v COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2014 Colorado Sheep & Goat APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1 online brochure cpw.state.co.us 2014 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting V COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE 2014 Colorado aoTHb U T e CoveR: Morgan Sheep & Goat APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1 Dellinger harvested this large nanny mountain goat — with Cwfp of I e loCaTIons horns longer than 10 inches — cpw.state.co.us on a hunt with her father. ONL Y the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are Photo © CPW Hunter Testimonials. related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our 42 parks loca- tions that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. Other photos, left to right: online brochure 1. Ronna Dellinger waited 26 years cpw.state.co.us BrusH granD jUnCTIon MonTRose for her bighorn sheep tag. Photo © CPW Hunter 122 E. Edison 711 Independent Ave. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Testimonials. Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 Montrose, 81401 2. Mountain goat near St. Louis Lake. Photo by © CPW. (970) 842-6300 (970) 255-6100 (970) 252-6000 3. Desert bighorn sheep near Grand Junction. Photo ColoRaDo spRInGs GUnnIson pUeblo by © Kellen Keisling, CPW. 4255 Sinton Road 300 W. New York Ave. 600 Reservoir Road 4. Chris Miller’s son was with him on the hunt when Colorado Springs, 80907 Gunnison, 81230 Pueblo, 81005 Chris harvested this bighorn ram in the Sangre (719) 227-5200 (970) 641-7060 (719) 561-5300 De Cristo mountains. Photo by Chris Miller © CPW HoT sUlpHUR spRInGs salIDa Hunter Testimonials. DenveR 6060 Broadway 346 Grand County Rd. 362 7405 Hwy. 50 Denver, 80216 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 Salida, 81201 Read Morgan’s story and share your own big- (303) 291-7227 (970) 725-6200 (719) 530-5520 game hunt photos with us at cpw.state.co.us/ laMaR sh/testimonial. We may use yours in print! DURanGo sTeaMboaT spRInGs 151 E. 16th St. 2500 S. Main St. 925 Weiss Dr. Durango, 81301 Lamar, 81052 Steamboat Springs, 80487 (970) 247-0855 (719) 336-6600 (970) 870-2197 Table of ConTenTs foRT CollIns MeekeR l icense fees & Information .......................... 1 317 W. Prospect Road 73485 Hwy. 64 Fort Collins, 80526 Meeker, 81641 • What’s new in 2014 (970) 472-4300 (970) 878-6090 • Fees and surcharges a RDMInIsT aTIon • Hunter education requirements GlenwooD spRInGs MonTe vIsTa 0722 S. Road 1 E. 6060 Broadway 0088 Wildlife Way Denver, 80216 Identification, Mandatory Checks ................ 2 Glenwood Springs, 81601 Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 (303) 297-1192 • Bighorn sheep and mountain goat identification tips (970) 947-2920 • Legal hunting hours, sunrise/sunset tables • Mandatory checks and reporting for sheep, goat I Hln T e fIe D? fInD THe sMaRTpHone eDITIon HeRe. • Hunter orientation www.bit.ly/coloradosheepandgoat In the field & special license Information ... 3 • Forest Service road closures, using pack goats Printed for free distribution by • Evidence of sex, attaching carcass tags (CPW) • Regulations for transporting and donating meat COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • Ranching for Wildlife & special management licenses (303) 297-1192 • TIPs program details cpw.state.co.us l icense & Hunting Requirements............. 4-5 Editor: Amy Bulger • License and residency requirements ......................4 Cover photo © CPW Hunter Testimonials • Auction and raffle licenses ........................................4 Printed Jan. 2014 by American Web, Denver. 80,000 copies. • Legal hunting methods .............................................5 Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. • Hunting rules and illegal activities .........................5 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid a pplications ................................................... 6 • Using preference points The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets big-game regulations in January. Commission • How to apply as a group members are (as of Jan. 2014): Bill Kane, chairman • Mark Smith, vice chairman • Christopher • Where to submit your application Castilian, secretary • Robert Bray, member • Jeanne Horne, member • Gaspar Perricone, mem- • How to get refunds ber • James Pribyl, member • John Singletary, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Michelle Zimmerman, member • Mike King, ex officio member • John Salazar, ex b ighorn sheep ........................................... 