Colorado Deer — GMU 75
Colorado GMU 75 covers 413,301 acres and lies 11 miles north-east of Durango and 48 miles east of Cortez. 44% of it is public land, mostly national forest (35%) and BLM (8%). A further 14% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2024, 1,131 people hunted deer here and took 617 — 55% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 342 tags here for 0 first-choice applicants.
Tags (2026):2,365
Nonresident share:capped at 25%
Applicants:1,002
Hunter success (2024):55%
Public land:44%
Size:413,301 acres
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in GMU 75, 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-
DE075O1A deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] 70 tags · 85 applicants · needed 0 pts · Standard11% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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DE075O1A deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] 265 tags · 2 applicants · needed 0 pts · Youth100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 15% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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50% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 44% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 33% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 50% as 2nd choice
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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 50% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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DF075P5R deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75 and 751- S of US 160 Only] 342 tags · 0 applicants · Standard100% No first-choice applicants 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 42% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 50% 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 3% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 17% 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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DM075O4R deer male rifle season 4 GMU 75 [75, 751] 14 tags · 127 applicants · needed 5 pts · Standard0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 13% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed 55% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
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DM075P4R deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] 70 tags · 25 applicants · needed 0 pts · Standard43% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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DM075P4R deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] 70 tags · 4 applicants · needed 0 pts · Youth100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| DE075O1A ↗ deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Archery | 11% Point builder | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 70 / 85 | Standard | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| DE075O1A ↗ deer either-sex archery season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 265 / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 2–30, 2026 |
| DF075O1M ↗ deer female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 15% | — | 11 / 4 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DF075O1M ↗ deer female muzzleloader season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Muzzleloader | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 7 / 0 | Youth | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DF075O2R ↗ deer female rifle season 2 GMU 75 Rifle | 50% Real chance | 0% | 0 −1 since 2022 | 4 / 4 | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF075O2R ↗ deer female rifle season 2 GMU 75 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | — −1 since 2021 | 1 / 1 | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF075O3R ↗ deer female rifle season 3 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 44% | — steady since 2021 | 5 / 3 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DF075O3R ↗ deer female rifle season 3 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — −1 since 2021 | 60 / 0 | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DF075O4R ↗ deer female rifle season 4 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 33% | — | 2 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF075O4R ↗ deer female rifle season 4 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 60 / 0 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF075P2R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 50% | — | 131 / 0 | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF075P2R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 75 / 0 | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DF075P3R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 138 / 0 | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DF075P4R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 50% | — | 124 / 1 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF075P4R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 75 / 0 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DF075P5R ↗ deer female rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75 and 751- S of US 160 Only] Rifle | 100% No first-choice applicants | 0% | — | 342 / 0 | Standard | Dec 1 – Jan 15, 2027 |
| DM075O1M ↗ deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 42% | — | 118 / 93 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DM075O1M ↗ deer male muzzleloader season 1 GMU 75 [75, 751] Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 50% | — | 23 / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| DM075O1R ↗ deer male rifle season 1 GMU 75 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 | 24 / 105 | Standard | Oct 14–18, 2026 |
| DM075O1R ↗ deer male rifle season 1 GMU 75 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | — | 3 / 11 | Youth | Oct 14–18, 2026 |
| DM075O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 3% | — steady since 2021 | 250 / 225 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM075O2R ↗ deer male rifle season 2 GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 17% | — steady since 2021 | 14 / 11 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM075O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 75 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 +1 since 2021 | 98 / 230 | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM075O3R ↗ deer male rifle season 3 GMU 75 Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 1 +1 since 2021 | 3 / 9 | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM075O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | 5 +3 since 2021 | 14 / 127 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM075O4R ↗ deer male rifle season 4 GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 0% Point builder | 0% | — +1 since 2021 | 70 / 16 | Youth | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM075P2R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 13% | — | 115 / 25 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM075P2R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 15 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| DM075P3R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 55% | — | 104 / 16 undersubscribed | Standard | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM075P3R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 | 4 / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| DM075P4R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 43% Real chance | 0% | 0 −1 since 2021 | 70 / 25 | Standard | Nov 18–22, 2026 |
| DM075P4R ↗ deer male rifle private-land-only GMU 75 [75, 751] Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0% | 0 −2 since 2024 | 70 / 4 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
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.
Who owns the ground
- Private 173,236 ac · 42%
- National Forest 145,283 ac · 35%
- Tribal 57,230 ac · 14%
- BLM 33,001 ac · 8%
- County or city land 2,556 ac · 1%
- State land 1,765 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 124 ac · 0%
- Other public 85 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 | 1,131 | 617 | 55% |
| 2023 | 918 | 458 | 50% |
| 2022 | 1,046 | 433 | 41% |
| 2021 | 1,071 | 492 | 46% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Rifle 502 · 81% · 852 hunters, 59% success
- Archery 31 · 5% · 107 hunters, 29% success
- Muzzleloader 84 · 14% · 172 hunters, 49% success
Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)
Harvest: 2024 Statewide Deer Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Statewide Deer Hunting Harvest Estimates
Harvest: 2022 Statewide Deer Harvest