https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/f6ca43177972152b35ac7fce0bb887c4.pdf 6eee1d8d904604710c8c20cc6e5d39ab PDF Text Text WHAT'S NEW C O L O R A D O P A R K S & LICENSES W I L D L I F E 2024−2025 Colorado Mountain Lion SEASON DATES: Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E April −March 2023 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 WHAT'S NEW: 2024–2025 .......................................1 LICENSE INFORMATION .......................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees ............................................................ 1 ■ What you need to buy a license ......................................................... 1 ■ License requirements; season dates................................................... 1 ■ Residency requirements; hunter education; Habitat Stamps ............. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................................3 ■ Identifying male & female lions.......................................................... 3 ■ Lion management & research ............................................................ 3 ■ After harvest ...................................................................................... 3 ■ Additional opportunities ................................................................... 3 HUNTING LAWS ..................................................4–7 ■ Mountain lion regulations ................................................................. 4 ■ Mountain lion pursuit definitions ...................................................... 4 ■ Daily harvest limits report ................................................................. 4 ■ Bag limits & tagging .......................................................................... 4 ■ Legal methods of take ....................................................................... 5 ■ Legal hunting hours; minimum hunting age; restrictions ................. 5 ■ Evidence of sex; land closures ............................................................ 5 ■ Mandatory inspections & seals; donating wildlife ............................. 6 ■ Illegal hunting activities; Top 10 Most Common Hunting Violations.... 7 SEASON DATES ....................................................... 8 ■ Hunt code table ................................................................................. 8 MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING GMUs & MAP ............. 9–13 IMPORTANT DATES ................................ BACK COVER Mountain lions can be found anywhere in Colorado, but are predominately found in the foothills and mountainous regions where deer and elk are abundant. Cover photo: © Donald M. Jones #LiveLifeOutside LET'S BE SOCIAL cpw.state.co.us OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR Jeff Davis COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of February 2024 Dallas May, Chair Richard Reading, Vice-Chair Karen Michelle Bailey, Secretary Jessica Beaulieu Marie Haskett Jack Murphy Gabriel Otero Duke Phillips, IV Gary T. Skiba James Jay Tutchton Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Jeff Davis, CPW Director REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTO Mark Koenig © Donald M. Jones The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit: cpw.info/accessibility NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.info/regulations CPW ADMINISTRATIVE, REGIONAL & AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-297-1192 (M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) REGISTRATION OFFICE Boat, Snowmobile, Off-Highway Vehicle 13787 US Hwy. 85 N Littleton, 80125 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See CPW's website for a complete list of our park locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept some licenses for refunds. BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 200 S. Spruce St. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-281-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Pueblo Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-3333 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2820 �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2024–2025 ▶ NO APRIL SEASON IN 2024: See "Hunting Seasons" on page 8. ▶ ELECTRONIC CALLS REMOVED AS LEGAL METHOD OF TAKE: Electronic calls are now prohibited for use in the taking of mountain lion in all GMUs. See "Hunting Laws" starting on page 4. ▶ GMU 43 SPLIT TO CREATE NEW GMU 431; BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS FOR SOME GMUs: See hunt code table on page 8. See “Game Management Unit (GMU) Descriptions” starting on page 9. ▶ CHECK OUR OTHER REGULATION BROCHURES FOR MORE INFORMATION: Depending on the activity you'd like to do on our state's public lands, our other brochures such as Fishing and Big Game contain useful additional information to help you recreate responsibly. Be sure to take a look: cpw.info/regulations-brochures Mountain Lions in Colorado Lion Biology & Historical Perpective ▶ SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE ALSO AVAILABLE! (¡La versión en español del folleto del león de montaña estará disponible en línea pronto!): Consulte cpw.info/puma. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.info/buy-apply ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ 2024 Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable) ..............$12.15 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. See page 2 for details ▶ 1 PROPER IDENTIFICATION and PROOF of residency (for Colorado residents). 2 PROOF of hunter education. 3 HABITAT STAMP: A 2024 or Lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to buying a license or purchasing a qualifying license to apply for the draw for anyone ages 18–64. NOTE: A Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is required for hunters age 12 and older, per federal law. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ▶ YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and must carry it on you when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. See hunt code table on page 8. ▶ HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp ................................................... $364.63 LICENSES WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE FEE RESIDENTS............................................................. $60.05 NONRESIDENTS ...................................................... $501.75 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards, CPW gift certificates, check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. 1. HUNTER EDUCATION A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 2. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw.info/mountain-lion-exam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. ▶ A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. SEASON DATES Hunters may harvest one mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one mountain lion from Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LICENSES 1 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ▶ The physical residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that shows an address other than in Colorado. ▶ Go online for more information: cpw.info/proof-of-residency RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: You must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months immediately prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have your primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, you must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be attending school full-time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: You must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, proof of out-of-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado. Military member's spouse and/or dependents share the same residency status. Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and active orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as your home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident. Military member's spouse and/or dependents share the same residency status. b. Proof: Military ID and active orders. 6. YOUTH Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS If you otherwise meet residency requirements but your Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or you have a CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identification on your record, you must provide at least two additional proofs of residency showing 6 consecutive months of Colorado residency immediately prior to buying or applying for a license. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/ rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-287-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. 2 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 2 HUNTER EDUCATION HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) REQUIREMENTS 1. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. 2. A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 3. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless it is verified and your license is marked with a “V.” To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. 4. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. HUNTER EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS 1. Individuals over age 50 or active duty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.info/ hunter-education-test-out 2. An apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters who are at least 10 years old (age 12 for big game) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field. This hunter education waiver can be obtained twice in a lifetime: cpw.info/apprentice-certificate For more information, go to: cpw.info/hunter-education 3 HABITAT STAMPS Habitat Stamps are REQUIRED for hunters and cost $12.15; only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Habitat Stamps are now valid March 1– March 31 of the following year (13 months). ▶ A 2024 Habitat Stamp will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $364.63. ▶ Anyone who is approved in the Columbine, First Responder, Veteran and/or Big Game Mobility Impaired programs is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See cpw.info/accessibility For more information, go to: cpw.info/habitat-stamp �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. CPW.INFO/ MOUNTAIN-LION-EXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. Female mountain lion hindquarters Male mountain lion hindquarters LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths, specifically adult female mortality. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have farreaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female or adult female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total human-caused mortality data are examined annually against thresholds described in lion man- agement plans for each group of units. If the female, or adult female, harvest and total mortality levels are too high in an area with a management goal of maintaining a stable lion population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In units on the West Slope which are managed under the 2020 West Slope Lion Plan, if adult female harvest proportions are exceeded, CPW will highlight a request for voluntary female harvest reductions in the lion brochure and online Mountain Lion Harvest Limit Report. The majority of lions harvested in Colorado are taken with the aid of hounds which allows hunters to reduce female harvest by examining tracks and treed lions to determine gender before pursuit or harvest. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion head and hide to a CPW office in person within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FISHERS PEAK STATE PARK HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES Up to 7 hunters will have the opportunity to hunt deer, elk or bear, and one hunter for mountain lion, on Fishers Peak, near Trinidad, in 2024. Access is by permit only, issued by drawing. Information about how to apply for these opportunities can be found at: cpw.info/fishers-peak CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS DAILY HARVEST LIMITS REPORT 1. Hunters must check the Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report online prior to each hunting trip. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a unit after it has closed. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on CPW's website for open units: cpw.info/mountain-lion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. 2. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a game management unit after it has closed. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. 3. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 4. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 5. Artificial light is illegal. 6. Bait is illegal. 7. Non-electronic calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) are permitted. NEW Electronic calls are illegal statewide. 8. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. Pursuing lions with dogs for the purposes of training outside of an established season is prohibited. 9. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 10. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 11. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. At a minimum, this means the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 12. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 13. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.info/regulations. MOUNTAIN LION PURSUIT DEFINITIONS Dogs: Dogs or hounds that are used to track and bay or tree a mountain lion. Opportunistic encounter: Using spot and stalk, stand-sitting or other encounter methods to harvest a mountain lion. Non-electronic call: Mouth calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) may be used to attract lions during open seasons. Electronic call: Predator calls that are electronically activated or powered. NEW Electronic calls are illegal statewide. 4 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING A X E E L P M Example of the 2024 online "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report." BAG LIMITS & TAGGING 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST The Mountain Lion Education and Identification Course presents information about mountain lion biology, physiology and behavior; explains the importance of determining mountain lion gender for anyone who pursues or hunts mountain lions; explains the mountain lion management objectives of Colorado Parks and Wildlife; details Colorado laws and regulations pertaining to mountain lion hunting and helps mountain lion hunters and others make informed choices, improving the hunting experience. C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM Learn more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.info/mountain-lion-exam cpw.state.co.us �HUNTING LAWS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE LEGAL HUNTING HOURS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. Minimum barrel length of 4 inches for handguns. If semiautomatic, the capacity of both the magazine and chamber combined cannot exceed 6 rounds. NOTE: SMART RIFLES are prohibited, including any firearm equipped with a target tracking system, electronically controlled, assisted or computer-linked trigger or a ballistics computer. Any firearm equipped with a scope containing a computer processor is considered to be a smart rifle. NOTE: FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLES are prohibited. Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are one-half hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. Go to gml.noaa.gov/grad/ solcalc to pinpoint the sunrise/sunset time for your hunting location. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds. No let-off maximum required. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. GET THE LEAD OUT MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.info/hunter-education RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. LAND CLOSURES KENOSHA PASS & GUANELLA PASS RD. (UNITS 39, 46, 500 & 501) Closed to hunting year-round along Kenosha Pass within 1/4 mile of Hwy. 285, between mile markers 203 and 206 in Park Co., excluding private lands. Also closed to hunting within 1/4 mile of Guanella Pass Rd. (Clear Creek CR 381 and Park CR 62) when the road is open to motor-vehicle traffic, from mile markers 12.5 to 19 (located at the intersection of Guanella Pass Rd. and the Clear Lake picnic area). This closure includes 1/4 mile around and including Deadman’s Lake (E of Guanella Pass Rd., N of Mt. Bierstadt Trail (USFS trail 711)), excluding private lands. When Guanella Pass Rd. is closed to motor-vehicle traffic, the hunting closure is lifted. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Go to CDPHE.COLORADO.GOV/LEAD-HEALTH and click "For the public" to see the factsheets on Lead in Harvested Wild Game and Lead in Indoor Shooting and Firing Ranges. From the field to the table, ensuring your Additionally, lead-based ammunition can cause adverse impacts on non-target wildlife from lead ingestion while scavenging. Hunters themselves are conservationists, next harvest is safe for your family and maintaining species populations and protecting habitats. By switching to non-lead ammunition, hunters can support wildlife by reducing the risk of lead poisoning to non-target wildlife non-target wildlife is important. Health risks such as eagles and other raptors. For more information on risks to wildlife, visit sportingleadfree.org/wildlife-human-health or huntingwithnonlead.org. due to lead poisoning from consuming game TO HELP REDUCE HUMAN AND WILDLIFE HEALTH IMPACTS, YOU CAN: meat are low for most people; however, 1. Use lead-free shot or bullets. There are many non-lead options now available. switching to non-lead ammunition may be 2. Hunters who use lead ammunition should choose quality hunting-grade ammunition with a "bonded" or "partition" construction. Avoid frangible bullet types. an option that’s right for you. Science tells 3. Use careful shot selection. Bullets that strike the lethal area (heart/lungs) are less likely to fragment than bullets that strike more heavily boned areas. us that ingesting lead can cause potential 4. Bury or pack out your lead-shot gut piles to avoid lead ingestion by non-target wildlife. human health problems over time. 5. Avoid eating game meat from animals harvested with lead bullets if you are pregnant. Children younger than 6 should also avoid it. CPW.STATE.CO.US 5 �HUNTINGLAWS LAWS HUNTING INSPECTION & SEALS DONATING WILDLIFE Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion head and hide to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. Donation certificates are required for all donations. Certificates must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/program/ office-of-law-enforcement/information-importers-exporters. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the head and carcass are not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 9–12 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 6 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled. ▶ recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled, and: ▶ both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag are on meat, voiding both. �HUNTING LAWS ILLEGAL HUNTING ACTIVITIES THE TOP 10 MOST COMMON HUNTING VIOLATIONS IN COLORADO: 1. TRESPASSING. Going onto private lands without getting permission first while hunting, fishing or performing any related activity is illegal. Private lands do not need to be posted or fenced, so it can be difficult to see boundaries. Violators may be suspended for up to 5 years for trespassing. This includes State Land Board properties not leased and signed by CPW, unless permission is given by the lessee. You must have permission from the landowner to enter private land to retrieve a harvested animal. First, you should try to contact the landowner on your own. If that effort fails, call the local CPW office (inside front cover). 2. Failing to make a reasonable attempt to track and kill animals you shoot at, wound or may have wounded, including immediately going to the location where wildlife was located when it was fired upon. Remember that it's against the law to pursue wounded wildlife that goes on private property without first obtaining permission from the landowner or person in charge. You must still attempt to gain permission to enter and locate the animal. 3. Failing to reasonably dress, care for, prepare and provide edible wildlife meat for human consumption. At a minimum, the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps are edible meat. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 4. Hunting without a proper license. Anyone who hunts wildlife must have in their possession the appropriate and valid Colorado resident or nonresident license that includes their Customer Identification (CID) number, and must only harvest wildlife of the species and type indicated on the license. 5. Mistakenly killing wildlife. You must report big game animals unintentionally killed, not due to carelessness or negligence, to a CPW office (inside front cover) (or the local Sheriff 's office after CPW regular hours) before continuing to hunt and as soon as practical. Before contacting CPW, field dress the animal. CPW evaluates the circumstances, including shots fired, species and number of animals present, firearms, ammunition, etc. Big game accidentally killed does not count toward annual bag limits. 6. Not showing evidence of sex. Be sure to leave evidence of sex naturally attached to the carcass. Evidence includes the testicles or penis of a male, or vulva of a female. See "Evidence of Sex" on page 5 for more details. 7. Carrying loaded firearms while in or on any motor vehicle. Firearms must be unloaded in the chamber. Muzzleloading rifles are considered unloaded if the percussion cap or shotshell primer is removed, or if the powder is removed from flashpan. It is illegal for anyone to have a loaded electronic-ignition muzzleloader in or on a motor vehicle; the chamber must be unloaded or the battery must be disconnected and removed from its compartment. Most accidents involving firearms occur in or near vehicles. 8. Carrying loaded firearms (except handguns) on an OHV during deer, elk, pronghorn and bear seasons. Firearms (except handguns) must be unloaded in the chamber and magazine. Firearms (except handguns) and bows must be fully enclosed in a hard or soft case. Scabbards or cases with open ends or sides are prohibited. This does not apply to landowners or their agents who carry a firearm on an OHV to take depredating wildlife on property they own or lease. 9. Improperly voiding and/or attaching a carcass tag. You must sign and detach the carcass tag from your hunting license immediately following taking your animal. It is illegal to sign or tear the carcass tag before harvest. The tag must also be attached to the animal properly. 10. Hunting with rifles, handguns or shotguns firing a single slug, or archery equipment within an area 50 feet on each side of the center line of any state highway or municipal or county road, as designated by the county. Before firing a shot, you must be at least 50 feet off a designated state or county road, and just off U.S. Forest Service or BLM roads. You also cannot shoot across a road. FELONY OFFENSES: If convicted of a felony violation, you can face a lifetime license suspension: ▶ To kill and abandon big game. It is illegal to remove only the hide, antlers or other trophy parts and leave the carcass in the field. ▶ To sell, buy or offer to sell or buy big game. ▶ To solicit someone to illegally kill big game for commercial gain or provide outfitting services without required registration. IT IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW TO: ▶ Hunt carelessly or discharge a firearm or release an arrow disregarding human life or property. ▶ Hunt outside of legal hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset). ▶ Interfere with hunters. This includes distracting or frightening prey; causing prey to flee by using light or noise; chasing prey on foot or by vehicle; throwing objects; making movements; harassing hunters by using threats or actions; erecting barriers to deny access to hunting areas; intentionally injecting yourself into the line of fire. Violators face prosecution and may have to pay victim’s damages and court costs. ▶ Hunt under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. ▶ Operate or ride a snowmobile with a firearm unless it’s completely unloaded and cased, or with a bow unless it’s unstrung or cased. Compound bows must be cased, not unstrung. ▶ Shoot from or use a motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile or aircraft to hunt, intercept, chase, harass or drive wildlife. ▶ Use aircraft to hunt, to direct hunters on the ground or to hunt the same day or day after a flight was made to find wildlife. ▶ For two or more people on the ground, in a vehicle or vessel to use electronic devices to communicate information that violates any wildlife law or regulation. ▶ Use computer-assisted remote technology (any device, equipment or software used to remotely control a weapon, including the Internet) to hunt or fish. Hunters and anglers must be physically present in the immediate vicinity while hunting/ fishing. ▶ Use unmanned or remote-control drones to look for, scout or detect wildlife. ▶ Use live-action game cameras to locate, surveil, or aid/assist in locating/surveiling game wildlife in order to take/try to take wildlife during the same or following day. "Live-action game camera" is any device capable of recording and transmitting photographic/video data wirelessly to a remote device (such as a computer or smart phone). This doesn't include game cameras that record photographic/video data and store such data for later use, as long as the device cannot transmit data wirelessly. ▶ Use poison, drugs or explosives to hunt or harass wildlife. ▶ Fail to extinguish a campfire completely. ▶ Party hunt (i.e. harvest someone else’s game or let someone harvest yours). ▶ Hunt big game over bait, whether or not the person hunting personally placed the bait. Bait means to put, expose, distribute or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts or other food as an attraction for big game. Salt or mineral blocks used for normal agricultural purposes are not considered bait. Scent sticks that smell like food are illegal for bears. ▶ Post, sign or indicate that public lands, not under an exclusive-control lease, are private. ▶ Establish a permanent structure or plant vegetation on CPW-owned land or waters. Only portable blinds and tree stands for big-game hunting can be erected on CPW land, and no more than 30 days prior to the season during which they will be used. No nails can be driven into trees. Man-made materials for blinds or stands must be removed within 10 days after the season they are used in ends. The owner’s CID number and dates of use must be visible on outside of portable blinds or underside of tree stands. Placement of blinds or stands does not reserve them for personal use: They may be used on first-come, first-served basis. 7 CPW.STATE.CO.US �SEASONS MTN. LION HUNTING SEASONS HUNTING DATES: Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 These harvest limits are for Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the table below are not open to lion hunting for the season. Map on page 13. UNITS SEASON DATES 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 201, 211, 301 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 HARVEST LIMIT HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES 91 49, 57, 58, 581 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 12 CPW requests that hunters voluntarily reduce total female harvest in these units 50, ■500, ■501 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 10 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 131, 214, 231, 441 ■500, 501 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 80 CPW requests that hunters voluntarily reduce total female harvest in these units 51 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 7 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 161, 171, 181, Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 361, 371 52, 53, 63, 411, 521 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 31 54, 55, 66, 67, 551 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 18 59, 591 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 7 60, 61, 70 (W of Colo. 141), 72, 73 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 31 62, 64, 65, 70 (E of Colo. 141), 71, 711 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 48 68, 76, 79, 82, 681, 682, 791 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 16 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 35 74, 75, 77, 78, 741, 751, 771 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 23 80, 81, 83 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 18 85, 140, 851 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 34 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 5 104, 105, 110 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 5 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 25 191 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 8 461 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 7 511 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 4 38 CPW requests that hunters voluntarily reduce total female harvest in these units 7 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 1 8 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 4 9 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 3 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 5 19 20 29 38 ■39, 391 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 9 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 2 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 7 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 7 ■39 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. 40, 41, 42, 47, 421, 471 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 34 CPW requests that hunters voluntarily reduce total female harvest in these units 43, 44, 45, NEW 431, 444 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 33 ■46 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 6 ■46 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. 48, 56, 481, 561 Nov. 25, 2024–March 31, 2025 8 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 10 �LANDS GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT (GMU) DESCRIPTIONS MOUNTAIN LION ABBREVIATIONS: U.S. U.S. highway COLO. Colorado highway CO./COS. county/counties CR county road RES. reservoir NF National Forest USFS U.S. Forest Service FS Forest Service BLM Bureau of Land Management RMNP Rocky Mtn. National Park KS Kansas NE Nebraska NM New Mexico OK Oklahoma * Landowner permission is advisable before These units are for hunting mountain lion. Unit boundaries are subject to change. These descriptions are exact boundaries of the units; the boundaries depicted on the map in this brochure are approximate. 1 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N, E and S by Green River; on W by UT. 2 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Little Snake River; on S by Yampa River; on W by Green River, CRs 34 & 10, Colo. 318 and CR 10N (Irish Canyon Rd.). 3 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Colo. 13 and CRs 108, 3, 5 & 17; on S by Yampa River, U.S. 40 and Colo. 318; on W by Little Snake River. 4 MOFFAT & ROUTT COS. bounded on N by WY; on E by Moffat CR1, Routt CR 82, USFS 150 and Elkhead Creek; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Colo. 13. 5 MOFFAT & ROUTT COS. bounded on N by WY; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Little Snake-Elk River divide and USFS 42; on W by USFS 150, Routt CR 82 and Moffat CR 1. 6 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Jackson-Larimer Co. line; on S by Colo. 14; on W by Colo. 125, from Colo. 14 to WY. 7 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CR 103 (Laramie River Rd.); on S by Colo. 14; on W by Larimer-Jackson Co. line. 8 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CRs 59, 80C (Cherokee Park Rd.), 67J (Prairie Divide Rd.), 74E (Red Feather Lakes Rd.) & 69 (Manhattan Rd.); on S by Colo. 14; on W by CR 103 (Laramie River Rd.). 9* LARIMER & WELD COS. bounded on N by WY; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 14; on W by U.S. 287. 10 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by Green and Yampa rivers; on E by Twelvemile Gulch Rd., U.S. 40 to mile marker 38.3 to Elk Springs Ridge to Drill Hole, Winter Valley Gulch, Coal Creek and Wolf Creek; on S by White River; on W by UT. 11 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by Colo. 318 and U.S. 40; on E by Moffat CR 57 and Rio Blanco CR 7; on S by White River; on W by Wolf Creek, Coal Creek, Winter Valley Gulch to Drill Hole to Elk Springs Ridge to mile marker 38.3 on U.S. 40, Twelvemile Gulch Rd., Yampa River and Little Snake River. 12 MOFFAT, ROUTT, RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Colo. 317, Routt CRs 29 & 55, Rio Blanco CRs 10 & 8; on E by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide; on S by Williams Fork-White River divide, USFS 250 and Rio Blanco CRs 48, 15 & 30; on W by Colo. 13. 13 MOFFAT & ROUTT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Routt CR 179, Trout Creek, Fish Creek; on S by Routt CR 29 and Colo. 317; on W by Colo. 13. 14 ROUTT & GRAND COS. bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk River divide; on E by Continental Divide; on S by U.S. 40; on W by U.S. 40 and Routt CR 129. 15 ROUTT, GRAND & EAGLE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Muddy Creek-Yampa River divide (Gore Range divide) and Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 131. 16 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by Lone Pine Creek, CRs 16 & 12W; on E by Colo. 14; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Continental Divide. 17 JACKSON CO. bounded on N and E by Colo. 125; on S by Continental Divide (Jackson-Grand Co. line); on W and N by Colo. 14. 18 GRAND CO. bounded on N and E by Continental Divide; on S by Arapaho Creek, Lake Granby and Colorado River; on W by main fork of Troublesome Creek and Poison Creek. 19 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by Colo. 14 (Poudre Canyon Rd.); on E by I-25; on S by Harmony Rd., CRs 19, 38E, 27 & 44H (Buckhorn Rd.), Elk Creek-Pennock Creek divide and RMNP boundary; on W by Larimer-Jackson Co. line. 20 LARIMER, BOULDER & WELD COS. bounded on N by Larimer CRs 44H (Buckhorn Rd.), 27, 38E & 19 and Harmony Rd.; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 52, U.S. 287, Boulder CR 34 (Niwot/Neva roads), U.S. 36, Boulder CRs 94, 81, 106, 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive) & 102 (Brainard Lake Rd.) and ridge line from Brainard Lake W to Pawnee Peak; on W by Continental Divide, RMNP boundary and Pennock Creek-Elk Creek divide. 21 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by White River; on E by Monument Gulch, Colo. 64, Monument Gulch Rd. and Rio Blanco CRs 103 & 26; on S by Douglas Creek-Roan Creek divide, Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide, Evacuation Creek-Salt Creeks divide and Bitter CreekWest Salt Creek divide; on W by UT. 22 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by White River; on E by Colo. 13; on S by White River-Colorado River divide; on W by Rio Blanco CRs 26 & 103, Monument Gulch Rd., Colo. 64 and Monument Gulch. 23 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Rio Blanco CRs 30, 15 & 48 and USFS 250; on E by USFS 250, Rio Blanco CRs 8 & 17 and USFS Primary Forest Rd. 245 (Buford-Newcastle Rd.); on S by White River-Colorado River divide; on W by Colo. 13. 24 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Williams Fork River-White River divide; on E by White River-Yampa River divide and White River-Colorado River divide; on S by South Fork of White River-Colorado River divide; on W by USFS Primary Forest Rd. 245 and Rio Blanco CRs 17 (Buford-Newcastle Rd.), 8 and USFS 250. 25 GARFIELD & EAGLE COS. bounded on N by Middle Fork of Derby Creek and Derby Creek; on E by Colorado River; on S by Deep Creek; on W by Colorado River-White River divide. 26 GARFIELD, EAGLE & ROUTT COS. bounded on N by Bear River; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Colorado River; on W by Derby Creek, Middle Fork of Derby Creek and USFS Trail 1802. 