7-9 officio member • Hunt code tables .....................................................7-9 CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance • MAP: Bighorn sheep units .......................................9 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 Mountain Goats ..................................... 10-11 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus • Hunt code tables .......................................................10 prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. • MAP: Mountain goat units....................................11 NOTE: 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 available at GMU Descriptions .................................. 12-13 CPW offices listed above and online atcpw.state.co.us/sh/regulations . Important Dates ............................ back cover 2014 Colorado Sheep & Goat Hunting lICense fees lICense TYpe ................................................................................fee » 2014 Habitat Stamp (required) ........................................................... $10 ResIDenTs » Rocky Mountain Bighorn ................................................................. $254 » Mountain Goat ..................................................................................... $254 2014WHAT’S NEW » Desert Bighorn ...................................................................................... $254 » applICaTIons wITH eRRoRs wIll be DIsqUalIfIeD — nonResIDenTs (must use paper applications to apply) Customers will no longer be contacted if there are errors on applications. Th is includes applications sent in without the correct amount of money, » Rocky Mountain Bighorn / fi shing combo ................................ $2,009 no hunter education box checked, incorrect hunt codes or those lacking » Mountain Goat / fi shing combo ...................................................... $2,009 a 2014 Habitat Stamp. Also, if you submit multiple applications for the » Desert Bighorn / fi shing combo .................................................... $1,339 same species — including an application for both Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and desert bighorn sheep — all applications will be Nonresident annual fi shing licenses are good through March 31, 2015. disqualifi ed. See page 6. Fees listed include a $3 application fee, a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee » nonResIDenTs GeT bonUs annUal fIsHInG lICense — and 75-cent fee for Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. Nonresidents who purchase a big-game license in Colorado now get a combination big game/fi shing license. Bring your pole when you come ResIDenTs: bUY onlIne oR bY pHone to hunt big game, the annual fi shing license is good through March 2015. Go to cpw.state.co.us/sh/buyapply or call 1-800-244-5613. » new sHeep HUnTs — Th is year brings two new tags for Colorado residents. One bighorn ram license is available for residents in unit S36. Th ere is also a new nonresident license available for desert bighorn sheep wHaT YoU neeD To bUY a lICense anD HUnT in unit S62. See pages 8-9. 1. Current and valid photo ID (Colorado driver’s license must » UnIT s15 — Th ere is only one S15 ram sheep license available to be issued at least 6 months prior to applying as a resident) residents this year. Th ere are three additional licenses that will be given 2. Proof of hunter education (see requirements below at left) to hunters who missed their hunting opportunity in 2013 because of the 3. For residents, proof of residency (see page 4) closures due to wildfi res.See page 8. 4. A current Habitat Stamp (see requirements below) 5. Social Security Number is required for new customers 12 and older. » sHeep UnIT boUnDaRY CHanGes — Th ere are many changes to the unit boundaries — in particular note the boundaries for units HabITaT sTaMp S49 now extends west past Colo. 69 and into portions of what used to be unit S68. Th ere are also signifi cant changes to the boundary between • Anyone 18-64 MUsT buy a 2014 stamp prior to buying or applying S22 and S36. Check the unit descriptions to see if unit boundaries have for a preference point, or a hunting or fi shing license. changed before buying a license. See pages 12-13. • Stamps are $10 and are nonrefundable. Only one is required per person per year, valid April 1-March 31. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. » DRones Use IlleGal — Th e use of unmanned, remote-con- trolled fl ying drones to look for wildlife in a manner that aids hunting • Hunters ages 18-64 applying for a limited license must purchase a or harvesting animals is illegal. See page 5. stamp to apply in the drawing process. Applications submitted for hunters who do not have a Habitat Stamp will be disqualifi ed. • eXeMpTIons: Anyone with a free lifetime fi