C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2017 Colorado Sheep & Goat APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 4 online brochure cpw.state.co.us 2017 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting Online Features Watch more Colorado Parks and Wildlife videos on our VIMEO & YOUTUBE VIDEO CHANNELS VIDEOS: WHAT’S NEW: 2017 BIG GAME GET UPDATED on the new, general regulatory changes to the 2017 Sheep & Goat and Big Game brochures. See this brochure for species- and unit- specific changes. THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION LEARN HOW your license dollars contribute directly to the conservation of wildlife species and outdoor recreation in Colorado. HUNTER PINK GET INFORMED about the new hunter pink cloth- ing alternative to fluorescent orange. There’s a link MORE ONLINE to the fact sheet in the video too! QUIZ AND RESOURCES: MOUNTAIN GOAT IDENTIFICATION HUNTING COLORADO’S If you are hunting mountain goats, it is difficult — but extremely impor- tant — that you identify female goats properly. Read the CPW online PUBLIC LANDS guide and take the quiz to ensure you know your target and avoid fines once you are hunting in the field. CLICK TO TAKE THE QUIZ HEAR THE DETAILS about big game, small game Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and waterfowl hunting on Colorado’s public lands, © Wayne Lewis, CPW 2 including State Wildlife Areas, State Trust Lands and State Parks. 2017 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting 2017 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 What’s New ...................................................1 CPW OFFICE LOCATIONS cpw.state.co.us License Fees & Information ................................. 1 ADMINISTRATION Watch more Colorado Parks and Wildlife videos on our VIMEO & YOUTUBE VIDEO CHANNELS • Fees and surcharges 1313 Sherman St., #618 • Hunter education requirements Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 In the Field & Special License Information .......... 2 • RFW, BSAP and special management licenses ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations • TIPs program details that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. • Forest Service road closures; using pack goats • Evidence of sex; attaching carcass tags BRUSH (closed until further notice) GRAND JUNCTION MONTE VISTA 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 0722 S. Road 1 E. • Regulations for transporting and donating meat Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Monte Vista, 81144 970-842-6300 970-255-6100 719-587-6900 Identification, Mandatory Checks ....................... 3 • Bighorn sheep and mountain goat identification tips COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON MONTROSE • Legal hunting hours; sunrise/sunset table 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Mont rose, 81401 • Mandatory checks and reporting for sheep, goat 719-227-5200 970-641-7060 970-252-6000 • Hunter orientations • Land closures DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS PUEBLO 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 600 Reservoir Road License & Hunting Requirements.....................4–5 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Pueblo, 81005 303-291-7227 970-725-6200 719-561-5300 • License and residency requirements .........................................4 LAMAR • Auction and raffle licenses ...........................................................4 DURANGO SALIDA 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 7405 Hwy. 50 • Hunting rules and illegal activities ............................................5 Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Salida, 81201 • Legal hunting methods ................................................................5 970-247-0855 719-336-6600 719-530-5520 Applications .......................................................... 6 FORT COLLINS MEEKER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. • Where to submit your application 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 Steamboat Springs, 80487 • How to get refunds Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 970-878-6090 970-870-2197 • Using preference points • How to apply as a group GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Bighorn Sheep ...................................................7–9 Glenwood Springs, 81601 • Hunt code tables ...................................................................... 7–9 970-947-2920 • MAP: Bighorn sheep units ...........................................................9 GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: cpw.state.co.us/sh/brochure Mountain Goats .............................................10–11 • Hunt code tables .........................................................................10 • MAP: Mountain goat units ......................................................11 Printed for free distribution by GMU Descriptions ......................................... 12–13 Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Important Dates ................................... back cover 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us COVER: ▶ Surrounded by about 20 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep at Editor: Chelsea Harlan Waterton Canyon while on a walk with his dad, Trevor got a shot of one of the males as the herd finished drinking from the river Cover photo © Trevor Bennion and began to reascend the canyon slopes. Printed Jan. 2017 by Publication Printers, Denver. 85,000 copies. © Trevor Bennion Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid ▶ Jerry Hanson with his billy from We’re looking for fishing photos! Email us pictures of you casting a line or the G4 Mt. Evans area. © Jeff Barber with your catch for a chance to be featured The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members are (as of November 2016): in one of our brochures or online: [email protected] James Pribyl, Chair • John Howard, Jr., Vice Chair • Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary • ▶ Blake Fenimore on his second Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian • Jeanne Horne • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • bighorn sheep hunt with his dad, James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Alex Zipp • Don Brown, ex-officio member • Cal Fenimore, in the S41 Peru Creek region. © Cal Fenimore Bob Randall, ex-officio member • Robert Broscheid, CPW Director ▶ Kacee Harris (a Huntmaster in CPW’s Hunter Outreach Program) CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with her mountain goat from the G7 Grays Peak area, taken while on a hunt with her dad, Dan Harris. © Dan Harris with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title ▶ Juan Cerda in the S39 Mt. Silverheels region with his bighorn IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus ram, taken with his late son Juan Jr.’s rifle. © Carlos Cerda prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. ▶ Mike Miller waited 11 years for his chance to draw a tag and NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are take this mountain goat right below Mt. Eolus in the Wemi- intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at nuche Wilderness. © Mike Miller CPW offices listed above and online: cpw.state.co.us/Regulations 3 2017 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting LICENSE FEES HABITAT STAMPS FEE » 2017 Habitat Stamp (required) ........................................................... $10 2017 Only one is required per person ages 18–64 per year buying or applying for a license. WHAT’S NEW » Lifetime Habitat Stamp ................................................................................... $300.25 » CPW LICENSING SYSTEM CHANGES... or pink, although all hunters may wish CPW is in the process of transitioning to to consider wearing it if concerned about LICENSES FEE an upgraded licensing, pass, registration visibility to other hunters. Read the fact RESIDENTS and reservation system in 2017/18. All sheet at cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/ customers will need to have an individ- Pages/Hunt.aspx. » Rocky Mountain Bighorn ................................................................. $254 ual email address and password to apply » Mountain Goat ..................................................................................... $254 for or purchase CPW products with the » SEVERAL HUNTING UNITS NOW » Desert Bighorn ...................................................................................... $254 new system; make sure your contact COMBINED... Hunters in units S12, S30 information and email are correct now and S60 can now hunt in an additional NONRESIDENTS (must use paper applications to apply) when you apply for your license. CPW unit. See hunt code tables on pages 7 and is also in the process of going paper- 8 for valid units and season dates. » Rocky Mountain Bighorn/fishing combo................................... $2,149 less for hunting license applications in » Mountain Goat/fishing combo ........................................................ $2,149 2018. The final year for paper hunting » ARCHERY SEASON DATES FOR » Desert Bighorn/fishing combo ...................................................... $1,434 UNIT S57 CHANGED... license applications is 2017. Find more The dates for Nonresident annual fishing licenses are good through March 31, 2018. information on our website soon: cpw. the bighorn ram season in S57 have been state.co.us/CPWshop moved from