2021 Big Game Brochure
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C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2021 Colorado Big Game DEER — ELK — PRONGHORN — MOOSE — BEAR APPLICATION DEADLINES — Primary draw: April 6 (8 p.m. MT) ■ Secondary draw: June 30 (8 p.m. MT) cpw.state.co.us ONLINE FEATURES Check out more Colorado Parks & Wildlife on our VIMEO & YOUTUBE CHANNELS VIDEOS: WHAT’S NEW: 2021 COLORADO’S 10 BIG-GAME SPECIES LEARN TO HUNT WEBINAR SERIES LIVIN’ THE WILDLIFE: HUNTING COLORADO’S ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK & SHIRAS MOOSE PUBLIC LANDS © CPW 2021 BIG GAME BROCHURE CORRECTIONS UPDATED: JUNE 9, 2021 Please see the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us/bg/regulations for complete regulation information. NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE BROCHURE HAS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. PAGE(S) CORRECTION AS PRINTED IN BROCHURE HUNTER ORANGE & PINK REQUIREMENTS Information about hunter orange and pink was not correct at the time of publication. The correct information is: Hunters using archery equipment during the limited Sept. rifle bear season are NOT required to wear hunter orange 15 or pink. Hunters using any type of firearm during ANY rifle season for deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and/or moose are required to wear hunter orange or pink. The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction. Hunter Orange & Pink, page 15 2021 BIG GAME BROCHURE CORRECTIONS UPDATED: APRIL 22, 2021 Please see the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us/bg/regulations for complete regulation information. NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE BROCHURE HAS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. PAGE(S) CORRECTION AS PRINTED IN BROCHURE CPW GIFT CERTIFICATES Information about CPW gift certificates used as payment kept on file for licenses was incomplete at the time of publication. The complete information is: Customers can now use a CPW gift certificate as their payment What’s New, page 1 kept on file for their license. To use your gift certificate as 1, 5, 8 payment for a license if you draw, you must enter the gift certificate information as the payment on file for your license, not just as the payment for your application, when submitting your application(s). License Fees & Requirements, page 5 The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction. Applications & Preference Points, page 8 2021 BIG GAME BROCHURE CORRECTIONS UPDATED: FEB. 12, 2021 Please see the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website at cpw.state.co.us/bg/regulations for complete regulation information. NOTE: THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE BROCHURE HAS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. PAGE(S) CORRECTION AS PRINTED IN BROCHURE YOUTH HUNTS: PRONGHORN The list of GMUs for youth Dec. pronghorn doe hunts was incomplete at the time of publication. The correct information is: Youth may also participate in the Dec. pronghorn doe hunts for GMUs 89 and 95 if they have an unfilled 19 pronghorn doe or either- sex license for a season anywhere in the state that has ended. The youth pronghorn map on page 19 has also been corrected. The online version of the brochure page 19 has been updated with this correction. LAND CLOSURES & RESTRICTIONS The permit application deadline for Sharptail Ridge SWA (GMU 51) was incorrect at the time of publication. The correct information is: The application deadline for 68 a deer or elk hunting permit for Sharptail Ridge SWA (GMU 51) is Mon., Aug. 9. The online version of the brochure has been updated with this correction. page 68 CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. Printed for free distribution by: CONTENTS COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 WHAT’S NEW: 2021; NEW AT A GLANCE ..................................1 cpw.state.co.us PLANNING YOUR HUNT; COVER PHOTOS ................................2 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife HUNTING LICENSE TERMS & DEFINITIONS .............................3 resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................4–7 future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. ■ Sales dates; important dates; nonresident license allocations ...........................................4 ■ License, application, Habitat Stamp & preference point fees .............................................5 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR ■ Residency requirements; hunter education; Habitat Stamps; qualifying licenses ..............6 Dan Prenzlow ■ Landowner Preference Program (LPP); auction & raffle licenses; hunters with disabilities ...7 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of July 2020 APPLICATIONS & PREFERENCE POINTS ............................8–10 Marvin McDaniel, Chair Duke Phillips, IV ■ Application & correction deadlines; payment deadlines ....................................................8 Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Luke B. Schafer ■ Account, application & group hunt information now online ...................................................... 8 Marie Haskett, Secretary Jay Tutchton ■ Refunds, reissues & exchanges ...........................................................................................8 Taishya Adams Eden Vardy ■ Preference points; preference point fee; weighted preference points ................................9 Betsy Blecha Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member ■ How to read hunt codes & hunt code tables .....................................................................10 Charles Garcia Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Dallas May Dan Prenzlow, CPW Director GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................11–13 ■ Big-game species identification chart ..............................................................................11 REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTO ■ Shed antler closure; Ranching for Wildlife (RFW); youth & novice adult outreach licenses ....12 Chelsea Harlan © Vic Schendel ■ Big Game Walk in Access Program; dream hunts ................................................................12 PRINTED ■ Legal big-game hunting hours; guides & outfitters .........................................................12 ■ Know before you go: carcass tags; OHVs; GPS & your harvest site; horses; ear tags .............12 February 2021 by Publication Printers, Denver: 550,000 copies ■ How to help out CPW: hunter surveys; herd management plans; TIPs program; CWD .....13 Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance HUNTING LAWS ...........................................................14–16 from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI ■ Legal methods of take ......................................................................................................14 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of ■ Illegal activities: NEW Top 10 Most Common Hunting Violations; hunter orange & pink ...15 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age ■ Restrictions; bag limits; carcass tags; evidence of sex; transporting/donating game .......16 Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, YOUTH HUNTING .........................................................17–19 color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all Youth hunting rules for deer, elk, pronghorn & bear ........................................................17 antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request ■ an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit cpw.state.co.us/accessibility. ■ MAPS: Youth deer, elk & pronghorn extended season hunting ................................18–19 NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding HYBRID DRAW ...................................................................19 and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations DEER ...........................................................................20–34 ■ Season dates; new information; preference point hunt code; List A, B & C licenses .........20 ■ MAP: CWD prevalence .........................................................................................................21 CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ■ CWD mandatory testing GMUs; hunt code tables, including season choice ..............22–32 ADMINISTRATION ■ MAP: Over-the-counter (OTC) whitetail-only hunts ........................................................33 Hunt code tables: whitetail only ......................................................................................34 6060 Broadway ■ Denver, 80216 ELK .............................................................................35–52 303-297-1192 (M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) ■ Season dates; new information; preference point hunt code; List A, B & C licenses .....35–36 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are ■ MAP: CWD prevalence .....................................................................................................37 related to hunting activities. 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