Colorado GMU 123 deer hunting: 2024 harvest and hunter numbers
Unit 123 covers about 524 square miles in El Paso and Pueblo counties.
In 2024, an estimated 70 deer hunters hunted Game Management Unit 123 across all seasons and took 54 deer, a success rate of 77%. The statewide rate that year was 43%.
That is 12 fewer hunters than 2023, when success was 41%.
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 123, by season
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Bucks / Does / Fawns | Success 2024 | Success 2023 | Hunters per 100 sq mi | Days per hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All rifle seasons | 41 | 32 | 17 / 15 / 0 | 78% | 51% | 8 | 3.5 |
| Archery | 25 | 21 | 21 / 0 / 0 | 84% | 32% | 5 | 8.7 |
| Muzzleloader | 4 | 1 | 1 / 0 / 0 | 25% | - | 1 | 3.5 |
| All seasons and methods | 70 | 54 | 39 / 15 / 0 | 77% | 41% | 13 | 5.4 |
Hunters per 100 square miles uses the whole unit, private land included, so real crowding on public ground is higher. 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 123 is over-the-counter or limited depends on the hunt code: check the brochure before you buy.
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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.