Skip to content
Open web map Get the App
Open web mapYour waypoints on a big screen Features Pricing
Guides
Hunting maps by state Rut dates by state Switch from onX WikiHunt vs onX
Help
Support
Colorado

Colorado hunting maps: public land, units and season dates

Colorado Parks and Wildlife divides Colorado into 186 Game Management Units (GMUs). Across them, about 41% of the land is public: Forest Service 22%, BLM 13%, state land 5.1%.

Units measured Oct 12, 2026 · sources

Who manages Colorado’s public land

  • Bureau of Land Management13%
  • U.S. Forest Service22%
  • National Park Service1%
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceunder 1%
  • Department of Defenseunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)5.1%

Share of the area covered by Colorado’s Game Management Units (GMUs).

Colorado Game Management Units (GMUs) shaded by public land shareGMU 98 · 5% publicGMU 99 · 5.3% publicGMU 70 · 70% publicGMU 104 · 6.3% publicGMU 62 · 69% publicGMU 84 · 29% publicGMU 83 · 4.3% publicGMU 107 · 2.9% publicGMU 81 · 71% publicGMU 128 · 13% publicGMU 20 · 48% publicGMU 139 · 4.6% publicGMU 2 · 93% publicGMU 85 · 18% publicGMU 105 · 7% publicGMU 87 · 21% publicGMU 82 · 66% publicGMU 100 · 6% publicGMU 121 · 4.2% publicGMU 109 · 3.3% publicGMU 22 · 77% publicGMU 122 · 3.5% publicGMU 72 · 29% publicGMU 76 · 94% publicGMU 116 · 4.2% publicGMU 127 · 8.1% publicGMU 93 · 11% publicGMU 146 · 6.1% publicGMU 61 · 85% publicGMU 951 · 10% publicGMU 66 · 80% publicGMU 73 · 36% publicGMU 21 · 88% publicGMU 80 · 59% publicGMU 55 · 89% publicGMU 58 · 50% publicGMU 30 · 75% publicGMU 3 · 55% publicGMU 10 · 78% publicGMU 711 · 62% publicGMU 132 · 4.4% publicGMU 89 · 11% publicGMU 78 · 62% publicGMU 95 · 7.4% publicGMU 135 · 43% publicGMU 40 · 62% publicGMU 102 · 5% publicGMU 94 · under 1% publicGMU 31 · 58% publicGMU 143 · 9.2% publicGMU 581 · 44% publicGMU 111 · 4.3% publicGMU 88 · 21% publicGMU 101 · 7.7% publicGMU 126 · 15% publicGMU 67 · 82% publicGMU 65 · 53% publicGMU 28 · 67% publicGMU 59 · 36% publicGMU 75 · 44% publicGMU 18 · 88% publicGMU 144 · 36% publicGMU 110 · 3.7% publicGMU 11 · 68% publicGMU 42 · 55% publicGMU 68 · 87% publicGMU 106 · 9.1% publicGMU 74 · 86% publicGMU 97 · 14% publicGMU 119 · 16% publicGMU 124 · 6.3% publicGMU 125 · 39% publicGMU 54 · 77% publicGMU 137 · 13% publicGMU 133 · 10% publicGMU 136 · 13% publicGMU 114 · 4.9% publicGMU 77 · 83% publicGMU 551 · 87% publicGMU 421 · 66% publicGMU 49 · 72% publicGMU 37 · 71% publicGMU 43 · 73% publicGMU 123 · 56% publicGMU 71 · 85% publicGMU 120 · 10% publicGMU 521 · 75% publicGMU 118 · 33% publicGMU 51 · 47% publicGMU 501 · 90% publicGMU 50 · 44% publicGMU 86 · 56% publicGMU 12 · 53% publicGMU 15 · 66% publicGMU 741 · 5.9% publicGMU 130 · 16% publicGMU 4 · 47% publicGMU 751 · 72% publicGMU 140 · 8.4% publicGMU 38 · 29% publicGMU 117 · 3.6% publicGMU 681 · 89% publicGMU 29 · 23% publicGMU 24 · 93% publicGMU 851 · 13% publicGMU 211 · 45% publicGMU 79 · 73% publicGMU 23 · 45% publicGMU 19 · 63% publicGMU 8 · 77% publicGMU 33 · 75% publicGMU 791 · 2.3% publicGMU 14 · 86% publicGMU 161 · 74% publicGMU 134 · 5.8% publicGMU 53 · 77% publicGMU 9 · 3.1% publicGMU 44 · 79% publicGMU 90 · 6.8% publicGMU 444 · 66% publicGMU 63 · 57% publicGMU 39 · 65% publicGMU 142 · 100% publicGMU 301 · 15% publicGMU 771 · 21% publicGMU 511 · 62% publicGMU 13 · 22% publicGMU 115 · 5.5% publicGMU 6 · 67% publicGMU 129 · 3.4% publicGMU 45 · 90% publicGMU 41 · 62% publicGMU 147 · 29% publicGMU 16 · 52% publicGMU 191 · 49% publicGMU 138 · 2.1% publicGMU 145 · 21% publicGMU 32 · 38% publicGMU 48 · 89% publicGMU 5 · 60% publicGMU 112 · 13% publicGMU 47 · 92% publicGMU 69 · 36% publicGMU 481 · 80% publicGMU 17 · 63% publicGMU 391 · 0% publicGMU 36 · 82% publicGMU 57 · 76% publicGMU 64 · 44% publicGMU 35 · 71% publicGMU 52 · 48% publicGMU 171 · 68% publicGMU 682 · 14% publicGMU 691 · 46% publicGMU 96 · 6.7% publicGMU 7 · 87% publicGMU 26 · 50% publicGMU 201 · 94% publicGMU 141 · 7.8% publicGMU 56 · 70% publicGMU 60 · 82% publicGMU 25 · 83% publicGMU 214 · 24% publicGMU 411 · 62% publicGMU 431 · 73% publicGMU 591 · 100% publicGMU 46 · 77% publicGMU 113 · 7.8% publicGMU 861 · 38% publicGMU 27 · 55% publicGMU 441 · 31% publicGMU 131 · 16% publicGMU 34 · 92% publicGMU 181 · 60% publicGMU 231 · 64% publicGMU 371 · 85% publicGMU 500 · 68% publicGMU 461 · 8.6% publicGMU 103 · 12% publicGMU 561 · 91% publicGMU 1 · 90% publicGMU 471 · 90% publicGMU 361 · 74% publicGMU 91 · 21% publicGMU 92 · 9.3% publicGMU 512 · 100% public
0–10%10–25%25–50%50–75%75%+
Public land share per unit. Tap a unit to open it.