27 GRAND, ROUTT & JACKSON COS. bounded on N and E by U.S. 40; on S by Colo. 9 and Colorado River; on W by Canyon Creek and Muddy Creek-Yampa River divide (Gore Range divide). UT Utah WY Wyoming E east W west N/NW/NE north/northwest/northeast S/SW/SE south/southwest/southeast purchasing a license. Most land is private. 28 GRAND CO. bounded on N by Colorado River, Lake Granby and Arapaho Creek; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Continental Divide and Williams Fork-Straight Creek divide; on W by Williams Fork-Blue River divide and Barger Gulch. 29 BOULDER, JEFFERSON & GILPIN COS. bounded on N by ridge line from Pawnee Peak to Brainard Lake, Boulder CRs 102 (Brainard Lake Rd.), 94, 81, 106 & 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive), U.S. 36, Boulder CR 34 (Neva/Niwot roads) and Colo. 52 (Mineral Rd.); on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 128, 93, 72, & 119 and USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.); on W by Continental Divide. 30 GARFIELD & MESA COS. bounded on N by West Salt Creek-Bitter Creek divide, Evacuation Creek-Salt Creeks divide and Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide; on E by East Salt Creek-Roan Creek divide, Big Salt Wash- and Little Salt Wash-Roan Creek divides and Bookcliffs; on S by Colorado River; on W by UT. 31 MESA, GARFIELD & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by Colorado-White River divide; on E by Roan CreekParachute Creek divide and Kelly Gulch; on S by Colorado River; on W by Bookcliffs, Little Salt Wash-Roan Creek divide, Big Salt WashRoan Creek divide and East Salt Creek-Roan Creek divide. 32 GARFIELD CO. bounded on N by Parachute Creek-Piceance Creek divide; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Colorado River; on W by Kelly Gulch and Roan Creek-Parachute Creek divide. 33 GARFIELD & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by White River-Colorado River divide; on E by Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 13. 34 GARFIELD & EAGLE COS. bounded on N by Deep Creek; on E and S by Colorado River; on W by Canyon Creek. 35 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Eagle River; on W by Colorado River. 36 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Elk Creek to Piney Ridge, to Eagle’s Nest Wilderness boundary and Gore Range divide (Elliot Ridge); on E by Gore Range divide; on S from Gore Range divide to Vail Pass summit on I-70, following I-70 to Dowd Junction, then to Wolcott by Eagle River; on W by Colo. 131 and Colorado River from State Bridge to Elk Creek. 37 SUMMIT & GRAND COS. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by Barger Gulch, Williams Fork River-Blue River divide, Williams Fork River-Straight Creek divide and Continental Divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide, I-70, Blue River, Cataract Creek and Gore Range divide. 38 GILPIN, BOULDER, CLEAR CREEK & JEFFERSON COS. bounded on N by USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.) and Colo. 119, 72, 93 & 128; on E by I-25; on S by I-70 and U.S. 40; on W by Continental Divide. 39 JEFFERSON, CLEAR CREEK & PARK COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40 and I-70; on E by Colo. 74 and Jefferson CR 73; on S by U.S. 285, North Turkey Creek-Elk Creek divide and Pike-Arapaho NF boundary; on W by Continental Divide. (See unit 391.) See “Land Closures,” page 5. 9 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LANDS 40* MESA CO. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by U.S. 50; on S by Colo. 141 and Dolores River; on W by UT. 41 MESA & DELTA COS. bounded on N by Colorado River and Colo. 65; on E by Colo. 65, Lands End Rd., Flowing Park Rd. and Mesa-Delta Co. line; on W by U.S. 50. 42 MESA & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by South Canyon Creek, divide between Roaring Fork-Crystal River and Baldy CreekDivide Creek drainages and common point of Mesa-PitkinGunnison Co. lines; on S by Divide Creek-Muddy Creek divide, Divide Creek-Plateau Creek divide and Plateau Creek-Colorado River divide; on W by Colorado River. 43 GARFIELD, PITKIN, EAGLE & GUNNISON COS. NEW bounded on N by the Colorado River and the Roaring Fork River; on E by Capitol Creek, the ridgeline of Elk Mountains from Capitol Peak to Snowmass Mountain, and the Pitkin-Gunnison Co. line; on S by the divide between Crystal River-East River drainages; on S and W by Crystal River-Anthracite Creek divide; and on W by the McClure Pass, Muddy Creek-Crystal River divide, Divide Creek-Crystal River divide, Baldy CreekCrystal River divide, and South Canyon Creek. 44 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Colorado River and Eagle River; on E by East Lake Creek; on S by Fryingpan River-Eagle River divide; on W by USFS 514 (Red Table Mountain Rd.), CR 10A (Cottonwood Pass Rd.) and Cottonwood Creek. 45 EAGLE & PITKIN COS. bounded on N by Eagle River from East Lake Creek to Dowd Junction, I-70 from Dowd Junction to Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide; on E by Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by divide between Chance CreekNorth Fork Fryingpan-Cunningham Creek drainages and East Lake Creek. 46 CLEAR CREEK, PARK & JEFFERSON COS. bounded on N by Pike-Arapaho NF boundary and North Turkey Creek-Elk Creek divide; on E and S by U.S. 285; on W by North Fork of South Platte River and Continental Divide. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 47 EAGLE & PITKIN COS. bounded on N by Frying Pan River and Ivanhoe Creek; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Colo. 82; on W by Roaring Fork River. 48 LAKE & CHAFFEE COS. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Tennessee Creek and Arkansas River; on S by Clear Creek and South Fork of Clear Creek; on W by Continental Divide. 49 LAKE, PARK & CHAFFEE COS. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Colo. 9 and U.S. 285; on S by U.S. 24; on W by Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek. 50 PARK CO. bounded on N by U.S. 285; on E by CR 77; on S by U.S. 24; on W by U.S. 285. 51 DOUGLAS CO. bounded on N by Colo. 470; on E by I-25; on S by Douglas-Teller Co. line; on W by South Platte River. 52 DELTA CO. bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line; on E by Grand MesaGunnison NF boundary, Overland Ditch, West Res. No. 1 and Jay Creek; on S by North Fork of Gunnison River and Colo. 92; on W by Colo. 65. 53 DELTA & GUNNISON COS. bounded on N by North Fork of Gunnison River, Gunnison CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.), Kebler Pass and Ohio Pass; on E and S by Gunnison River-North Fork of Gunnison River divide and Curecanti Pass, Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide and Delta-Montrose Co. line; on W by Colo. 92. 10 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 54 GUNNISON CO. bounded on N by Gunnison River-North Fork of Gunnison River divide and CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.); on E by Colo. 135; on S by U.S. 50, Blue Mesa Res. and Gunnison River; on W by Curecanti Creek. 55 GUNNISON CO. bounded on N by Gunnison-Pitkin Co. line; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Taylor River-Tomichi Creek divide and Cumberland Pass, USFS 765 (N Quartz Creek Rd.), Quartz Creek Rd. and U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 135, CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.), Kebler Pass and Ruby Range Summit. 56 CHAFFEE CO. bounded on N by Tincup Pass Rd. and Chalk Creek; on E by Arkansas River; on S by South Arkansas River and U.S. 50; on W by Continental Divide. 57 CHAFFEE, PARK & FREMONT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Kaufman Ridge and Badger Creek; on S and W by Arkansas River. 58 FREMONT & PARK COS. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Park CRs 59, 102 and Colo. 9; on S by U.S. 50 and Arkansas River; on W by Kaufman Ridge and Badger Creek. 59 PUEBLO, FREMONT, EL PASO & TELLER COS. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by I-25; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 67 and Phantom Canyon Rd., except portions of Pueblo, Fremont and El Paso counties within Fort Carson Military Reservation. (See unit 591.) 60 MESA & MONTROSE COS. bounded on N and E by Dolores River; on S by Colo. 90; on W by UT. 61 MESA, MONTROSE, OURAY & SAN MIGUEL COS. bounded on N by Colo. 141; on E by USFS 402 (Divide Rd.) and Dave Wood Rd.; on S by Colo. 62; on W by San Miguel River and Dolores River. 62 DELTA, MESA, MONTROSE & OURAY COS. bounded on N by Colo. 141; on E by Colo. 50 & 550; on S by Colo. 62; on W by Dave Wood Rd. and USFS 402 (Divide Rd.). 63 DELTA, GUNNISON & MONTROSE COS. bounded on N by Colo. 92; on E by Colo. 92, Delta-Montrose Co. line, Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide, Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Curecanti Pass and Curecanti Creek; on S and W by Gunnison River. 64 DELTA & MONTROSE COS. bounded on N and E by Colo. 92 to Gunnison River, south to Morrow Point Res.; on E by Big Blue Creek; on S and W by U.S. 50. 65 GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MONTROSE & OURAY COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Big Blue Creek-Cimarron Creek divide; on S by Ouray-San Juan Co. line; on W by OuraySan Miguel Co. line and Colo. 62 & 550. 66 GUNNISON, HINSDALE & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by Morrow Point Res., Gunnison River and Blue Mesa Res.; on E by Colo. 149, Cebolla Creek, Spring Creek, Cathedral Creek, Groundhog Park and Spring Creek-Cochetopa Creek divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by Hinsdale-San Juan Co. line, Hinsdale-Ouray Co. line, Cimarron River-Henson Creek divide and Big Blue Creek-Little Cimarron River divide, U.S. 50 and Big Blue Creek. 67 GUNNISON, HINSDALE & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 114 and North Pass; on E and S by Continental Divide; on W by Cochetopa Creek-Spring Creek divide and Groundhog Park, Cathedral Creek, Spring Creek, Cebolla Creek and Colo. 149. 68 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by Colo. 114; on E by U.S. 285; on S by CRs G & 41G, USFS 675 & 676, USFS Trails 796 & 787 and SaguacheMineral Co. line; on W by Continental Divide. 69 CUSTER & FREMONT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 67; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Colo. 69, Grape Creek and Arkansas River. 70 DOLORES, MONTROSE & SAN MIGUEL COS. bounded on N by Colo. 90, Dolores River, San Miguel River and Colo. 62; on E by Ouray-San Miguel Co. line and San Miguel-San Juan Co. line; on S by San Miguel-Dolores Co. line, Disappointment Creek, Dolores River and Summit Canyon Creek; on W by UT. 71 DOLORES & MONTEZUMA COS. bounded on N by Disappointment Creek and Dolores-San Miguel Co. line; on E by Dolores-San Juan Co. line, MontezumaLa Plata Co. line and Bear Creek; on S by Colo. 145; on W by USFS 526 (Dolores-Norwood Rd.). 72 DOLORES & MONTEZUMA COS. bounded on N and E by U.S. 491; on S by NM; on W by UT. 73 MONTEZUMA CO. bounded on N by Colo. 184 & 145 and Bear Creek; on E by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line; on S by NM; on W by U.S. 491. 74 LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COS. bounded on N by Ouray-San Juan Co. line; on E by San JuanHinsdale Co. line and Animas River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line, Dolores-San Juan Co. line, San Miguel-San Juan Co. line and Ouray-San Juan Co. line. 75 LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COS. bounded on N and E by Hinsdale-San Juan Co. line, Continental Divide, Los Pinos River-Florida River divide, La Plata CR 240 (Pine River-Florida River Rd.), Bayfield-Vallecito Rd. and Los Pinos River; on S by NM; on W by Animas River. 76 HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE & SAN JUAN COS. bounded on N by Continental Divide, Saguache-Mineral Co. line and USFS Trail 787; on E by La Garita Stock Driveway (ATV trail), USFS 600-3A & 600, Colo. 149 and U.S. 160; on S and W by Continental Divide. 77 ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, LA PLATA & MINERAL COS. bounded on N by Continental Divide and Piedra River-San Juan River divide; on E by Piedra River-San Juan River divide, Four Mile Creek and San Juan River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Los Pinos River-Piedra River divide. 78 ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, MINERAL & RIO GRANDE COS. bounded on N and E by Continental Divide; on S by NM; on W by San Juan River, Four Mile Creek and Piedra River-San Juan River divide. 79 MINERAL, RIO GRANDE & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by USFS trails 787 & 796, USFS 676 & 675 and Saguache CRs 41G & G; on E by U.S. 285; on S by NEW Colo. 112 & U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 149, USFS 600 & 600-3A and La Garita Stock Driveway (ATV trail). 80 ALAMOSA, CONEJOS, MINERAL & RIO GRANDE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Rio Grande; on S by La Jara Creek, Alamosa River, USFS 250 & 380 and Elwood Pass; on W by Continental Divide. 81 ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, CONEJOS & RIO GRANDE COS. bounded on N by USFS 380 & 250, Alamosa River and La Jara Creek; on E by Rio Grande; on S by NM; on W by Continental Divide. 82 ALAMOSA & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by Poncha Pass; on N and E by Rio GrandeArkansas River divide; on S by Alamosa-Costilla Co. line and U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 17 and U.S. 285. 83 ALAMOSA, COSTILLA & HUERFANO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 160 and Alamosa-Costilla Co. line; on E by Costilla-Huerfano Co. line and Sangre de Cristo-Culebra Range; on S by NM; on W by Rio Grande River. 84 CUSTER, FREMONT, HERFANO & PUEBLO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by I-25 and Colo. 1; on S by Colo. 69; on W by Colo. 96 & 67. �LANDS 85 HUERFANO & LAS ANIMAS COS. bounded on N by Colo. 69; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 12 and North and West forks of Purgatoire River; on W by Sangre de Cristo divide and Huerfano CRs 570, 572 (Pass Creek Rd.) & 555 (Muddy Creek Rd.). 86 FREMONT, CUSTER & CHAFFEE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50, South Arkansas River and Arkansas River; on E by Colo. 69 and Fremont CR 27; on S by HuerfanoCuster Co. line; on W by Sangre De Cristo divide and U.S. 285. 87 LARIMER & WELD COS. bounded on N by WY; on E by Weld CRs 390 (Keota-Grover Rd.) & 105 between Keota and Colo. 14; on S by Colo. 14; on W by I-25. 88 WELD CO. bounded on N by WY and NEB; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. 14; on W by CRs 390 (Keota-Grover Rd.) & 105 (between Keota and Colo. 14). 89 WELD & LOGAN COS. bounded on N by NEB; on E by Colo. 113 and U.S. 138; on S by Colo. 14; on W by Colo. 71. 90 LOGAN & SEDGWICK COS. bounded on N by NEB; on E and S by U.S. 138; on W by Colo. 113. 91 LOGAN CO. bounded on N by U.S. 138; on E by Red Lion Rd. (CR 93); on S by I-76 and U.S. 6; on W by U.S. 138. 92 LOGAN & SEDGWICK COS. bounded on N by U.S. 138 and NEB; on E and S by I-76; on W by Red Lion Rd. (Logan CR 93). 93 LOGAN, SEDGWICK & PHILLIPS COS. bounded on N by I-76; on N and E by NEB state line; on S by U.S. 6; on W by I-76. 94 LARIMER, ADAMS & WELD COS. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E by U.S. 85 & 34, Weld CR 49 (Hudson-Keenesburg Cutoff) and I-76; on S by Colo. 7; on W by I-25. 95 WELD, LOGAN, MORGAN & WASHINGTON COS. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E and S by U.S. 6, Logan CRs 6 & 17.7, Washington CR 58, Morgan CR W.7, 2nd Street in Snyder, Colo. 71, Morgan CRs W.5, 28, W, 13.5 & W.5 and Colo. 144; on W by Morgan CR 2, Morgan CR KK/Weld CR 74 and Weld CR 105. 96 LOGAN, WASHINGTON & MORGAN COS. bounded on N by Colo. 144, Morgan CRs W.5, 13.5, W, 28 & W.5, Colo. 71, Morgan CR W.7 (becomes Washington CR 58 at Co. line), Washington CR 58 (becomes Logan CR 17.7 at Co. line), Logan CRs 17.7 & 6 and U.S. 6; on E and S by U.S. 6 and I-76; on W by Colo. 144. 97 LOGAN, WASHINGTON & MORGAN COS. bounded on N and E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 34; on W by I-76. 98 LOGAN, PHILLIPS, YUMA & WASHINGTON COS. bounded on N by Colo. 6; on E by NEB; on S by U.S. 34; on W by Colo. 61. 99 WELD, MORGAN & ADAMS COS. bounded on N by I-76; on E by Colo. 71; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 79 and 144th Ave.; on S and W by Adams CR 25N, 152nd Ave. and I-76; on W by I-76. 100 WASHINGTON & MORGAN COS. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 71. 101 WASHINGTON & YUMA COS. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by U.S. 385, Yuma CR 26, Colo. 59, Yuma CRs 16, C & 9 (becomes Washington CR 9 at Co. line) and Washington CRs 9, YY & 7; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 61. 102 WASHINGTON & YUMA COS. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by NEB and KS; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Washington CRs 7, YY, & 9 (becomes Yuma CR 9 at Co. line), Yuma CRs 9, C & 16, Colo. 59, Yuma CR 26 and U.S. 385. 103 YUMA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by KS; on S by Kit CarsonYuma Co. line; on W by U.S. 385. 104* DENVER, ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS & ELBERT COS. bounded on N by Colo. 7, I-76, 152nd Ave., Adams CR 25N and 144th Ave.; on E by Colo. 79, Colo. 36 (Arapahoe CR 137), Kiowa-Bennett Mile Rd., Elbert CRs 53, 166 & 45–49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR 25–41; on S by Elbert-Douglas-El Paso Co. lines; on W by I-25. 105 ADAMS, ARAPAHOE & ELBERT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by I-70; on S by U.S. 24 and Elbert-El Paso Co. line; on W by Arapahoe CR 137 (KiowaBennett Mile Rd.), Elbert CRs 53, 166, & 45–49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR 25–41. 106 ARAPAHOE, ELBERT, WASHINGTON & LINCOLN COS. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by Colo. 71; on S and W by I-70. 107 WASHINGTON, LINCOLN & KIT CARSON COS. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by Colo. 59; on S by I-70; on W by Colo. 71. 109 WASHINGTON, YUMA & KIT CARSON COS. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by U.S. 385, Yuma-Kit Carson Co. line and KS; on S by I-70; on W by Colo. 59. 110 EL PASO CO. bounded on N by Douglas-Elbert-El Paso Co. lines; on E by U.S. 24 and CR 523 (Calhan Hwy.); on S by Colo. 94; on W by I-25. 111 EL PASO, LINCOLN & ELBERT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. 94; on W by U.S. 24 and El Paso CR 523 (Calhan Hwy). 112 LINCOLN CO. