Birds | Dates | Units/Info |
Band-tailed pigeon | Sept. 1 – 14 | Statewide; NOTE: A band-tailed pigeon permit ($5) is required in addition to the small game license.
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Chukar partridge
| Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
| Statewide |
Crow
| Nov. 1 - end of Feb. 2023
| Statewide; NOTE: Recorded
or electronically-amplified calls may be used during this season. |
Doves:
mourning dove and white-winged dove
| Sept. 1 - Nov. 29
| Statewide |
Eurasian-collared dove ONLY
| Year-round | Statewide; See the Small Game & Waterfowl Brochure for species ID transit instructions. License not required as invasive species.
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European starlings, House (English) sparrow
| Year-round | Statewide; License not required as invasive species
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Greater prairie-chicken | Oct. 1 - Jan. 31, 2023
| Only GMUs 93, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103 and 109, and all of Morgan Co., and those portions E of Colo. 71, and S of Colo. 14 and Hwy. 138.
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Grouse: Dusky (Blue)
| Sept. 1 - Nov. 27
| West of I-25
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Grouse: Greater sage-grouse
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Season 1: Sept. 10-16 Area: GMUs 3, 11, 13, 18 except east of Colo. 125 in Grand County, 27, 28 except north and east of Grand CR 50 (Church Park Rd.) and U.S. 40, 37, 181, 201, 211, 301 and 441. Note that GMUs NEW 2, 4 and 5, and 10 are NOT open.
Season 2:
Sept. 10-11 Area: Only GMUs 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 (North Park)
| See the Small Game & Waterfowl Brochure for details
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Grouse: Mountain sharp-tailed grouse (Also known as Columbian sharp-tailed grouse) | Sept. 1 - 18
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AREA: Only GMUs 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 131, 211, 214 and 441 |
Pheasant
| Nov. 12 - Jan. 31, 2023
| East of I-25 |
Nov. 12 - Jan. 2, 2023
| West of I-25 |
Quail: Northern bobwhite, Gambel's & scaled
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Season 1: Nov. 12 - Jan. 31, 2023
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AREA: East of I-25 and south of I-70 from I-25 to Byers and Hwy. 36 from Byers to Kansas, and the parts of the following counties that are west of I-25: Pueblo, Fremont, Huerfano, El Paso and Las Animas counties. |
Season 2: Nov. 12 - Jan. 2, 2023
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AREA: East of I-25 and north of I-70 from I-25 east to Byers and Hwy. 36 from Byers to Kansas. |
Season 3: Nov. 12 - Jan. 2, 2023
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AREA: West of I-25 except those areas west of I-25 in Pueblo, Fremont, Huerfano, El Paso and Las Animas counties. |
Sandhill crane | Oct. 1 - Nov. 27
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AREA: East of the Continental Divide except North Park (Jackson County) and San Luis Valley. Permit required through HIP.
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Rails: Sora and Virginia
| Sept. 1 - Nov. 9 | Statewide |
Teal | Sept. 11 - 19
| In Lake and Chaffee counties and all areas east of I-25 |
White-tailed ptarmigan
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Season 1: Sept. 10 - Oct. 2
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AREA: Statewide except GMUs 44, 45, 53, 54, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 74-81, 444 and 751 |
Season 2: Sept. 10 - Nov. 27
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AREA: Only GMUs 44, 45, 53, 54, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 74-81, 444 and 751 |
Wilson's snipe | Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
| Statewide |
Small Game Animals | Dates | Units |
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Abert's squirrels | Nov. 15 - Jan. 15, 2023
| Statewide |
Common snapping turtle | Apr. 1 - Oct. 31, annually
| Statewide |
Cottontails,
snowshoe hare, white-tailed & black-tailed jackrabbits | Oct. 1 - end of Feb. 2023
| Statewide |
Coyote | Year-round | Statewide; Note: While coyotes are considered furbearers, you do NOT need a furbearer harvest permit. You may hunt coyote with a furbearer license, a small game license or an unfilled big game license for the same season and unit.
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Squirrels: Fox & pine
| Oct. 1 - end of Feb. 2023
| Statewide |
Marmot | Aug. 10 - Oct. 15, annually
| Statewide |
Prairie dogs: Black-tailed, white-tailed & Gunnison's | June 15 - end of Feb. 2023
| Public land |
Year-round | Private land |
Prairie rattlesnake | June 15 - Aug. 15, annually
| Statewide |
Wyoming (Richardson's) ground squirrel
| Year-round
| Statewide |
Furbearers
| Dates
| Units
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Badger, Fox (red, gray, swift), Mink, Muskrat, Opossum, Pine Marten, Raccoon, Ring-tailed Cat,
Striped Skunk, Western Spotted Skunk,
Long-Tailed Weasel, Short-Tailed Weasel
| Nov. 1 - end of Feb. 2023
| Statewide
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Beaver
| Oct. 1 - April 30, 2023
| Statewide
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Bobcat
| Dec. 1 - end of Feb. 2023
| Statewide; See the Small Game Brochure for "Bobcat Seals" info.
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Hawking/Falconry | Dates | Units |
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Cottontail rabbits,
snowshoe hares, white-tailed & black-tailed jackrabbit | Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide |
Chukar partridge
| Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide |
Band-tailed pigeon, crow, mourning & white-winged doves, duck, goose, coot, Sora and Virginia rail, Wilson's snipe
| Dates coincide with established seasons
| Central and pacific flyways; NOTE: Falconry bag and possession limits are
not in addition to gun bag limits. |
European starling, House (English) sparrow, Eurasion collared-dove
| Year-round | Statewide |
Squirrels: Fox & pine
| Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide |
Furbearers | Dates coincide with established seasons | Statewide |
Grouse: Dusky (Blue) | Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| West of I-25 |
Grouse: Greater sage-grouse | Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2023
| AREA: GMUs 3, 11, 13, 18 except east of Colo. 125 in Grand County, 27, 28 except north and east of Grand CR 50 (Church Park Rd.) and U.S. 40, 37, 181, 201, 211, 301 and 441; and in North Park (GMUs 6, 16, 17, 161 and 171) Note that GMUs NEW 2, 4 and 5, and 10 are NOT open.
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Grouse: Mountain sharp-tailed (Also known as Columbian sharp-tailed grouse) | Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2023
| GMUs 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 131, 211, 214, 441 |
Pheasant | Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide |
Quail: Northern bobwhite, scaled & Gambel's | Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide
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White-tailed ptarmigan
| Sept. 1 - Mar. 31, 2023
| Statewide
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