All 186 Game Management Units (GMUs), by public land

Sorted by public land share. Tap a column to re-sort.
GMU 512 100% 28 Dept. of Defense
GMU 142 100% 368 Dept. of Defense
GMU 591 100% 215 Dept. of Defense
GMU 76 94% 971 Forest Service
GMU 201 94% 240 BLM
GMU 2 93% 1,192 BLM
GMU 24 93% 439 Forest Service
GMU 34 92% 193 Forest Service
GMU 47 92% 293 Forest Service
GMU 561 91% 128 Forest Service
GMU 1 90% 126 BLM
GMU 471 90% 104 Forest Service
GMU 45 90% 336 Forest Service
GMU 501 90% 501 Forest Service
GMU 55 89% 885 Forest Service
GMU 48 89% 299 Forest Service
GMU 681 89% 444 Forest Service
GMU 21 88% 887 BLM
GMU 18 88% 645 Forest Service
GMU 7 87% 243 Forest Service
GMU 68 87% 603 Forest Service
GMU 551 87% 546 Forest Service
GMU 74 86% 595 Forest Service
GMU 14 86% 408 Forest Service
GMU 371 85% 171 Forest Service
GMU 71 85% 520 Forest Service
GMU 61 85% 921 Forest Service
GMU 25 83% 232 Forest Service
GMU 77 83% 557 Forest Service
GMU 60 82% 237 BLM
GMU 67 82% 673 BLM
GMU 36 82% 275 Forest Service
GMU 66 80% 899 BLM
GMU 481 80% 283 Forest Service
GMU 44 79% 376 Forest Service
GMU 10 78% 830 BLM
GMU 54 77% 584 Forest Service
GMU 8 77% 420 Forest Service
GMU 53 77% 396 Forest Service
GMU 22 77% 987 BLM
GMU 46 77% 213 Forest Service
GMU 57 76% 273 Forest Service
GMU 521 75% 507 Forest Service
GMU 33 75% 416 Forest Service
GMU 30 75% 867 BLM
GMU 161 74% 407 Forest Service
GMU 361 74% 83 Forest Service
GMU 43 73% 525 Forest Service
GMU 431 73% 220 Forest Service
GMU 79 73% 426 Forest Service
GMU 49 72% 538 Forest Service
GMU 751 72% 463 Forest Service
GMU 81 71% 1,213 Forest Service
GMU 37 71% 528 Forest Service
GMU 35 71% 268 BLM
GMU 70 70% 1,509 BLM
GMU 56 70% 238 Forest Service
GMU 62 69% 1,375 BLM
GMU 171 68% 256 Forest Service
GMU 500 68% 162 Forest Service
GMU 11 68% 609 BLM
GMU 6 67% 354 state land
GMU 28 67% 663 Forest Service
GMU 82 66% 1,089 National Park Service
GMU 15 66% 492 Forest Service
GMU 444 66% 370 Forest Service
GMU 421 66% 541 Forest Service
GMU 39 65% 369 Forest Service
GMU 231 64% 178 Forest Service
GMU 17 63% 281 Forest Service
GMU 19 63% 423 Forest Service
GMU 78 62% 763 Forest Service
GMU 41 62% 327 BLM
GMU 40 62% 742 BLM
GMU 511 62% 362 Forest Service
GMU 711 62% 819 Forest Service
GMU 411 62% 229 BLM
GMU 181 60% 182 BLM
GMU 5 60% 298 Forest Service
GMU 80 59% 887 Forest Service
GMU 31 58% 701 BLM
GMU 63 57% 369 Forest Service
GMU 86 56% 496 Forest Service
GMU 123 56% 524 state land
GMU 42 55% 605 Forest Service
GMU 3 55% 847 BLM
GMU 27 55% 197 Forest Service
GMU 65 53% 671 Forest Service
GMU 12 53% 492 Forest Service
GMU 16 52% 320 Forest Service
GMU 58 50% 872 BLM
