AS APPROVED - 03/09/2016
FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER W-2 - BIG GAME
ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
#201 - LICENSE FEES
A. Big Game License Fees
1. Nonresident Big Game Licenses
I In accordance with the provisions of §33-4-102, C.R.S., nonresident big game fees for the year 20165 shall be as follows:
Nonresident License Type / 2015License
Fee / 2016 Statutory Maximum License Fee* / 2016
License Fee**
Pronghorn / $370 / $375.05 / $375
Deer / $370 / $375.05 / $375
Elk / $615 / $625.08 / $625
Bear / $615 / $625.08 / $625
Mountain lion / $615 / $625.08 / $625
Moose / $2,060 / $2,083.60 / $2,080
Mountain goat / $2,060 / $2,083.60 / $2,080
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep / $2,060 / $2,083.60 / $2,080
Desert bighorn sheep / $1,375 / $1,389.07 / $1,385
*Based on cumulative Consumer Price Index increase since 2000.
**Adjusted after application of Consumer Price Index by rounding down to the nearest $5.00 increment, in whole numbers.
a. All licenses sold through March 2016 shall be sold at 2015 license fees.
#206 - APPLICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR LIMITED LICENSES
B. Application and Drawing Provisions and Restrictions:
4. Preference Systems
Note: see also §33-4-103, C.R.S.
i. Preference Points and Chances
1. Preference will be given for qualifying applications for first choice hunt codes only and shall be subject to the following provisions:
aa. Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, and Bear: one preference point will be awarded to each person who qualifies for and fails to draw a limited license for deer, elk, pronghorn, or bear as a first choice in the regular drawing or who applies using a first choice hunt code established for the purpose of accumulating a preference point only. Preference points will be used in future drawings for the same species and will accumulate until the applicant obtains a first choice license. When an applicant obtains a first choice license, all accumulated preference points for that species become void. If an applicant both fails to apply for a species and has not purchased a license for that same species during any given 10-year period, all accumulated preference points for that species become void. If an applicant accepts a first choice license that has been returned and reissued manually, all accumulated preference points for that species become void. No preference points are required for purchasing a returned license placed on the leftover list. In those hunt codes requiring 10 or more resident preference points to draw, up to 20 percent of available licenses for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear shall be issued through a random drawing. The number of preference points required to draw shall be determined by a three-year average for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 limited license draws. A minimum of five individual preference points is required for an applicant to participate in the random drawing. Group applications shall not be eligible to participate in the random drawing.
ARTICLE VIII – DEER
#250 - RIFLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS DEER SEASONS - ANY LAWFUL METHOD OF TAKE PERMITTED
B. Regular Rifle Deer Seasons
1. Combined over the counter white-tailed rifle deer seasons, Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations).
Unit / Hunt Code / Date Open / Date Closed / Licenses (2015)Antlered / Antlerless / Either Sex
48, 49, 56, 57, 58, 59, 69, 84, 85, 86, 140, 481, 511, 561, 581, 591, 691, 851 except Bosque del Oso SWA, 861
Available for purchase at CPW offices only / DE048U6R / 12/01/20165 / 12/31/20165 / Unlimited
ARTICLE IX ELK
METHODS ELK SEASONS - ANY LAWFUL METHOD OF TAKE PERMITTED DURING THESE SEASONS
A. Early Rifle Elk Seasons
1. Early Season Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations), Limited Licenses.
Unit / Hunt Code / Date Open / Date Closed / Licenses(2015) /
Antlered / Antlerless / Either Sex /
1 / EE001E1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/11/2016 / 11
2 / EE002E1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/11/2016 / 32
2, 3, 11 - Those portions bounded on the north by Moffat Co Rd 4; on the east by Moffat Co Rd 7, Moffat Co Rd 21, Moffat Co Rd 19 and Yampa River; on the south by US 40; and on the west by Twelve Mile Gulch, Yampa River, Little Snake River, Moffat Co Rd 75 and Moffat Co Rd 66 / EF003E1R / 08/15/2016 / 10/31/2016 / 25
10 / EE010E1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/11/2016 / 32
45 / EF045E1R / 09/15/2016 / 09/30/2016 / 80
61 / EE061E1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/07/2016
76 / EM076E1R / 10/016/2016 / 10/0712/2016 / 20
201 / EE201E1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/11/2016 / 28
TOTALS / 20 / 105 / 103
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#257 RIFLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS ELK SEASONS - ANY LAWFUL METHOD OF TAKE PERMITTED DURING THESE SEASONSC. Private Land Only Elk Seasons
1. Private Land Only Season Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations), and Limited Licenses.
a. All applicants for "Private Land Only" licenses must obtain permission to hunt from at least one private landowner within the game management unit prior to applying for a license.