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Co. Primary 109; on S by Colo. 94; on W by Colo. 71. 113 LINCOLN & CHEYENNE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Cheyenne CR 8; on S by Colo. 94; on W by Co. Primary 109. 114 LINCOLN, KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COS. bounded on N by I-70; on E by Flagler-Wildhorse Rd. (CRs 5, G, 6, A [Kit Carson Co. line], GG [Cheyenne Co. line] & 9); on S and W by U.S. 40. 115 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COS. bounded on N by I-70; on E by Colo. 59; on S by U.S. 40; and W by Flagler-Wildhorse Rd. 116 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COS. bounded on N by I-70; on E by U.S. 385; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Colo. 59. 117 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COS. bounded on N by I-70; on E by KS; on S by U.S. 40; on W by U.S. 385. 118 EL PASO CO. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Yoder Rd., Shear Rd. and Boone Rd.; on S by Hanover Rd., Finch Rd. and Myers Rd.; on W by I-25. 119 EL PASO & LINCOLN COS. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Colo. 71; on S by CrowleyLincoln and El Paso-Pueblo Co. lines; on W by Yoder Rd., Shear Rd. and Boone Rd. 120 LINCOLN, CROWLEY & KIOWA COS. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Co. primary roads 109, 1 & 2 and Secondary Rd. 35; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Colo. 71. 121 CHEYENNE, LINCOLN & KIOWA COS. bounded on N by Colo. 94 and U.S. 40; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Co. primary roads 109, 1 & 2 and Secondary Rd. 35. 122 CHEYENNE & KIOWA COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by KS; on S by Colo. 96; on W by U.S. 287. 123 EL PASO & PUEBLO COS. bounded on N by Hanover Rd., Finch Rd. and Myers Rd.; on E by Boone Rd.; on S by Colo. 96 (E of Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection) and U.S. 50 (W of the Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection); on W by I-25. 124 CROWLEY & PUEBLO COS. bounded on N by Lincoln-Crowley and El Paso-Pueblo Co. lines; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Boone Rd. 125 CROWLEY, KIOWA, BENT & OTERO COS. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by Kiowa CR 19 and Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH, S on Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River (E of La Junta), Colo. 109 and U.S. 50 (W of La Junta); on S by Arkansas River; on W by Colo. 71. 126 KIOWA, BENT & PROWERS COS. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Arkansas River; on W by Kiowa CR 19 and Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH, S on Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River. 127 KIOWA & PROWERS COS. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by KS; on S by Arkansas River; on W by U.S. 287. 128* PUEBLO, HUERFANO, LAS ANIMAS & OTERO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50 business (W of Avondale) and U.S. 50 (E of Avondale); on E by Colo. 167; on S by Colo. 10; on W by I-25. 129* CROWLEY, OTERO & PUEBLO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50 (W of Colo. 96 /U.S. 50 intersection) and Colo. 96 (E of Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection); on E by Colo. 71 and U.S. 50; on S by Colo. 10, Colo. 167, U.S. 50 (E of Avondale) and U.S. 50 business (W of Avondale); on W by I-25. 130 OTERO & BENT COS. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by Colo. 101, PritchettLas Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 50; on S by Bent-Las Animas & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on W by Colo. 109. 131 ROUTT & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Routt CRs 15, 132, 25, 132A & 29; on W by Fish Creek, Trout Creek and Routt CR 179. 132 PROWERS CO. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by KS; on S by Prowers CRs D & F; on W by U.S. 287. 133 HUERFANO, PUEBLO & LAS ANIMAS COS. bounded on N by Colo. 10; on E by Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on S by Apishapa River; on W by I-25. 134 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by Apishapa River; on E by Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on S by U.S. 350; on W by I-25. 135 LAS ANIMAS, PUEBLO & OTERO COS. bounded on N by Colo. 10 and U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 109 (N of Purgatoire River) and Purgatoire River (S of Colo. 109); on S by Las Animas-Otero Co. line and N boundary of U.S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site; on W by U.S. 350 and Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd. 136 OTERO, BENT & LAS ANIMAS COS. bounded on N by Colo. 109 and Purgatoire River; on E by Colo. 109; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Chacuaco Creek and Purgatoire River. 137 LAS ANIMAS & BACA COS. bounded on N by Bent-Las Animas & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on E by Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 160; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 109. 138 BACA CO. bounded on N by Baca-Bent & Baca-Prowers Co. lines; on E by U.S. 287; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. 11 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LANDS 139 BACA CO. bounded on N by Prowers CRs D & F; on E by KS; on S by Baca CR M; on W by U.S. 287. 361 EAGLE & GRAND COS. bounded on N by Colorado River from Elk Creek to Inspiration Point; on E by Gore Range divide; on S and W by Piney Ridge to Elk Creek, following Piney Ridge to Eagle’s Nest Wilderness boundary and Gore Range divide (Elliott Ridge). 140 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Colo. 389; on S by NM; on W by I-25. 141 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by W and S boundaries of U.S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site and Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on E by Purgatoire River and San Francisco Creek; on S by U.S. 160; on W by U.S. 350. 371 SUMMIT CO. bounded on N by Cataract Creek; on E by Green Mountain Reservoir and Blue River; on S by I-70; on W by Gore Range divide. 391* JEFFERSON CO. bounded on N by I-70; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 470, CRs 124 (Deer Creek Canyon) & 122 (South Turkey Creek) and U.S. 285; on W by CR 73 and Colo. 74. (See unit 39.) 142 LAS ANIMAS CO. in U.S. Army Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. 143 LAS ANIMAS CO. 411 MESA & DELTA COS. bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line, Flowing Park Rd. and Lands End Rd.; on E by Colo. 65 & 92; on S by U.S. 50. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Baca-Las Animas Co. line; on S by OK & NM; on W by Colo. 389. 144 BACA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by U.S. 287; on S by OK; on W by Baca-Las Animas Co. line. 421 MESA & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Colorado River-Plateau Creek divide; on E by Divide Creek-Buzzard Creek divide; on S by Mesa-Delta Co. line; on W by Colo. 65. 145 BACA CO. bounded on N by CR M; on E by KS; on S by OK; on W by U.S. 287. 146 BENT & PROWERS COS. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Prowers-Baca & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on W by Colo. 101 and Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 50. 147 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by Las Animas-Otero Co. line; on E by Purgatoire River and Chacuaco Creek; on S by U.S. 160; on W by San Francisco Creek, Purgatoire River, Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd., east boundary of U.S. Army Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. 161 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Colo. 125; on S by Colo. 14, CRs 12W & 16, Lone Pine Creek and Continental Divide; on W by Continental Divide. 171 JACKSON CO. bounded on N and E by Colo. 14 and Jackson-Larimer Co. line; on S by Jackson-Grand Co. line; on W by Colo. 125. 181 GRAND CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Poison Creek and Main Fork of Troublesome Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 9 and U.S. 40. 191 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Colo. 14; on W by CRs 69 (Manhattan Rd.), 74E (Red Feather Lakes Rd.), 67J (Red Prairie Divide Rd.), 80C (Cherokee Park Rd.) and 59. 201 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CR 10N (Irish Canyon Rd.), Colo. 318 and CR 10; on S by CR 34 and Green River; on W by UT. 211 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COS. bounded on N by U.S. 40 and Yampa River; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Colo. 13 and Colo. 64; on W by Rio Blanco CR 7 and Moffat CR 57. 214* ROUTT CO. bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk River divide; on E by CR 129; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Wolf Creek, Wolf Mountain, along Elk River-Elkhead Creek divide. 231 ROUTT, RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COS. bounded on N by Routt CRs 29, 132A, 25, 132 & 15; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Bear River; on W by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide to Dunkley Pass, Rio Blanco CRs 8 & 19 and Routt CR 55. 301 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by CRs 5, 3 & 108; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Yampa River; on W by CR 17. 12 2024–2025 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 431 NEW PITKIN CO. bounded on N by the Roaring Fork River; on E by Castle Creek; on S by the Pitkin-Gunnison Co. line; on W by the Pitkin-Gunnison Co. line, ridgeline of Elk Mountains from Snowmass to Capitol Peak and Capitol Creek. 441 MOFFAT & ROUTT COS. bounded on N by USFS 42; on E by Elkhead Creek-Elk River divide and Wolf Creek; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Elkhead Creek. 444 EAGLE, GARFIELD & PITKIN COS. bounded on N by Colorado River, Cottonwood Creek, Eagle CR 10A (Cottonwood Pass Rd.), USFS 514 (Red Table Mountain Rd.) and Fryingpan-Eagle River divide; on E by divide between Lime Creek and North Fork of Fryingpan River and its tributaries and Cross Creek-Homestake Creek drainages; on S by Ivanhoe Creek and Fryingpan River; on W by Roaring Fork River. 461* JEFFERSON & PARK COS. bounded on N by Jefferson CRs 122 (South Turkey Creek Canyon) & 124 (Deer Creek Canyon) and Colo. 7 & 470; on E by South Platte River; on S by North Fork of South Platte River; on W by U.S. 285. 471 PITKIN CO. bounded on N by Roaring Fork and Colo. 82; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Roaring Fork River-Taylor River divide; on W by Castle Creek. 481 CHAFFEE CO. bounded on N by South Fork of Clear Creek and Clear Creek; on E by Arkansas River; on S by Chalk Creek and Tincup Pass Rd. from St. Elmo; on W by Continental Divide. 500 PARK CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by North Fork of South Platte River; on S by U.S. 285; on W by Colo. 9. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 501 PARK & JEFFERSON COS. bounded on N by U.S. 285 and North Fork of South Platte River; on E by South Platte River; on S by U.S. 24; on W by Park CR 77. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 511 TELLER, EL PASO & PARK COS. bounded on N by Douglas Co. line; on E by I-25; on S by U.S. 24; on W by South Platte River, except on U.S. Air Force Academy. 521 GUNNISON & DELTA COS. bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line and Gunnison-Mesa Co. line; on E by Gunnison-Pitkin Co. line, White River-Gunnison NF boundary and Ruby Range Summit; on S by Gunnison CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.) and North Fork of Gunnison River; on W by Jay Creek, West Res. No. 1, Overland Ditch and Grand Mesa-Gunnison NF boundary. 551 GUNNISON & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50, Quartz Creek Rd., North Quartz Creek Rd. and Taylor River-Tomichi Creek divide; on E by Continental Divide; on S and W by Colo. 114. 561 CHAFFEE & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by U.S. 285; on S by Arkansas River-Rio Grande drainage divide; on W by Continental Divide. 581 PARK, TELLER & FREMONT COS. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Colo. 67 and Phantom Canyon Rd.; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 9 and Park CRs 59 and 102. 591 PUEBLO, FREMONT & EL PASO COS. on Fort Carson Military Reservation land. 681 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide and Arkansas River Divide between North Pass and Poncha Pass; on E by U.S. 285; on S by U.S. 285 and Colo. 114; on W by Colo. 114. 682 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by U.S. 285; on E by Colo. 17; on S by CR G; on W by U.S. 285. 691 CUSTER & FREMONT COS. bounded on N by Arkansas River and U.S. 50; on E and S by Arkansas River and Grape Creek and Arkansas River; on W by Colo. 69, U.S. 50 and Fremont CR 27. 711 DOLORES, MONTEZUMA & SAN MIGUEL COS. bounded on N by Summit Canyon Creek, Dolores River and Disappointment Creek; on E by USFS 526 (Dolores-Norwood Rd.); on E and S by Colo. 145; on S by Colo. 184; on W by U.S. 491 and UT. 741 LA PLATA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Animas River; on S by NM; on W by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line. 751 ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COS. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Los Pinos RiverPiedra River divide; on S by NM; on W by Los Pinos River, CRs 501 (Bayfield-Vallecito Rd.) & 240 (Pine River-Florida River Rd.) and Los Pinos River-Florida River divide. 771 ARCHUELTA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by San Juan River; on S by NM; on W by Los Pinos River-Piedra River divide. 791 ALAMOSA, RIO GRANDE & SAGUACHE COS. bounded on N by CR G; on E by Colo. 17; on S by U.S. 160; on W by NEW Colo. 112 and U.S. 285. 851 COSTILLA & LAS ANIMAS COS. bounded on N by West and North forks of Purgatoire River and Colo. 12; on E by I-25; on S by NM; on W by Sangre de Cristo divide. 861 HUERFANO CO. bounded on N by Custer-Huerfano Co. line; on E by Colo. 69, CRs 555 (Muddy Creek Rd.), 570 & 572 (Pass Creek Rd.); on S and W by Sangre de Cristo divide. 951 WELD & MORGAN COS. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E by Weld CR 105, Morgan CR KK/Weld CR 74, Morgan CR 2 and Colo. 144; on S by I-76; on W by Weld CR 49 and U.S. 34 & U.S. 85. Visit the Colorado Hunting Atlas for detailed GMU boundaries and maps: cpw.info/hunting-atlas �Check the new "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.info/mountain-lion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on page 8. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP CPW.STATE.CO.US 13 �CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us ONLINE BROCHURE NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’convenience. The online brochure is the most up-to-date version and contains any corrections: cpw.info/mountain-lion-brochure. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.info/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2024–2025 MTN. LION HOME TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST ELK POPULATION SEASON DATES Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale MARCH 25, 2024 NOV. 25, 2024– MARCH 31, 2025 Mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" online. Through careful wildlife management funded by license fees from regulated hunting and fishing, Colorado is home to the largest elk population in the world. See hunt table, GMUs and map for details, pages 8–13. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. 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LIVE LIFE OUTSIDE (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) cpw.info/donate 14 TO DONATE: co.accessgov.com/ogt/Forms/Page/ogt/payments/ 14 COLORADO 2016 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/f81ffb2629efbcd637b3940f731b651c.pdf c4c09fe91a61c87e6f124ef782183cbe PDF Text Text WHAT'S NEW C O L O R A D O P A R K S & LICENSES W I L D L I F E 2023−2024 Colorado Mountain Lion APRIL SEASON: April 1–30, 2023 FALL SEASON: Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E April −March 2023 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 WHAT'S NEW: 2023–2024........................................1 LICENSE INFORMATION........................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees............................................................. 1 ■ What you need to buy a license.......................................................... 1 ■ License requirements; season dates.................................................... 1 ■ Residency requirements; hunter education; Habitat Stamps.............. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION...........................................3 ■ Identifying male & female lions.......................................................... 3 ■ Lion management & research............................................................. 3 ■ After harvest....................................................................................... 3 ■ Additional opportunities.................................................................... 3 HUNTING LAWS...................................................4–7 ■ Mountain lion regulations.................................................................. 4 ■ Mountain lion pursuit definitions....................................................... 4 ■ Daily harvest limits report.................................................................. 4 ■ Bag limits & tagging........................................................................... 4 ■ Legal methods of take........................................................................ 5 ■ Legal hunting hours; minimum hunting age; restrictions.................. 5 ■ Evidence of sex; land closures............................................................. 5 ■ Mandatory inspections & seals; donating wildlife.............................. 6 ■ Illegal hunting activities; Top 10 Most Common Hunting Violations..... 7 APRIL & FALL SEASONS............................................8 ■ April & fall hunt code table................................................................. 