GMU 26 50% 240 Forest Service
GMU 191 49% 317 Forest Service
GMU 20 48% 1,205 Forest Service
GMU 52 48% 264 Forest Service
GMU 4 47% 467 Forest Service
GMU 51 47% 503 Forest Service
GMU 691 46% 253 BLM
GMU 211 45% 430 BLM
GMU 23 45% 423 Forest Service
GMU 64 44% 269 BLM
GMU 50 44% 500 Forest Service
GMU 75 44% 645 Forest Service
GMU 581 44% 688 BLM
GMU 135 43% 743 Forest Service
GMU 125 39% 585 state land
GMU 32 38% 301 BLM
GMU 861 38% 207 Forest Service
GMU 73 36% 890 Forest Service
GMU 59 36% 647 Forest Service
GMU 144 36% 644 Forest Service
GMU 69 36% 292 Forest Service
GMU 118 33% 503 state land
GMU 441 31% 194 Forest Service
GMU 38 29% 455 Forest Service
GMU 72 29% 976 BLM
GMU 147 29% 323 state land
GMU 84 29% 1,280 Forest Service
GMU 214 24% 230 Forest Service
GMU 29 23% 441 Forest Service
GMU 13 22% 362 state land
GMU 145 21% 309 Forest Service
GMU 88 21% 685 Forest Service
GMU 771 21% 366 Forest Service
GMU 87 21% 1,115 Forest Service
GMU 91 21% 77 state land
GMU 85 18% 1,174 Forest Service
GMU 130 16% 482 state land
GMU 119 16% 587 state land
GMU 131 16% 193 BLM
GMU 126 15% 674 state land
GMU 301 15% 367 BLM
GMU 682 14% 254 state land
GMU 97 14% 591 state land
GMU 112 13% 296 state land
GMU 128 13% 1,210 state land
GMU 137 13% 576 Forest Service
GMU 851 13% 438 state land
GMU 136 13% 569 Forest Service
GMU 103 12% 129 state land
GMU 89 11% 773 state land
GMU 93 11% 944 state land
GMU 120 10% 518 state land
GMU 951 10% 901 state land
GMU 133 10% 575 state land
GMU 92 9.3% 58 state land
GMU 143 9.2% 690 state land
GMU 106 9.1% 598 state land
GMU 461 8.6% 143 Forest Service
GMU 140 8.4% 460 state land
GMU 127 8.1% 955 state land
GMU 113 7.8% 210 state land
GMU 141 7.8% 238 state land
GMU 101 7.7% 684 state land
GMU 95 7.4% 745 state land
GMU 105 7% 1,141 state land
GMU 90 6.8% 373 state land
GMU 96 6.7% 246 state land
GMU 104 6.3% 1,453 state land
GMU 124 6.3% 585 state land
GMU 146 6.1% 932 state land
GMU 100 6% 1,058 state land
GMU 741 5.9% 483 state land
GMU 134 5.8% 398 state land
GMU 115 5.5% 361 state land
GMU 99 5.3% 1,652 state land
GMU 98 5% 1,789 state land
GMU 102 5% 738 state land
GMU 114 4.9% 558 state land
GMU 139 4.6% 1,200 Forest Service
GMU 132 4.4% 815 state land
GMU 83 4.3% 1,252 state land
GMU 111 4.3% 687 state land
GMU 116 4.2% 961 state land
GMU 121 4.2% 1,049 state land
GMU 110 3.7% 622 state land
GMU 117 3.6% 448 state land
GMU 122 3.5% 986 state land
GMU 129 3.4% 352 state land
GMU 109 3.3% 1,040 state land
GMU 9 3.1% 386 state land
GMU 107 2.9% 1,240 state land
GMU 791 2.3% 409 state land
GMU 138 2.1% 311 state land
GMU 94 under 1% 735 state land
GMU 391 0% 277 —

