Colorado Unit 53:black bear draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for black bear. 2026: 12 to 239 applicants per hunt.
Colorado · GMU 53
- GMU 1: Black bear
- GMU 2: Black bear
- GMU 3: Black bear
- GMU 4: Black bear
- GMU 5: Black bear
- GMU 6: Black bear
- GMU 7: Black bear
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- GMU 9: Black bear
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- GMU 33: Black bear
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- GMU 40: Black bear
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- GMU 70: Black bear
- GMU 71: Black bear
- GMU 72: Black bear
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- GMU 75: Black bear
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- GMU 80: Black bear
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- GMU 85: Black bear
- GMU 86: Black bear
- GMU 131: Black bear
- GMU 140: Black bear
- GMU 161: Black bear
- GMU 171: Black bear
- GMU 181: Black bear
- GMU 191: Black bear
- GMU 201: Black bear
- GMU 211: Black bear
- GMU 214: Black bear
- GMU 231: Black bear
- GMU 301: Black bear
- GMU 361: Black bear
- GMU 371: Black bear
- GMU 391: Black bear
- GMU 411: Black bear
- GMU 421: Black bear
- GMU 431: Black bear
- GMU 441: Black bear
- GMU 444: Black bear
- GMU 461: Black bear
- GMU 471: Black bear
- GMU 481: Black bear
- GMU 500: Black bear
- GMU 501: Black bear
- GMU 511: Black bear
- GMU 521: Black bear
- GMU 551: Black bear
- GMU 561: Black bear
- GMU 581: Black bear
- GMU 591: Black bear
- GMU 681: Black bear
- GMU 682: Black bear
- GMU 691: Black bear
- GMU 711: Black bear
- GMU 741: Black bear
- GMU 751: Black bear
- GMU 771: Black bear
- GMU 791: Black bear
- GMU 851: Black bear
- GMU 861: Black bear
GMU 53Neighbor units
At a glance
Black bear hunt codes
3
Rifle · archery · muzzleloader
Applicants · 2026
157
Rifle boar success 3-yr
9%
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Fewest points to draw (res)
- Deer0 pts
- Elk0 pts
- Black bearNo cutoff yet
- MooseNo cutoff yet
Best draw odds
- DeerNo draw result yet
- ElkNo draw result yet
- Black bear100% drew
- Moose2% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hunt codes
Black bear huntsin Unit 53
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE053O1R | Either sex · 1st rifle | 127 of 127 drew | 9% |
| BE053O1A | Either sex · archery | 21 of 21 drew | 6% |
| BE053O1M | Either sex · muzzleloader | 9 of 9 drew | 7% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 53.
Harvest success by season, 2025–2025
% successArchery6%
6%
2025
Muzzleloader7%
7%
2025
1st rifle9%
9%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Points
- “Do not submit a separate application for preference points, or both applications will be disqualified.”
- Application fee
- “■ Nonresident $11.49”
- Leftovers
- “Any licenses remaining after the secondary draw (except for Ranching for Wildlife licenses) will be placed on the Leftover List and available for purchase starting Aug. 4 at 9 a.m. MT.”
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident adult/fishing combo* $302.56”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- BE053O1AArchery — Limited Licenses · ASep 2–Sep 30
- BE053O1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- BE053O1RRifle — Limited Licenses · RSep 2–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
GMU 53and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- GMU 1: Black bear
- GMU 2: Black bear
- GMU 3: Black bear
- GMU 4: Black bear
- GMU 5: Black bear
- GMU 6: Black bear
- GMU 7: Black bear
- GMU 8: Black bear
- GMU 9: Black bear
- GMU 10: Black bear
- GMU 11: Black bear
- GMU 12: Black bear
- GMU 13: Black bear
- GMU 14: Black bear
- GMU 15: Black bear
- GMU 16: Black bear
- GMU 17: Black bear
- GMU 18: Black bear
- GMU 19: Black bear
- GMU 20: Black bear
- GMU 21: Black bear
- GMU 22: Black bear
- GMU 23: Black bear
- GMU 24: Black bear
- GMU 25: Black bear
- GMU 26: Black bear
- GMU 27: Black bear
- GMU 28: Black bear
- GMU 29: Black bear
- GMU 30: Black bear
- GMU 31: Black bear
- GMU 32: Black bear
- GMU 33: Black bear
- GMU 34: Black bear
- GMU 35: Black bear
- GMU 36: Black bear
- GMU 37: Black bear
- GMU 38: Black bear
- GMU 39: Black bear
- GMU 40: Black bear
- GMU 41: Black bear
- GMU 42: Black bear
- GMU 43: Black bear
- GMU 44: Black bear
- GMU 45: Black bear
- GMU 46: Black bear
- GMU 47: Black bear
- GMU 48: Black bear
- GMU 49: Black bear
- GMU 50: Black bear
- GMU 51: Black bear
- GMU 52: Black bear
- GMU 54: Black bear
- GMU 55: Black bear
- GMU 56: Black bear
- GMU 57: Black bear
- GMU 58: Black bear
- GMU 59: Black bear
- GMU 60: Black bear
- GMU 61: Black bear
- GMU 62: Black bear
- GMU 63: Black bear
- GMU 64: Black bear
- GMU 65: Black bear
- GMU 66: Black bear
- GMU 67: Black bear
- GMU 68: Black bear
- GMU 69: Black bear
- GMU 70: Black bear
- GMU 71: Black bear
- GMU 72: Black bear
- GMU 73: Black bear
- GMU 74: Black bear
- GMU 75: Black bear
- GMU 76: Black bear
- GMU 77: Black bear
- GMU 78: Black bear
- GMU 79: Black bear
- GMU 80: Black bear
- GMU 81: Black bear
- GMU 82: Black bear
- GMU 83: Black bear
- GMU 84: Black bear
- GMU 85: Black bear
- GMU 86: Black bear
- GMU 131: Black bear
- GMU 140: Black bear
- GMU 161: Black bear
- GMU 171: Black bear
- GMU 181: Black bear
- GMU 191: Black bear
- GMU 201: Black bear
- GMU 211: Black bear
- GMU 214: Black bear
- GMU 231: Black bear
- GMU 301: Black bear
- GMU 361: Black bear
- GMU 371: Black bear
- GMU 391: Black bear
- GMU 411: Black bear
- GMU 421: Black bear
- GMU 431: Black bear
- GMU 441: Black bear
- GMU 444: Black bear
- GMU 461: Black bear
- GMU 471: Black bear
- GMU 481: Black bear
- GMU 500: Black bear
- GMU 501: Black bear
- GMU 511: Black bear
- GMU 521: Black bear
- GMU 551: Black bear
- GMU 561: Black bear
- GMU 581: Black bear
- GMU 591: Black bear
- GMU 681: Black bear
- GMU 682: Black bear
- GMU 691: Black bear
- GMU 711: Black bear
- GMU 741: Black bear
- GMU 751: Black bear
- GMU 771: Black bear
- GMU 791: Black bear
- GMU 851: Black bear
- GMU 861: Black bear
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 53into your map app
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Members
Unit 53 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each black bear hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
GMU 53 · BE053O1R
127 of 127 drew
Success9%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CPW