At a Glance
Quick Tips
- Good waterfowl hunting
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- Get access to private land before applying for a license
North of Denver and east of Interstate 25, this almost entirely private unit includes agricultural properties, some suburban areas and a city of almost 100,000 persons. Some whitetails and mule deer live here, most of them close to the South Platte River. Expect to pay a farmer or outfitter for access.
The bottom lands along St. Vrain Creek and the South Platte and Big Thompson rivers hold many mature whitetail and mule deer bucks. Elk are very scarce in this unit and antelope are rarely harvested and hunted only with archery equipment.
Three drainages converge near the middle of the unit. Most small gullies drain gently rising farmlands.
Interstate 25 along the western edge intersects with many state and county roads that head east across the unit. Colorado Route 14 is the northern border. U.S. Highway 85 connects Fort Lupton to Greeley and eventually intersects Colorado Route 14. Colorado Route 7 goes from Interstate 76 through Brighton before connecting with Interstate 25.
Irrigated corn, alfalfa and hay fields as well as turf farms and dry wheat farms are a contrast to suburban and urban areas. Russian olives, willows and cottonwoods line river and creek bottoms.
Motels, hotels, restaurants, service stations, medical facilities and stores are in Greeley as well as in nearby cities of Longmont, Fort Collins and Loveland.
Roughly 735 square miles
4.1% public land
Elevations from 4,600-5,100 feet