b. Private land only licenses are valid on all private land within the game management unit upon which the license holder has permission to hunt. /
Unit / Season Dates
Concurrent with 1st Season (Separate Limited Elk)
10/15/2016 – 10/19/2016 / Season Dates Concurrent with 2nd Season (Combined)
10/22/2016 – 10/30/2016 / Season Dates Concurrent with 3rd Season (Combined)
11/05/2016 – 11/13/2016
/ Season Dates
Concurrent with
4th Season (Combined)
11/16/2016 – 11/20/2016 / Float Total
(2015) / Other Season Dates / Total
(2015) /
Licenses (2015) / Licenses (2015) / Licenses (2015) / Licenses (2015) / Licenses (2015) /
/ Antlered / Antler-less / Either Sex / Antlered / Antler-less / Either Sex / Antlered / Antler-
less / Either Sex / Antlered / Antler-less / Either Sex / Hunt Code / Date Open-
Date Closed / Antlered / Antlerless / Either Sex /
1 / EF001P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 10 / 10
3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441 / EE003P1R / EF003P5R / 10/22/2016- 11/30/2016 / 850 / 1250
400
6, 16, 17, 161, 171 / EE006P1R / 150
150
6, 16, 17, 161, 171 / EF006P2R / EF006P5R / 08/15/2016-09/30/2016 / 350 / 400
50
6 / EF006P3R / EF006P4R / 20
10 / 10
7, 8 / EF007P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 200 / 200
9 / EF009P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 145 / 145
10 / EF010P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 125 / 125
11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 131, 211, 231 / EE011P1R / 700
700
11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211 / EF011P5R / 10/01/2016-11/30/2016 / 800 / 800
14, 214, 441 / EF014P5R / 12/01/2016-12/31/2016 / 300 / 300
15 / EE015P1R / EE015P2R / EE015P3R / EE015P4R / EF015P5R / 11/21/2016-01/31/2017 / 300 / 600
75 / 75 / 75 / 75
16 / EF016P3R / EF016P4R / 20
10 / 10
17 / EF017P3R / EF017P4R / 20
10 / 10
18 / EF018P1R / EF018P2R / EF018P3R / EF018P4R / 240 / 240
18, 181 / EE018P1R / EE018P4R / 720
360 / 360
19 / EF019P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 150 / 150
20 / EF020P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 500 / 500
21, 22, 30, 31, 32 / EE021P1R / 125
125
22, 31, 32 / EF022P5R / 10/15/2016-12/31/2016 / 400 / 400
23, 24 / EF023P5R / 12/01/2016-12/31/2016 / 50 / 50
25, 26, 231 / EF025P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 400 / 400
27 / EF027P1R / EF027P2R / EF027P3R / EF027P4R / 25 / 50
25
27 / EE027P1R / EE027P4R / 200
100 / 100
28, 37 / EF028P1R / EF028P2R / EF028P3R / EF028P4R / 440 / 440
28, 37 / EE028P1R / EE028P4R / 440
220 / 220
29 / EF029P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 80 / 80
33 / EE033P4R / EF033P5R / 12/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 100 / 125
25
34 / EF034P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 50 / 50
35 / EF035P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 100 / 100
35, 36, 361 / EE035P1R / 30
30
36, 361 / EF036P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 65 / 65
38 / EE038P1R / EF038P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 150 / 160
10
39 / EF039P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 50 / 50
40 / EF040P5R / 09/01/2016-11/30/2016 / 375 / 375
41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 / EE041P1R / EE041P4R / 475
330 / 145
41 / EF041P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 275 / 275
43 / EF043P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 150 / 150
43, 471 / EE043P1R / 10
10
44 / EF044P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 125 / 125
44, 45, 47, 444 / EE044P1R / 75
75
45 / EF045P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 50 / 50
46 / EF046P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 40 / 40
47 / EF047P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 75 / 75
50 / EF050P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 30 / 30
51 / EF051P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 175 / 175
52 / EF052P5R / 12/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 175 / 175
53, 63 / EE053P1R / EE053P4R / 150
85 / 65
53, 63 -Delta County only, 521 - South of Colo 133 and west of Somerset / EF053P5R / 12/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 125 / 125
54 / EE054P1R / EE054P4R / 90
25 / 65
54 - area bounded on the N by South Castle Creek, CR 730, Carbon Creek and Squaw Gulch; on the E by Colo 135; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Gunnison River, Antelope Creek, CR 818, CR 727 and USFS Trail 438. / EF054P5R / -
08/27/2016-11/20/2016 / 50 / 50
56 / EF056P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 70 / 70
57, 58 / EF057P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 250 / 250
