Colorado Antelope (Pronghorn) — GMU 53

Colorado GMU 53 covers 253,633 acres and lies 33 miles north-east of Montrose and 51 miles south of Glenwood Springs. 78% of it is public land, mostly national forest (68%) and BLM (9%).

Public land:78% Size:253,633 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not offered a pronghorn license in GMU 53 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name — the Colorado pronghorn hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.

The country

Montrose Glenwood Springs Grand Junction Durango Craig
GMU 53 within Colorado
52 521 54 63 64
GMU 53 and its neighbours
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

  • National Forest 172,707 ac · 68%
  • Private 56,132 ac · 22%
  • BLM 22,104 ac · 9%
  • County or city land 2,689 ac · 1%
  • Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%

Source: BLM Colorado Surface Management Agency

Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)

How we compute draw odds · All Colorado pronghorn hunts