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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 $9.95 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 $9.95? Check out our sample data. We explain the formats, and how you can use them to figure out where to hunt this year.

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GMUResearch offers the following information

    • Elk Archery, Muzzleloading, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Rifle Seasons, and all manner of take for the last 7 years
    • Elk Preference Point data for 2006
    • 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.
    • Deer Archery, Muzzleloading, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Rifle Season hunting stats
    • Deer Preference Point data for 2006
    • Deer Summary data for Archery Draw, Muzzleloader, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th season Rifle
    • Antelope Archery, Rifle and Muzzleloading hunting stats
    • Antelope Preference Point data for 2006
    • 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
    • Four year Deer and Elk Preference point history. Helpful in determining how fast points are creeping up
    • Bear preference points, boar / sow harvest stats per GMU, and 2006 bear draw summary data
    • Mountain Goat summary data. Showing average hunter success for the last 6 years.
    • Moose summary data. Showing average hunter success for all season over the last 5 years.
    • 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
    • Online mapping website (www.gmuhuntingmaps.com) to help you research your hunting area and species
    • 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!