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Colorado hunting seasons by GMU

Every Colorado season a person has checked against the Colorado Parks and Wildlife's regulations for 186 units (GMU), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

Seasons by GMU

88 season rows for 11 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black bearSep 2, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle source
76 more units
American black bearSep 2, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
American black bearOct 1, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle source
40 more units
American black bearOct 1, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
American black bearOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026rifle source
61 more units
American black bearOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026rifle, draw source
57 more units
American black bearNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026rifle source
61 more units
American black bearNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026rifle, draw source
57 more units
American black bearNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle source
61 more units
American black bearNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
57 more units
Cougar (mountain lion)Nov 23, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027General source
181 more units
Elk (wapiti)Aug 15, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027antlerless, rifle, draw source
9 more units
Elk (wapiti)Sep 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027antlerless, rifle, draw source
35 more units
Elk (wapiti)Sep 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027rifle source
49 more units
Elk (wapiti)Oct 14, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlered, rifle source
Elk (wapiti)Oct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, rifle source
86 more units
Elk (wapiti)Oct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
30 more units
Elk (wapiti)Oct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
116 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlered, rifle source
86 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
30 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
116 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
78 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
117 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
48 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 28, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
2 more units
Elk (wapiti)Nov 28, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
1 more unit
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
14 more units
Elk (wapiti)Dec 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027antlerless, rifle, draw source
2 more units
Elk (wapiti)Dec 12, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
Elk (wapiti)Dec 15, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027antlerless, rifle, draw source
Greater sage-grouseSep 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027falconry source
1 more unit
Greater sage-grouseSep 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027falconry, GMU 18 except east of Colo. 125 in Grand County; GMU 28 except north and east of Grand County Road 50 (Church Park Road) and U.S. 40 source
12 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Oct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlerless, rifle, non-residents, draw source
19 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Oct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlerless, rifle, residents, draw source
22 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, rifle, non-residents, draw source
19 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, rifle, residents, draw source
22 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlerless, rifle, non-residents, draw source
19 more units
Moose (Eurasian elk)Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlerless, rifle, residents, draw source
22 more units
Mule deerSep 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
5 more units
Mule deerSep 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
111 more units
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
69 more units
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026rifle, draw source
32 more units
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
53 more units
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
53 more units
Mule deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
1 more unit
Mule deerNov 4, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026archery, draw source
38 more units
Mule deerNov 4, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
12 more units
Mule deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
111 more units
Mule deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
67 more units
Mule deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026rifle, draw source
32 more units
Mule deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
94 more units
Mule deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
6 more units
Mule deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
7 more units
Mule deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
39 more units
Mule deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
39 more units
Mule deerDec 15, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
39 more units
PronghornNov 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026females, rifle, draw source
1 more unit
PronghornDec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026females, rifle, draw source
17 more units
PronghornDec 5, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026females, rifle, draw source
8 more units
Sharp-tailed grouseSep 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027falconry source
6 more units
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
5 more units
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
111 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
69 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026rifle, draw source
32 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
53 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
54 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026rifle, draw source
36 more units
White-tailed deerOct 24, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
1 more unit
White-tailed deerNov 4, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
14 more units
White-tailed deerNov 4, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026archery, draw source
38 more units
White-tailed deerNov 4, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
12 more units
White-tailed deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
111 more units
White-tailed deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
67 more units
White-tailed deerNov 7, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026rifle, draw source
32 more units
White-tailed deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
94 more units
White-tailed deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
6 more units
White-tailed deerNov 18, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026rifle, draw source
7 more units
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlered, rifle, draw source
39 more units
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026antlerless, rifle, draw source
39 more units
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026rifle, draw source
20 more units
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026rifle source
16 more units
White-tailed deerDec 15, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026antlerless, archery, draw source
14 more units
White-tailed deerDec 15, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026archery, draw source
39 more units
White-tailed ptarmiganSep 12, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026General source
15 more units
Wild turkeyNov 21, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026General source
157 more units
Wild turkeyDec 15, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027General source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Colorado Parks and Wildlife's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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