C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2015 Colorado Turkey APPLICATION DEADLINES — SPRING: FEB. 12 FALL: JULY 9

online brochure cpw.state.co.us TABLE OF CONTENTS License Fees ...... 1 • What’s new, fees and information CPW OFFICE LOCATIONS for purchasing adult, youth licenses cpw.state.co.us

Spring Season ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are License Information ...... 2-3 related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our 42 parks loca- • Limited license tables and hunt codes...... 2 tions that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. • Spring Ranching for Wildlife hunt codes...... 2 • MAP: Spring unlimited licenses ...... 3 BRUSH GRAND JUNCTION MONTROSE 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Fall and Late Season Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 License Information...... 4-5 (970) 842-6300 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 • Limited license tables and hunt codes...... 4 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON PUEBLO • Southwest Youth Extended Season units ...... 4 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Reservoir Road • Fall Ranching for Wildlife hunt code...... 4 Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 • MAP: Fall and late unlimited licenses ...... 5 (719) 227-5200 (970) 641-7060 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA In the Field: Rules & Safety...... 6 DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 • Bag limits, methods of take Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Salida, 81201 • Tagging your bird, required evidence of sex (303) 291-7227 (970) 725-6200 (719) 530-5520 • Legal hunting hours, sunrise and sunset table • Prohibited illegal activities DURANGO LAMAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2500 S. Main St. • Contests 151 E. 16th St. 925 Weiss Dr. Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 (970) 247-0855 (719) 336-6600 (970) 870-2197 License Information & Residency...... 7 • License requirements for adults and youth FORT COLLINS MEEKER • Hunter education requirements 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 • TIPs program and licenses Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 • Youth outreach licenses, licenses for hunters with (970) 472-4300 (970) 878-6090 mobility impairments, residency requirements, MONTE VISTA ADMINISTRATION GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1313 Sherman St., #618 weapons restrictions, child support information 0088 Wildlife Way 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 Denver, 80203 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (303) 297-1192 Applications & Preference Points...... 8 (970) 947-2920 (719) 587-6900 (Paper applications are in the center of brochure) • How to fill out the application • Deadlines, how to submit, refund policy LIFE HACK: BOOKMARK THIS BROCHURE ON YOUR SMARTPHONE. • Gaining and using preference points bit.ly/coloradoturkey

Game Management Units & Maps ...... 9-13 • Special land use rules, reservation information Printed for free distribution by • MAPS: James M. John, Lake Dorothey, Spanish Peaks SWAs Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 Important Deadlines ...... back cover (303) 297-1192 cpw.state.co.us

C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE ABOUT THE COVER: 2015 Colorado Editor: Amy Bulger Turkey Cover photo by © Mike Miratsky, for CPW. Brother and sister hunting APPLICATION DEADLINES — SPRING: FEB. 12 FALL: JULY 9 duo Vanessa and Jacob Printed Dec. 2014 by Publication Printers, Denver. 140,000 copies. Miratsky pose with a turkey Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. they harvested at Cotton- wood State Wildlife Area in Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid northeast Colorado. They were on a hunt with their dad, The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets turkey regulations in November. The Com- Mike Miratsky, who took the mission (as of Nov. 2014): Bill Kane, chairman • vice chairman, vacant • Christopher Castilian, photo. online brochure cpw.state.co.us secretary • Robert Bray, member • Jeanne Horne, member • John Howard, member • Dale Pizel, member • James Pribyl, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Michelle OTHER PHOTOS, TOP TO BOTTOM: Zimmerman, member • Alexander Zipp, member • Mike King, ex-officio member • John Salazar, • Weston Williams took the CPW Turkey 101 class ex-officio member and, within two seasons, harvested his first CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance tom. “I’d like to give a big shout-out to the folks with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title that run that program,” he said. By © Weston II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title Williams. IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus • Karen Gorman harvested this turkey in the prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. spring season in GMU 96. By © Ed Gorman, CPW. • A spring turkey harvest at South Republican NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are in- State Wildlife Area. By © Amy Bulger, CPW. tended only as a guide. Colorado statutes and regulations are available for viewing at CPW offices and online at cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/Regulations.aspx. • Glassing for a flock. By © CPW. 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

LICENSE FEES

SAVE TIME: BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Purchase hunting and fishing licenses on our secure website: bit.ly/cpwlicensesales or call 1-800-244-5613. 2015WHAT’S NEW LICENSE TYPE...... FEE » 2015 Habitat Stamp (required) ...... $10 » NEW HUNTING AREAS... Since done, CPW staff is interested in your 2007, Colorado Parks and Wildlife opinions on the management change. RESIDENTS has worked to establish turkey popu- To give comments on this propos- » Limited Spring ...... $24 lations in game management units 25 al, go to the following link or search » Limited Fall ...... $19 and 34, north of Glenwood Springs. the CPW website for “Lake Dorothey A good population is expanding James M. John SWA Management.” » Limited Youth ...... $14 in these units, so CPW is opening fall https://www.research.net/s/Lake_ » Over-the-counter Spring ...... $21 seasons in both GMUs. Licenses are Dorothey_and_James_M_John_SWA_ » Over-the-counter Fall or Late Season ...... $16 good for turkeys of either sex and will spring_turkey_management. » Over-the-counter Youth ...... $11 increase hunters’ opportunities to har- vest birds on public lands. See page 4. » BLINDS MUST BE MARKED... NONRESIDENTS » Limited Spring or Fall ...... $104 » POPULAR PLAINS LICENSE Portable blinds and tree stands set SPLIT... up on state wildlife areas must be » Limited Youth ...... $79 The spring limited license for removed at the end of the day. Blinds hunting turkeys in GMUs 103, 107 » Over-the-counter Spring, Fall or Late Season...... $101 or stands do not reserve a hunting » Over-the-counter Youth ...... $76 and 109 has been split into two hunts. spot. In addition, blinds and stands Hunters should be aware of the require clear marking with a hunter’s Includes a $3 service fee for limited licenses, a 25-cent search-and- split and apply in the draw for the identification.See page 6. hunt code that coincides with the rescue fee and 75-cent fee for Wildlife Management Public Education dates they wish to hunt. Fifty hunters Fund. will be able to hunt from April 11-May » YOUR HABITAT STAMP 1, and 50 may hunt from May 2-24. DOLLARS AT WORK... Colorado WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE AND HUNT Most land in these units is private, Parks and Wildlife is currently work- (Find the full license requirements on page 7) except the South Republican State ing on 12 land projects — conserva- Wildlife Area. By creating two hunts, tion easements and public access 1. ID. Secure and verifiable ID. A Social Security Number CPW gives public-land hunters more easements — being funded through is required for new hunters age 12 and older. opportunity to harvest with a more the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Pro- 2. PROOF of hunter education. even distribution of hunting pressure tection Program (a partnership that 3. PROOF of residency for Colorado residents. on the SWA. See page 2 for details. combines hunter and angler Habitat Stamp funds and Great Outdoors 4. LICENSE. All hunters must buy a turkey license to hunt » VOICE YOUR OPINION... Colorado funds). When completed, turkeys. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is these acquisitions will protect 54,000 5. HABITAT STAMP. A 2015 Habitat Stamp is required prior considering removing the limited acres of wildlife habitat and provide to applying for the spring or fall turkey draw. (See below.) license designation for turkey hunting 49,278 acres of new public access for at Lake Dorothey and James M. John hunting, fishing and wildlife-related HABITAT STAMP state wildlife areas. Before anything is recreation activities. • Anyone 18-64 MUST buy a 2015 stamp prior to buying or applying for a preference point or hunting or fishing license. • Stamps are $10. Only one is required per person per year, 2015 Colorado valid April 1-March 31. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. SPRING OR FALL TURKEY HUNTERS applying for a limited Waterfowl Stamp license may purchase a stamp through the draw by submit- PURCHASE STAMPS ting an extra $10 with your application. Habitat Stamp fees & PRINTS ONLINE AvailableCALL TO ORDER now! are nonrefundable, even if you are unsuccessful in the draw. Wood Ducks by Richard Clifton WWW.CWHF.US 303.291.7212

Safe handling of game meat Most of the time, properly handled and prepared game meat poses 5. Wash your hands with soap and water or use alcohol wipes after no greater risk than domestic meat of causing or carrying disease dressing game. that could make humans sick. Public health officials recommend the 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. Use hot soapy following precautions when handling and preparing game meat: water, then disinfect with a 10 percent chlorine bleach solution. 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Re- 7. Cook game meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to port sick or dead animals to a nearby CPW office. kill disease organisms and parasites. Juices from cooked game 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. meat should be clear. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 8. Do not eat any raw portions of wild game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 9. Do not feed raw wild game to domestic pets.

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The following units are closed SPRING LICENSES: to all spring turkey hunting: 1, 26, 45, 80, 81, 201, 371, 471

SPRING LIMITED LICENSES Hunters must apply through the draw process to hunt these units. Licenses are valid on public or private land within the unit, unless otherwise specified below:

UNITS DATES LICENSES HUNT CODE UNITS DATES LICENSES HUNT CODE 2 April 11 - May 24 5 T-M-002-O1-R 96 April 11 - May 1 75 T-M-096-P1-R 15, 27, 37 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-015-O1-R private land only May 2 - May 24 75 T-M-096-P2-R 21 April 11 - May 24 5 T-M-021-O1-R April 11 - May 1 30 T-M-101-O1-R 101, 102 23 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-023-O1-R May 2 - May 24 30 T-M-101-O2-R