8 MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING GMUs & MAP.............. 9–13 IMPORTANT DATES................................. BACK COVER COVER: A mountain lion locks eyes with the camera near Rist Canyon, west of Fort Collins. © Victor Schendel #LiveLifeOutside LET'S BE SOCIAL Printed for free distribution by: cpw.state.co.us OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR Heather Disney Dugan, CPW Acting Director COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of July 2022 Carrie Besnette Hauser, Chair Dallas May, Vice-Chair Marie Haskett, Secretary Taishya Adams Karen Michelle Bailey Betsy Blecha Gabriel Otero Duke Phillips IV Richard Reading James Jay Tutchton Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Heather Disney Dugan, CPW Acting Director REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR Mark Koenig COVER PHOTO © Victor Schendel The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit: cpw.info/accessibility NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.info/regulations CPW ADMINISTRATIVE, REGIONAL & AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-297-1192 (M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) REGISTRATION OFFICE Boat, Snowmobile, Off-Highway Vehicle 13787 US Hwy. 85 N Littleton, 80125 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-281-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Pueblo Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-3333 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2820 �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2023–2024 ▶ BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS FOR SOME GMUs: See the updated descriptions for GMUs 8, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129, 135 and 191 starting on page 9, "Game Management Unit (GMU) Descriptions." ▶ CHECK OUR OTHER REGULATION BROCHURES FOR MORE INFORMATION: Depending on the activity you'd like to do on our state's public lands, our other brochures such as Fishing and Big Game contain useful additional information to help you recreate responsibly. Be sure to take a look! ▶ SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE ALSO AVAILABLE! (¡La versión en español del folleto del león de montaña estará disponible en línea pronto!): Consulte cpw.info/puma. NOTE: E-BIKE SAFETY Hunters using e-bikes are encouraged to fully unload and case their firearms and bows when transporting them for safety. Check with the local BLM Field Office and/or USFS Ranger District where you want to ride for the most up-to-date information. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.info/buy-apply ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ 2023 Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable)...............$11.50 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE See page 2 for details ▶ 1 PROPER IDENTIFICATION and PROOF of residency (for Colorado residents). 2 PROOF of hunter education. 3 HABITAT STAMP: A 2023 or lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to buying a license or purchasing a qualifying license to apply for the draw for anyone ages 18–64. NOTE: A Social Security number is required for hunters age 12 and older, per federal law. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ▶ YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and must carry it on you when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. ▶ HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp.................................................... $345.36 LICENSES Nicole Cook © Whitaker Brothers Hunting FEE RESIDENTS.............................................................. $56.97 NONRESIDENTS....................................................... $388.83 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards, CPW gift certificates, check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. 1. HUNTER EDUCATION A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 2. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw.info/mountain-lion-exam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. ▶ A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. SEASON DATES One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2023 OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 �LICENSES 1 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ▶ The physical residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that shows an address other than in Colorado. ▶ Go online for more information: cpw.info/proof-of-residency RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: You must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months immediately prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have your primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, you must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: You must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, proof of out-of-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado. Military member's spouse and/or dependents share the same residency status. Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as your home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident. Military member's spouse and/or dependents share the same residency status. b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 6. YOUTH Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS If you otherwise meet residency requirements but your Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or you have a CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identification on your record, you must provide at least two additional proofs of residency showing 6 consecutive months of Colorado residency immediately prior to buying or applying for a license. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/ rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2 2. MULTIPLE HOMES If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-287-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 2 HUNTER EDUCATION HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) REQUIREMENTS 1. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. 2. A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 3. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless it is verified and your license is marked with a “V.” To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. 4. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. HUNTER EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS 1. Individuals over age 50 or active duty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.info/ hunter-education-test-out 2. An apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters who are at least 10 years old (age 12 for big game) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field. This hunter education waiver can be obtained twice in a lifetime: cpw.info/apprentice-certificate For more information, go to: cpw.info/hunter-education 3 HABITAT STAMPS Habitat Stamps are REQUIRED for hunters and cost $11.50; only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Habitat Stamps are now valid March 1– March 31 of the following year (13 months). ▶ A 2023 Habitat Stamp will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $345.36. ▶ Anyone who is approved in the Columbine, First Responder, Veteran and/or Big Game Mobility Impaired programs is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See cpw.info/accessibility For more information, go to: cpw.info/habitat-stamp �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. CPW.INFO/ MOUNTAIN-LION-EXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. Female mountain lion hindquarters Male mountain lion hindquarters LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths, specifically adult female mortality. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have farreaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female or adult female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total human-caused mortality data are examined annually against thresholds described in lion man- agement plans for each group of units. If the female, or adult female, harvest and total mortality levels are too high in an area with a management goal of maintaining a stable lion population, harvest limits may be lowered CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In units on the West Slope which are managed under the 2022 West Slope Lion Plan, if adult female harvest proportions are exceeded, CPW will highlight a request for voluntary female harvest reductions in the lion brochure and online Mountain Lion Harvest Limit Report. The majority of lions harvested in Colorado are taken with the aid of hounds which allows hunters to reduce female harvest by examining tracks and treed lions to determine gender before pursuit or harvest. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office in person within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FISHERS PEAK STATE PARK HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES Up to 7 hunters will have the opportunity to hunt deer, elk or bear, and one hunter for mountain lion, on Fishers Peak, near Trinidad, in 2023. Access is by permit only, issued by drawing. Information about how to apply for these opportunities can be found at: cpw.info/ fishers-peak 3 CPW.STATE.CO.US �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS DAILY HARVEST LIMITS REPORT 1. Hunters must check the Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report online prior to each hunting trip. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. 2. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a game management unit after it has closed. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a unit after it has closed. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on CPW's website for open units: cpw.info/mountain-lion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. 3. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 4. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 5. Artificial light is illegal. 6. Bait is illegal. 7. Non-electronic calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) are permitted. Electronic calls are NOT legal in the majority of the state, but are permitted in a few specific GMUs: 43, 44, 45, 60, 61, 70 (west of Colo. 141), 72, 73 and 444 ONLY. 8. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 9. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 10. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 11. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. At a minimum, this means the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 12. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 13. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.info/regulations. MOUNTAIN LION PURSUIT DEFINITIONS Dogs: Dogs or hounds that are used to track and bay or tree a mountain lion. Opportunistic encounter: Using spot and stalk, stand-sitting or other encounter methods to harvest a mountain lion. Non-electronic call: Mouth calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) may be used to attract lions during open seasons. Electronic call: Predator calls that are electronically activated or powered. Only legal in a small set of West Slope units. See page 8 and "Mountain Lion Regulations" above. 4 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING A X E E L P M Example of the 2023 online "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report." BAG LIMITS & TAGGING 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2023 OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST The Mountain Lion Education and Identification Course presents information about mountain lion biology, physiology and behavior; explains the importance of determining mountain lion gender for anyone who pursues or hunts mountain lions; explains the mountain lion management objectives of Colorado Parks and Wildlife; details Colorado laws and regulations pertaining to mountain lion hunting and helps mountain lion hunters and others make informed choices, improving the hunting experience. C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM Learn more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.info/mountain-lion-exam cpw.state.co.us �HUNTING LAWS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE LEGAL HUNTING HOURS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. Minimum barrel length of 4 inches for handguns. NOTE: SMART RIFLES are prohibited, including any firearm equipped with a target tracking system, electronically controlled, assisted or computer-linked trigger or a ballistics computer. Any firearm equipped with a scope containing a computer processor is considered to be a smart rifle. NOTE: FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLES are prohibited. Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are one-half hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. Go to cpw.info/huntingresources for a link to current sunrise/sunset tables and more information. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds. No let-off maximum required. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.info/hunter-education RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accom- panies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. LAND CLOSURES KENOSHA PASS & GUANELLA PASS RD. (UNITS 39, 46, 500 & 501) 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. Closed to hunting year-round along Kenosha Pass within 1/4 mile of Hwy. 285, between mile markers 203 and 206 in Park Co., excluding private lands. Also closed to hunting within 1/4 mile of Guanella Pass Rd. (Clear Creek CR 381 and Park CR 62) when the road is open to motor-vehicle traffic, from mile markers 12.5 to 19 (located at the intersection of Guanella Pass Rd. and the Clear Lake picnic area). This closure includes 1/4 mile around and including Deadman’s Lake (E of Guanella Pass Rd., N of Mt. Bierstadt Trail (USFS trail 711)), excluding private lands. When Guanella Pass Rd. is closed to motor-vehicle traffic, the hunting closure is lifted. GET THE LEAD OUT Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment & Colorado Parks and Wildlife Go to CDPHE.COLORADO.GOV/LEAD-HEALTH and click "For the public" to see the Lead in Harvested Wild Game factsheet. From the field to the table, ensuring your next harvest is safe for your family is important. Switching from lead bullets may be an option that’s right for you. Science tells us that ingesting lead can cause potential health problems over time. Risks are low for most people; however, you can also: 1. Use lead-free shot or bullets. 2. Choose a firearm with lower-velocity bullets, so the bullet fragments don’t scatter as far into the wound. Liberally trim and discard meat damaged by the bullet when you process an animal. 3. Clean your meat grinder between each animal. Lead is soft and can go through your grinder, contaminating an entire batch of ground meat. If you don’t grind the meat yourself, speak with your commercial processor about their equipment cleaning process between animals. 4. Avoid eating game meat from animals harvested with lead bullets if you are pregnant. Children younger than 6 should also avoid it. CPW.STATE.CO.US 5 �HUNTINGLAWS LAWS HUNTING INSPECTION & SEALS DONATING WILDLIFE Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. Donation certificates are required for all donations. Certificates must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/program/ office-of-law-enforcement/information-importers-exporters. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the head and carcass are not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 9–12 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 6 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled. ▶ recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled, and: ▶ both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. �HUNTING LAWS ILLEGAL HUNTING ACTIVITIES THE TOP 10 MOST COMMON HUNTING VIOLATIONS IN COLORADO: 1. TRESPASSING. Going onto private lands without getting permission first while hunting, fishing or performing any related activity is illegal. Private lands do not need to be posted or fenced, so it can be difficult to see boundaries. Violators may be suspended for up to 5 years for trespassing. This includes State Land Board properties not leased and signed by CPW, unless permission is given by the lessee. You must have permission from the landowner to enter private land to retrieve a harvested animal. First, you should try to contact the landowner on your own. If that effort fails, call the local CPW office (inside front cover). 2. Failing to make a reasonable attempt to track and kill animals you wound or may have wounded. Remember that it's against the law to pursue wounded wildlife that goes on private property without first obtaining permission from the landowner or person in charge. You must still attempt to gain permission to enter and locate the animal. 3. Failing to reasonably dress, care for, prepare and provide edible wildlife meat for human consumption. At a minimum, the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps are edible meat. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 4. Hunting without a proper license. Anyone who hunts wildlife must have in their possession the appropriate and valid Colorado resident or nonresident license that includes their Customer Identification (CID) number, and must only harvest wildlife of the species and type indicated on the license. 5. Mistakenly killing wildlife. You must report big-game animals unintentionally killed, not due to carelessness or negligence, to a CPW office (inside front cover) (or the local Sheriff 's office after CPW regular hours) before continuing to hunt and as soon as practical. Before contacting CPW, field dress the animal. CPW evaluates the circumstances, including shots fired, species and number of animals present, firearms, ammunition, etc. Big game accidentally killed does not count toward annual bag limits. 6. Not showing evidence of sex. Be sure to leave evidence of sex naturally attached to the carcass. Evidence includes the testicles or penis of a male, or vulva of a female. See "Evidence of Sex" on page 5 for more details. 7. Carrying loaded firearms while in or on any motor vehicle. Firearms must be unloaded in the chamber. Muzzleloading rifles are considered unloaded if the percussion cap or shotshell primer is removed, or if the powder is removed from flashpan. It is illegal for anyone to have a loaded electronic-ignition muzzleloader in or on a motor vehicle; the chamber must be unloaded or the battery must be disconnected and removed from its compartment. Most accidents involving firearms occur in or near vehicles. 