Colorado Deer — GMU 13
Colorado GMU 13 covers 231,732 acres and lies 14 miles south-east of Craig and 26 miles west of Steamboat Springs. 22% of it is public land, mostly state land (12%) and BLM (7%). In 2024, 245 people hunted deer here and took 108 — 44% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 856 tags here for 188 first-choice applicants.
Tags (2026):3,573
Nonresident share:capped at 25%
Applicants:1,498
Hunter success (2024):44%
Public land:22%
Size:231,732 acres
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 13, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
DE011O1A deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23 and 24] 63 tags · 102 applicants · needed 0 pts · Standard21% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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DE011O1A deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23 and 24] 8 tags · 1 applicants · needed 0 pts · Youth100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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DE011P2R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] 588 tags · 164 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 44% as 2nd choice
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DE011P2R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] 500 tags · 1 applicants · Youth100% Undersubscribed 25% as 2nd choice
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DE011P3R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] 856 tags · 188 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 47% as 2nd choice
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DE011P3R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] 156 tags · 2 applicants · Youth100% Undersubscribed 71% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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DE012P4R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] 256 tags · 40 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 85% as 2nd choice
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DE012P4R deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] 56 tags · 1 applicants · Youth100% Undersubscribed
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DF011O1M deer female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] 0 tags · 0 applicants · Standard— Not open to nonresidents
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100% No first-choice applicants
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80% Likely draw 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 17% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 50% as 2nd choice
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DM011O1M deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] 38 tags · 87 applicants · needed 1 pts · Standard0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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DM011O1M deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] 3 tags · 10 applicants · needed 1 pts · Youth0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 8% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 13% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 12% as 2nd choice
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DM012O4R deer male rifle season 4 GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] 16 tags · 55 applicants · needed 2 pts · Standard0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DE011O1A ↗ deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23 and 24] Archery | 21% Long shot | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 63 / 102 | Standard | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| DE011O1A ↗ deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23 and 24] Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 8 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| DE011P2R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 44% | — steady since 2023 | 588 / 164 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DE011P2R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 25% | — steady since 2021 | 500 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DE011P3R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 47% | — | 856 / 188 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DE011P3R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 11 [11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 211] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 71% | — | 156 / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DE011W2R ↗ deer either-sex rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 11 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Oct 3–12, 2026 |
| DE012P4R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 85% | — | 256 / 40 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DE012P4R ↗ deer either-sex rifle private-land-only GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 56 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF011O1M ↗ deer female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] Muzzleloader | Not open to nonresidents | — | — | 0 / 0 | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DF011W2R ↗ deer female rifle Ranching for Wildlife GMU 11 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 1 / 0 | Standard | Oct 3–12, 2026 |
| DF012O2R ↗ deer female rifle season 2 GMU 12 Rifle | 80% Likely draw | 0% | 0 | 9 / 7 | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF012O2R ↗ deer female rifle season 2 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 | 100 / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF012O3R ↗ deer female rifle season 3 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 17% | — | 7 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DF012O3R ↗ deer female rifle season 3 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 50% | — | 6 / 0 | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM011O1M ↗ deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 steady since 2021 | 38 / 87 | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DM011O1M ↗ deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 11 [11, 13, 22, 131, 211, 231 and private land portions of 12, 23, and 24] Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 steady since 2021 | 3 / 10 | Youth | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DM012O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 8% | — steady since 2021 | 480 / 435 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM012O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 24 / 21 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM012O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 13% | — steady since 2022 | 390 / 349 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM012O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 12 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 12% | — steady since 2021 | 14 / 27 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM012O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 2 +1 since 2021 | 16 / 55 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM012O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 12 [12, 13, 23, 24] Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | — steady since 2021 | 1 / 5 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Colorado lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
2 hunts not offered in 2026 are hidden — show discontinued hunts.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
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| Standard license | $129.11 | $129.11 | $636.03 |
| Youth license | $129.11 | $129.11 | $636.03 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 7, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in GMU 13
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
How the hunting has gone
What Colorado Parks and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Colorado's figures come from CPW's post-season hunter survey. CPW's 2025 report dropped the per-GMU table in favour of hunt-code rows, so the newest year shown here is 2024.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
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| 2024 | 245 | 108 | 44% |
| 2023 | 228 | 107 | 47% |
| 2022 | 539 | 237 | 44% |
| 2021 | 571 | 260 | 46% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Rifle 101 · 93% · 227 hunters, 44% success
- Archery 8 · 7% · 8 hunters, 100% success
- Muzzleloader 0 · 0% · 10 hunters, 0% success
Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)
Harvest: 2024 Statewide Deer Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Statewide Deer Hunting Harvest Estimates
Harvest: 2022 Statewide Deer Harvest