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2007 Colorado Big Game Hunting Season Dates

All links on this page will take you to the Colorado Division Of Wildlife website.

 
The limited drawing license application deadline is April 3, 2007. The 2007 regulations brochure will be available mid-February. Please use it for the most complete, accurate information and season dates. The 2006 big game brochure is still available as a reference.
 

Archery

Note: All deer licenses by drawing only

Deer/elk: west of I-25 (and unit 140)

Aug. 25-Sept. 23

Deer: east of I-25 (except unit 140)

Oct. 1-26
Nov. 7-30
Dec. 15-31

Pronghorn - Unlimited Licenses

 
  • Bucks only

Aug. 15-31
  • Either sex

Sept. 1-20

Pronghorn - Limited Licenses

 
  • Bucks Only (except for special units)

Aug. 15-Sept. 31

  • Either Sex

Sept. 1-20
 

Moose

Sept. 8-23

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Dates vary by unit.
See Sheep/Goat
brochure for details.

Muzzleloading Rifle
Note: All deer/elk licenses by drawing only

Deer/elk/moose (by drawing only)

Sept. 8-16
 

Plains deer: east of I-25

Oct. 13-21
 

Pronghorn (Either sex)

Oct. 21-29
 

Rifle Combined Deer/ElK & Separate Limited Elk

Note: All licenses for separate & 4th season by drawing only.

*Separate Limited Elk

Oct.13-17

Combined (deer/elk)
Combined (deer/elk)
*Combined limited (deer/elk)

Oct. 20-28
Nov. 3-9
Nov. 14-18

Rifle Plains Deer

Note: All deer licenses by drawing only

(east of I-25, except unit 140) 
 

Oct. 27-Nov.6

Rifle Late Plains Deer

Note: All deer licenses by drawing only

(east of I-25)
 

Dec. 1-14

Rifle Pronghorn

(by drawing only)
See Big Game brochure for units and sex
 

Oct. 6-12

Rifle Moose

Note: All moose licenses by drawing only
 

Oct. 1-9

Black Bear

** Limited (by drawing only)

Sept. 2-30
 

** Archery (unlimited w/ cap)

Sept. 2-23
 

** Muzzleloading (unlimited w/ cap)
 

Sept. 8-16
 

Rifle (unlimited w/ cap) - concurrent with deer/elk rifle seasons

 Sept. 13-21

To participate in the unlimited seasons, a hunter must also hold a deer or elk license for the same unit(s) and season.

 

*All deer/elk licenses allocated by limited draw only. Buck deer and bull elk tags are not available in all 4th season hunts. They are available on a GMU by GMU basis. See Brochure for specifics.
**Licenses valid in specified season only. Licenses are not valid in regular deer or elk season.
 2007 Fees
 
 Habitat Stamp required on all licenses.
License Resident Nonresident
Elk (bull, either sex) $46.00 $501.00
Elk (cow) $46.00 $251.00
Deer (buck or doe) $31.00 $301.00
Pronghorn (buck or doe) $31.00 $301.00
Bear $41.00 $251.00
Youth Big Game (deer, elk, pronghorn) $10.75 $100.75
Mountain Goat $251.00 $1,716.00
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep $251.00 $1,716.00
Desert Bighorn Sheep $251.00 Not available
Moose $251.00 $1,716.00

Fees include a .25 cent search & rescue and . 75 cent PEAC charge.
Note:  Limited license $3 application fee not included.

2008 Expected Season Dates
 
Dates will be finalized in January 2008
Archery 8/30/08 -- 9/28/08
Muzzleloader 9/13/08 -- 9/21/08
Separate Elk 10/11/08 -- 10/15/08
Combined (2nd) 10/18/08 -- 10/26/08
Combined (3rd) 11/01/08 -- 11/07/08
Combined (4th) 11/12/08 -- 11/16/08

For more details on season dates for 2008 – 2009, see the 5-yr season structure, which was adopted in November 2004.

5 year Season Structure - 2005-2009

See the DOW season brochures for specifics.

This information came from the Colorado Division of Wildlife website at:

http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/SeasonDatesAndFees/BigGameDatesAndFees.htm