Unit S32 (Georgetown)
Colorado Hunting Guide — Bighorn Sheep
Unit S32 lies in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin and Boulder counties. CPW bounds it by USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.) and Gilpin CR 16 (Tolland Rd.) among others. CPW's harvest estimates put bighorn sheep success here as high as 43%. Federal land covers about 38% of it. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Bighorn Sheep Hunting in Unit S32
Unit S32 lies in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin and Boulder counties. CPW bounds it by USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.) and Gilpin CR 16 (Tolland Rd.) among others. CPW's harvest estimates put bighorn sheep success here as high as 43%. Federal land covers about 38% of it. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Bighorn Sheep in Unit S32
What CPW publishes for unit S32 is a boundary, not a bighorn sheep map. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's. The unit lies in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin and Boulder counties.
The lines of the unit: USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.), Gilpin CR 16 (Tolland Rd.) and Colo. 119
CPW has unit S32 bounded on the north and east by USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.), Gilpin CR 16 (Tolland Rd.), Colo. 119 and Colo. 72; on the south by I-70; on the west by Continental Divide. It tells you the shape of the unit and nothing about its inhabitants. Its value is practical — those are the features you will navigate by, and the ridges that separate one day's country from another's.
High ground inside the line: Bard Peak, Mount Parnassus and Engelmann Peak
Named high points inside the unit include Bard Peak at 13,615 feet, Mount Parnassus at 13,566 feet, Engelmann Peak at 13,355 feet, James Peak at 13,255 feet and Mount Bancroft at 13,238 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Sheep need rock to escape into and will not stand far from it.
Holding ground: Herman Gulch, Watrous Gulch and Anchor Gulch
Below them sit Herman Gulch at 10,376 feet, Watrous Gulch at 10,202 feet, Anchor Gulch at 10,183 feet, Washoe Gulch at 10,110 feet and Whites Gulch at 9,886 feet. That is the low country of the unit — the ground animals drop into when they are pushed or when the weather turns. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.
Public ground to start from: Bakerville STL, Georgetown SWA and Ralston Creek SWA
CPW lists Bakerville STL, Georgetown SWA and Ralston Creek SWA inside this unit as ground open to public hunting. Each property sets its own restrictions, and the agency's page for it is where they are written down. Federal land covers about 38% of the unit on top of those.
Water: Lariat Spring and Charm Spring
Named sources include Lariat Spring and Charm Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
The herd this unit belongs to: RBS-03
CPW does not manage bighorn sheep unit by unit. It manages them as data analysis unit RBS-03, and unit S32 is one piece of it. CPW puts no other unit in RBS-03, so this unit carries the herd on its own. Read a neighbour in the same herd before you read the state average — the herd, not the unit line, is what the agency is steering.
Unit S32 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Bard Peak (13,615 ft), Engelmann Peak (13,355 ft), James Peak (13,255 ft), Mount Flora (13,112 ft)
Holding ground: Jones Pass (12,458 ft), Rogers Pass (11,869 ft), Dry Gulch (10,508 ft), Bakerville STL, Georgetown SWA
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Bighorn Sheep in Unit S32
Bighorn Sheep Success Rates
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put bighorn sheep success in unit S32 at 43% — 13 animals taken by 30 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.
Bighorn Sheep Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — 1st Season ewe only (resident) | 1 | 34 | 2.9% | 3 |
| Rifle — 1st Season ewe only (nonresident) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Rifle — 1st Season ram only (resident) | 5 | 618 | 0.8% | 3 |
| Rifle — 1st Season ram only (nonresident) | 1 | 380 | 0.3% | 3 |
| Archery — 2nd Season ewe only (resident) | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 2 |
| Archery — 2nd Season ewe only (nonresident) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Archery — 1st Season ram only (resident) | 3 | 89 | 3.4% | 3 |
| Archery — 1st Season ram only (nonresident) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Archery — 2nd Season ram only (resident) | 3 | 50 | 6.0% | 3 |
| Archery — 2nd Season ram only (nonresident) | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 bighorn sheep in unit S32, by hunt code, with resident and nonresident kept apart because the two draw from different licence pools:
- SMS32O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Ram Only, resident: 618 applicants for 5 licences, 0.8% drawn, 3 preference points needed
- SMS32O1R — Rifle, 1st Season, Ram Only, nonresident: 380 applicants for 1 licences, 0.3% drawn, 3 preference points needed
- SMS32O1A — Archery, 1st Season, Ram Only, resident: 89 applicants for 3 licences, 3.4% drawn, 3 preference points needed
- SMS32O2A — Archery, 2nd Season, Ram Only, resident: 50 applicants for 3 licences, 6% drawn, 3 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 2 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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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-23.
- Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting Brochure — Game Management Unit (GMU) Descriptions (pp. 16-17) — 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 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for bighorn sheep in unit S32, 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