Colorado Unit 3 Deer: Harvest Success & Public Access

Compare published deer results for hunt codes bearing Unit 3 as their designator, with older GMU history kept separate.

Public hunting access

Conservative public acres: 288,850
Public share of GMU: 53.2%

Whole-unit planning estimates, excluding special access and walk-in access. They are not species-specific or a calculation of land usable under a particular license. A private-only license does not allow hunting public land. Verify access with the land manager. Access methodology and limitations.

2025 harvest results by hunt code

The unit designator is not proof that all harvest occurred here or that every part of this GMU is valid for a license. Codes may include other units or restricted areas. We retain individual results instead of inventing a single unit-wide rate from overlapping licenses.

Hunt code	Sex	Season	Method	Harvest rate	Hunters	Harvest
DE003O1A	Either	O1	Archery	24.1%	452	109
DE003P2R	Either	P2	Rifle	75.6%	447	338
DE003P3R	Either	P3	Rifle	70.4%	587	413
DE003P4R	Either	P4	Rifle	64.2%	67	43
DF003O1M	Female	O1	Muzzleloader	50.0%	8	4
DF003O2R	Female	O2	Rifle	100.0%	9	9
DF003O3R	Female	O3	Rifle	100.0%	7	7
DM003O1M	Male	O1	Muzzleloader	40.7%	91	37
DM003O2R	Male	O2	Rifle	66.0%	403	266
DM003O3R	Male	O3	Rifle	74.3%	529	393
DM003O4R	Male	O4	Rifle	71.2%	59	42

Historical success describes prior reported results, not the chance that you will harvest. Open a code for its source report and rate basis.

Older report context

Older reports often combine hunt codes, sexes or seasons. These rows retain their published scope and are not exact-code success rates. Missing values appear as a dash.

Year	Unit / scope	Harvest / 100 hunters	Harvest	Hunters	Source
2024	0032024_p005_t01 \| 2024 Deer Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	56.1	486	867	CPW report
2023	0032023_p005_t01 \| 2023 Deer Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	38.7	380	981	CPW report
2022	0032022_p005_t01 \| 2022 Deer Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	68.9	1,570	2,278	CPW report
2021	0032021_p005_t01 \| 2021 Deer Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	71.1	1,859	2,614	CPW report
2020	0032020_p005_t01 \| 2020 Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	65.6	1,561	2,378	CPW report
2019	0032019_p005_t01 \| 2019 Deer Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	67.7	1,556	2,299	CPW report