Colorado GMU 121 deer hunting: 2024 harvest and hunter numbers
Unit 121 covers about 1,049 square miles in Cheyenne, Lincoln and Kiowa counties.
In 2024, an estimated 93 deer hunters hunted Game Management Unit 121 across all seasons and took 34 deer, a success rate of 37%. The statewide rate that year was 43%.
That is 12 fewer hunters than 2023, when success was 43%.
Fewer than 100 hunters reported for this unit, so these estimates swing a lot from year to year. Read them as rough.
2024 deer harvest in unit 121, by season
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Bucks / Does / Fawns | Success 2024 | Success 2023 | Hunters per 100 sq mi | Days per hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All rifle seasons | 71 | 24 | 12 / 11 / 0 | 34% | 53% | 7 | 3.2 |
| Archery | 15 | 6 | 6 / 0 / 0 | 40% | 5% | 1 | 4.6 |
| Muzzleloader | 7 | 4 | 4 / 0 / 0 | 57% | 50% | 1 | 3.4 |
| All seasons and methods | 93 | 34 | 22 / 11 / 0 | 37% | 43% | 9 | 3.5 |
These figures cover the whole unit, private land included. On public land, crowding is higher and success is usually lower than the unit number. Season rows include limited and over-the-counter licenses together.
2026 rifle season dates
- 2nd rifle: Oct 24-Nov 1
- 3rd rifle: Nov 7-15
- 4th rifle: Nov 18-22
Dates are from the 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure. Whether a license for unit 121 is over-the-counter or limited depends on the hunt code: check the brochure before you buy.
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Nearby units
Unit 126 Unit 120 Unit 125 Unit 113 Unit 115 Unit 114 Unit 121 elk All deer units
Where these numbers come from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife surveys license holders after each season and publishes estimates of hunters, harvest and days hunted for every unit. This page uses the 2024 Colorado Deer Harvest Estimates and the 2023 report in the same series. They are estimates from a survey, not counts, and they cover the whole unit.