CO Mule Deer Unit 80

# CO Unit 80 — Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Unit 80 spans 7,500–13,200 ft elevation across 568K acres with 61% public land access. This high-elevation alpine terrain offers mixed meadow, timber, and open ridge hunting with decent public access corridors, though much of the highest country will require significant foot travel. ## Herd Quality Trophy data from Rio Grande County (67% unit overlap) shows solid mule deer potential. The county has produced 7 record-book entries since 1947, including a 239.0 in 2023—an exceptional recent score. The 2020s entry (239.0) indicates quality bucks persist; however, the decade trend is...