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Unit 116

Colorado Hunting Guide — Pronghorn, Mule Deer

Unit 116 lies in Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties and covers about 961 square miles. Ground runs from 4,264 to 4,756 feet. CPW bounds it by U.S. 385 and U.S. 40 among others. CPW's harvest estimates put pronghorn success here as high as 50%. No federal land falls inside it, so every acre is a permission question. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.

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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit 116

Unit 116 lies in Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties and covers about 961 square miles. Ground runs from 4,264 to 4,756 feet. CPW bounds it by U.S. 385 and U.S. 40 among others. CPW's harvest estimates put pronghorn success here as high as 50%. No federal land falls inside it, so every acre is a permission question. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.

Where to Find Pronghorn in Unit 116

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Pronghorn Success Rates

All manners of take50%

CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put pronghorn success in unit 116 at 50% — 97 animals taken by 195 hunters. The hunter count is large enough for the percentage to mean something and small enough that a good or bad year still moves it.

These are the agency's own printed figures for this unit, not a modelled estimate and not a state average. They describe one season, so check CPW's current harvest estimates before you read a trend into them.

Pronghorn Draw Odds

SeasonTagsApplicantsDraw %Pts Req
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (resident) 12721758.5% —
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) 4580.0% —
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (resident) 11425145.4% —
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) 41526.7% —
Rifle — 1st Season buck only (resident) 9041921.5% 1
Rifle — 1st Season buck only (nonresident) 166325.4% 1
Muzzleloader — 1st Season doe only (resident) 1812.5% —
Muzzleloader — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) 000.0% —
Muzzleloader — 1st Season buck only (resident) 314864.6% —
Muzzleloader — 1st Season buck only (nonresident) 31520.0% —

Data from 2026 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.

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CPW's 2026 draw recap for pronghorn in unit 116, by hunt code, with resident and nonresident kept apart because the two draw from different licence pools:

  • AM116O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Buck Only, resident: 419 applicants for 90 licences, 21.5% drawn, 1 preference point needed
  • AF116O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Doe Only, resident: 251 applicants for 114 licences, 45.4% drawn, no preference points needed
  • AF116L1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Doe Only, resident: 217 applicants for 127 licences, 58.5% drawn, no preference points needed
  • AM116O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Buck Only, nonresident: 63 applicants for 16 licences, 25.4% drawn, 1 preference point needed

Colorado runs a pure preference-point draw, so the point figure above is the requirement the agency published for that code in that year, not a forecast for the next one. There are 5 further code-and-residency combinations in the recap for this unit. Figures checked against CPW's own statistics pages on 2026-06-09.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Colorado unit 116?
Unit 116 lies in Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties, and CPW has it bounded on the north by I-70; on the east by U.S. 385; on the south by U.S. 40; on the west by Colo. 59. It covers about 961 square miles.
What is the pronghorn success rate in unit 116?
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put pronghorn success in unit 116 at 50% across all manners of take. Those are the agency's own figures for this unit, not a statewide average.
Where do you stay and resupply for a unit 116 hunt?
The nearest services our logistics pipeline finds for unit 116 are at Stratton, about 17 miles from the unit's centre, with Bethune at about 18 miles. No developed campground falls inside the unit in our data, so plan on dispersed camping.
What is the mule deer success rate in unit 116?
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put mule deer success in unit 116 at 30% across all manners of take, and archery 7% and rifle 35% by weapon. Those are the agency's own figures for this unit, not a statewide average.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-23.

  1. Colorado Big Game Hunting Brochure — Game Management Unit (GMU) Descriptions (pp. 79-80-81-82) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in, Data analysis unit (DAU) the unit belongs to · accessed 2026-10-22
  2. 2023 Colorado Pronghorn Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for pronghorn in unit 116, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22
  3. CPW CPWAdminData feature service — GMU and sheep/goat unit boundaries — Colorado Parks and Wildlife GIS Unit · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-22
  4. 2023 Colorado Deer Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for mule deer in unit 116, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22