25 April 11 - May 24 15 T-M-025-O1-R NEW! April 11 - May 1 50 T-M-103-O1-R 30 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-030-O1-R 103, 107, 109 May 2 - May 24 50 T-M-103-O2-R 30 youth only April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-030-K1-R 103, 107, 109 April 11 - May 24 40 T-M-103-K1-R youth only 34 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-034-O1-R 124, 125, 129 April 11 - May 24 12 T-M-124-O1-R 35, 36, 361 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-035-O1-R 124, 125, 129 43 April 11 - May 24 30 T-M-043-O1-R April 11 - May 24 14 T-M-124-K1-R youth only 44 April 11 - May 24 30 T-M-044-O1-R 127, 132 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-127-O1-R 47 April 11 - May 24 15 T-M-047-O1-R 130 April 11 - May 24 5 T-M-130-O1-R 59 North of U.S. 50 Beaver Creek SWA April 11 - May 24 25 T-M-059-O1-R 138, 139 April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-138-O1-R & Table Mtn STL only 140 Lake April 11 - May 24 40 T-M-140-O1-R Dorothey SWA only April 11 - May 1 35 T-M-091-O1-R 91 140 James John May 2 - May 24 35 T-M-091-O2-R April 11 - May 24 20 T-M-140-O2-R SWA only 91, 92, 96, 444 April 11 - May 24 35 T-M-444-O1-R 101, 102 April 11 - May 24 125 T-M-091-K1-R youth only 444 April 11 - May 24 20 T-M-444-P1-R April 11 - May 1 35 T-M-092-O1-R private land only 92 851 Bosque del May 2 - May 24 35 T-M-092-O2-R April 11 - May 24 35 T-M-851-O1-R Oso SWA only April 11 - May 1 50 T-M-096-O1-R 96 May 2 - May 24 50 T-M-096-O2-R SPRING RANCHING FOR WILDLIFE Public Ranching For Wildlife (RFW) licenses are available only to Colorado residents by drawing. Licenses are valid for the dates and ranch on the license. RFW licenses are listed with hunt codes below. Landowners must provide free access to hunters who draw a public license for the ranch. By applying for a RFW license, hunters allow CPW to provide applicant information to the ranch. Hunting rules are different for each ranch. Read ranch rules on the CPW website before applying. UNITS DATES LICENSES HUNT CODE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS RANCH April 11 - May 24 10 T-M-084-W1-R Unit 84 PURGATOIRE RANCH April 25 - May 4 6 T-M-136-W1-R Units 136, 143, 147 TWIN PEAKS RANCH April 27 - May 24 17 T-M-085-W1-R Unit 85 TWIN PEAKS RANCH April 27 - May 24 2 T-M-085-W2-R Unit 85, youth only 2 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting : 91, 92, 101, 102, 103, AND ONLY ON PRIVATE LAND IN LAND PRIVATE ON ONLY AND 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128, 130 south of U.S. 50 , on James M. John and 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140 e xcept , 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 161, Dorothey SWAs Lake 171, 181, 191, 211, 214, 231, 301, 391, 411, 421, 441, 461, 481, 500, 501, 511, 512, 521, 551, 561, 581, 591, 681, 682, 691, 711, , 861, 951 on Bosque del Oso SWA 741, 751, 771, 791, 851 except 107, 109, 124, 125, 127, 129, 130 north of U.S. 50 , 132, 138, 139

LICENSES ARE VALID (HUNTING IS ALLOWED) ALLOWED) IS (HUNTING VALID ARE LICENSES MAP): THE ON (SHADED UNITS FOLLOWING THE IN 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, Mountain and Table SWA Creek on Beaver 56, 57, 58, 59 except STL lease , 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, ) March 11 March UNLIMITED Use Use T-M-000-U1-R code April 11-May 24 April 11-May OVER-THE-COUNTER ( OVER-THE-COUNTER SPRING SPRING UNLIMITED LICENSE SALES BEGIN: BEGIN: SALES LICENSE UNLIMITED SPRING SEASON DATES: ONLY: AGENTS LICENSE LICENSES & HUNTABLE GMUs LICENSES & HUNTABLE the counter. over and available in number unlimited are Licenses process. the draw through available ARE NOT licenses These 3 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

LATE SEASON LICENSES — PRIVATE LAND ONLY Hunters may purchase up to two beardless turkey licenses during the late season. These are available over-the-counter UNITS DATES HUNT CODE for hunting on PRIVATE LAND ONLY within the game 101, 102, 112, 113 Dec. 15, 2015 - License agents only: management unit where the license holder has permission Jan. 15, 2016 T-F-000-U2-R to hunt. Get landowner permission before buying a license.

The following units are closed to fall turkey hunting: 1, 2, 15, 21, 23, FALL LICENSES: 26, 27, 30, 35, 36, 37, 44, 45, 47, 63, 80, 81, 89, 90, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 106, 111, 115, 120, 201, 361, 371, 471

FALL LIMITED LICENSES FALL RANCHING FOR WILDLIFE Hunters must apply through the draw process to hunt the follow- Public RFW licenses are available through the draw only to Colorado ing units and areas specified. Unlimited (over-the-counter) turkey residents. They are valid for dates and ranch on license. Read ranch licenses are not valid in these areas and not available in the draw: rules on the CPW website before applying. See page 2 for details. HUNT HUNT UNITS DATES LICENSES CODE UNITS DATES LICENSES CODE NEW! 25 Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 10 T-E-025-L1-R PURGATOIRE RANCH Sept. 26-Oct. 5 2 T-E-136-W1-R NEW! 34 Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 10 T-E-034-L1-R Units 136, 143, 147 59 Beaver Creek SWA & Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 15 T-E-059-L1-R Table Mtn STL only SOUTHWEST YOUTH EXTENDED SEASON Youths under 18 can hunt turkey in units 52, 54, 55, 60, 61, 62, 64, 85 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 411, 521, Spanish Peaks SWA Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 30 T-E-085-L1-R 551, 681, 682, 711, 741, 751, 771 from the Saturday before Thanks- Oberosler Tract only giving (Nov. 21) through the Sunday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29) if 85 they have an unfilled youth fall turkey license. Youths must follow Spanish Peaks SWA Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 30 T-E-085-L2-R all applicable regulations and must be accompanied by a mentor, Dochter Tract only who cannot hunt. Contact a CPW office for information. 85 Spanish Peaks SWA Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 30 T-E-085-L3-R 5 TIPS TO STAY SAFE IN THE FIELD Sakariason Tract only 91 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 40 T-E-091-L1-R Successful turkey hunting with 180-degree visibility. Don’t requires hunters to be stealthy hide so well that you can’t see 92 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 40 T-E-092-L1-R and well-camouflaged. How- what’s happening. Sit still; both ever, this also means you are turkeys and hunters may see 96 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 75 T-E-096-L1-R well-camouflaged from other even slight movements. 101, 102 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 30 T-E-101-L1-R hunters, which can increase KNOW WHAT NOT TO the chances of hunting-related 103, 107, 109 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 80 T-E-103-L1-R accidents. Keep these points in 4. WEAR. Don’t wear red, white or blue clothing, because 103, 107, 109 mind in the field: Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 40 T-E-103-K1-R you could look like a mature youth only KNOW YOUR TARGET. male turkey, which also sports 124, 125, 129 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 10 T-E-124-L1-R 1. As with all hunting op- these colors. Alert other hunt- portunities, be absolutely sure ers to your presence. You can 124, 125, 129 hang fluorescent material (like Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 10 T-E-124-K1-R of your target and what lies youth only beyond it before you pull the a hunter-orange cap or vest) above your calling spot and 126, 146 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 20 T-E-126-L1-R trigger. Never shoot at sound or movement. wear hunter orange while going to and from your hunting spot. 127, 132 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 10 T-E-127-L1-R STAY ALERT. When us- DON’T ATTEMPT TO 130 North of U.S. 50 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 5 T-E-130-L1-R 2. ing a turkey call, hunters may mistake your call for a real 5. STALK a turkey in the 138, 139 Sept. 1 - Oct. 23 5 T-E-138-L1-R turkey. spring. Hunters use calling to attract birds and you may be 140 Lake CHOOSE GOOD COVER. Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 35 T-E-140-L1-R stalking a hunter, increasing Dorothey SWA only 3. Choose hunting locations the chances of an accident. that provide cover for your back 140 James John Find a good location to sit and Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 10 T-E-140-L2-R and also give you visibility. Your SWA only call birds to you. If you see calling position should have another hunter approaching, 444 Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 20 T-E-444-L1-R a solid background as wide as don’t use turkey calls to alert the your shoulders and higher than hunter. In a clear, loud voice, say 851 Bosque del Sept. 1 - Oct. 4 25 T-E-851-L1-R your head while providing you “Hunter.” Oso SWA only 4

LATE SEASON SEASON LATE SEASON DATES: SEASON DATES: ON VALID ARE LICENSES THESE IN LAND PRIVATE THE ON (SHADED UNITS BELOW): MAP ENLARGED 101, 102, 112 and 113 Licenses are unlimited in unlimited are Licenses over and available number are These the counter. private-land-only licenses, permissionget landowner buying a tag. before 15, 2016 15-Jan. Dec. UNLIMITED LICENSES

101 and 102. : , 86, 87, 88, 94, 104, SWA on Spanish Peaks except AND ONLY ON PRIVATE LAND IN LAND PRIVATE ON ONLY AND 85 105, 110, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140 except , 141, 142, Dorothey SWAs on James M. John and Lake 143, 144, 145, 147, 161, 171, 181, 191, 211, 214, 231, 301, 391, 411, 421, 441, 461, 481, 500, 501, 511, 512, 521, 551, 561, 581, 591, 681, 682, 691, 711, 741, 751, , 861, 951, on Bosque del Oso SWA 771, 791, 851 except

Use Use T-E-000-U2-R code LICENSE AGENTS ONLY: ONLY: AGENTS LICENSE ALLOWED) IS (HUNTING VALID ARE LICENSES MAP): THE ON (SHADED UNITS FOLLOWING THE IN 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, Creek on Beaver 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 except Mountain STL lease , 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, and Table SWA 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 84,

Aug. 4 Aug. (UNLIMITED) (UNLIMITED) east of I-25 (except GMU 140) east of I-25 (except OVER-THE-COUNTER FALL & LATE UNLIMITED SALES BEGIN: BEGIN: SALES UNLIMITED LATE & FALL SEASON DATES: FALL FALL Sept. 1-Oct. of I-25 and GMU 140; 4 — west Sept. 1-Oct. 23 — LICENSES & HUNTABLE GMUs LICENSES & HUNTABLE the over available and in number unlimited are Licenses the draw. through available ARE NOT These counter.

