2023 - 2024 Fees and Information
NEW for 2023:
Mount Evans Hunting Closure Modified
Hunting is prohibited on Mt. Evans Summit Lake cirque and within one-quarter mile (changed from one-half mile) of either side of the centerline of Mt. Evans Hwy. See page 20 of the Small Game & Waterfowl regulations brochure.
State Wildlife Areas Updated
Changes have been made to regulations that standardize and clarify language for permissible activities on many state wildlife areas. Please review the listed restrictions for the SWA you plan to visit, as access and allowances may have changed. See “Land-Use Rules,” pages 17–back cover. For complete regulations, see the Colorado State Recreation Lands brochure.
License Requirements and Harvest Information Program (HIP)
Hunters must have a small game license, youth small game or combination license, federal duck stamp and a Colorado Waterfowl Stamp to hunt waterfowl. For more information on license requirements and waterfowl hunting, see the Small Game and Waterfowl Regulations Brochure.
Small-game licenses are available from any sales agent, CPW office,online, or by phone at 1-800-244-5613.
The annual license and HIP year are the same, beginning on April 1 annually and concluding March 31 annually.
If you intend to hunt small game (including migratory birds) in Colorado, you need a new Harvest Information Program number. Register through the Harvest Information Program. Note that live operator phone registrations at 1-866-COLO-HIP are no longer offered during the overnight hours from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. The live operator system is also closed all day on major holidays.
2023 - 2024 Fees
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Resident |
Non-Resident |
Annual
Habitat Stamp
| $11.50
| $11.50
|
Small Game
| $33.96
| $93.78
|
Small Game (one day)
| $15.55
| $19.01
|
| Small Game (additional day) | $7.50
| $7.50
|
| Youth Small Game and Furbearer (under 18) | $1.40
| $1.40
|
| Small Game and Fishing Combination | $56.97
| n/a |
| Colorado Waterfowl Stamp | $11.50
| $11.50
|
Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp)
| $31
| $31
|
Senior small game & fishing combination (65 and older)
| $33.54
| n/a
|
Senior Annual Small Game for Lifetime Fishing License Holders
(Senior Columbine or Centennial lifetime fishing license holders only)
| $24.34
| n/a
|
First Responder Lifetime small game and fishing combination
(permanent occupational disability)
| Free
| n/a
|
Veteran lifetime small game & fishing combination (60% or more disability)
| Free | n/a |
Fees includes a .25 cent search & rescue fee, and a $1.50 Wildlife Council surcharge. |
Habitat Stamp
All annual licenses purchased for individuals ages 18-64 will have a Habitat Stamp applied at the time of purchase, if required.
Anyone buying a one-day or additional day license are exempt from the Habitat Stamp fee with the first two of these licenses. The Habitat Stamp fee will be assessed when a third license of this type is purchased.
For more information, read about the Habitat Stamp. If you are disabled, you may not need a Habitat Stamp. See disability information.
Options for purchasing licenses and a Habitat Stamp
2023 - 2024 Season Dates
Goose Seasons - Central Flyway Note: The Northern Front Range Zone for goose was eliminated and it is combined with the rest of the Central Flyway Zone.
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Regular Season |
Dark Goose
| Oct. 30 - Feb. 11, 2024 | Area: East of Continental Divide, except areas designated as part of special seasons below that include: North Park, South Park and San Luis Valley |
Light Goose
|
Oct. 28 - Feb. 11, 2024 |
|
|
San Luis Valley Season |
Dark Goose
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 18;
Nov. 18 - Feb. 11, 2024
| Area: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla and Rio Grande counties, and the parts of Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral, Saguache and San Juan counties east of the Continental Divide
|
Light Goose
| Oct. 28 - Feb. 11, 2024
|
|
South Park Season
|
Dark Goose
| Sept. 30 - Jan. 12, 2024
| Areas: Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake, Park and Teller counties
|
Light Goose
| Oct. 28 - Feb. 11, 2024
|
|
North Park Season
|
Dark Goose
| Sept. 30 - Jan. 12, 2024
| Areas: Jackson County |
Light Goose
| Oct. 28 - Feb. 11, 2024
|
| |
Light Goose Conservation Order Season
| Feb. 12, 2024 - April 30, 2024
| Areas: East of I-25
Note: See the brochure, page 6, #10 of "Legal Migratory Bird Hunting Methods" for special season rules.
