C OLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2016 Colorado Big Game APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 5 DEER ELK PRONGHORN MOOSE BEAR online brochure cpw.state.co.us 2016 Colorado Big Game Hunting CORRECTION LIST click to see post-printing changes TABLE OF CONTENTS CPW OFFICE LOCATIONS What’s New 2016 ........................................... 1 cpw.state.co.us Licenses ...................................................... 2-7 • Fees, Habitat Stamp, hunter education requirements .........2 ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 • Sale dates, license types and allocations .................................3 Denver, 80203 • Landowner Preference Program, auction (303) 297-1192 and raffle licenses .........................................................................4 • Youth hunting rules for all big-game species .....................5-7 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related • MAPS: Youth elk, deer and pronghorn hunting ................6-7 to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our 42 parks locations that can • Hybrid draw information .............................................................7 also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. BRUSH GRAND JUNCTION MONTROSE Applications & Preference Points ........... 8-12 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. • How to apply online ......................................................................8 Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 • Mailing instructions and refunds ...............................................8 (970) 842-6300 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 • How to read hunt codes and hunt tables ................................9 PUEBLO • How to fill out applications ................................................ 10-11 COLORADO SPRINGS GUNNISON 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Reservoir Road • Group hunt instructions .............................................................12 Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 • How preference points work, license draw results ...............12 (719) 227-5200 (970) 641-7060 (719) 561-5300 Field Information & Reference ............. 13-18 DENVER HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS SALIDA • Identification chart of big-game species ...............................13 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 • Legal hunting hours, sunrise/sunset table ............................14 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 (719) 530-5520 • Shed hunting, Ranching For Wildlife, guides (303) 291-7227 and outfitters, dream hunts, harvest surveys .......................14 DURANGO LAMAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS • Hunter-orange clothing requirements ...................................... 15 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 925 Weiss Dr. • Field-dressing tutorial, GPS tips, OHV use ..............................15 Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 • Chronic wasting disease information .....................................15 (970) 247-0855 (719) 336-6600 (970) 870-2197 • Legal methods of take, legal firearms .....................................16 FORT COLLINS MEEKER • Illegal activities .............................................................................17 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 • Bag limits, evidence of sex, attaching carcass tags .............17 Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 • Accidental kills, what to do, who to contact .........................18 (970) 472-4300 (970) 878-6090 • Transporting and donating meat ............................................18 • Residency requirements, hunters with disabilities ............... 18 GLENWOOD SPRINGS MONTE VISTA 0088 Wildlife Way 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 Deer ........................................................ 19-31 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 (719) 587-6900 • Need to know tips, season dates, preference point code; List A, B, C licenses .................................................................................19 • Hunt codes .............................................................................. 20-31 GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE • Season Choice license hunt codes ...........................................29 cpw.state.co.us/BG/Brochure • MAP: Over-the-counter whitetail-only hunts...........................30 • Whitetail-only hunt codes and identification................ 30-31 Printed for free distribution by Elk ........................................................... 32-47 • Need to know tips, season dates ..............................................32 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) • Preference point hunt code; antler point restrictions .........32 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • List A, B, C licenses ........................................................................33 (303) 297-1192 • MAP: Over-the-counter antlerless archery hunts....................34 cpw.state.co.us • MAP: Over-the-counter either-sex archery hunts ...................35 Editor: John Marín • MAP: Over-the-counter 2nd, 3rd season rifle hunts ..........36 Cover photo © Barrett Hedges • MAP: Over-the-counter plains rifle hunts ............................37 Other cover photos, left to right: © Lindsay LeNeave, © Santino Castellanos, • Hunt codes .............................................................................. 37-47 © Santino Castellanos, © Dave Kidd, © Dale Petkash Pronghorn .............................................. 48-52 Printed Jan. 2016 by Publication Printers, Denver. 630,000 copies. Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. • Need to know tips, season dates ..............................................48 • Preference point hunt code, List A, B, C licenses ...................48 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Bob D. Broscheid • MAP: Over-the-counter archery hunts .................................49 • Hunt codes .............................................................................. 50-52 The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets big-game regulations in January. Commission members are (as of Jan. 2016): Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, Chair • Jeanne Horne, Vice- Moose ..................................................... 53-55 Chair • John Howard • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Pribyl, Secretary • James Vigil • Dean • Need to know tips, mandatory inspections ..........................53 Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp • Preference point hunt code; List A, B, C licenses ..................53 • Hunt codes .............................................................................. 54-55 CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title Bear ......................................................... 56-59 II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title • Need to know tips, mandatory inspections, season dates .......56 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus • Preference point hunt code, List A, B, C licenses ..................56 prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. • Over-the-counter with caps, concurrent rifle hunts ..... 57-59 NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are Land ........................................................ 60-65 intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at • Land closures and special use restrictions .............................60 CPW offices listed above and online at cpw.state.co.us/Regulations • Game management unit (GMU) descriptions ............... 61-64 • MAP: CWD and GMU map .......................................................65 2016 Colorado Big Game Hunting ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 2016 WHAT’S NEW (303) 297-1192 » CHANGES TO LICENSE REFUNDS... Beginning April 1, 2016, all licenses must be returned to CPW or postmarked at least 30 days prior to the start of the season for which they are valid in order to be eligible for a refund or preference point reinstatement. A $15 processing fee will be charged on all refunds except for youth licenses or in the case of CPW error. Preference point restoration requests are exempt from the processing fee. Refunds or preference point restoration requests after 30 days prior to season start are limited to extreme medical circumstances, death of license holder or license holder’s immediate family member, military deployment or CPW error; the processing fee will not apply. A license cannot be recovered once it has been returned to CPW. Limited licenses that are returned may be available for purchase. Information on how to purchase returned limited licenses will be available after July 1, 2016. Please see the CPW website for the most up-to-date ! information on license refunds and reissues, cpw.state.co.us/Licenses » CHANGES TO HUNTER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WILL BEGIN APRIL 2016... New changes to hunter education requirements in Colorado will begin on April 6, 2016. There will be a new test-out option available for the hunter education certification requirement as well as an apprentice license for new hunters. Hunters age 50 or older or U.S. military personnel defined as active-duty, reserve-duty, veteran and National Guard can test out of the hunter education requirements by creating a customer identification