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IN THE FIELD: RULES & SAFETY

LEGAL HUNTING HOURS Legal hunting hours for turkey are one-half hour before IT’S AGAINST THE LAW TO: sunrise to sunset. The sunrise/sunset chart below lists Denver times. Subtract 1 minute from opening and closing 1. Post, sign or indicate that public lands 9. Party hunt (kill someone else’s game or time for each 12 1/2 miles east of Denver. Add 1 minute to (except if under an exclusive-control let someone kill yours). opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles west of Den- ver. (These changes assume that each degree of longitude lease) are private. 10. Use recorded or electronically amplified equals 50 miles and a change of 1 degree of longitude equals 2. Hunt on private land without first ob- calls. a 4-minute change in sunrise and sunset times.) taining permission from landowner or 11. Use bait to hunt turkeys. Baiting is plac- person in charge. ing, or scattering salt, mineral, grain or 2015 SUNRISE/SUNSET TABLE 3. Hunt on State Trust Lands without per- other feed to attract wildlife. (DENVER) mission of lessee, except those open for 12. NEW! Only portable blinds or tree stands APRIL MAY SEPT. OCT. wildlife recreation. may be erected on state wildlife areas. RISE SET RISE SET RISE SET RISE SET 4. Have a loaded (in the chamber) rifle or These must be removed at the end of the A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. shotgun in or on any motor vehicle. day they are used. No nails may be driven DAY (DST) (DST) (DST) (DST) 5. into trees. The hunter’s Customer Identi- 1 6:44 7:24 6:01 7:54 6:28 7:31 6:56 6:43 Shoot from or use a motor vehicle, mo- torcycle, off-highway vehicle, snowmo- fication number (CID) and dates of use 2 6:43 7:25 6:00 7:55 6:29 7:30 6:57 6:41 must be visible on the outside of blinds or 3 6:41 7:26 5:58 7:56 6:30 7:28 6:58 6:39 bile or aircraft to hunt, intercept, chase, harass or drive wildlife. underside of stands. Placement of blinds 4 6:40 7:27 5:57 7:57 6:31 7:27 6:59 6:38 or stands does not reserve them for 5 6:38 7:28 5:56 7:58 6:32 7:25 7:00 6:36 6. Hunt under the influence of alcohol or personal use, they may be used by the 6 6:37 7:29 5:55 7:59 6:32 7:23 7:01 6:35 controlled substances. public on first-come, first-served basis. 7 6:35 7:30 5:54 8:00 6:33 7:22 7:02 6:33 7. Use any artificial light as an aid in hunt- 13. NEW! Use the Internet or other 8 6:33 7:31 5:53 8:01 6:34 7:20 7:03 6:32 ing wildlife. computer-assisted remote technology 9 6:32 7:32 5:52 8:02 6:35 7:19 7:04 6:30 8. while hunting or fishing. This includes 10 6:30 7:33 5:50 8:03 6:36 7:17 7:05 6:28 Fail to reasonably dress, care for and prepare edible wildlife meat for human unmanned or remote-control drones 11 6:29 7:34 5:49 8:04 6:37 7:15 7:06 6:27 used to look for wildlife. Hunters must 12 6:27 7:35 5:48 8:05 6:38 7:14 7:07 6:25 consumption. Internal organs are not considered edible portions. be physically in the immediate vicinity 13 6:26 7:36 5:47 8:06 6:39 7:12 7:08 6:24 while hunting or fishing. 14 6:24 7:37 5:47 8:07 6:40 7:10 7:09 6:22 15 6:23 7:38 5:46 8:07 6:41 7:09 7:10 6:21 must get a duplicate before hunting and 16 6:21 7:39 5:45 8:08 6:42 7:07 7:11 6:19 prove the loss, detachment or destruction 17 6:20 7:40 5:44 8:09 6:43 7:05 7:12 6:18 KEEP EVIDENCE was accidental. Duplicates can be obtained 18 6:18 7:41 5:43 8:10 6:44 7:04 7:13 6:17 OF SEX ATTACHED by furnishing proof of accidental detach- 19 6:17 7:42 5:42 8:11 6:45 7:02 7:14 6:15 ment, loss or destruction to a CPW office. 20 6:15 7:43 5:41 8:12 6:46 7:01 7:15 6:14 21 6:14 7:44 5:41 8:13 6:46 6:59 7:16 6:12 22 6:13 7:45 5:40 8:14 6:47 6:57 7:17 6:11 METHODS OF TAKE 23 6:11 7:46 5:39 8:15 6:48 6:56 7:18 6:10 1. SHOTGUNS, including muzzleloading 24 6:10 7:47 5:38 8:15 6:49 6:54 7:19 6:08 A turkey shotguns: maximum 10-gauge allowed 25 6:09 7:48 5:38 8:16 6:50 6:52 7:21 6:07 killed in and cannot be capable of holding more 26 6:07 7:49 5:37 8:17 6:51 6:51 7:22 6:06 the spring than three shells in the magazine and 27 6:06 7:50 5:37 8:18 6:52 6:49 7:23 6:04 must have chamber combined. Shotguns capable of 28 6:05 7:51 5:36 8:19 6:53 6:47 7:24 6:03 its beard holding more than three shells must be 29 6:03 7:52 5:36 8:20 6:54 6:46 7:25 6:02 naturally attached while being transported. plugged. Shot must be size #2 (lead or 30 6:02 7:53 5:35 8:20 6:55 6:44 7:26 6:01 steel) or smaller. Single slugs are illegal. 31 5:35 8:21 7:27 5:59 The beard is at the base of the turkey’s DST = Daylight Savings Time neck. 2. HAND-HELD BOWS TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR OTHER COLORADO CITIES 3. CROSSBOWS 4. RIFLES AND HANDGUNS: Add or subtract Alamosa +3 Gr. Junction +13 BAG & POSSESSION LIMITS a. SPRING SEASON: these minutes to Buena Vista +5 Gunnison +7 Rifles and handguns 1. Bag and possession limit for each season: are illegal. the chart above Burlington -10 La Junta -6 » 2 BEARDED turkeys in the spring. One b. FALL AND LATE SEASONS ONLY: for select towns. Craig +9 Lamar -9 must be taken with a limited license, the Except in units 91, 92, 96 & 951, rifles For use only as a Durango +11 Sterling -6 other must be taken with an over-the- and handguns can be muzzleloading, general reference. Fort Morgan -4 Walden +5 Source: www.usno.navy.mil Source: counter license. centerfire or rimfire, and bullets must be » 1 EITHER SEX turkey in the fall. a minimum 38 grains with manufacturer’s » 2 BEARDLESS turkeys in the late season. energy rating of at least 110 foot-pounds TAGGING at 100 yards from muzzle. CONTESTS 1. After killing a turkey, hunters must imme- NOTE » Turkeys can be taken over standing It is illegal to promote, conduct, offer to conduct or partici- diately detach, sign and date the carcass tag crops or feed scattered solely for agricul- pate in contests using marked or tagged small game and and attach it to the animal. Tags must stay tural purposes. upland game birds for money or valuable prizes. Valuable attached while the carcass is transported, prizes don’t include certificates of recognition or other in camp, in storage or in your possession. NOTE » Artificial decoys and manual calls tokens without significant monetary value. This does not 2. If the carcass tag is accidentally detached are permitted. Recorded or electronically apply to wildlife parks and field trials licensed by CPW. from the license, lost or destroyed, you amplified calls are illegal. 6 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

LICENSE INFORMATION & RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS applications with payment to CPW Limited 1. Completion and proof of a hunter education Licenses, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216. Hunters can apply from the Monday after the REPORT POACHERS course is required for anyone born on or after OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 Jan. 1, 1949, to purchase a hunting license or November Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting until spring turkey season ends. EMAIL: [email protected] preference point. 3. Applications must include a statement from Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife 2. Small-game licenses are not valid for turkeys. A violations by calling Operation Game Thief. a licensed medical doctor or certified physi- Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is turkey license is required to take wild turkey. cal, occupational or recreational therapist, not for information requests or emergencies.) 3. Limited licenses are available for spring and describing the impairment and permanent fall seasons by drawing, valid only for specific medical condition. More documentation may be required. TIPs PROGRAM dates and units. Apply online or use the mail-in The Turn In Poachers (TIPs) program application in the center of this brochure. 4. In Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area, hunters rewards people who voluntarily provide 4. Only one application is allowed per season. with mobility impairments can hunt after the information resulting in charging poach- second weekend of the spring turkey season on Hunters must apply for spring and fall turkey ers. Awards can be a preference point for a Wed., Thurs. and Fri. by permit only. Permits species of choice or an unlimited license for licenses separately. Fall applications are NOT are issued free on a first-come, first-served the species reported. Some limited licenses accepted before May 21. DO NOT submit a fall basis. Permits are limited to two people each may be available as a third option. Reward application during the spring turkey application for the Wed.-Fri. time period. licenses do not count toward annual bag and process or your application will be disqualified. possession limits. Contact CPW for details, 5. Licenses are valid for and expire after the season HUNTER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (303) 297-1192. printed on them. Licenses are not transferable. 1. Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have 6. False statements made in buying licenses or alter- a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. ing licenses are illegal, and doing so voids licenses. 2. A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. It must be carried while hunt- dents who are temporarily absent from Colorado 7. Turkey hunters do not need to register with the ing (unless previously verified - marked with a but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend Harvest Information Program (HIP). “V” on your license). school full-time out of state and pay nonresident • To get verified, take your hunter education tuition still qualify for a resident license. card to a CPW office. 5. YOUTH LICENSES 3. Children under 18 have the same residency status CPW honors hunter education cards from as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom Youths under age 18 can buy or apply for a other states and provinces. reduced-cost turkey license. All hunters, includ- they live the majority of the time per court order. 4. For information, go to bit.ly/COHunterEd. ing those younger than 18, must meet hunter 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another education requirements. Those under 16 must be 5. Hunter education courses are online at cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/HE-Courses.aspx. state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you accompanied by a mentor while hunting. There is comply with Colorado residency requirements no minimum age to hunt turkey, as long as these before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. requirements are met. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS A mentor must be 18 or older and must meet These are the requirements to qualify as a Colo- 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose hunter education requirements. Mentors aren’t rado resident to buy a hunting license: your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy required to hunt. While hunting, youths and or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license mentors must be able to see and hear each other 1. You must live in Colorado at least 6 consecutive as a resident of another state or country; reg- without binoculars, radios or other aids. months immediately before applying for or buying ister to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s Youths younger than 18 can buy an adult a license AND must intend to make Colorado license with an address in another state. license as long as they meet hunter education home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below.) The residence requirements. At age 18, youths must buy an adult address you give to buy or apply for a license must license. SECURE & VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION be the same as on your Colorado income tax return. As required by the state’s “Secure and Verifiable 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID Identity Document Act,” residents and nonresi- YOUTH OUTREACH LICENSES is proof of residency if issued at least 6 months dents buying or applying for hunting or fishing Youth Outreach licenses are offered to qualified prior to buying or applying for a license. If your licenses must show secure and verifiable ID. For a organizations sponsoring educational youth hunt- ID or driver’s license was issued or renewed less list of acceptable and unacceptable documentation, ing activities. than 6 months prior, you must provide docu- go to the CPW website at cpw.state.co.us/ A maximum of 200 licenses are offered for mentation that proves you have been a resident Documents/RulesRegs/Brochure/SecureAnd private land only and are limited to youths under for the required 6-month period. VerifiableIdentity.pdf. 18 years of age. Application procedures are on the 3. cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/ U.S. military personnel and military personnel CPW website at of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY OutreachYouthLicensing.aspx. permanent orders and their dependents. This State law requires a Social Security number to buy includes people who were Colorado residents a license. It is not displayed on the license but is HUNTERS WITH MOBILITY when they entered the military and maintain provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforce- Colorado as their home of record, and their ment authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses IMPAIRMENTS dependents (who keep Colorado as their home are not issued to those suspended for noncompli- Ten licenses are offered for qualified hunters with of record). Also included are personnel of the ance with child support. In addition, any current mobility impairments for spring season, valid on U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services licenses become invalid if held by an individual private land in units 91, 92, 96 for specific dates. of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to who is noncompliant with child support. 1. Hunters must have a mobility impairment duty here on permanent active duty orders and from a permanent medical condition that their dependents. Active duty military does WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS makes hunting physically impossible without not include reserve status, National Guard, or Colorado and federal laws prohibit people con- an attendant’s assistance. Evidence may include government contractors. victed of certain crimes, such as domestic vio- prescribed equipment such as a wheelchair, 4. Full-time students enrolled and attending an lence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. shoulder or arm crutches, a walker or two canes. accredited Colorado college, university or trade If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with 2. License applications and access permit ap- school at least 6 months immediately before ap- the appropriate law enforcement authority to find plications are available at CPW offices. Submit plying for or buying a license. This includes stu- out how these laws apply to you. 7 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

