Online Colorado Big Game Hunting Statistics

Helping you decipher Colorado Big Game Hunting Statistics

GMUResearch.com is my answer to the difficult task of sorting through all the Department of Wildlife (DOW) big game drawing summaries, harvest, and preference point reports to find the information I need to select or verify a new or prospective hunting area.

I cannot count how many times over the last couple of years people have posted questions on hunting forum sites looking for information. Hopefully the data we have on this web site will help answer questions like these;

• Which OTC unit has the best Archery Cow Elk success?
• How many people hunt my new area in a year?
• How many preference points does a non-resident need to draw unit XYZ?
• What is the average Buck Mule Deer harvest for 2nd Rifle Season in my new unit?
• What hunt codes are associated with GMU 33?

Starting in late December of 2007 this site has converted to an annual subscription site. But don't fret, we only charge $14.95 a year. Most of the site remains free. This includes the forum, contributed articles and most of the summary data data for each animal.

Not sure of what you get for $14.95? Check out our sample data. We explain the formats, and how you can use them to figure out where to hunt this year.

Click here to subscribe to the site.

Are you a Do It Yourself hunter looking for a jumpstart? Try out new DIY consulting service.

GMUResearch offers the following information

• Elk Archery, Muzzleloading, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Rifle Seasons, and all manner of take since 1999 (last updated March 2009)
• Elk Preference Point data (last updated Jan 2009)
• Elk Summary data for Archery OTC, Archery Draw, Muzzleloader statewide, Muzzleloader draw, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th season Rifle
• Elk big game populations and Bull/Cow ratios for all the GMU's CDOW reports on. (Post season populations data last updated Jan 2009)
• Deer Archery, Muzzleloading, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Rifle Season hunting stats (last updated March 2009)
• Deer Preference Point data (last updated Jan 2009)
• Deer Summary data for Archery Draw, Muzzleloader, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th season Rifle
• Antelope Archery, Rifle and Muzzleloading hunting stats
• Antelope Preference Point data (last updated Jan 2009)
• Enhanced Antelope, Deer, and Elk Reporting
  • Huntcode quota
  • How many preference points needed win your first choice hunt
  • Resident, Non Resident and Youth hunt competition per huntcode
• Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep hunter success, hunter pressure, and required preference points (last updated summer 2008)
• Deer and Elk Preference point history. Helpful in determining how fast points are creeping up (last updated Jan 2009)
• Bear preference points, boar / sow harvest stats per GMU (last updated March 2008)
• Mountain Goat summary data. Showing average hunter success since 1999. (last updated fall of 2008)
• Moose summary data. Showing average hunter success for all seasons since 1999. (last updated fall of 2008)
• How to use free mapping resources, how to use CDOW NDIS maps, and how to find saddles, feeding areas, and bedding areas using freeware or public domain topographical and satellite mapping resources.
• How to use the CDOW NDIS mapping tool to determine big game concentrations and private property lines
• Big game activity maps, including Elk, Deer, Bear, Moose, Bighorn Sheet, Mt. Goat and Turkey
• Colorado Landownership Map
• Map Scouting with GIS CD is now available. This CD shows you how to create your own 3D hunting maps including color satellite imagary, big game activity, summer and winter range, as well as public and private land ownership. Order yours today!

We have also published the first ever Colorado Hunting Almanac. While not quite as robust or complete as this website, it should be more than adequate for quickly looking up Deer and Elk data. You can find out more about this publication at this site -> Colorado Hunting Almanac