59, 581 / EE059P1R / 80
80
59, 581 / EF059P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 200 / 200
60 / EE060P1R / EE060P4R / EF060P5R / 09/01/2016-12/31/2016 / 50 / 70
10 / 10
61 / EF061P5R / 12/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 125 / 125
62 / EE062P1R / EE062P4R / 150
75 / 75
62 / EF062P2R / EF062P3R / EF062P4R / EF062P5R / 12/01/2016-12/31/2016 / 60 / 300
240
63 - West of Hwy 92 / EF063P5R / 08/15/2016-11/20/2016 / 225 / 225
64, 65 / EE064P1R / EE064P4R / 215
130 / 85
64 / EF064P2R / EF064P3R / EF064P4R / 50 / EF064P5R / 12/01/2016- 12/31/2016 / 50
65 / EF065P5R / 10/15/2016--11/30/2016 / 425 / 425
68 / EF068P5R / 09/01/2016-12/31/2016 / 15 / 15
69, 84 / EF069P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 425 / 425
70 / EE070P1R / EE070P4R / 280
220 / 60
70 / EF070P2R / EF070P3R / EF070P4R / 500 / EF070P5R / 12/15/2016- 12/31/2016 / 200 / 700
71, 72, 73, 711 / EE071P1R / EE071P4R / 150
120 / 30
72, 711 / EF072P5R / 09/01/2016-09/30/2016 / 100 / 100
73 - South of Colo 184 and US 160 / EF073P5R / 09/01/2016-10/14/2016 / 75 / 75
74, 741 / EE074P1R / EE074P4R / 35
15 / 20
74 - all private lands in La Plata County, and 75 - all private lands west of Florida River and north of US 160, and all private lands south of US 160 / EF074P5R / 09/01/2016-01/15/2017 / 350 / 350
75, 751, / EE075P4R / 25
25
77, 78, 771 / EE077P1R / EE077P4R / EF077P5R / 09/01/2016-09/30/2016 / 40 / 115
50 / 25
79 / EF079P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 20 / 20
80 / EF080P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 30 / 30
81 / EF081P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 35 / 35
82 / EE082P1R / EE082P5R- see #257.5 - special restrictions / 09/01/2016-11/30/2016 / 40 / 55
15
83 / EE083P1R / EE083P4R / 150
75 / 75
83 / EF083P2R / EF083P3R / EF083P4R / 140
50 / 75 / 15
85, 140, 851 / EE085P1R / 300
300
85, 140, 851 / EF085P5R / 10/10/2016-11/30/20165 / 300 / 300
85, 140, 851 / EF085P6R / 12/01/2016-12/31/20165 / 375 / 375
86, 691, 861 / EF086P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 600 / 600
86, 691, 861 / EE086P1R / 55
55
104, 105, 106, / EF104P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 300 / 300
131 / EF131P2R / EF131P3R / EF131P4R / 200 / EF131P5R / 11/21/2016
-01/31/2017 / 200 / 400
161 / EF161P3R / EF161P4R / 20
10 / 10
171 / EF171P3R / EF171P4R / 20
10 / 10
181 / EF181P1R / EF181P2R / EF181P3R / EF181P4R / 240 / 240
191 / EF191P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 150 / 150
231 / EE231P2R / EE231P3R / EE231P4R / 75 / 75
371 / EF371P1R / EF371P2R / EF371P3R / EF371P4R / 165 / 165
371 / EE371P1R / EE371P4R / 220
110 / 110
39- all portions within Jefferson County, 391. / EF391P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 275 / 275
411 / EF411P5R / 12/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 140 / 140
421 / EF421P5R / 09/01/2016-01/03/2017 / 400 / 400
444 / EF444P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 300 / 300
461 / EF461P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 50 / 50
471 / EF471P5R / 08/15/2016-01/15/2017 / 10 / 10
481 / EF481P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 90 / 90
500 / EF500P5R / 09/01/2016--01/31/2017 / 20 / 20
501 / EF501P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 30 / 30
511 / EE511P1R / 10
10
511 / EF511P5R / 09/01/2016-01/31/2017 / 200 / 200
682, 791 – see #257.5 - special restriction / EF682P5R / 08/15/2016- 02/28/2017 / 150 / 150
682, 791
- see #257.5 - special restrictions / EM682P6R / 08/15/2016-
02/28/2017 / 100 / 100
711 / EF711P5R / 10/15/2016-11/20/2016 / 25 / 25
741 / EF741P5R / 09/01/2016
-01/15/2017 / 350 / 350
751 south of US 160 / EF751P5R / 12/01/2016-01/15/2017 / 100 / 100
TOTALS / 0 / 25 / 3985 / 0 / 100 / 75 / 0 / 125 / 75 / 0 / 65 / 1595 / 2175 / 100 / 13580 / 40 / 21940
#257 RIFLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS ELK SEASONS - ANY LAWFUL METHOD OF TAKE PERMITTED DURING THESE SEASONS
D. San Luis Valley Game Damage Private Land Only Antlered Elk Seasons
Units / Hunt Code / Date Open-Date Closed / Licenses (2016) / Total (2016)
682, 791
- see #257.5 - special restrictions / EM682P5R / 05/15/2016-07/31/2016 / 100 / 100
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ARTICLE X - PRONGHORN
#262 - RIFLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS PRONGHORN SEASONS
A. Regular Rifle Pronghorn Seasons
1. Regular Rifle Season Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations), Licenses.
Unit(s) / Hunt Code / Date Open / Date Closed / License Type and #’s (2015) /Buck / Doe /
3, 301 / AM003O1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/07/2016 / 255
3, 301 / AF003O1R / 10/01/2016 / 10/07/2016 / 70