APPLICATIONS, PREFERENCE POINTS BUY ONLINE: bit.ly/cpwlicensesales

1 SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 10 1. Mail one check and one application per standard 2 4 1/8- by 9 1/2-inch envelope. If you have a CID number, write it on the check. 3 2. Applications must be postmarked or received at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Attn: Turkey, P.O. 4 5 6 Box 173781, Denver, CO 80217-3781, by dead- lines. Midnight postmark is acceptable.

7 8 9 11 REFUNDS License fees are refunded to unsuccessful appli- cants. Refunds are sent to the applicant, regardless of who made the original payment. The $3 service fee and $10 Habitat Stamp fee are nonrefundable. 12 Applications are rejected if your check is returned by the bank. Prosecution may result.

MOVING? CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS FILLING OUT YOUR APPLICATION Existing customers may log on to bit.ly/cpw license SPRING/FALL: Apply for spring and fall season APPLICATION DEADLINES sales, click “Purchase Online” and follow the steps. separately. Fall applications are not accepted New customers may use the paper change- FEB. 12, SPRING: Application must be until the end of May. DO NOT submit a fall of-address form in this brochure. Mail the form received or postmarked for spring limited separately — do not include it with your applica- application during the spring application license draw tion —to: CPW Address Change, 6060 Broadway, process or it will be disqualified. Denver, CO 80216. Address changes listed on hunt PAYMENT: Check or money order payment JULY 9, FALL: Application must be received applications will not be processed. must accompany each application. The cost or postmarked for fall limited license draw includes a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and 75-cent Wildlife Education Fund surcharge. APPLY ONLINE The $3 service fee and $10 Habitat Stamp fee AVOID ERRORS: Submit your application on- GAINING & USING are nonrefundable. line to check for errors and correct payment. PREFERENCE POINTS TIPS: Print in capital, block letters and stay Print your online receipt as record. within the boxes. Use black ballpoint pen 1. HOW TO GAIN POINTS: One preference only. Photocopies are not accepted. Do not cut Customers with errors on applications will point is awarded if you apply properly and or fold applications. Tear along perforations. not be contacted to fix them. Those applica- are unsuccessful in drawing your first-choice tions will be disqualified from the draw. hunt code or if you apply for a preference 1. Enter your Customer Identification Number point hunt code as your first choice. You can (CID). Correction requests can be submitted unit Feb. 18 for spring and July 15 for fall at: cpw. get two turkey preference points per calendar a. If this brochure was mailed to you, your year. One preference point is awarded to CID number may be on the address label state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/Application Correc- tions.aspx. unsuccessful applicants in the spring drawing above your name. and one in the fall drawing. b. If you’ve never had a CID, leave this part blank. Fill out the application, including as a group. If the leader has no CID, the leader 2. HUNTING PRIORITY: Priority goes to the the “New Customer” part. You will receive must call CPW at (303) 297-1192 to get one. All hunter with the most points, except for group a CID when your application is processed. group members must fill out their applications applications. Group applications are processed the same, using the same person as the group based on the member with the fewest points. 2 . Enter hunt code choices. List up to four leader, the same hunt codes and same number choices, the first being the one you want most. 3. POINTS ARE ONLY USED ON FIRST-CHOICE of choices. If there are discrepancies, the group HUNTS: 3. leader’s hunt codes are used for everyone. Second-, third- or fourth-choice hunt Enter your name in capital letters. Enter as codes don’t use or generate preference points. many letters as will fit. Enter your birth date Members must mail applications separately. with four digits for the year. 7. If you have preference points, check this box. 4. POINT ACCUMULATION: Preference points 4. Fill in “Colorado Resident Since” boxes with accumulate until they are used to help you 8. If you were born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, and have draw a license as a first choice. month (MM) and year (YYYY) you moved completed hunter education, check this box. here. If you have always lived here, enter the 5. USE THEM OR LOSE THEM: If you don’t ap- month and year of your birth. Colorado mili- 9. State law requires your Social Security number ply for or purchase a license at least once in tary: enter “88 8888.” One number per box. to buy or apply for hunting licenses. If you have 10 consecutive years, your file is purged and already given your number, leave this blank. 5. You must buy a Habitat Stamp to apply for or your preference points are lost. Applying for buy a limited license. Applications will be dis- 10. The “permission to provide” box at the top of preference points keeps your file active. qualified from the draw if the hunter has not yet the application allows CPW to provide infor- 6. SAVE YOUR REFUND STUB: If unsuccessful in purchased a valid 2015 Habitat Stamp. Hunters mation from applications to entities offering the draw, your refund stub will show your ac- applying for a limited license must purchase hunting information or services. You may opt cumulated points. Keep this for your records. a stamp to enter the drawing process. They out by writing CPW, 6060 Broadway, Denver, are available at any license agent, CPW office CO 80216, Attn: Call Center; or email 7. PREFERENCE POINT HUNT CODE: To apply or online. You can include $10 for a Habitat [email protected]; call (303) 297- for a preference point only, enter hunt code Stamp with your license fee when you apply 1192 or go to any CPW office. T-P-999-99-P as the first choice on your ap- for a license through the mail or online. Put an 11. Sign the application and enter a valid day- plication. You must pay the full license cost “X” in the box if you are sending $10 for your time phone number where we can reach you. and pay for a Habitat Stamp, even if you’re 2015 Habitat Stamp with your application. Make a copy for your records. just applying for a preference point. Your 6. license fee will be refunded, the $3 service fee For group hunts, all members — including the 12. This section is for new customers only. To and $10 Habitat Stamp fee are nonrefundable. group leader — must enter the same CID num- change your address, see “How to Change ber in the group application box to be entered Your Address” section on this page. 8 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT DESCRIPTIONS, LOCATIONS The following list includes only game management units open to turkey hunting

