Colorado Deer — GMU 741
Colorado GMU 741 covers 309,501 acres and lies 15 miles south-west of Durango and 30 miles south-east of Cortez. 10% of it is public land, mostly Bureau of Reclamation (4%) and state land (3%). A further 38% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2024, 365 people hunted deer here and took 196 — 54% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 176 tags here for 41 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 741, 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-
100% Undersubscribed 20% as 2nd choice
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— Cut level
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 33% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed 13% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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40% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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20% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 36% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 40% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 20% as 2nd choice
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DM741P4R deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] 41 tags · 34 applicants · needed 1 pts · Standard0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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DM741P4R deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] 1 tags · 1 applicants · needed 1 pts · Youth0% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DE741O1A ↗ deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 741 [741] Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 20% | — steady since 2023 | 19 / 18 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| DF741O1M ↗ deer female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 741 [741] Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | — | 6 / 0 | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DF741P2R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 20 / 0 | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF741P2R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 20 / 0 | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF741P3R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — −1 since 2021 | 28 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DF741P4R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 33% | — | 25 / 0 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF741P4R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — +1 since 2021 | 20 / 0 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM741O1M ↗ deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 741 [741] Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — steady since 2021 | 14 / 12 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DM741O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 13% | — | 20 / 14 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM741O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 5 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM741O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 40% Real chance | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 6 / 6 | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM741O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 20% Long shot | 0% | 0 −1 since 2024 | 30 / 7 | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM741O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 741 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 2 +1 since 2021 | 4 / 19 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM741O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 741 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | — | 1 / 1 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM741P2R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 36% | — | 176 / 41 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM741P2R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | — | 31 / 5 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM741P3R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 40% | — steady since 2022 | 107 / 39 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM741P3R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 20% | — +1 since 2021 | 2 / 4 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM741P4R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 +1 since 2021 | 41 / 34 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM741P4R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 741 [741] Rifle | 0% Undersubscribed | — | 1 steady since 2021 | 1 / 1 undersubscribed | 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.
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.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 162,048 ac · 52%
- Tribal 117,393 ac · 38%
- Bureau of Reclamation 11,517 ac · 4%
- State land 8,865 ac · 3%
- BLM 6,546 ac · 2%
- County or city land 2,945 ac · 1%
- Department of Defense 125 ac · 0%
- National Forest 10 ac · 0%
- Other public 9 ac · 0%
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 | 365 | 196 | 54% |
| 2023 | 372 | 175 | 47% |
| 2022 | 372 | 222 | 60% |
| 2021 | 464 | 247 | 53% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Rifle 177 · 90% · 311 hunters, 57% success
- Archery 13 · 7% · 35 hunters, 37% success
- Muzzleloader 6 · 3% · 19 hunters, 32% success
Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)
Harvest: 2024 Statewide Deer Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Statewide Deer Hunting Harvest Estimates
Harvest: 2022 Statewide Deer Harvest