Colorado GMU 471 deer hunting: 2024 harvest and hunter numbers
Unit 471 covers about 104 square miles in Pitkin County.
In 2024, an estimated 64 deer hunters hunted Game Management Unit 471 across all seasons and took 27 deer, a success rate of 42%. The statewide rate that year was 43%.
That is 20 fewer hunters than 2023, when success was 23%.
2nd rifle was the busiest rifle season, with 4 hunters, about 4 for every 100 square miles of the unit.
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 471, by season
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Bucks / Does / Fawns | Success 2024 | Success 2023 | Hunters per 100 sq mi | Days per hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd rifle | 4 | 4 | 4 / 0 / 0 | 100% | 0% | 4 | 1.0 |
| 3rd rifle | 3 | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0% | 0% | 3 | 3.0 |
| All rifle seasons | 32 | 12 | 12 / 0 / 0 | 38% | 31% | 31 | 4.1 |
| Archery | 21 | 10 | 5 / 5 / 0 | 48% | 16% | 20 | 8.7 |
| Muzzleloader | 11 | 4 | 4 / 0 / 0 | 36% | 0% | 11 | 2.3 |
| All seasons and methods | 64 | 27 | 21 / 5 / 0 | 42% | 23% | 62 | 5.3 |
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 471 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.