ABBREVIATIONS: 2 - (MOFFAT CO.) bounded on N by WY; on E by Little Snake River; on U.S. — U.S. highway SPECIAL LAND USE RULES S by Yampa River; on W by Green COLO. — Colorado highway River, CRs 34 & 10, Colo. 318 and CO. — County CR 10N (Irish Canyon Road). 1. CALL FOR RESERVATIONS — A few SWAs require reser- CR — County road vations to hunt turkey, these can be made by calling 1-800- 3 - (MOFFAT CO.) bounded on N by RES. — Reservoir 846-9453. Check the 2014 Colorado State Recreation Lands WY, on E by Colo. 13/789, CRs 108, N/NW/NE — North, northwest, brochure for details about which properties need reservations 3, 158, 5 and 17; on S by Yampa northeast and for instructions on how to make and keep hunting reserva- River, U.S. 40 and Colo. 318; on W tions. by Little Snake River. S/SW/SE — South, southwest, southeast !2. SPANISH PEAKS SWA — Map to trailhead and parking is on page 4 - (MOFFAT & ROUTT COs.) bound- 11. Hunting permitted only Sat., Sun., Mon. and Tues. in spring ed on N by WY; on E by Moffat E — East W — West turkey season. Hunters with mobility impairments, see page 7 for CR 1, Routt CR 82, USFS 150 and exceptions. Elkhead Creek; on S by U.S. 40; on NF — National Forest W by Colo.13/789. USFS / FS — U.S. Forest Service 3. HORSETHIEF CANYON SWA — Spring turkey hunting access is 5 - (MOFFAT & ROUTT COs.) BLM — Bureau of Land by youth permit only and is limited to just youth mentor hunting. Mentors cannot hunt. Applications available at the CPW Northwest bounded on N by WY; on E by Management Continental Divide; on S by Little Region office, 711 Independent Ave., Grand Junction, 81505. Applica- RMNP — Snake-Elk River Divide and USFS Rocky Mountain tion deadline March 31. Successful applicants will be notified by mail. National Park 42; on W by USFS 150, Routt CR 82 4. HIGEL, RIO GRANDE SWAs — Spring season access is by permit only, and Moffat CR 1. KS — Kansas issued by drawing. Applications available at the CPW office, 0722 S. 6 - (JACKSON CO.) bounded on N NEB — Nebraska Road 1E, Monte Vista, 81144. Group applications accepted; maximum by WY; on E by Jackson-Larimer NM — New Mexico two applicants per group. Application deadline is Jan. 31. Success- Co. line; on S by Colo. 14; on W by OK — Oklahoma ful applicants will be notified by mail. Information about the license Colo. 125 from Colo. 14 to WY. UT — Utah drawing is on the application. 7 - (LARIMER CO.) bounded on N WY — Wyoming by WY; on E by CR 103 (Laramie River Road); on S by Colo. 14; on 19 - (LARIMER CO.) bounded on 23 - (RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD W by Larimer-Jackson county line. N by Colo. 14 (Poudre Canyon COs.) bounded on N by Rio Blanco Road); on E by I-25; on S by White River divide, USFS Road CRs 30, 15 & 48, USFS Road 250; 8 - (LARIMER CO.) bounded on N by Harmony Road, CRs 19, 38E, 27 & on E by USFS Road 250, Rio Blanco WY; on E by CRs 59, 80C (Chero- 250, Rio Blanco CRs 48, 15 & 30; on 44H (Buckhorn Road), Elk Creek- W by Colo. 13/789. CRs 8 and 17 and USFS Primary kee Park Road), 179 (Prairie Divide Pennock Creek divide and RMNP Forest Road 245 (Buford-Newcastle Road), 74E (Red Feather Lakes 13 - (MOFFAT & ROUTT COs.) boundary; on W by Larimer- Road); on S by White River- Road), 68C (Boy Scout Ranch bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Jackson county line. Colorado River divide; on W by Road), and 69 (Manhattan Road); Routt CR 179, Trout Creek, Fish Colo. 13/789. on S by Colo. 14; on W by CR 103 20 - (LARIMER & BOULDER COs.) Creek; on S by Routt CR 29 and bounded on N by Larimer CRs 24 - (RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD (Laramie River Road). Colo. 317; on W by Colo. 13/789. 44H (Buckhorn Road), 27, 38E, 19, COs.) bounded on N by Williams 9 - (LARIMER & WELD COs.) bound- 14 - (ROUTT & GRAND COs.) and Harmony Road; on E by I-25; Fork River-White River divide; on E ed on N by WY; on E by I-25; on S bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk on S by Colo. 52, U.S. 287, Boulder by White River-Yampa River divide by Colo. 14; and on W by U.S. 287. River divide; on E by the Continen- CR 34 (Niwot/Neva roads), U.S. and White River-Colorado River 36, Boulder CRs 94, 81, 106, and 10 - (MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs.) tal Divide; on S by U.S. 40; on W by divide; on S by South Fork of White 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive), 102 bounded on N by Green and Yampa U.S. 40 and Routt CR 129. River-Colorado River divide; on W (Brainard Lake Road), and ridge rivers; on E by Twelvemile Gulch by USFS Primary Forest Road 245 15 - (ROUTT, GRAND & EAGLE line from Brainard Lake W to Road, U.S. 40 to mile marker 38.3 and Rio Blanco CRs 17 (Buford- COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 40; on Pawnee Peak; on W by Continental to Elk Springs Ridge to Drill Hole, Newcastle Road), 8 and USFS 250. E by Muddy Creek-Yampa River Divide, RMNP boundary, and Pen- Winter Valley Gulch, Coal Creek divide (Gore Range Divide) and nock Creek-Elk Creek divide. 25 - (GARFIELD & EAGLE COs.) and Wolf Creek; on S by White Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado bounded on N by the Middle Fork River; on W by UT. River; on W by Colo. 131. 21 - (RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD of Derby Creek and Derby Creek; 11 - (MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs.) bounded on N by the White on E by Colorado River; on S by 16 - (JACKSON CO.) bounded on River; on E by Monument Gulch, COs.) bounded on N by Colo. 318 Deep Creek; and on W by the Colo- N by Lone Pine Creek, CRs 16 & Colo. 64, Monument Gulch Road, and U.S. 40; on E by Deception rado River-White River divide. 12W; on E by Colo. 14; on W by Rio Blanco CRs 103 and 26; on S by Creek-Strawberry Creek Road; on Continental Divide. Douglas Creek-Roan Creek divide, 27 - (GRAND & ROUTT COs.) S by White River; on W by Wolf the Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide, bounded on N and E by U.S. 40; on Creek, Coal Creek, Winter Valley 17 - (JACKSON CO.) bounded on the Evacuation Creek-Salt Creeks S by Colo. 9 and Colorado River; Gulch to Drill Hole to Elk Springs N and E by Colo. 125; on S by divide and the Bitter Creek-West Salt on W by Canyon Creek and Muddy Ridge to mile marker 38.3 on U.S. Continental Divide (Jackson-Grand Creek divide; and on W by UT. Creek-Yampa River divide (Gore 40, Twelvemile Gulch Road, Yampa county line); on W and N by Colo. Range Divide). River and Little Snake River. 14. 22 - (RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD 28 - (GRAND CO.) bounded on N by 12 - (MOFFAT, ROUTT, RIO BLAN- 18 - (GRAND CO.) bounded on N and COs.) bounded on N by White River; on E by Colo. 13/789; on S by Colorado River, Lake Granby and CO & GARFIELD COs.) bounded E by Continental Divide; on S by White River-Colorado River divide; Arapaho Creek; on E by Continental on N by Colo. 317, Routt CRs 29 Arapaho Creek, Lake Granby and on W by Rio Blanco CRs 26, 103, Divide; on S by Continental Divide and 55, Rio Blanco CRs 10 & 8; on Colorado River; on W by the main Monument Gulch Road, Colo. 64 and Williams Fork-Straight Creek E by Williams Fork-Yampa River fork of Troublesome Creek and and Monument Gulch. divide; on W by Williams Fork-Blue divide; on S by Williams Fork- Poison Creek. River divide and Barger Gulch.

