Colorado Antelope (Pronghorn) — GMU 78

Colorado GMU 78 covers 488,682 acres and lies 56 miles east of Durango and 95 miles east of Cortez. 62% of it is public land, mostly national forest (61%) and BLM (1%).

Public land:62% Size:488,682 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not offered a pronghorn license in GMU 78 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

Durango Alamosa Montrose Cañon City Grand Junction
GMU 78 within Colorado
74 75 751 76 77 771 79 791 80 81 Durango
GMU 78 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 298,816 ac · 61%
  • Private 156,305 ac · 32%
  • Tribal 27,097 ac · 6%
  • BLM 5,186 ac · 1%
  • State land 856 ac · 0%
  • County or city land 414 ac · 0%

Source: BLM Colorado Surface Management Agency

Boundary: CPW GMU Boundary (Big Game)

How we compute draw odds · All Colorado pronghorn hunts