CO Pronghorn Unit 87

# CO 87 Tactical Analysis — Pronghorn ## Terrain & Access Unit 87 spans 715k acres at 4,800–6,400 ft elevation with only 24% public land. This is predominantly private-land pronghorn country requiring substantial landowner access or outfitter partnerships. The low public percentage and elevation range suggest high-desert to foothill sage habitat typical of northeastern Colorado. ## Herd Status Recent surveys (2023, 2021) show a **Good** herd composition with depressed buck:doe ratios (26–31:100), well below the typical 40+ benchmark for quality pronghorn populations. The 2020–2019 spike to 53–54:100 was almost certainly a survey artifact (small sample flagged as unreliable). Multi-year trend...