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29 - (BOULDER, JEFFERSON & River-Colorado River divide; on E on S by divide between Roaring 55 - (GUNNISON CO.) bounded on GILPIN COs.) bounded on N by by Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado Fork-Crystal River drainages and N by Gunnison-Pitkin county line; the ridge line from Pawnee Peak River; on W by Colo. 13/789. East River-Muddy Creek drainages on E by Continental Divide; on and McClure Pass; on W by Muddy to Brainard Lake, Boulder CRs 102 34 - (GARFIELD & EAGLE COs.) S by Taylor River-Tomichi Creek Creek-Crystal River divide, divide divide and Cumberland Pass, USFS (Brainard Lake Road), 94, 81, 106, bounded on N by Deep Creek; on E and 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive), between Roaring Fork-Crystal Road 765 (N Quartz Creek Road), and S by Colorado River; on W by River drainages and Divide Creek- Quartz Creek Road, and U.S. 50; on U.S. 36, Boulder CR 34 (Neva/Ni- Canyon Creek. wot roads), and Colo. 52 (Mineral Baldy Creek drainages and South W by Colo. 135, CR 12 (Kebler Pass Road); on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 35 - (EAGLE CO.) bounded on N Canyon Creek. Road), Kebler Pass and Ruby Range Summit. 128, 93, 72, 119, and USFS Road by Colorado River; on E by Colo. 44 - (EAGLE CO.) bounded on N by 149 (Rollins Pass Road); on W by 131; on S by Eagle River; on W by Colorado River and Eagle River; 56 - (CHAFFEE CO.) bounded on N Continental Divide. Colorado River. on E by East Lake Creek; on S by Chalk Creek and Tincup Pass 30 - (GARFIELD & MESA COs.) 36 - (EAGLE CO.) bounded on N by by Fryingpan River-Eagle River Road; on E by Arkansas River and bounded on N by West Salt Creek- Elk Creek to Piney Ridge, to Eagle’s divide; on W by USFS Road 514 Colo. 291; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Bitter Creek divide, Evacuation Nest Wilderness boundary and (Red Table Mountain Road), CR Continental Divide. 10A (Cottonwood Pass Road) and Creek-Salt Creeks divide and Gore Range divide (Elliot Ridge); 57 - (CHAFFEE, PARK & FREMONT Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide; on E by Gore Range divide; on S Cottonwood Creek. COs.) on E by East Salt Creek-Roan Creek from Gore Range divide to Vail Pass bounded on N by U.S. 24; on 46 - (CLEAR CREEK, PARK & JEF- E by Kaufman Ridge and Badger divide, Big Salt Wash- and Little summit on I-70, following I-70 to FERSON COs.) Salt Wash-Roan Creek divides, and Dowd Junction, then to Wolcott by bounded on N by Creek; on S by U.S. 50 and Colo. Bookcliffs; on S by Colorado River; the Eagle River; on W by Colo. 131 Pike-Arapaho NF boundary and 291; on W by Arkansas River. North Turkey Creek-Elk Creek di- on W by UT. and the Colorado River from State 58 - (FREMONT & PARK COs.) Bridge to Elk Creek. vide; on E and S by U.S. 285; on W 31 - (MESA, GARFIELD & RIO by North Fork of South Platte River bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by BLANCO COs.) 37 - (SUMMIT & GRAND COs.) and the Continental Divide. Park CR 59 and Colo. 9; on S by bounded on N U.S. 50; on W by Kaufman Ridge by Colorado-White River divide; bounded on N by Colorado River; 47 - (EAGLE & PITKIN COs.) on E by Barger Gulch, and Badger Creek. on E by Roan Creek-Parachute bounded on N by Frying Pan River Williams Fork River-Blue River di- 59 - (PUEBLO, FREMONT, EL PASO Creek divide and Kelly Gulch; on and Ivanhoe Creek; on E by the S by Colorado River; and on W by vide, Williams Fork River-Straight & TELLER COs.) bounded on N by Creek divide and the Continental Continental Divide; on S by Colo. Bookcliffs, Little Salt Wash-Roan 82; on W by Roaring Fork River. U.S. 24; on E by I-25; on S by U.S. Creek divide, Big Salt Wash-Roan Divide; on S by Continental Divide; 50; on W by Colo. 67 and Phantom Creek divide and East Salt Creek- on W by Eagle River-Tenmile Creek 48 - (LAKE & CHAFFEE COs.) Canyon Road, except portions of Roan Creek divide. divide, I-70, Blue River, Cataract bounded on N by Continental Pueblo, Fremont and El Paso coun- Creek and Gore Range Divide. Divide; on E by Tennessee Creek 32 - (GARFIELD CO.) bounded on N ties within Fort Carson Military 38 - (GILPIN, BOULDER, CLEAR and Arkansas River; on S by Clear Reservation. (See unit 591.) by Parachute Creek-Piceance Creek Creek and South Fork of Clear CREEK & JEFFERSON COs.) divide; on E by Colo. 13/789; on S Creek; on W by Continental Divide. 60 - (MESA & MONTROSE COs.) by Colorado River; on W by Kelly bounded on N by USFS Road 149 bounded on N and E by Dolores Gulch and Roan Creek-Parachute (Rollins Pass Road), Colo. 119, 72, 49 - (LAKE, PARK & CHAFFEE COs.) River; on S by Colo. 90; on W by UT. Creek divide. 93 and 128; on E by I-25; on S by bounded on N by Continental Di- I-70 and U.S. 40; on W by Conti- vide; on E by Colo. 9 and U.S. 285; 61 - (MESA, MONTROSE, OURAY & 33 - (GARFIELD & RIO BLANCO nental Divide. on S by U.S. 24; on W by Arkansas SAN MIGUEL COs.) bounded on COs.) bounded on N by White River and Tennessee Creek. N by Colo. 141; on E by USFS roads 39 - (JEFFERSON, CLEAR CREEK 402 (Divide Road) and Dave Wood & PARK COs.) bounded on N by 50 - (PARK CO.) bounded on N by Road; on S by Colo. 62; on W by U.S. 40 and I-70; on E by Colo. U.S. 285; on E by CR 77; on S by San Miguel River and Dolores River. 74 and Jefferson CR 73; on S by U.S. 24; on W by U.S. 285. Get the lead out 62 - (DELTA, MESA, MONTROSE U.S. 285, North Turkey Creek-Elk 51 - (DOUGLAS CO.) www.bit.ly/leadammo bounded on N & OURAY COs.) bounded on N Creek divide and Pike-Arapaho NF by Colo. 470; on E by I-25; on S by From the field to the table, boundary; on W by Continental by Colo. 141; on E by Colo. 50 and Douglas-Teller county line; on W 550; on S by Colo. 62 ; on W by ensuring your next harvest is Divide. (See unit 391.) by South Platte River. safe for your family is important. Dave Wood Road and USFS Road 40 - (MESA CO.) Switching from lead bullets may bounded on N by 52 - (DELTA CO.) bounded on N by 402 (Divide Road). be an option that’s right for you. For Colorado River; on E by U.S. 50; on Delta-Mesa county line; on E by 63 - (DELTA, GUNNISON & more, go to the CPW website link above. S by Colo. 141 and Dolores River; Grand Mesa-Gunnison NF bound- on W by UT. MONTROSE COs.) bounded on Science tells us ingesting lead can cause ary, Overland Ditch, West Res. No. N by Colo. 92; on E by Colo. 92, potential health problems. Risks are low for 41 - (MESA & DELTA COs.) 1, and Jay Creek; on S by North bounded Delta-Montrose county line, Smith most people, however, you can also: on N by Colorado River and Colo. Fork of Gunnison River and Colo. 92; on W by Colo. 65. Fork-Dyer Creek divide, Smith 1. Use lead-free shot or bullets. 65; on E by Colo. 65, Lands End Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Cure- 2. Liberally trim and discard meat damaged Road, Flowing Park Road and Mesa- 53 - (DELTA & GUNNISON COs.) canti Pass and Curecanti Creek; on by the bullet when you process an animal. Delta county line; on W by U.S. 50. bounded on N by North Fork of S and W by Gunnison River. Fragments can scatter far from the wound. 42 - (MESA & GARFIELD COs.) Gunnison River, Gunnison CR 12 64 - (DELTA & MONTROSE COs.) 3. Clean your meat grinder between each bounded on N by the Colorado (Kebler Pass Road), Kebler Pass and animal. Lead is soft and can go through Ohio Pass; on E and S by Gunnison bounded on N and E by Colo. 92 River; on E by South Canyon Creek, to the Gunnison River, south to your grinder, contaminating an entire the divide between Roaring Fork- River-North Fork of Gunnison batch of ground meat. River divide and Curecanti Pass, Morrow Point Res.; on E by Big Crystal River and Baldy Creek- Blue Creek; on S and W by U.S. 50. 4. Avoid eating game meat from Divide Creek drainages and com- Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, animals harvested with lead mon point of Mesa-Pitkin-Gunnison Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide, and 65 - (GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MON- Lead Safety bullets if you are pregnant. county lines; on S by Divide Creek- Delta-Montrose county line; on W TROSE & OURAY COs.) bounded Children younger than 6 should Muddy Creek divide, Divide Creek- by Colo. 92. also avoid it. on N by U.S. 50; on E by Big Blue Plateau Creek divide and Plateau 54 - (GUNNISON CO.) bounded on N Creek-Cimarron Creek divide; on Colorado Department of Creek-Colorado River divide; and by Gunnison River-North Fork of S by Ouray-San Juan county line; Public Health and Environment on W by Colorado River. and Colorado Parks Gunnison River divide and CR 12 on W by Ouray-San Miguel county and Wildlife 43 - (GARFIELD, PITKIN, EAGLE & (Kebler Pass Road); on E by Colo. line, Colo. 62 and Colo. 550. GUNNISON COs.) bounded on N 135; on S by U.S. 50, Blue Mesa 66 - (GUNNISON, HINSDALE & SA- by Colorado River; on E by Roar- Res. and Gunnison River; on W by GUACHE COs.) bounded on N by ing Fork River and Castle Creek; Curecanti Creek. Morrow Point Res., Gunnison River 10 SPANISH PEAKS STATE WILDLIFE AREA

NOTE: State Wildlife Area boundaries shown in this map are approximate. You can download and print maps for use in the field at cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/ parks/Pages/WildlifeAreaMap. aspx.

and Blue Mesa Res.; on E by Colo. 71 - (DOLORES & MONTEZUMA Trail 787; on E by La Garita Stock 84 - (CUSTER, FREMONT, HUER- 149, Cebolla Creek, Spring Creek, COs.) bounded on N by Disap- Driveway (all-terrain-vehicle trail), FANO & PUEBLO COs.) bounded Cathedral Creek and Groundhog pointment Creek and Dolores- USFS roads 600-3A & 600, Colo. on N by U.S. 50; on E by I-25 and Park, and Spring Creek-Cochetopa San Miguel county line; on E by 149 and U.S. 160; on S and W by Colo. 1; on S by Colo. 69; on W by Creek divide; on S by Continental Dolores-San Juan county line, Continental Divide. Colo. 96 & 67. Divide; on W by Hinsdale-San Juan Montezuma-La Plata county line 77 - (ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, LA county line, Hinsdale-Ouray county 85 - (HUERFANO & LAS ANIMAS and Bear Creek; on S by Colo. 145; PLATA & MINERAL COs.) line, Cimarron River-Henson Creek on W by USFS Road 526 (Dolores- bounded COs.) bounded on N by Colo. 69; on divide, and Big Blue Creek-Little Norwood Road). on N by Continental Divide and Pie- E by I-25; on S by Colo. 12 and North Cimarron River divide, U.S. 50 and dra River-San Juan River divide; on and West forks of Purgatoire River; Big Blue Creek. 72 - (DOLORES & MONTEZUMA E by Piedra River-San Juan River di- on W by Sangre de Cristo Divide, COs.) vide, Four Mile Creek and San Juan 67 - (GUNNISON, HINSDALE & bounded on N and E by U.S. Huerfano CRs 570, 572 (Pass Creek 491; on S by NM; on W by UT. River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Los Road) and 555 (Muddy Creek Road). SAGUACHE COs.) bounded on N Pinos River-Piedra River divide. by U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 114 and 73 - (MONTEZUMA CO.) bounded 86 - (FREMONT, CUSTER & 78 - (ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, North Pass; on E and S by Conti- on N by Colo. 184 & 145 and Bear CHAFFEE COs.) bounded on N by MINERAL & RIO GRANDE COs.) nental Divide; on W by Cochetopa Creek; on E by Montezuma-La U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 69; on S by Creek-Spring Creek divide and Plata county line; on S by NM; on bounded on N and E by Continental Huerfano-Custer county line; on Groundhog Park, Cathedral Creek, W by U.S. 491. Divide; on S by NM; on W by San W by Sangre De Cristo Divide and Juan River, Four Mile Creek and Spring Creek, Cebolla Creek and 74 - (LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs.) U.S. 285. Colo. 149. Piedra River-San Juan River divide. bounded on N by Ouray-San Juan 87 - (LARIMER & WELD COs.) 79 - (MINERAL, RIO GRANDE & 68 - (SAGUACHE CO.) bounded on N county line; on E by San Juan- bounded on N by WY; on E by by Colo. 114; on E by U.S. 285; on Hinsdale county line and Animas SAGUACHE COs.) bounded on N Weld CRs 390 (Keota-Grover Road) S by CRs G and 41G, USFS Roads River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by by USFS trails 787 and 796, USFS and 105 between Keota and Colo. 675 & 676, USFS Trails 796 & 787 Montezuma-La Plata county line, roads 676 and 675, Saguache CRs 14; on S by Colo. 14; on W by I-25. and Saguache-Mineral county line; Dolores-San Juan county line, San 41G and G; on E by U.S. 285; on on W by Continental Divide. Miguel-San Juan county line & S by U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 149, 88 - (WELD CO.) bounded on N by Ouray-San Juan county line. USFS roads 600 and 600-3A and La WY and NEB; on E by Colo. 71; 69 - (CUSTER & FREMONT COs.) Garita Stock Driveway (ATV trail). on S by Colo. 14; on W by CRs bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E 75 - (LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs.) 390 (Keota-Grover Road) and 105 by Colo. 67; on S by Colo. 96; on bounded on N and E by Hinsdale- 82 - (ALAMOSA & SAGUACHE COs.) (between Keota and Colo. 14). W by Colo. 69, Grape Creek and San Juan county line, Continental bounded on N by Poncha Pass; on Arkansas River. Divide, Los Pinos River-Florida N and E by Rio Grande-Arkansas 89 - (WELD & LOGAN COs.) bound- River divide, La Plata CR 240 ed on N by NEB; on E by Colo. 113 70 - (DOLORES, MONTROSE & SAN River divide; on S by Alamosa- (Pine River-Florida River Road), Costilla county line and U.S. 160; on and U.S. 138; on S by Colo. 14; on MIGUEL COs.) bounded on N by Bayfield-Vallecito Road and Los W by Colo. 17 and U.S. 285. W by Colo. 71. Colo. 90, Dolores River, San Miguel Pinos River; on S by NM; on W by 90 - (LOGAN & SEDGWICK COs.) River, and Colo. 62; on E by Ouray- Animas River. 83 - (ALAMOSA, COSTILLA & San Miguel county line and San HUERFANO COs.) bounded on N bounded on N by NEB; on E and S Miguel-San Juan county line; on S 76 - (HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO by U.S. 160 and Alamosa-Costilla by U.S. 138; on W by Colo. 113. by San Miguel-Dolores county line, GRANDE, SAGUACHE & SAN county line; on E by Costilla-Huerfano 91 - (LOGAN CO.) bounded on N by Disappointment Creek, Dolores JUAN COs.) bounded on N by county line and Sangre de Cristo- U.S. 138; on E by Red Lion Road River and Summit Canyon Creek; Continental Divide, Saguache- Culebra Range; on S by NM; on W (CR 93); on S by I-76 and U.S. 6; on on W by UT. Mineral county line, and USFS by Rio Grande River. W by U.S. 138. 11 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

