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Unit 142 (Comanche Grassland / Southeast Plains)

Colorado Hunting Guide — Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Elk

Unit 142 lies in Las Animas County. CPW's harvest estimates put mule deer success here as high as 95%. 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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Mule Deer Hunting in Unit 142

Unit 142 lies in Las Animas County. CPW's harvest estimates put mule deer success here as high as 95%. 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 Mule Deer in Unit 142

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Mule Deer Success Rates

All manners of take64%
Archery38%
Rifle95%

CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put mule deer success in unit 142 at 64% — 54 animals taken by 83 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.

  • Archery — 38% success, 12 taken by 31 hunters
  • Rifle — 95% success, 31 taken by 33 hunters

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.

Mule Deer Draw Odds

SeasonTagsApplicantsDraw %Pts Req
Archery — 2nd Season either sex (resident) 254456.8% —
Archery — 2nd Season either sex (nonresident) 62227.3% 2
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (resident) 173253.1% —
Rifle — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) 000.0% —
Rifle — 1st Season buck only (resident) 169516.8% 9
Rifle — 1st Season buck only (nonresident) 42218.2% 20
Muzzleloader — 2nd Season doe only (resident) 3650.0% —
Muzzleloader — 2nd Season doe only (nonresident) 000.0% —
Muzzleloader — 2nd Season buck only (resident) 112152.4% —
Muzzleloader — 2nd Season buck only (nonresident) 21711.8% 7

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 mule deer in unit 142, by hunt code, with resident and nonresident kept apart because the two draw from different licence pools:

  • DM142L1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Buck Only, resident: 95 applicants for 16 licences, 16.8% drawn, 9 preference points needed
  • DE142O2A — Archery, 2nd Season, Either Sex, resident: 44 applicants for 25 licences, 56.8% drawn, no preference points needed
  • DF142L1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Doe Only, resident: 32 applicants for 17 licences, 53.1% drawn, no preference points needed
  • DE142O2A — Archery, 2nd Season, Either Sex, nonresident: 22 applicants for 6 licences, 27.3% drawn, 2 preference points 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 4 further code-and-residency combinations in the recap for this unit. Figures checked against CPW's own statistics pages on 2026-06-09.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Colorado unit 142?
Unit 142 lies in Las Animas County, and CPW has it in U.S. Army Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site.
What is the mule deer success rate in unit 142?
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put mule deer success in unit 142 at 64% across all manners of take, and archery 38% and rifle 95% by weapon. Those are the agency's own figures for this unit, not a statewide average.
What is the pronghorn success rate in unit 142?
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put pronghorn success in unit 142 at 50% across all manners of take. Those are the agency's own figures for this unit, not a statewide average.
What is the elk success rate in unit 142?
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put elk success in unit 142 at 26% across all manners of take, and archery 0%, muzzleloader 0% and rifle 41% 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 Deer Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for mule deer in unit 142, 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 Pronghorn Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for pronghorn in unit 142, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22
  5. 2023 Colorado Elk Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for elk in unit 142, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22