It’s Hunting Season Around Steamboat Springs

September 20th, 2009
Written by Suellyn Godino
Categories: Community Info

Soon we will be seeing the bright orange and camo on the hunters in the grocery stores. Even though it is archery and muzzleloading rifle season now, the real crowds are seen in October and November. Make sure that you take care to wear orange while hiking especially during rifle season.(don’t forget orange for fido too)

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.

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

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