92 - (LOGAN & SEDGWICK COs.) Myers Road; on W by I-25. bounded on N by U.S. 138 and JAMES M. JOHN AND LAKE DOROTHEY SWAs 119 - (EL PASO & LINCOLN COs.) NEB; on E and S by I-76; on W by Red Lion Road (Logan CR 93). bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Crowley-Lincoln 93 - (LOGAN, SEDGWICK & PHIL- and El Paso-Pueblo county lines; on LIPS COs.) bounded on N by I-76; W by Yoder Road, Shear Road and on N and E by NEB state line; on S Boone Road. by U.S. 6; on W by I-76. 120 - (LINCOLN, CROWLEY & KIO- 94 - (LARIMER, ADAMS & WELD WA COs.) bounded on N by Colo. COs.) bounded on N by Colo. 14; on 94, on E by Co. Primary Roads 109, E by U.S. 85 and U.S. 34, Weld CR 49 1, 2, and Secondary Road 35; on S (Hudson-Keenesburg Cutoff), and by Colo. 96; and on W by Colo. 71. I-76; on S by Colo. 7; on W by I-25. 121 - (CHEYENNE, LINCOLN & NEW! 95 - (WELD, LOGAN, MOR- KIOWA COs.) bounded on N by GAN & WASHINGTON COs.) Colo. 94 and U.S. 40; on E by U.S. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E 287; on S by Colo. 96; and on W by and S by U.S. 6, Logan CRs 6 and Co. Primary Roads 109, 1, 2, and 17.7, Washington CR 58, Morgan Secondary Road 35. CR W.7, 2nd Street in Snyder, Colo. 122 - (CHEYENNE & KIOWA COs.) 71, Morgan CRs W.5, 28, W, 13.5 bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by KS; and W.5, and Colo. 144; and on W on S by Colo. 96; on W by U.S. 287. by Morgan CR 2, Morgan CR KK/ Weld CR 74, and Weld CR 105. 123 - (EL PASO & PUEBLO COs.) bounded on N by Hanover Road, 96 - (LOGAN, WASHINGTON & Finch Road and Myers Road; on MORGAN COs.) bounded on N by E by Yoder Road, Shear Road and Colo. 144, Morgan CRs W.5, 13.5, Boone Road; on S by Arkansas W, 28 and W.5, Colo. 71, Morgan River; on W by I-25. CR W.7 (becomes Washington CR 58 at county line), Washington 124 - (CROWLEY & PUEBLO COs.) CR 58 (becomes Logan CR 17.7 bounded on N by Lincoln-Crowley at county line), Logan CRs 17.7, 6 and El Paso-Pueblo county lines; and U.S. 6; on E and S by U.S. 6 and NOTE: The James M. John SWA is 4 miles from the Lake Dorothey trailhead. on E by Colo. 71; on S by Arkansas I-76; on W by Colo. 144. The majority of turkey habitat is in San Miguel Canyon at the northern end of River; on W by Yoder-Boone Road. 97 - (LOGAN, WASHINGTON & James M. John SWA (about 8 miles from the trailhead). Boundaries depicted 125 - (CROWLEY, KIOWA, BENT & MORGAN COs.) bounded on N are approximate. OTERO COs.) bounded on N by and E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 34; Colo. 96; on E by Kiowa CR 19 and and on W by I-76. Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH, S on bounded on N by Colo. 7, I-76, BERT COs.) bounded on N by U.S. Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River; on S 98 - (LOGAN, PHILLIPS, YUMA & by Arkansas River; on W by Colo. 71. WASHINGTON COs.) bounded on 152nd Ave., Adams CR 25N & 24; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. N by Colo. 6; on E by NEB; on S by 144th Ave.; on E by Colo. 79, Colo. 94; and on W by U.S. 24 and El 126 - (KIOWA, BENT & PROWERS U.S. 34; on W by Colo. 61. 36 (Arapahoe CR 137), Kiowa- Paso CR 523 (Calhan Hwy). COs.) bounded on N by Colo. 96; Bennett Mile Road, Elbert CRs 53, 112 - (LINCOLN CO.) on E by U.S. 287; on S by Arkansas 99 - (WELD, MORGAN & ADAMS 166, 45-49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Co. Primary River; on W by Kiowa CR 19 and COs.) bounded on N by I-76; on E 25-41; on S by Elbert-Douglas-El 109; on the S by Colo. 94; on W by Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH; S on by Colo. 71; on S by U.S. 36; on W Paso county lines; on W by I-25. Colo. 71. Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River. by Colo. 79 and 144th Ave.; on S 105 - (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE & EL- and W by Adams CR 25N, 152nd 113 - (LINCOLN & CHEYENNE COs.) 127 - (KIOWA & PROWERS COs.) BERT COs.) Ave. and I-76; on W by I-76. bounded on N by U.S. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by 36; on E by I-70; on S by U.S. 24 and KS; on S by Arkansas River; on W 100 - (WASHINGTON & MORGAN Cheyenne CR 8; on S by Colo. 94; Elbert-El Paso county line; and on W on W by Co. Primary 109. by U.S. 287. COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 34; on by Arapahoe CR 137 (Kiowa-Bennett 128 - (PUEBLO, HUERFANO, E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 36; on W Mile Road), Elbert CRs 53, 166, 45- 114 - (LINCOLN, KIT CARSON & by Colo. 71. 49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR 25-41. CHEYENNE COs.) bounded on N LAS ANIMAS & OTERO COs.) by I-70; on E by Flagler-Wildhorse bounded on N by Arkansas River; 101 - (WASHINGTON & YUMA 106 - (ARAPAHOE, ELBERT, on E by Colo. 167; on S by Colo. 10; WASHINGTON & LINCOLN COs.) Road (CRs 5, G, 6, A [Kit Carson COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 34; on county line], GG [Cheyenne county on the W by I-25. E by U.S. 385, Yuma CR 26, Colo. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by line] and 9); on S and W by U.S. 40. 129 - (OTERO CO.) 59, Yuma CRs 16, C, 9 (becomes Colo. 71; on S and W by I-70. bounded on N 115 - (KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE and E by Arkansas River; on S by Washington CR 9 at county line), 107 - (WASHINGTON, LINCOLN & Washington CRs 9, YY and 7; on S COs.) bounded on N by I-70; on E Colo. 10; on W by Colo. 167. KIT CARSON COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 61. by Colo. 59; on S by U.S. 40; and W 130 - (OTERO & BENT COs.) bound- by U.S. 36; on E by Colo. 59; on S by by the Flagler-Wildhorse Road. 102 - (WASHINGTON & YUMA I-70; on W by Colo. 71. ed on N by Arkansas River; on E COs.) 116 - (KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE by Colo. 101, Pritchett-Las Animas bounded on N by U.S. 34; 109 - (WASHINGTON, YUMA & KIT improved road, and U.S. 50; on S on E by NEB and KS; on S by U.S. COs.) bounded on N by I-70; on E CARSON COs.) bounded on N by by Bent-Las Animas, Bent-Baca 36; on W by Washington CRs 7, by U.S. 385; on S by U.S. 40; on W county lines; on W by Colo. 109. YY, and 9 (becomes Yuma CR 9 at U.S. 36; on E by U.S. 385, Yuma-Kit by Colo. 59. county line), Yuma CRs 9, C and 16, Carson county line and KS; on S by 131 - (ROUTT & RIO BLANCO COs.) 117 - (KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE Colo. 59, Yuma CR 26 and U.S. 385. I-70; on W by Colo. 59. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by 110 - (EL PASO CO.) COs.) bounded on N by I-70; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Routt CRs 15, 103 - (YUMA CO.) bounded on N by U.S. bounded on N by Douglas-Elbert-El Paso county lines; KS; on S by U.S. 40; on W by U.S. 385. 132, 25, 132A and 29; on W by Fish 36; on E by KS; on S by Kit Carson- Creek, Trout Creek & Routt CR 179. Yuma county line; on W by U.S. 385. on E by U.S. 24 and CR 523 (Calhan 118 - (EL PASO CO.) bounded on N Hwy.); on S by Colo. 94; on W by I-25. by Colo. 94; on E by Yoder Road, 132 - (PROWERS CO.) 104 - (DENVER, ADAMS, ARAPA- bounded on N 111 - (EL PASO, LINCOLN & EL- Shear Road and Boone Road; on S by Arkansas River; on E by KS; on HOE, DOUGLAS & ELBERT COs.) by Hanover Road, Finch Road and 12 2015 Colorado Turkey Hunting