8. Carrying loaded firearms (except handguns) on an OHV during deer, elk, pronghorn and bear seasons. Firearms (except handguns) must be unloaded in the chamber and magazine. Firearms (except handguns) and bows must be fully enclosed in a hard or soft case. Scabbards or cases with open ends or sides are prohibited. This does not apply to landowners or their agents who carry a firearm on an OHV to take depredating wildlife on property they own or lease. 9. Improperly voiding and/or attaching a carcass tag. You must sign and detach the carcass tag from your hunting license immediately following taking your animal. It is illegal to sign or tear the carcass tag before harvest. The tag must also be attached to the animal properly. 10. Hunting with rifles, handguns or shotguns firing a single slug, or archery equipment within an area 50 feet on each side of the center line of any state highway or municipal or county road, as designated by the county. Before firing a shot, you must be at least 50 feet off a designated state or county road, and just off U.S. Forest Service or BLM roads. You also cannot shoot across a road. FELONY OFFENSES: If convicted of a felony violation, you can face a lifetime license suspension: ▶ To kill and abandon big game. It is illegal to remove only the hide, antlers or other trophy parts and leave the carcass in the field. ▶ To sell, buy or offer to sell or buy big game. ▶ To solicit someone to illegally kill big game for commercial gain or provide outfitting services without required registration. IT IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW TO: ▶ Hunt carelessly or discharge a firearm or release an arrow disregarding human life or property. ▶ Hunt outside of legal hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset). ▶ Interfere with hunters. This includes distracting or frightening prey; causing prey to flee by using light or noise; chasing prey on foot or by vehicle; throwing objects; making movements; harassing hunters by using threats or actions; erecting barriers to deny access to hunting areas; intentionally injecting yourself into the line of fire. Violators face prosecution and may have to pay victim’s damages and court costs. ▶ Hunt under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. ▶ Operate or ride a snowmobile with a firearm unless it’s completely unloaded and cased, or with a bow unless it’s unstrung or cased. Compound bows must be cased, not unstrung. ▶ Shoot from or use a motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile or aircraft to hunt, intercept, chase, harass or drive wildlife. ▶ Use aircraft to hunt, to direct hunters on the ground or to hunt the same day or day after a flight was made to find wildlife. ▶ For two or more people on the ground, in a vehicle or vessel to use electronic devices to communicate information that violates any wildlife law or regulation. ▶ Use computer-assisted remote technology (any device, equipment or software used to remotely control a weapon, including the Internet) to hunt or fish. Hunters and anglers must be physically present in the immediate vicinity while hunting/ fishing. ▶ Use unmanned or remote-control drones to look for, scout or detect wildlife. ▶ Use live-action game cameras to locate, surveil, or aid/assist in locating/surveiling game wildlife in order to take/try to take wildlife during the same or following day. "Live-action game camera" is any device capable of recording and transmitting photographic/video data wirelessly to a remote device (such as a computer or smart phone). This doesn't include game cameras that record photographic/video data and store such data for later use, as long as the device cannot transmit data wirelessly. ▶ Use poison, drugs or explosives to hunt or harass wildlife. ▶ Fail to extinguish a campfire completely. ▶ Party hunt (i.e. harvest someone else’s game or let someone harvest yours). ▶ Hunt big game over bait, whether or not the person hunting personally placed the bait. Bait means to put, expose, distribute or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts or other food as an attraction for big game. Salt or mineral blocks used for normal agricultural purposes are not considered bait. Scent sticks that smell like food are illegal for bears. ▶ Post, sign or indicate that public lands, not under an exclusive-control lease, are private. ▶ Establish a permanent structure or plant vegetation on CPW-owned land or waters. Only portable blinds and tree stands for big-game hunting can be erected on CPW land, and no more than 30 days prior to the season during which they will be used. No nails can be driven into trees. Man-made materials for blinds or stands must be removed within 10 days after the season they are used in ends. The owner’s CID number and dates of use must be visible on outside of portable blinds or underside of tree stands. Placement of blinds or stands does not reserve them for personal use: They may be used on first-come, first-served basis. CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �SEASONS MTN. LION HUNTING SEASONS Go online to see the April season map: cpw.info/mountain-lion-april-season-map HUNTING DATES: April 1–30, 2023, then Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2023, then Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the table below are not open to lion hunting for the April and/or fall season. Map on page 13. UNITS SEASON DATES 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 201, 211, 301 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 131, 214, 231, 441 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 HARVEST LIMIT 91 80 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 161, 171, 181, Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 361, 371 38 7 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 1 8 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 4 9 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 3 19 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 5 20 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 9 29 38 ■39, 391 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 ■43, ■44, ■45, ■444 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 7 7 34 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 8 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 51 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 10 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 7 52, 53, 63, 411, 521 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 31 54, 55, 66, 67, 551 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 18 59, 591 ■60, ■61, ■70 (W of Colo. 141), ■72, ■73 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 7 31 62, 64, 65, 70 (E of Colo. 141), 71, 711 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 48 68, 76, 79, 82, 681, 682, 791 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 16 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 35 74, 75, 77, 78, 741, 751, 771 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 23 80, 81, 83 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 18 85, 140, 851 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 34 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 April 1–30, 2023 104, 105, 110 6 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 ■46 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. April 1–30, 2023 April 1–30, 2023 HARVEST LIMIT ■500, 501 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. 33 ■43, 44, 45, 444 Electronic calls permitted for hunting mountain lion. ■46 50, ■500, ■501 SEASON DATES ■60, 61, 70 (W of Colo. 141), 72, 73 Electronic calls permitted for hunting mountain lion. 2 ■39 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for hunting closure details. 40, 41, 42, 47, 421, 471 UNITS 10 12 461 511 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 April 1–30, 2023 Nov. 27, 2023–March 31, 2024 5 5 25 8 7 4 �LANDS GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT (GMU) DESCRIPTIONS MOUNTAIN LION ABBREVIATIONS: U.S. U.S. highway COLO. Colorado highway CO./COs. county/counties CR county road RES. reservoir NF National Forest USFS U.S. Forest Service FS Forest Service BLM Bureau of Land Management RMNP Rocky Mtn. National Park KS Kansas NE Nebraska NM New Mexico OK Oklahoma * Landowner permission is advisable before These units are for hunting mountain lion. Unit boundaries are subject to change. These descriptions are exact boundaries of the units; the boundaries depicted on the map in this brochure are approximate. 1 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N, E and S by Green River; on W by UT. 2 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Little Snake River; on S by Yampa River; on W by Green River, CRs 34 & 10, Colo. 318 and CR 10N (Irish Canyon Rd.). 3 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Colo. 13 and CRs 108, 3, 5 & 17; on S by Yampa River, U.S. 40 and Colo. 318; on W by Little Snake River. 4 MOFFAT & ROUTT COs. bounded on N by WY; on E by Moffat CR1, Routt CR 82, USFS 150 and Elkhead Creek; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Colo. 13. 5 MOFFAT & ROUTT COs. bounded on N by WY; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Little Snake-Elk River divide and USFS 42; on W by USFS 150, Routt CR 82 and Moffat CR 1. 6 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Jackson-Larimer Co. line; on S by Colo. 14; on W by Colo. 125, from Colo. 14 to WY. 7 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CR 103 (Laramie River Rd.); on S by Colo. 14; on W by Larimer-Jackson Co. line. 8 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CRs 59, 80C (Cherokee Park Rd.), NEW 67J (Prairie Divide Rd.), 74E (Red Feather Lakes Rd.) & 69 (Manhattan Rd.); on S by Colo. 14; on W by CR 103 (Laramie River Rd.). 9* LARIMER & WELD COs. bounded on N by WY; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 14; on W by U.S. 287. 10 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by Green and Yampa rivers; on E by Twelvemile Gulch Rd., U.S. 40 to mile marker 38.3 to Elk Springs Ridge to Drill Hole, Winter Valley Gulch, Coal Creek and Wolf Creek; on S by White River; on W by UT. 11 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by Colo. 318 and U.S. 40; on E by Moffat CR 57 and Rio Blanco CR 7; on S by White River; on W by Wolf Creek, Coal Creek, Winter Valley Gulch to Drill Hole to Elk Springs Ridge to mile marker 38.3 on U.S. 40, Twelvemile Gulch Rd., Yampa River and Little Snake River. 12 MOFFAT, ROUTT, RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by Colo. 317, Routt CRs 29 & 55, Rio Blanco CRs 10 & 8; on E by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide; on S by Williams Fork-White River divide, USFS 250 and Rio Blanco CRs 48, 15 & 30; on W by Colo. 13. 13 MOFFAT & ROUTT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Routt CR 179, Trout Creek, Fish Creek; on S by Routt CR 29 and Colo. 317; on W by Colo. 13. 14 ROUTT & GRAND COs. bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk River divide; on E by Continental Divide; on S by U.S. 40; on W by U.S. 40 and Routt CR 129. 15 ROUTT, GRAND & EAGLE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Muddy Creek-Yampa River divide (Gore Range divide) and Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 131. 16 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by Lone Pine Creek, CRs 16 & 12W; on E by Colo. 14; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Continental Divide. 17 JACKSON CO. bounded on N and E by Colo. 125; on S by Continental Divide (Jackson-Grand Co. line); on W and N by Colo. 14. 18 GRAND CO. bounded on N and E by Continental Divide; on S by Arapaho Creek, Lake Granby and Colorado River; on W by main fork of Troublesome Creek and Poison Creek. 19 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by Colo. 14 (Poudre Canyon Rd.); on E by I-25; on S by Harmony Rd., CRs 19, 38E, 27 & 44H (Buckhorn Rd.), Elk Creek-Pennock Creek divide and RMNP boundary; on W by Larimer-Jackson Co. line. 20 LARIMER, BOULDER & WELD COs. bounded on N by Larimer CRs 44H (Buckhorn Rd.), 27, 38E & 19 and Harmony Rd.; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 52, U.S. 287, Boulder CR 34 (Niwot/Neva roads), U.S. 36, Boulder CRs 94, 81, 106, 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive) & 102 (Brainard Lake Rd.) and ridge line from Brainard Lake W to Pawnee Peak; on W by Continental Divide, RMNP boundary and Pennock Creek-Elk Creek divide. 21 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by White River; on E by Monument Gulch, Colo. 64, Monument Gulch Rd. and Rio Blanco CRs 103 & 26; on S by Douglas Creek-Roan Creek divide, Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide, Evacuation Creek-Salt Creeks divide and Bitter CreekWest Salt Creek divide; on W by UT. 22 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by White River; on E by Colo. 13; on S by White River-Colorado River divide; on W by Rio Blanco CRs 26 & 103, Monument Gulch Rd., Colo. 64 and Monument Gulch. 23 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by Rio Blanco CRs 30, 15 & 48 and USFS 250; on E by USFS 250, Rio Blanco CRs 8 & 17 and USFS Primary Forest Rd. 245 (Buford-Newcastle Rd.); on S by White River-Colorado River divide; on W by Colo. 13. 24 RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by Williams Fork River-White River divide; on E by White River-Yampa River divide and White River-Colorado River divide; on S by South Fork of White River-Colorado River divide; on W by USFS Primary Forest Rd. 245 and Rio Blanco CRs 17 (Buford-Newcastle Rd.), 8 and USFS 250. 25 GARFIELD & EAGLE COs. bounded on N by Middle Fork of Derby Creek and Derby Creek; on E by Colorado River; on S by Deep Creek; on W by Colorado River-White River divide. UT Utah WY Wyoming E east W west N/NW/NE north/northwest/northeast S/SW/SW south/southwest/southeast purchasing a license. Most land is private. 28 GRAND CO. bounded on N by Colorado River, Lake Granby and Arapaho Creek; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Continental Divide and Williams Fork-Straight Creek divide; on W by Williams Fork-Blue River divide and Barger Gulch. 29 BOULDER, JEFFERSON & GILPIN COs. bounded on N by ridge line from Pawnee Peak to Brainard Lake, Boulder CRs 102 (Brainard Lake Rd.), 94, 81, 106 & 95 (Lefthand Canyon Drive), U.S. 36, Boulder CR 34 (Neva/Niwot roads) and Colo. 52 (Mineral Rd.); on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 128, 93, 72, & 119 and USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.); on W by Continental Divide. 30 GARFIELD & MESA COs. bounded on N by West Salt Creek-Bitter Creek divide, Evacuation Creek-Salt Creeks divide and Douglas Creek-Salt Creeks divide; on E by East Salt Creek-Roan Creek divide, Big Salt Wash- and Little Salt Wash-Roan Creek divides and Bookcliffs; on S by Colorado River; on W by UT. 31 MESA, GARFIELD & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by Colorado-White River divide; on E by Roan CreekParachute Creek divide and Kelly Gulch; on S by Colorado River; on W by Bookcliffs, Little Salt Wash-Roan Creek divide, Big Salt WashRoan Creek divide and East Salt Creek-Roan Creek divide. 32 GARFIELD CO. bounded on N by Parachute Creek-Piceance Creek divide; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Colorado River; on W by Kelly Gulch and Roan Creek-Parachute Creek divide. 33 GARFIELD & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by White River-Colorado River divide; on E by Canyon Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 13. 34 GARFIELD & EAGLE COs. bounded on N by Deep Creek; on E and S by Colorado River; on W by Canyon Creek. 35 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Eagle River; on W by Colorado River. 36 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Elk Creek to Piney Ridge, to Eagle’s Nest Wilderness boundary and Gore Range divide (Elliot Ridge); on E by Gore Range divide; on S from Gore Range divide to Vail Pass summit on I-70, following I-70 to Dowd Junction, then to Wolcott by Eagle River; on W by Colo. 131 and Colorado River from State Bridge to Elk Creek. 37 SUMMIT & GRAND COs. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by Barger Gulch, Williams Fork River-Blue River divide, Williams Fork River-Straight Creek divide and Continental Divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide, I-70, Blue River, Cataract Creek and Gore Range divide. 26 GARFIELD, EAGLE & ROUTT COs. 38 GILPIN, BOULDER, CLEAR CREEK & JEFFERSON COs. 27 GRAND, ROUTT & JACKSON COs. 39 JEFFERSON, CLEAR CREEK & PARK COs. bounded on N by Bear River; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Colorado River; on W by Derby Creek, Middle Fork of Derby Creek and USFS Trail 1802. bounded on N and E by U.S. 40; on S by Colo. 9 and Colorado River; on W by Canyon Creek and Muddy Creek-Yampa River divide (Gore Range divide). bounded on N by USFS 149 (Rollins Pass Rd.) and Colo. 119, 72, 93 & 128; on E by I-25; on S by I-70 and U.S. 40; on W by Continental Divide. bounded on N by U.S. 40 and I-70; on E by Colo. 74 and Jefferson CR 73; on S by U.S. 285, North Turkey Creek-Elk Creek divide and Pike-Arapaho NF boundary; on W by Continental Divide. (See unit 391.) See “Land Closures,” page 5. 9 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LANDS 40* MESA CO. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by U.S. 50; on S by Colo. 141 and Dolores River; on W by UT. 41 MESA & DELTA COs. bounded on N by Colorado River and Colo. 65; on E by Colo. 65, Lands End Rd., Flowing Park Rd. and Mesa-Delta Co. line; on W by U.S. 50. 42 MESA & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by South Canyon Creek, divide between Roaring Fork-Crystal River and Baldy CreekDivide Creek drainages and common point of Mesa-PitkinGunnison Co. lines; on S by Divide Creek-Muddy Creek divide, Divide Creek-Plateau Creek divide and Plateau Creek-Colorado River divide; on W by Colorado River. 43 GARFIELD, PITKIN, EAGLE & GUNNISON COs. bounded on N by Colorado River; on E by Roaring Fork River and Castle Creek; on S by divide between Roaring Fork-Crystal River drainages, East River-Muddy Creek drainages and McClure Pass; on W by Muddy Creek-Crystal River divide, divide between Roaring Fork-Crystal River drainages and Divide Creek-Baldy Creek drainages and South Canyon Creek. 