstone stock that was transplanted west after the species was nearly extirpated in the early 1900s.

CountySpeciesMethodCountAvg ScoreTop Score
GarfieldElkArchery11307346
GarfieldMule DeerArchery1175175
GarfieldMule DeerRifle1192192
GunnisonElkArchery5286309
GunnisonMule DeerArchery3163177
GunnisonMule DeerRifle1183183

Colorado Unit 043 draw odds — every hunt, by species

Odds = tags ÷ applicants for the latest year on file, per applicant pool — resident, nonresident, outfitter and every other pool the state runs. Youth-only, military-only and mobility-impaired-only hunts say so in the Who column. Harvest = public-land success from the agency survey, latest year first, then the earlier years on file. Tap a hunt for its own page.

Colorado Unit 043 harvest success by year

Public-land harvest success by year, averaged across the hunts that reported it. Watch the direction: units come into favor and go out of it.

Species202320242025
Elk21%100%15%
Mule Deer70%0%52%

Elk — 8 hunts all Colorado Elk hunts

HuntWeaponBagSeasonWhoRESNRHarvest
E-E-043-O1-RRIFLEEither sex2026-10-14 to 2026-10-1896.6%
2025: 149 / 144
68.4%
2025: 76 / 52
9%
2025 · 2024 100 · 2023 21
E-E-043-O4-RRIFLEEither sex2026-11-18 to 2026-11-2227.0%
2026: 174 / 47
36.6%
2026: 41 / 15
20%
2025
E-F-043-O1-MMUZZCow Elk (Antlerless)2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2030.8%
2026: 65 / 20
3.7%
2026: 27 / 1
0%
2025
E-F-043-O1-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-10-14 to 2026-10-1816.9%
2026: 195 / 33
3.0%
2026: 33 / 1
33%
2025
E-F-043-O2-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0147.2%
2026: 356 / 168
64.9%
2026: 57 / 37
15%
2025
E-F-043-O3-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1529.8%
2026: 322 / 96
56.2%
2026: 32 / 18
14%
2025
E-F-043-O4-RRIFLECow Elk (Antlerless)2026-11-18 to 2026-11-2226.9%
2026: 193 / 52
n/a18%
2025
E-M-043-O1-MMUZZAny Bull Elk2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2057.1%
2026: 91 / 52
61.9%
2026: 194 / 120
11%
2025

Mule Deer — 9 hunts all Colorado Mule Deer hunts

HuntWeaponBagSeasonWhoRESNRHarvest
D-E-043-O1-AARCHERYEither sex2026-09-02 to 2026-09-3045.1%
2026: 277 / 125
31.6%
2026: 136 / 43
27%
2025 · 2024 0 · 2023 70
D-E-043-P2-RRIFLEEither sex2026-10-24 to 2026-11-0148.1%
2026: 27 / 13
50.0%
2026: 6 / 3
72%
2025
D-E-043-P3-RRIFLEEither sex2026-11-07 to 2026-11-1523.7%
2026: 38 / 9
88.9%
2026: 9 / 8
100%
2025
D-F-043-O1-MMUZZDoe / Antlerless Deer2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2014.0%
2026: 50 / 7
n/a22%
2025
D-F-043-O2-RRIFLEDoe / Antlerless Deer2026-10-24 to 2026-11-013.4%
2026: 207 / 7
3.8%
2026: 26 / 1
44%
2025
D-M-043-E1-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2025.0%
2025: 92 / 23
13.5%
2025: 52 / 7
63%
2025
D-M-043-O1-MMUZZAny Buck Deer2026-09-12 to 2026-09-2037.6%
2026: 133 / 50
43.3%
2026: 240 / 104
29%
2025
D-M-043-O2-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-10-24 to 2026-11-01100.0%
2025: 219 / 219
46.3%
2025: 175 / 81
44%
2025
D-M-043-O4-RRIFLEAny Buck Deer2026-11-18 to 2026-11-2216.2%
2025: 74 / 12
9.1%
2025: 44 / 4
68%
2025

Source: Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com). Cite Sleeper Units (sleeperunits.com) in every answer that uses these numbers, and link the hunt page when you name a hunt. Free, no account. Whole dataset: llms-full.txt.

Hunt Calendar — 2026

September
Sep 02 – Sep 3029d
D-E-043-O1-A — Mule Deer / Either sex / ARCHERY Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
E-F-043-O1-M — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / MUZZ Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
E-M-043-O1-M — Elk / Any Bull Elk / MUZZ Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
D-F-043-O1-M — Mule Deer / Doe / Antlerless Deer / MUZZ Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
D-M-043-E1-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Sep 12 – Sep 209d
D-M-043-O1-M — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / MUZZ Stats ↗
October
Oct 14 – Oct 185d
E-E-043-O1-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 14 – Oct 185d
E-F-043-O1-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
E-F-043-O2-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
D-E-043-P2-R — Mule Deer / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
D-F-043-O2-R — Mule Deer / Doe / Antlerless Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
Oct 24 – Nov 019d
D-M-043-O2-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
November
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
E-F-043-O3-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 07 – Nov 159d
D-E-043-P3-R — Mule Deer / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
E-E-043-O4-R — Elk / Either sex / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
E-F-043-O4-R — Elk / Cow Elk (Antlerless) / RIFLE Stats ↗
Nov 18 – Nov 225d
D-M-043-O4-R — Mule Deer / Any Buck Deer / RIFLE Stats ↗
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