2008 Colorado Sheep & Goat Brochure CORRECTION AFTER PRINTING: • Page 3, under Legal Hunting Methods, Hand-Held Bow: “f.” should read “or attached to bow or arrow.” Scroll down for rest of brochure DOW OFFICES DOW Headquarters Northeast Region Svc.Ctr. Table of Contents 6060 Broadway 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 (303) 291-7227 License Fees ...........................................1 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. Brush Svc. Ctr. License Information................................1 317 W. Prospect Road 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Fort Collins, 80526 Brush, 80723 Habitat Stamp Requirements..................2 (970) 472-4300 (970) 842-6300 Residency Requirements ........................2 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. Montrose Svc. Ctr. Hunter Education....................................2 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 Ranching For Wildlife ............................2 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 Sheep and Goat Hunter Orientation .......2 Glenwood Spgs Svc. Ctr. Gunnison Svc. Ctr. Definitions ..............................................2 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 300 W. New York Ave. Glenwood Springs, 81601 Gunnison, 81230 Hunting Hours ........................................2 (970) 947-2920 (970) 641-7060 Legal Hunting Methods.......................2-3 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. Meeker Svc. Ctr. It’s Against the Law To...........................3 151 E. 16th St. 73485 Hwy. 64 Durango, 81301 Meeker, 81641 Evidence of Sex......................................3 (970) 247-0855 (970) 878-6090 Carcass Tags ...........................................4 Hot Sulphur Spgs. Svc. Ctr. Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. Mandatory Check ...................................4 346 Grand CR 362 925 Weiss Drive Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Steamboat Spgs., 80477 Transporting Game .................................4 (970) 725-6200 (970) 870-2197 Donating Game Meat..............................4 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Road 600 Reservoir Road Land Use Restrictions.............................4 Colorado Springs, 80907 Pueblo, 81005 Groups.....................................................5 (719) 227-5200 (719) 561-5300 Preference Points ....................................5 Lamar Svc. Ctr. Salida Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St. 7405 Hwy. 50 Applying for Licenses .........................5-6 Lamar, 81052 Salida, 81201 Sheep & Goat Licenses .......................6-8 (719) 336-6600 (719) 530-5520 Sheep, Goat Unit Descriptions..........9-10 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road 1 E Guide to Legal Hunting Hours .............10 Monte Vista, 81144 Sheep, Goat Unit Maps ...................11-13 (719) 587-6900 For recordings on season dates and other information: Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Bear (303) 291-7529 Fishing (303) 291-7533 Small Game, Upland Game (303) 291-7546 Turkey (303) 291-7547 Waterfowl (303) 291-7548 Hunter Education (303) 291-7530 Telephone License Sales 1-800-244-5613 OPERATION GAME THIEF Operation Game Thief (OGT) is a non-profit organization working with the DOW’s law enforcement www.wildlife.state.co.us program. It pays rewards to citi- zens who report poachers or resource violations. Callers don’t have to reveal their names, testify in court or sign a deposition. Rewards are paid if the information leads to the arrest of a poacher or a citation is issued. Rewards do not depend on a conviction but must be requested when a vio- NOTICE lation is reported. Call toll-free, 1-877-COLOOGT (265- This brochure is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’ conve- 6648) toll free. The number should not be used for infor- nience. You can find copies of wildlife statutes and regulations on our mation requests or emergencies. website or at any DOW office. 2008 SHEEP&GOAT HUNTING Youths and mentors must be able to see and hear each other while 2008 LICENSE FEES hunting without binoculars, radios, other devices or aids. Youths (See Habitat Stamp Requirements) may apply for a sheep or goat license at age 11 if they turn 12 License Application Total before they go hunting. Fee Fee 7. Ten percent of limited licenses are allocated to nonresidents. Rocky Mtn. Bighorn: 8. Licenses expire on the date printed on them and are not Resident $251 $3 $254 transferrable. Nonresident $1,761 $3 $1,764 9. It is illegal to make false statements to obtain a license and alter Mountain Goat: a license, and doing so voids the license. Resident $251 $3 $254 10. For information on raffle or auction