44 EAGLE CO. bounded on N by Colorado River and Eagle River; on E by East Lake Creek; on S by Fryingpan River-Eagle River divide; on W by USFS 514 (Red Table Mountain Rd.), CR 10A (Cottonwood Pass Rd.) and Cottonwood Creek. 45 EAGLE & PITKIN COs. bounded on N by Eagle River from East Lake Creek to Dowd Junction, I-70 from Dowd Junction to Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide; on E by Eagle River-Tenmile Creek divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by divide between Chance CreekNorth Fork Fryingpan-Cunningham Creek drainages and East Lake Creek. 46 CLEAR CREEK, PARK & JEFFERSON COs. bounded on N by Pike-Arapaho NF boundary and North Turkey Creek-Elk Creek divide; on E and S by U.S. 285; on W by North Fork of South Platte River and Continental Divide. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 47 EAGLE & PITKIN COs. bounded on N by Frying Pan River and Ivanhoe Creek; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Colo. 82; on W by Roaring Fork River. 48 LAKE & CHAFFEE COs. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Tennessee Creek and Arkansas River; on S by Clear Creek and South Fork of Clear Creek; on W by Continental Divide. 49 LAKE, PARK & CHAFFEE COs. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Colo. 9 and U.S. 285; on S by U.S. 24; on W by Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek. 50 PARK CO. bounded on N by U.S. 285; on E by CR 77; on S by U.S. 24; on W by U.S. 285. 51 DOUGLAS CO. bounded on N by Colo. 470; on E by I-25; on S by Douglas-Teller Co. line; on W by South Platte River. 52 DELTA CO. bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line; on E by Grand MesaGunnison NF boundary, Overland Ditch, West Res. No. 1 and Jay Creek; on S by North Fork of Gunnison River and Colo. 92; on W by Colo. 65. 53 DELTA & GUNNISON COs. bounded on N by North Fork of Gunnison River, Gunnison CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.), Kebler Pass and Ohio Pass; on E and S by Gunnison River-North Fork of Gunnison River divide and Curecanti Pass, Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide and Delta-Montrose Co. line; on W by Colo. 92. 10 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 54 GUNNISON CO. bounded on N by Gunnison River-North Fork of Gunnison River divide and CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.); on E by Colo. 135; on S by U.S. 50, Blue Mesa Res. and Gunnison River; on W by Curecanti Creek. 55 GUNNISON CO. bounded on N by Gunnison-Pitkin Co. line; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Taylor River-Tomichi Creek divide and Cumberland Pass, USFS 765 (N Quartz Creek Rd.), Quartz Creek Rd. and U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 135, CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.), Kebler Pass and Ruby Range Summit. 56 CHAFFEE CO. bounded on N by Tincup Pass Rd. and Chalk Creek; on E by Arkansas River; on S by South Arkansas River and U.S. 50; on W by Continental Divide. 57 CHAFFEE, PARK & FREMONT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Kaufman Ridge and Badger Creek; on S and W by Arkansas River. 58 FREMONT & PARK COs. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Park CRs 59, 102 and Colo. 9; on S by U.S. 50 and Arkansas River; on W by Kaufman Ridge and Badger Creek. 59 PUEBLO, FREMONT, EL PASO & TELLER COs. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by I-25; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 67 and Phantom Canyon Rd., except portions of Pueblo, Fremont and El Paso counties within Fort Carson Military Reservation. (See unit 591.) 60 MESA & MONTROSE COs. bounded on N and E by Dolores River; on S by Colo. 90; on W by UT. 61 MESA, MONTROSE, OURAY & SAN MIGUEL COs. bounded on N by Colo. 141; on E by USFS 402 (Divide Rd.) and Dave Wood Rd.; on S by Colo. 62; on W by San Miguel River and Dolores River. 62 DELTA, MESA, MONTROSE & OURAY COs. bounded on N by Colo. 141; on E by Colo. 50 & 550; on S by Colo. 62; on W by Dave Wood Rd. and USFS 402 (Divide Rd.). 63 DELTA, GUNNISON & MONTROSE COs. bounded on N by Colo. 92; on E by Colo. 92, Delta-Montrose Co. line, Smith Fork-Dyer Creek divide, Smith Fork-Curecanti Creek divide, Curecanti Pass and Curecanti Creek; on S and W by Gunnison River. 64 DELTA & MONTROSE COs. bounded on N and E by Colo. 92 to Gunnison River, south to Morrow Point Res.; on E by Big Blue Creek; on S and W by U.S. 50. 65 GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MONTROSE & OURAY COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Big Blue Creek-Cimarron Creek divide; on S by Ouray-San Juan Co. line; on W by OuraySan Miguel Co. line and Colo. 62 & 550. 66 GUNNISON, HINSDALE & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by Morrow Point Res., Gunnison River and Blue Mesa Res.; on E by Colo. 149, Cebolla Creek, Spring Creek, Cathedral Creek, Groundhog Park and Spring Creek-Cochetopa Creek divide; on S by Continental Divide; on W by Hinsdale-San Juan Co. line, Hinsdale-Ouray Co. line, Cimarron River-Henson Creek divide and Big Blue Creek-Little Cimarron River divide, U.S. 50 and Big Blue Creek. 67 GUNNISON, HINSDALE & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 114 and North Pass; on E and S by Continental Divide; on W by Cochetopa Creek-Spring Creek divide and Groundhog Park, Cathedral Creek, Spring Creek, Cebolla Creek and Colo. 149. 68 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by Colo. 114; on E by U.S. 285; on S by CRs G & 41G, USFS 675 & 676, USFS Trails 796 & 787 and SaguacheMineral Co. line; on W by Continental Divide. 69 CUSTER & FREMONT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 67; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Colo. 69, Grape Creek and Arkansas River. 70 DOLORES, MONTROSE & SAN MIGUEL COs. bounded on N by Colo. 90, Dolores River, San Miguel River and Colo. 62; on E by Ouray-San Miguel Co. line and San Miguel-San Juan Co. line; on S by San Miguel-Dolores Co. line, Disappointment Creek, Dolores River and Summit Canyon Creek; on W by UT. 71 DOLORES & MONTEZUMA COs. bounded on N by Disappointment Creek and Dolores-San Miguel Co. line; on E by Dolores-San Juan Co. line, MontezumaLa Plata Co. line and Bear Creek; on S by Colo. 145; on W by USFS 526 (Dolores-Norwood Rd.). 72 DOLORES & MONTEZUMA COs. bounded on N and E by U.S. 491; on S by NM; on W by UT. 73 MONTEZUMA CO. bounded on N by Colo. 184 & 145 and Bear Creek; on E by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line; on S by NM; on W by U.S. 491. 74 LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs. bounded on N by Ouray-San Juan Co. line; on E by San JuanHinsdale Co. line and Animas River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line, Dolores-San Juan Co. line, San Miguel-San Juan Co. line and Ouray-San Juan Co. line. 75 LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs. bounded on N and E by Hinsdale-San Juan Co. line, Continental Divide, Los Pinos River-Florida River divide, La Plata CR 240 (Pine River-Florida River Rd.), Bayfield-Vallecito Rd. and Los Pinos River; on S by NM; on W by Animas River. 76 HINSDALE, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE & SAN JUAN COs. bounded on N by Continental Divide, Saguache-Mineral Co. line and USFS Trail 787; on E by La Garita Stock Driveway (ATV trail), USFS 600-3A & 600, Colo. 149 and U.S. 160; on S and W by Continental Divide. 77 ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, LA PLATA & MINERAL COs. bounded on N by Continental Divide and Piedra River-San Juan River divide; on E by Piedra River-San Juan River divide, Four Mile Creek and San Juan River; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Los Pinos River-Piedra River divide. 78 ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, MINERAL & RIO GRANDE COs. bounded on N and E by Continental Divide; on S by NM; on W by San Juan River, Four Mile Creek and Piedra River-San Juan River divide. 79 MINERAL, RIO GRANDE & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by USFS trails 787 & 796, USFS 676 & 675 and Saguache CRs 41G & G; on E by U.S. 285; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 149, USFS 600 & 600-3A and La Garita Stock Driveway (ATV trail). 80 ALAMOSA, CONEJOS, MINERAL & RIO GRANDE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Rio Grande; on S by La Jara Creek, Alamosa River, USFS 250 & 380 and Elwood Pass; on W by Continental Divide. 81 ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, CONEJOS & RIO GRANDE COs. bounded on N by USFS 380 & 250, Alamosa River and La Jara Creek; on E by Rio Grande; on S by NM; on W by Continental Divide. 82 ALAMOSA & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by Poncha Pass; on N and E by Rio GrandeArkansas River divide; on S by Alamosa-Costilla Co. line and U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 17 and U.S. 285. 83 ALAMOSA, COSTILLA & HUERFANO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 160 and Alamosa-Costilla Co. line; on E by Costilla-Huerfano Co. line and Sangre de Cristo-Culebra Range; on S by NM; on W by Rio Grande River. 84 CUSTER, FREMONT, HERFANO & PUEBLO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by I-25 and Colo. 1; on S by Colo. 69; on W by Colo. 96 & 67. �LANDS 85 HUERFANO & LAS ANIMAS COs. bounded on N by Colo. 69; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 12 and North and West forks of Purgatoire River; on W by Sangre de Cristo divide and Huerfano CRs 570, 572 (Pass Creek Rd.) & 555 (Muddy Creek Rd.). 86 FREMONT, CUSTER & CHAFFEE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50, South Arkansas River and Arkansas River; on E by Colo. 69 and Fremont CR 27; on S by HuerfanoCuster Co. line; on W by Sangre De Cristo divide and U.S. 285. 87 LARIMER & WELD COs. bounded on N by WY; on E by Weld CRs 390 (Keota-Grover Rd.) & 105 between Keota and Colo. 14; on S by Colo. 14; on W by I-25. 88 WELD CO. bounded on N by WY and NEB; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. 14; on W by CRs 390 (Keota-Grover Rd.) & 105 (between Keota and Colo. 14). 89 WELD & LOGAN COs. bounded on N by NEB; on E by Colo. 113 and U.S. 138; on S by Colo. 14; on W by Colo. 71. 90 LOGAN & SEDGWICK COs. bounded on N by NEB; on E and S by U.S. 138; on W by Colo. 113. 91 LOGAN CO. bounded on N by U.S. 138; on E by Red Lion Rd. (CR 93); on S by I-76 and U.S. 6; on W by U.S. 138. 92 LOGAN & SEDGWICK COs. bounded on N by U.S. 138 and NEB; on E and S by I-76; on W by Red Lion Rd. (Logan CR 93). 93 LOGAN, SEDGWICK & PHILLIPS COs. bounded on N by I-76; on N and E by NEB state line; on S by U.S. 6; on W by I-76. 94 LARIMER, ADAMS & WELD COs. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E by U.S. 85 & 34, Weld CR 49 (Hudson-Keenesburg Cutoff) and I-76; on S by Colo. 7; on W by I-25. 95 WELD, LOGAN, MORGAN & WASHINGTON COs. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E and S by U.S. 6, Logan CRs 6 & 17.7, Washington CR 58, Morgan CR W.7, 2nd Street in Snyder, Colo. 71, Morgan CRs W.5, 28, W, 13.5 & W.5 and Colo. 144; on W by Morgan CR 2, Morgan CR KK/Weld CR 74 and Weld CR 105. 96 LOGAN, WASHINGTON & MORGAN COs. bounded on N by Colo. 144, Morgan CRs W.5, 13.5, W, 28 & W.5, Colo. 71, Morgan CR W.7 (becomes Washington CR 58 at Co. line), Washington CR 58 (becomes Logan CR 17.7 at Co. line), Logan CRs 17.7 & 6 and U.S. 6; on E and S by U.S. 6 and I-76; on W by Colo. 144. 97 LOGAN, WASHINGTON & MORGAN COs. bounded on N and E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 34; on W by I-76. 98 LOGAN, PHILLIPS, YUMA & WASHINGTON COs. bounded on N by Colo. 6; on E by NEB; on S by U.S. 34; on W by Colo. 61. 99 WELD, MORGAN & ADAMS COs. bounded on N by I-76; on E by Colo. 71; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 79 and 144th Ave.; on S and W by Adams CR 25N, 152nd Ave. and I-76; on W by I-76. 100 WASHINGTON & MORGAN COs. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by Colo. 61; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 71. 101 WASHINGTON & YUMA COs. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by U.S. 385, Yuma CR 26, Colo. 59, Yuma CRs 16, C & 9 (becomes Washington CR 9 at Co. line) and Washington CRs 9, YY & 7; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Colo. 61. 102 WASHINGTON & YUMA COs. bounded on N by U.S. 34; on E by NEB and KS; on S by U.S. 36; on W by Washington CRs 7, YY, & 9 (becomes Yuma CR 9 at Co. line), Yuma CRs 9, C & 16, Colo. 59, Yuma CR 26 and U.S. 385. 103 YUMA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by KS; on S by Kit CarsonYuma Co. line; on W by U.S. 385. 104* DENVER, ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS & ELBERT COs. bounded on N by Colo. 7, I-76, 152nd Ave., Adams CR 25N and 144th Ave.; on E by Colo. 79, Colo. 36 (Arapahoe CR 137), Kiowa-Bennett Mile Rd., Elbert CRs 53, 166 & 45–49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR 25–41; on S by Elbert-Douglas-El Paso Co. lines; on W by I-25. 105 ADAMS, ARAPAHOE & ELBERT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by I-70; on S by U.S. 24 and Elbert-El Paso Co. line; on W by Arapahoe CR 137 (KiowaBennett Mile Rd.), Elbert CRs 53, 166, & 45–49, Colo. 86 and Elbert CR 25–41. 106 ARAPAHOE, ELBERT, WASHINGTON & LINCOLN COs. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by Colo. 71; on S and W by I-70. 122 CHEYENNE & KIOWA COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by KS; on S by Colo. 96; on W by U.S. 287. 123 EL PASO & PUEBLO COs. bounded on N by Hanover Rd., Finch Rd. and Myers Rd.; NEW on E by Boone Rd.; on S by Colo. 96 (E of Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection) and U.S. 50 (W of the Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection); on W by I-25. 124 CROWLEY & PUEBLO COs. bounded on N by Lincoln-Crowley and El Paso-Pueblo Co. lines; on E by Colo. 71; NEW on S by Colo. 96; on W by Boone Rd. 125 CROWLEY, KIOWA, BENT & OTERO COs. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by Kiowa CR 19 and Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH, S on Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River NEW (E of La Junta), Colo. 109 and U.S. 50 (W of La Junta); on S by Arkansas River; on W by Colo. 71. 126 KIOWA, BENT & PROWERS COs. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Arkansas River; on W by Kiowa CR 19 and Bent CR 14 to Bent CR HH, S on Bent CR 15 to Arkansas River. 107 WASHINGTON, LINCOLN & KIT CARSON COs. 127 KIOWA & PROWERS COs. 109 WASHINGTON, YUMA & KIT CARSON COs. 128* PUEBLO, HUERFANO, LAS ANIMAS & OTERO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by Colo. 59; on S by I-70; on W by Colo. 71. bounded on N by U.S. 36; on E by U.S. 385, Yuma-Kit Carson Co. line and KS; on S by I-70; on W by Colo. 59. 110 EL PASO CO. bounded on N by Douglas-Elbert-El Paso Co. lines; on E by U.S. 24 and CR 523 (Calhan Hwy.); on S by Colo. 94; on W by I-25. 111 EL PASO, LINCOLN & ELBERT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Colo. 71; on S by Colo. 94; on W by U.S. 24 and El Paso CR 523 (Calhan Hwy). 112 LINCOLN CO. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Co. Primary 109; on S by Colo. 94; on W by Colo. 71. 113 LINCOLN & CHEYENNE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Cheyenne CR 8; on S by Colo. 94; on W by Co. Primary 109. 114 LINCOLN, KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COs. bounded on N by Colo. 96; on E by KS; on S by Arkansas River; on W by U.S. 287. bounded on N by NEW U.S. 50 business (W of Avondale) and U.S. 50 (E of Avondale); on E by Colo. 167; on S by Colo. 10; on W by I-25. 129* NEW CROWLEY, OTERO & PUEBLO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50 (W of Colo. 96 /U.S. 50 intersection) and Colo. 96 (E of Colo. 96/U.S. 50 intersection); on E by Colo. 71 and U.S. 50; on S by Colo. 10, Colo. 167, U.S. 50 (E of Avondale) and U.S. 50 business (W of Avondale); on W by I-25. 130 OTERO & BENT COs. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by Colo. 101, PritchettLas Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 50; on S by Bent-Las Animas & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on W by Colo. 109. 131 ROUTT & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Routt CRs 15, 132, 25, 132A & 29; on W by Fish Creek, Trout Creek and Routt CR 179. bounded on N by I-70; on E by Flagler-Wildhorse Rd. (CRs 5, G, 6, A [Kit Carson Co. line], GG [Cheyenne Co. line] & 9); on S and W by U.S. 40. 132 PROWERS CO. bounded on N by I-70; on E by Colo. 59; on S by U.S. 40; and W by Flagler-Wildhorse Rd. 133 HUERFANO, PUEBLO & LAS ANIMAS COs. bounded on N by I-70; on E by U.S. 385; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Colo. 59. 134 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by I-70; on E by KS; on S by U.S. 40; on W by U.S. 385. 135 LAS ANIMAS, PUEBLO & OTERO COs. 115 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COs. 116 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COs. 117 KIT CARSON & CHEYENNE COs. 118 EL PASO CO. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Yoder Rd., Shear Rd. and Boone Rd.; on S by Hanover Rd., Finch Rd. and Myers Rd.; on W by I-25. 119 EL PASO & LINCOLN COs. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Colo. 71; on S by CrowleyLincoln and El Paso-Pueblo Co. lines; on W by Yoder Rd., Shear Rd. and Boone Rd. 120 LINCOLN, CROWLEY & KIOWA COs. bounded on N by Colo. 94; on E by Co. primary roads 109, 1 & 2 and Secondary Rd. 35; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Colo. 71. 121 CHEYENNE, LINCOLN & KIOWA COs. bounded on N by Colo. 94 and U.S. 40; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Colo. 96; on W by Co. primary roads 109, 1 & 2 and Secondary Rd. 35. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by KS; on S by Prowers CRs D & F; on W by U.S. 287. bounded on N by Colo. 10; on E by Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on S by Apishapa River; on W by I-25. bounded on N by Apishapa River; on E by Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on S by U.S. 350; on W by I-25. bounded on N by Colo. 10 and NEW U.S. 50; on E by Colo. 109 (N of Purgatoire River) and Purgatoire River (S of Colo. 109); on S by Las Animas-Otero Co. line and N boundary of U.S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site; on W by NEW U.S. 350 and Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd. 136 OTERO, BENT & LAS ANIMAS COs. bounded on N by Colo. 109 and Purgatoire River; on E by Colo. 109; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Chacuaco Creek and Purgatoire River. 