S by Prowers CRs D & F; on W by 147 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) bounded on S by Mesa-Delta county line; on E by U.S. 285; on S by the Arkansas U.S. 287. on N by Las Animas-Otero county W by Colo. 65. River-Rio Grande drainage divide; line; on E by Purgatoire River and on W by Continental Divide. 133 - (HUERFANO, PUEBLO & LAS 441 - (MOFFAT & ROUTT COs.) Chacuaco Creek, on S by U.S. 160; 581 - (PARK, TELLER & FREMONT ANIMAS COs.) bounded on N by on W by San Francisco Creek, Pur- bounded on N by USFS Road 42; Colo. 10; on E by Colo. Interstate gatoire River, Colo. Interstate Gas on E by Elkhead Creek-Elk River COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 24; on Gas Pipeline Road; on S by Ap- Pipeline Road, east boundary of U.S. divide and Wolf Creek; on S by U.S. E by Colo. 67 and Phantom Canyon ishapa River; on W by I-25. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. 40; on W by Elkhead Creek. Road; on S by U.S. 50; on W by 444 - (EAGLE, GARFIELD & PITKIN Colo. 9 and Park CR 59. 134 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) bounded 161 - (JACKSON CO.) bounded on N on N by Apishapa River; on E by by WY; on E by Colo. 125; on S by COs.) bounded on N by Colorado 591 - (PUEBLO, FREMONT & EL Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Road; Colo. 14, CRs 12W & 16, Lone Pine River, Cottonwood Creek, Eagle CR PASO COs.) on Fort Carson Mili- on S by U.S. 350; on W by I-25. Creek and Continental Divide; on 10A, (Cottonwood Pass Road), USFS tary Reservation land. 514 (Red Table Mountain Road) and 135 - (LAS ANIMAS, PUEBLO & W by Continental Divide. Fryingpan-Eagle River divide; on E 681 - (SAGUACHE CO.) bounded on OTERO COs.) bounded on N by 171 - (JACKSON CO.) bounded on by divide between Lime Creek and N by Continental Divide and Ar- Colo. 10 and Arkansas River; on N and E by Colo. 14 and Jackson- North Fork of Fryingpan River and kansas River Divide between North E by Colo. 109 (N of Purgatoire Larimer county line; on S by Jackson- its tributaries and Cross Creek- Pass and Poncha Pass; on E by U.S. River) and Purgatoire River (S of Grand county line; on W by Colo. 125. Homestake Creek drainages; on S by 285; on S by U.S. 285 & Colo. 114; Colo. 109); on S by Las Animas- Ivanhoe Creek and Fryingpan River; on W by Colo. 114. Otero county line, N boundary of 181 - (GRAND CO.) bounded on N by on W by Roaring Fork River. 682 - (SAGUACHE CO.) U.S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Continental Divide; on E by Poison bounded on Site, and U.S. 350; on W by Colo. Creek and Main Fork of Trouble- 461 - (JEFFERSON & PARK COs.) N by U.S. 285; on E by Colo. 17; on Interstate Gas Pipeline Road. some Creek; on S by Colorado bounded on N by Jefferson CRs S by CR G; on W by U.S. 285. River; on W by Colo. 9 and U.S. 40. 122 (South Turkey Creek Canyon), 691 - (CUSTER & FREMONT COs.) 136 - (OTERO, BENT & LAS 124 (Deer Creek Canyon), Colo. 7 ANIMAS COs.) 191 - (LARIMER CO.) bounded on N bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E and bounded on N by and 470; on E by South Platte River; S by Grape Creek and Arkansas Colo. 109 and Purgatoire River; on by WY; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Colo. 14; on W by CRs 69, 68C, 74E on S by North Fork of South Platte River; on W by Colo. 69. E by Colo. 109; on S by U.S. 160; on River; on W by U.S. 285. W by Chacuaco Creek and Purga- (Red Feather Lakes Road), 67J, 179, 711 - (DOLORES, MONTEZUMA & 80C (Cherokee Park Road) and 59. 481 - (CHAFFEE CO.) toire River. bounded on SAN MIGUEL COs.) bounded on N 211 - (MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs.) N by South Fork of Clear Creek 137 - (LAS ANIMAS & BACA COs.) by Summit Canyon Creek, Dolores bounded on N by U.S. 40 and Yampa and Clear Creek; on E by Arkansas River and Disappointment Creek; bounded on N by Bent-Las Animas River; on S by Chalk Creek and & Bent-Baca county lines; on E by River; on E by Colo. 13/789; on S by on E by USFS Road 526 (Dolores- White River; on W by Strawberry Tincup Pass Road from St. Elmo; Norwood Road); on E and S by Pritchett-Las Animas improved on W by Continental Divide. road and U.S. 160; on S by U.S. 160; Creek-Deception Creek Road. Colo. 145; on S by Colo. 184; on W 500 - (PARK CO.) by U.S. 491 and UT. on W by Colo. 109. 214 - (ROUTT CO.) bounded on N by bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by North 741 - (LA PLATA CO.) 138 - (BACA CO.) bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk River divide; on E bounded on N by CR 129; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Fork of South Platte River; on S by by U.S. 160; on E by Animas River; Baca-Bent & Baca-Prowers county U.S. 285; on W by Colo. 9. lines; on E by U.S. 287; on S by U.S. Wolf Creek, Wolf Mountain, along on S by NM; on W by Montezuma- 160; on W by Pritchett-Las Animas the Elk River-Elkhead Creek divide. 501 - (PARK & JEFFERSON COs.) La Plata county line. improved road. 231 - (ROUTT, RIO BLANCO & bounded on N by U.S. 285 and 751 - (ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, North Fork of South Platte River; GARFIELD COs.) LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs.) 139 - (BACA CO.) bounded on N by bounded on N on E by South Platte River; on S by Prowers CRs D & F; on E by KS; on by Routt CRs 29, 132A, 25, 132 & U.S. 24; on W by Park CR 77. bounded on N by Continental S by Baca CR M; on W by U.S. 287. 15; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Bear Divide; on E by Los Pinos River- River; on W by Williams Fork-Yam- 511 - (TELLER, EL PASO & PARK Piedra River divide; on S by NM; 140 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) bounded pa River divide to Dunkley Pass, Rio COs.) bounded on N by Douglas on W by Los Pinos River, CRs 501 on N by U.S. 160; on E by Colo. 389; Blanco CRs 8 & 19 and Routt CR 55. county line; on E by I-25; on S by (Bayfield-Vallecito Road), 240 (Pine on S by NM; on W by I-25. River-Florida River Road) and Los 301 - (MOFFAT CO.) U.S. 24; on W by South Platte River, bounded on Pinos River-Florida River divide. 141 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) bounded N by CRs 5, 158, 3 & 108; on E by except on U.S. Air Force Academy. on N by W and S boundaries of U.S. Colo. 13/789; on S by Yampa River; 512 - (EL PASO CO.) bounded on 771 - (ARCHULETA CO.) bounded Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site on W by CR 17. N by north boundary of U.S. Air on N by U.S. 160; on E by San Juan and Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline River; on S by NM; on W by Los 361 - (EAGLE & GRAND COs.) Force Academy; on E by I-25; on S Road; on E by Purgatoire River and bound- Pinos River-Piedra River divide. ed on N by the Colorado River from and W by the south and west U.S. San Francisco Creek; on S by U.S. Air Force Academy boundaries. 160; on W by U.S. 350. Elk Creek to Inspiration Point; on 791 - (ALAMOSA, RIO GRANDE & E by the Gore Range Divide; on S 521 - (GUNNISON & DELTA COs.) SAGUACHE COs.) bounded on N 142 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) in U.S. and W by Piney Ridge to Elk Creek, bounded on N by Delta-Mesa county by CR G; on E by Colo. 17; on S by Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. following Piney Ridge to the Eagle’s line and Gunnison-Mesa county line; U.S. 160; on W by U.S. 285. Nest Wilderness boundary and the 143 - (LAS ANIMAS CO.) bounded on E by Gunnison-Pitkin county line, 851 - (COSTILLA & LAS ANIMAS on N by U.S. 160; on E by Baca-Las Gore Range Divide (Elliott Ridge). White River-Gunnison NF boundary and Ruby Range Summit; on S by COs.) bounded on N by West and Animas county line; on S by OK & 391 - (JEFFERSON CO.) bounded North forks of Purgatoire River, NM; on W by Colo. 389. on N by I-70; on E by I-25; on S by Gunnison CR 12 (Kebler Pass Road) and North Fork of Gunnison River; Colo. 12; on E by I-25; on S by NM; 144 - (BACA CO.) bounded on N by Colo. 470, CRs 124 (Deer Creek on W by Sangre de Cristo Divide. Canyon), 122 (South Turkey Creek) on W by Jay Creek, West Res. No. 1, U.S. 160; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Overland Ditch and Grand Mesa- 861 - (HUERFANO CO.) bounded on OK; on W by Baca-Las Animas and U.S. 285; on W by CR 73 and Colo. 74. (See unit 39) Gunnison NF boundary. N by Custer-Huerfano county line; county line. on E by Colo. 69, CRs 555 (Muddy 411 - (MESA & DELTA COs.) 551 - (GUNNISON & SAGUACHE 145 - (BACA CO.) bounded on N by bounded Creek Road), 570 and 572 (Pass on N by Delta-Mesa county line, COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 50, CR M; on E by KS; on S by OK; on Quartz Creek Road, North Quartz Creek Road); on S and W by Sangre W by U.S. 287. Flowing Park Road and Lands End de Cristo Divide. Road; on E by Colo. 65 and 92; on S Creek Road and Taylor River- 146 - (BENT & PROWERS COs.) by U.S. 50. Tomichi Creek divide; on E by NEW! 951 - (WELD & MORGAN bounded on N by Arkansas River; Continental Divide; on S and W by COs.) bounded on N by Colo. 14; 421 - (MESA & GARFIELD COs.) on E by U.S. 287; on S by Prowers- Colo. 114. on E by Weld CR 105, Morgan CR Baca & Bent-Baca county lines; on bounded on N by Colorado River- KK/Weld CR 74, Morgan CR 2 and Plateau Creek divide; on E by Di- 561 - (CHAFFEE & SAGUACHE W by Colo. 101 and Pritchett-Las COs.) bounded on N by U.S. 50; on Colo. 144; on S by I-76; on W by Animas improved road and U.S. 50. vide Creek-Buzzard Creek divide; Weld CR 49, U.S. 34 and U.S. 85. 13 Printed for free distribution by Colorado Parks and Wildlife 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 cpw.state.co.us

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