Hunters reviewing Unit 83 in Colorado generally emphasize the challenge of navigating its varied terrain, which includes steep and rugged areas that demand good physical preparation. Despite these difficulties, the area is popular for its potential to yield rewarding game due to healthy animal populations, especially during the archery and early rifle seasons. Successful hunters suggest focusing efforts on locating water sources and exploring less-traveled paths where game are more likely to congregate. Overall, patience, physical readiness, and strategic planning are repeatedly highlighted as crucial for an enjoyable and fruitful hunting experience in this unit.
Bordering New Mexico and next to Alamosa, this unit is almost all private land, much of it in the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Ranch owners manage elk herds on their land to produce trophy-size bulls and mature mule deer.
Hunters typically have multiple chances at several bulls. This is great habitat and limited hunting access because this is a private land hunt only allow mule deer to reach maturity.