Colorado Antelope (Pronghorn) — GMU 73

Colorado GMU 73 covers 570,198 acres and lies 9 miles south-east of Cortez and 30 miles west of Durango. 37% of it is public land, mostly national forest (20%) and national park (9%). A further 36% is tribal land rather than public land.

Public land:37% Size:570,198 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not offered a pronghorn license in GMU 73 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

Cortez Montrose Grand Junction Alamosa Rifle
GMU 73 within Colorado
71 711 72 74 741 75 751 771 Cortez Durango
GMU 73 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

  • Tribal 205,274 ac · 36%
  • Private 154,581 ac · 27%
  • National Forest 111,411 ac · 20%
  • National Park Service 53,860 ac · 9%
  • BLM 35,927 ac · 6%
  • State land 5,407 ac · 1%
  • County or city land 3,592 ac · 1%
  • National Wildlife Refuge 123 ac · 0%
  • Bureau of Reclamation 4 ac · 0%

Source: BLM Colorado Surface Management Agency

Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)

How we compute draw odds · All Colorado pronghorn hunts