C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2021 Regular Walk-In Atlas ACCESS TO PROPERTIES STARTS SEPT. 1, 2021 cpw.state.co.us 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by CONTENTS COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) WHAT'S NEW: 2021 ................................................ 1 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us ...................................... 1–2 LICENSE INFORMATION OUR MISSION: License & Habitat Stamp fees ...........................................................................1 The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife ■ resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable ■ License requirements .......................................................................................1 and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and ■ Residency requirements ...................................................................................2 future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. ■ Hunter education requirements & exemptions ................................................2 ■ Habitat stamps .................................................................................................2 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR ■ Special license information: youth licenses; disabled lifetime licenses ............2 Dan Prenzlow COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of July 2021 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................... 3–5 Carrie Besnette Hauser, Chair Dallas May ■ General hunting laws ..................................................................................3 Charles Garcia, Vice-Chair Duke Phillips, IV ■ Birds that are illegal to hunt on WIA land ....................................................3 Luke B. Schafer, Secretary Jay Tutchton ■ Restrictions: child support delinquency; weapons restrictions ....................3 Taishya Adams Eden Vardy ■ Safe handling of game meat; donating game meat ....................................3 Karen Michelle Bailey Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member ■ Wildlife causing damage .............................................................................3 Betsy Blecha Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member ■ Bird species identification; hunting invasive species ...................................4 Marie Haskett Dan Prenzlow, CPW Director ■ Enroll your property ...................................................................................4 BROCHURE EDITED BY COVER PHOTO ■ Be a responsible hunter ...............................................................................4 Mindy Blazer © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW Small-game surveys ....................................................................................5 ■ PRINTED Novice Hunter Program ...............................................................................5 ■ August 2021 by Publication Printers, Denver: 35,000 copies. ■ Big-game hunting .......................................................................................5 Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. ■ Harvest Information Program (HIP) .............................................................5 The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple agencies within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the WALK-IN PROPERTY REGULATIONS ...................... 6–7 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title ■ Walk-in property laws/ signs .......................................................................6 II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age Discrimination Season dates ...............................................................................................7 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, color, religion, ■ Legal hunting hours ....................................................................................7 national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all antidiscrimina- ■ Beware of hitchhiking seeds ........................................................................7 tion laws of the state of Colorado. For information on how to request an accomodation or to file a grievance please visit cpw.state.co.us/accessibility. DOVE HUNTING TIPS .............................................. 8 NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding, and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are MAPS* ............................................. 9–BACK COVER available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations ■ Reading the maps .......................................................................................9 ■ Garfield County .........................................................................................10 ADMINISTRATION ■ Mesa County .............................................................................................11 CPW REGIONAL AND AREA 6060 Broadway ■ Delta County .............................................................................................12 OFFICE LOCATIONS Denver, 80216 ■ Dolores County ..........................................................................................13 303-297-1192 ■ Morgan & Weld counties ...........................................................................14 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are ■ Logan County ............................................................................................15 related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations ■ Sedgwick County .......................................................................................16 that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. ■ Phillips County ..........................................................................................17 BRUSH GRAND JUNCTION MONTROSE ■ Washington County ............................................................................18–19 28167 County Road T 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. ■ Yuma County ......................................................................................20–21 Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 970-842-6300 970-255-6100 970-252-6000 ■ Kit Carson County ..............................................................................22–23 ■ Cheyenne County ......................................................................................24 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON PUEBLO Kiowa County ............................................................................................25 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Pueblo Reservoir Road ■ Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 ■ Crowley & Otero counties ..........................................................................26 719-227-5200 970-641-7060 719-561-5300 ■ Bent County ..............................................................................................27 DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS SALIDA ■ Prowers County .........................................................................................28 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 ■ Baca County ..............................................................................................29 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Salida, 81201 ■ State map: counties with land in the Walk-In Access Program... BACK COVER 303-291-7227 970-725-6200 719-530-5520 *More maps are available in the Late Cropland Atlas. Updated maps for 2021 and the entire DURANGO LAMAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS supplemental Late Cropland Atlas will be available at license agents in late October 2021, 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 925 Weiss Dr. and for download from the website at cpw.state.co.us/wia. Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-247-0855 719-336-6600 970-870-2197 COVER: FORT COLLINS MEEKER ▶ Hunter Savannah Ames © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: 970-472-4300 970-878-6090 Scaled quail © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW ▶ GLENWOOD SPRINGS MONTE VISTA ▶ Mule deer © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW 0088 Wildlife Way 0722 S. Road 1 E. GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: Glenwood Springs, 81601 Monte Vista, 81144 cpw.state.co.us/walkinatlas ▶ Mourning dove © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW 970-947-2920 719-587-6900 ▶ Woman afield © Crystal Egli, CPW 2021 COLORADO REGULAR WALK-IN ATLAS 1 WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2021 WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE See page 2 for details. ▶ ▶ IMPORTANT CHANGES TO HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAM (HIP) REGISTRA- 1 PROPER IDENTIFICATION and PROOF of residency (for Colorado residents). TION: Live operator phone registrations at 1-866-COLO-HIP are no longer 2 PROOF of hunter education. offered during the overnight hours from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. The live operator system is also closed all day on major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and 3 HABITAT STAMP: A 2021 ($10.40) or lifetime ($312.30) Habitat Stamp is New Year's Day). During these out-of-service periods, please call back during required prior to buying a license for anyone ages 18–64. open service times (7 a.m.–10:30 p.m.), or go to colohip.com and register NOTE: A Social Security