licenses, call (303) Nonresident $1,761 $3 $1,764 297-1192 or see our website. Licenses are available for any Desert Bighorn: unit open to hunting sheep or goats this season. These licenses Resident $251 $3 $254 are valid in addition to sheep or goat licenses obtained in the DOW drawing. Costs include a 25-cent search and rescue fee and 75-cent 11. Lost or destroyed licenses can be replaced by paying a surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education replacement fee at any DOW office or license agent. Fund. LICENSE INFORMATION AUCTION AND RAFFLE LICENSES 1. Bighorn sheep and mountain goat licenses are limited, Special auction and raffle licenses are available for Rocky available only by drawing for specific units. Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats, allowing you to 2. Bighorn Sheep: If you harvest a Rocky Mountain bighorn ram hunt during extended seasons. These licenses are offered by (1/2 curl or larger), except with an auction, raffle or special sheep participating wildlife organizations that return at least 75 per- management license, you must wait 5 years (6th year after harvest) cent of the proceeds to the DOW for research, management before applying for Rocky Mountain bighorn ram license. and education. For information, go to our website 3. You can apply for 1 bighorn sheep license and 1 mountain goat www.wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame/RaffleAuction license a year. However, you cannot apply for a Rocky Mountain bighorn and desert bighorn in the same year. If you apply for more than 1 bighorn sheep license, your applications become void. 4. Desert Bighorn Sheep: If you harvest a desert bighorn sheep, you cannot participate in future desert bighorn sheep drawings. BUY AND APPLY ONLINE 5. Mountain Goat: If you harvest a mountain goat, except with an Colorado residents can apply for sheep and goat auction, raffle or special goat management license, you must wait 5 licenses online. Habitat stamps and unlimited years (6th year after harvest) before applying for mountain goat license. licenses also are sold online or by calling, 6. Youths 12-17 can hunt sheep and goats but must meet hunter 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards accepted for phone education requirements. Youths under 16 must hunt with a mentor. or internet purchases. A mentor must be 18 or older and have a hunter education card, if born on or after Jan. 1, 1949. A mentor is not required to hunt. Printed for free distribution by the COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE Department of Natural Resources 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Published February 2008; 72,000 copies Printed by Publication Printers, Denver Cover photo by Allen Thornton Editor: Brighid Kelly The Colorado Division of Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. The Wildlife Commission sets sheep and goat regulations in January. Commissioners (as of Jan. 2008): Tom Burke, chair; Claire O’Neal, vice chair; Robert Bray, secre- tary; Jeffrey A. Crawford, member; Brad Coors, member; Roy McAnally, member; Richard Ray, member; Dennis Buechler, member; Tim Glenn, member; Harris Sherman, ex-officio member; John Stulp, ex-officio member. 1 2008 SHEEP&GOAT HUNTING HABITAT STAMP REQUIREMENTS before applying for or buying a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. You must pre- License Buyers: A Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp is required of people 19-64 who buy hunting sent an original hunter safety card when buying a license. You or fishing licenses. With a license purchase, the must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless stamp is $5 and is required with the first 2 licenses bought in a “Verified” is printed by the DOW on your license. calendar year ($10 total). The stamp allows access to state RANCHING FOR WILDLIFE wildlife areas or state trust lands leased by the DOW. Public RFW licenses are available only to Colorado residents Wildlife and Outdoor Enthusiasts: AHabitat Stamp is required of anyone 19-64 who visits a state wildlife area or by drawing. Licenses are valid only for season and ranch on state trust land leased by the DOW, such as wildlife viewers or the license. RFW hunt codes are listed in this brochure. RFW hikers. This stamp is $10.25 (25-cent search and rescue fee). landowners must provide free access to hunters who draw a Lifetime Stamp: Anyone can buy a lifetime stamp for $200, public license for the ranch. By applying for a RFW license, which satisfies either of the above requirements. hunters allow the DOW to provide applicant information to the ranch. RFW hunting rules are different on each ranch. Licenses are not mailed until you meet the annual Habitat Stamp requirement.