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Goose Season - Pacific Flyway |
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Early Canada Goose Season | Sept. 1-9, annually
| Areas: West of Continental Divide |
| |
Western Zone
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 8;
Nov. 6 - Jan. 31, 2024
| Areas: West of Continental Divide not included in Eastern Zone |
Eastern Zone
| Sept. 30 - Jan. 3, 2024
| Areas: Routt, Grand, Summit, Eagle and Pitkin counties, those parts of Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale and Mineral counties west of Continental Divide, and part of Gunnison Co. except the North Fork of the Gunnison River Valley (GMUs 53, 63 and 521), and the part of Moffat Co. east of the northern intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line, south along CR 29 to the intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line (Elkhead Reservoir State Park).
|
Duck & Coot Season Regulations - Central Flyway |
Northeast Zone
| Oct. 14 - Nov. 26;
Dec. 11 - Jan. 31, 2024
| Areas: East of I-25 and north of I-70 |
Southeast Zone
| Oct. 28 - Jan. 31, 2024
| Areas: East of I-25 and south of I-70, and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas counties |
Mountain/Foothills Zone
| Sept. 30 - Nov. 26;
Dec. 25 - Jan. 31, 2024
| Areas: West of I-25 and east of Continental Divide, except El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas counties |
| |
Duck & Coot Season Regulations - Pacific Flyway |
Western Zone
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 17;
Nov. 6 - Jan. 31, 2024
| Areas: West of Continental Divide not included in the Eastern Zone |
Eastern Zone
| Sept. 30 - Jan. 12, 2024
| Areas: Routt, Grand, Summit, Eagle and Pitkin
counties, those parts of Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale and Mineral counties west of Continental Divide, and part of Gunnison Co., except the North Fork of the Gunnison River Valley (GMUs 53, 63 and 521), and the part of Moffat Co. east of the northern intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line, south along CR 29 to the intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line (Elkhead Reservoir State Park) |
| |
September Teal Season |
| Sept. 9-17
| Areas: Lake and Chaffee counties and all areas east of I-25
Note: Only teal can be harvested during this season. Teal can also be harvested during all other duck seasons, including youth, veteran & active military hunt season.
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Youth, Veteran & Active Military Seasons - Central Flyway |
Northeast Zone
| Oct. 7 - Oct. 8, 2023
| Areas: East of I-25 and north of I-70 |
| Southeast Zone | Oct. 21-22, 2023
| Areas: East of I-25 and south of I-70, and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas counties |
| Mountain/Foothills Zone | Sept. 23-24, 2023
| Areas: West of I-25 and east of the Continental Divide, except El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano and Las Animas counties |
| |
Youth, Veteran & Active Military Seasons - Pacific Flyway
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Western Zone
| Oct. 21-22, 2023
| Areas: West of Continental Divide not included in the Eastern Zone |
Eastern Zone
| Sept. 23-24, 2023
| Areas: Routt, Grand, Summit, Eagle and
Pitkin counties, those parts of Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale and Mineral counties west of Continental Divide, and part of Gunnison Co. except the North Fork of the Gunnison River Valley (GMUs 53, 63 and 521) , and the part of Moffat Co. east of the northern intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line, south along CR 29 to the intersection of CR 29 with the Moffat-Routt Co. line (Elkhead Reservoir State
Park)
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For bag limits, other special restrictions and more information, see the
Small Game and Waterfowl Regulations Brochure.