Colorado hunting season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons from WikiHunt’s season table (updated Sep 2, 2026). Units, zones and draw hunts can differ, so confirm in the Colorado regulations.

  • Over-the-counter elk tags available in some units
  • Check CPW for draw results
SpeciesSeason2026 datesNotes
Deer Archery DeerArchery Sep 2 – Sep 30 Statewide general archery deer (west of I-25). Plains archery (east of I-25) differs.
Deer Muzzleloader DeerMuzzleloader Sep 12 – Sep 20 Statewide general muzzleloader deer (2nd Sat of Sept, 9 days).
Deer Combined Rifle DeerRifle Oct 14 – Nov 22 Overall range of CO's 4 combined deer/elk rifle seasons: 1st 10/14-18, 2nd 10/24-11/01, 3rd 11/07-15, 4th 11/18-22.
Elk Archery ElkArchery Sep 2 – Sep 30 Statewide general archery elk (29-day). OTC either-sex archery available to residents in certain units.
Elk Muzzleloader ElkMuzzleloader Sep 12 – Sep 20 Statewide general muzzleloader elk (2nd Sat of Sept, 9 days, limited licenses).
Elk Combined Rifle ElkRifle Oct 14 – Nov 22 Overall range of CO's 4 combined rifle seasons. OTC antlered elk in certain units for 2nd & 3rd; 1st & 4th limited draw.
Pronghorn Rifle AntelopeRifle · draw or permit required Oct 3 – Oct 11 First (primary) rifle pronghorn, 9 days opening 1st Sat of Oct; all rifle pronghorn licenses limited/draw. 2nd rifle 10/17-25.
Black bear Fall BearAny legal weapon Sep 2 – Nov 30 Archery bear opener (Sept 2) confirmed on CPW; OTC bear during archery/muzzleloader/rifle.

When is the rut in Colorado?

Mule deer

Statewide Secondary Mid-Nov – mid-Dec The breeding window, not a peak. Colorado Parks & Wildlife doesn't publish dates. Source: USDA NRCS Colorado, Mule Deer fact sheet

Colorado rut dates · all states

Questions

How much of Colorado is public land?

About 41% of the area covered by Colorado’s Game Management Units (GMUs) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, led by U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies).

Which Colorado units have the most public land?

GMU 512 (100%), GMU 142 (100%), GMU 591 (100%). The full table above sorts every unit.

When is deer season in Colorado in 2026?

Archery Deer: Sep 2 – Sep 30; Muzzleloader Deer: Sep 12 – Sep 20; Combined Rifle Deer: Oct 14 – Nov 22. Unit and zone dates can differ; check the regulations.

Does WikiHunt have property lines for Colorado?

Yes. Parcel boundaries for Colorado are part of the Single State ($19.99 a year) and All States ($39.99 a year) plans in the app and on the web map.

Sources

  • Unit boundaries: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
  • Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1, Fee Managers (public domain), measured per unit on a ~250-cell grid after ~100 m simplification.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026; regulations: cpw.state.co.us/hunting.
  • Rut dates: each row links to its source (state agency, study or press).