Unit 98 (Grand Junction / Book Cliffs)
Colorado Hunting Guide — Mule Deer, Pronghorn
Unit 98 lies in Logan, Phillips, Yuma and Washington counties and covers about 1,790 square miles. Ground runs from 3,573 to 4,562 feet. CPW bounds it by Colo. 6 and U.S. 34 among others. CPW's harvest estimates put mule deer success here as high as 45%. 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 98
Unit 98 lies in Logan, Phillips, Yuma and Washington counties and covers about 1,790 square miles. Ground runs from 3,573 to 4,562 feet. CPW bounds it by Colo. 6 and U.S. 34 among others. CPW's harvest estimates put mule deer success here as high as 45%. 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 98
How to Hunt Mule Deer in Unit 98
Mule Deer Success Rates
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put mule deer success in unit 98 at 42% — 172 animals taken by 405 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 — 35% success, 13 taken by 38 hunters
- Rifle — 45% success, 156 taken by 349 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
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — 1st Season doe only (resident) | 46 | 167 | 27.5% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season doe only (resident) | 48 | 150 | 32.0% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season doe only (nonresident) | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season buck only (resident) | 67 | 302 | 22.2% | 1 |
| Rifle — 1st Season buck only (nonresident) | 7 | 23 | 30.4% | 2 |
| Rifle — 1st Season buck only (resident) | 54 | 222 | 24.3% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season buck only (nonresident) | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 1 |
Data from 2026 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.
Open in Draw Odds EngineCPW's 2026 draw recap for mule deer in unit 98, by hunt code, with resident and nonresident kept apart because the two draw from different licence pools:
- DM098L1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Buck Only, resident: 302 applicants for 67 licences, 22.2% drawn, 1 preference point needed
- DM098O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Buck Only, resident: 222 applicants for 54 licences, 24.3% drawn, no preference points needed
- DF098L1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Doe Only, resident: 167 applicants for 46 licences, 27.5% drawn, no preference points needed
- DF098O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Doe Only, resident: 150 applicants for 48 licences, 32% drawn, no 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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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-23.
- 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
- 2023 Colorado Deer Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for mule deer in unit 98, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22
- 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
- 2023 Colorado Pronghorn Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for pronghorn in unit 98, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22