137 LAS ANIMAS & BACA COs. bounded on N by Bent-Las Animas & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on E by Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 160; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Colo. 109. 11 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LANDS 138 BACA CO. bounded on N by Baca-Bent & Baca-Prowers Co. lines; on E by U.S. 287; on S by U.S. 160; on W by Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. 139 BACA CO. bounded on N by Prowers CRs D & F; on E by KS; on S by Baca CR M; on W by U.S. 287. 140 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Colo. 389; on S by NM; on W by I-25. 141 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by W and S boundaries of U.S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site and Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd.; on E by Purgatoire River and San Francisco Creek; on S by U.S. 160; on W by U.S. 350. 142 LAS ANIMAS CO. in U.S. Army Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. 143 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Baca-Las Animas Co. line; on S by OK & NM; on W by Colo. 389. 231 ROUTT, RIO BLANCO & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by Routt CRs 29, 132A, 25, 132 & 15; on E by Colo. 131; on S by Bear River; on W by Williams Fork-Yampa River divide to Dunkley Pass, Rio Blanco CRs 8 & 19 and Routt CR 55. 301 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by CRs 5, 3 & 108; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Yampa River; on W by CR 17. 361 EAGLE & GRAND COs. bounded on N by Colorado River from Elk Creek to Inspiration Point; on E by Gore Range divide; on S and W by Piney Ridge to Elk Creek, following Piney Ridge to Eagle’s Nest Wilderness boundary and Gore Range divide (Elliott Ridge). 371 SUMMIT CO. bounded on N by Cataract Creek; on E by Green Mountain Reservoir and Blue River; on S by I-70; on W by Gore Range divide. 391* JEFFERSON CO. bounded on N by I-70; on E by I-25; on S by Colo. 470, CRs 124 (Deer Creek Canyon) & 122 (South Turkey Creek) and U.S. 285; on W by CR 73 and Colo. 74. (See unit 39.) 144 BACA CO. 411 MESA & DELTA COs. 145 BACA CO. 421 MESA & GARFIELD COs. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by U.S. 287; on S by OK; on W by Baca-Las Animas Co. line. bounded on N by CR M; on E by KS; on S by OK; on W by U.S. 287. 146 BENT & PROWERS COs. bounded on N by Arkansas River; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Prowers-Baca & Bent-Baca Co. lines; on W by Colo. 101 and Pritchett-Las Animas improved Rd. and U.S. 50. 147 LAS ANIMAS CO. bounded on N by Las Animas-Otero Co. line; on E by Purgatoire River and Chacuaco Creek; on S by U.S. 160; on W by San Francisco Creek, Purgatoire River, Colo. Interstate Gas Pipeline Rd., east boundary of U.S. Army Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. 161 JACKSON CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by Colo. 125; on S by Colo. 14, CRs 12W & 16, Lone Pine Creek and Continental Divide; on W by Continental Divide. 171 JACKSON CO. bounded on N and E by Colo. 14 and Jackson-Larimer Co. line; on S by Jackson-Grand Co. line; on W by Colo. 125. 181 GRAND CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Poison Creek and Main Fork of Troublesome Creek; on S by Colorado River; on W by Colo. 9 and U.S. 40. 191 LARIMER CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by U.S. 287; on S by Colo. 14; NEW on W by CRs 69 (Manhattan Rd.), 74E (Red Feather Lakes Rd.), 67J (Red Prairie Divide Rd.), 80C (Cherokee Park Rd.) and 59. 201 MOFFAT CO. bounded on N by WY; on E by CR 10N (Irish Canyon Rd.), Colo. 318 and CR 10; on S by CR 34 and Green River; on W by UT. 211 MOFFAT & RIO BLANCO COs. bounded on N by U.S. 40 and Yampa River; on E by Colo. 13; on S by Colo. 13 and Colo. 64; on W by Rio Blanco CR 7 and Moffat CR 57. 214* ROUTT CO. bounded on N by Little Snake-Elk River divide; on E by CR 129; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Wolf Creek, Wolf Mountain, along Elk River-Elkhead Creek divide. 12 2023–2024 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line, Flowing Park Rd. and Lands End Rd.; on E by Colo. 65 & 92; on S by U.S. 50. bounded on N by Colorado River-Plateau Creek divide; on E by Divide Creek-Buzzard Creek divide; on S by Mesa-Delta Co. line; on W by Colo. 65. 441 MOFFAT & ROUTT COs. bounded on N by USFS 42; on E by Elkhead Creek-Elk River divide and Wolf Creek; on S by U.S. 40; on W by Elkhead Creek. 444 EAGLE, GARFIELD & PITKIN COs. bounded on N by Colorado River, Cottonwood Creek, Eagle CR 10A (Cottonwood Pass Rd.), USFS 514 (Red Table Mountain Rd.) and Fryingpan-Eagle River divide; on E by divide between Lime Creek and North Fork of Fryingpan River and its tributaries and Cross Creek-Homestake Creek drainages; on S by Ivanhoe Creek and Fryingpan River; on W by Roaring Fork River. 461* JEFFERSON & PARK COs. bounded on N by Jefferson CRs 122 (South Turkey Creek Canyon) & 124 (Deer Creek Canyon) and Colo. 7 & 470; on E by South Platte River; on S by North Fork of South Platte River; on W by U.S. 285. 471 PITKIN CO. bounded on N by Roaring Fork and Colo. 82; on E by Continental Divide; on S by Roaring Fork River-Taylor River divide; on W by Castle Creek. 481 CHAFFEE CO. bounded on N by South Fork of Clear Creek and Clear Creek; on E by Arkansas River; on S by Chalk Creek and Tincup Pass Rd. from St. Elmo; on W by Continental Divide. 500 PARK CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by North Fork of South Platte River; on S by U.S. 285; on W by Colo. 9. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 501 PARK & JEFFERSON COs. bounded on N by U.S. 285 and North Fork of South Platte River; on E by South Platte River; on S by U.S. 24; on W by Park CR 77. See “Land Closures,” page 5. 511 TELLER, EL PASO & PARK COs. bounded on N by Douglas Co. line; on E by I-25; on S by U.S. 24; on W by South Platte River, except on U.S. Air Force Academy. 521 GUNNISON & DELTA COs. bounded on N by Delta-Mesa Co. line and Gunnison-Mesa Co. line; on E by Gunnison-Pitkin Co. line, White River-Gunnison NF boundary and Ruby Range Summit; on S by Gunnison CR 12 (Kebler Pass Rd.) and North Fork of Gunnison River; on W by Jay Creek, West Res. No. 1, Overland Ditch and Grand Mesa-Gunnison NF boundary. 551 GUNNISON & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50, Quartz Creek Rd., North Quartz Creek Rd. and Taylor River-Tomichi Creek divide; on E by Continental Divide; on S and W by Colo. 114. 561 CHAFFEE & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by U.S. 50; on E by U.S. 285; on S by Arkansas River-Rio Grande drainage divide; on W by Continental Divide. 581 PARK, TELLER & FREMONT COs. bounded on N by U.S. 24; on E by Colo. 67 and Phantom Canyon Rd.; on S by U.S. 50; on W by Colo. 9 and Park CRs 59 and 102. 591 PUEBLO, FREMONT & EL PASO COs. on Fort Carson Military Reservation land. 681 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by Continental Divide and Arkansas River Divide between North Pass and Poncha Pass; on E by U.S. 285; on S by U.S. 285 and Colo. 114; on W by Colo. 114. 682 SAGUACHE CO. bounded on N by U.S. 285; on E by Colo. 17; on S by CR G; on W by U.S. 285. 691 CUSTER & FREMONT COs. bounded on N by Arkansas River and U.S. 50; on E and S by Arkansas River and Grape Creek and Arkansas River; on W by Colo. 69, U.S. 50 and Fremont CR 27. 711 DOLORES, MONTEZUMA & SAN MIGUEL COs. bounded on N by Summit Canyon Creek, Dolores River and Disappointment Creek; on E by USFS 526 (Dolores-Norwood Rd.); on E and S by Colo. 145; on S by Colo. 184; on W by U.S. 491 and UT. 741 LA PLATA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by Animas River; on S by NM; on W by Montezuma-La Plata Co. line. 751 ARCHULETA, HINSDALE, LA PLATA & SAN JUAN COs. bounded on N by Continental Divide; on E by Los Pinos RiverPiedra River divide; on S by NM; on W by Los Pinos River, CRs 501 (Bayfield-Vallecito Rd.) & 240 (Pine River-Florida River Rd.) and Los Pinos River-Florida River divide. 771 ARCHUELTA CO. bounded on N by U.S. 160; on E by San Juan River; on S by NM; on W by Los Pinos River-Piedra River divide. 791 ALAMOSA, RIO GRANDE & SAGUACHE COs. bounded on N by CR G; on E by Colo. 17; on S by U.S. 160; on W by U.S. 285. 851 COSTILLA & LAS ANIMAS COs. bounded on N by West and North forks of Purgatoire River and Colo. 12; on E by I-25; on S by NM; on W by Sangre de Cristo divide. 861 HUERFANO CO. bounded on N by Custer-Huerfano Co. line; on E by Colo. 69, CRs 555 (Muddy Creek Rd.), 570 & 572 (Pass Creek Rd.); on S and W by Sangre de Cristo divide. 951 WELD & MORGAN COs. bounded on N by Colo. 14; on E by Weld CR 105, Morgan CR KK/Weld CR 74, Morgan CR 2 and Colo. 144; on S by I-76; on W by Weld CR 49 and U.S. 34 & U.S. 85. Visit the Colorado Hunting Atlas for detailed GMU boundaries and maps: cpw.info/hunting-atlas �Check the new "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.info/mountain-lion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on page 8. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP CPW.STATE.CO.US 13 �CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us ONLINE BROCHURE NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’convenience. The online brochure is the most up-to-date version and contains any corrections: cpw.info/mountain-lion-brochure. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.info/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2023–2024 MTN. LION SEASON DATES MARCH 25, 2023 Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale APRIL 1–30, 2023 April mountain lion season NOV. 27, 2023– MARCH 31, 2024 Fall mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" online. DONATE HERE Donations to Colorado Parks and Wildlife make a big difference in Colorado's great outdoors! See hunt table, GMUs and map for details, pages 8–13. cpw.info/donate IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 ■ EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) TO DONATE: 14 14 COLORADO 2016 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING co.accessgov.com/ogt/Forms/Page/ogt/payments/ � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/648af7e905962791416301191029450e.pdf b7f20f0e8517a9ab54189b7bcb37ab65 PDF Text Text WHAT'S NEW C O L O R A D O P A R K S & LICENSES W I L D L I F E April 2021−March 2022 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: April 1–30, 2021 FALL SEASON: Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us WHAT'S NEW: 2021–2022........................................1 LICENSE INFORMATION........................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees............................................................. 1 ■ What you need to buy a license.......................................................... 1 ■ License requirements; season dates.................................................... 1 ■ Residency requirements; hunter education; Habitat Stamps.............. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION...........................................3 ■ Identifying male & female lions.......................................................... 3 ■ Lion management & research............................................................. 3 ■ After harvest....................................................................................... 3 HUNTING LAWS...................................................4–7 ■ Mountain lion regulations.................................................................. 4 ■ Bag limits & tagging........................................................................... 4 ■ Daily harvest limits report.................................................................. 4 ■ Mountain lion pursuit definitions....................................................... 4 ■ Legal methods of take........................................................................ 5 ■ Legal hunting hours; minimum hunting age; restrictions.................. 5 ■ Evidence of sex; land closures............................................................. 5 ■ Mandatory inspections & seals; donating wildlife.............................. 6 ■ Illegal hunting activities; NEW Top 10 Most Common Hunting Violations......................... 7 APRIL & FALL SEASONS............................................8 ■ April & fall hunt code table................................................................. 8 MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING UNIT MAP........................9 IMPORTANT DATES................................. BACK COVER COVER PHOTO: ▶ Mountain lion © IanZA Printed for free distribution by: Send us your hunter testimonial photos and stories for a chance to be featured on a brochure cover or CPW's online blog! HUNTER. TESTIMONIALS@ STATE.CO.US OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR Dan Prenzlow COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of July 2020 Marvin McDaniel, Chair Carrie Besnette Hauser, Vice-Chair Marie Haskett, Secretary Taishya Adams Betsy Blecha Charles Garcia Dallas May REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR Chelsea Harlan Duke Phillips, IV Luke B. Schafer Jay Tutchton Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Dan Prenzlow, CPW Director COVER PHOTO © IanZA The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-297-1192 (M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Pueblo Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 �WHAT'S NEW WHAT’S NEW: 2021–2022 ▶ NEW WEST SLOPE MOUNTAIN LION PLAN HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED: Beginning in April 2021, lion management on the West Slope will be guided by the West Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan. This plan increased the size of most GMU harvest limit groups on the West Slope and developed new management thresholds for mortality. The West Slope plan is available at cpw.state.co.us/ huntlion: Click the link for "Lion Management Plans" on the lefthand side of that webpage. ▶ ELECTRONIC CALLS NOW ALLOWED IN CERTAIN GMUs: Hunters can now use electronic calls to hunt mountain lion in GMUs 43, 44, 45, 60, 61, 70 (west of Colo. 141), 72, 73 and 444 ONLY, starting on April 1, 2021. Electronic calls for mountain lion are not legal in any other GMUs. See pages 4 and 8. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.state.co.us and click "Buy and Apply" ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ 2021 Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable)...............$10.40 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp.................................................... $312.30 LICENSES FEE RESIDENTS.............................................................. $51.68 NONRESIDENTS....................................................... $351.75 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards, CPW gift certificates, check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. LICENSES ▶ NEW HUNTING CLOSURES FOR KENOSHA PASS & GUANELLA PASS RD.: GMUs 39, 46, 500 and 501 are affected. See "Land Closures" on page 5 and the hunt code table on page 8 for details. ▶ YOU CAN NOW GET AN APPRENTICE CERTIFICATE TWICE IN A LIFETIME: See "Hunter Education Exemptions," page 2, for details. ▶ FISHERS PEAK STATE PARK HUNTING OPPORTUNITY: One hunter will have the opportunity to hunt mountain lion on Fishers Peak, near Trinidad, until they harvest or the combined harvest limit for GMUs 85, 140 and 851 is filled (whichever comes first). Access is by permit only, issued by drawing. Information about how to apply for this opportunity will be posted online by mid-June. For more details, go to: cpw.state.co.us/fisherspeak WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE 1 ▶ PROPER IDENTIFICATION (See: cpw.state.co.us/secureverifiable-id) AND ▶ PROOF of residency for Colorado residents (See page 2). 2 PROOF of hunter education (See page 2). 3 HABITAT STAMP: A 2021 or lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to buying a license for anyone ages 18–64 (See page 2). NOTE: A Social Security number is required for hunters age 12 and older, per federal law. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ▶ YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and must carry it on you when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. ▶ HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: 1. HUNTER EDUCATION A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 2. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw. state.co.us/mountainlionexam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. ▶ A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. SEASON DATES One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2021, OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LICENSES 1 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ▶ The physical residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that shows an address other than in Colorado. ▶ Go online for more information: cpw.state.co.us/proofofresidency RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: You must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have your primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, you must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: You must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, proof of out-of-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado (including your spouse/dependents). Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as your home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident (including your spouse/dependents). b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 6. YOUTH Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS If you otherwise meet residency requirements but your Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or you have a CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identification on your record, you must provide at least two additional proofs of residency showing 6 consecutive months of Colorado residency immediately prior to buying or applying for a license. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. 2 2021–2022 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 2 HUNTER EDUCATION HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) REQUIREMENTS 1. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. 2. A hunter education card is required to buy a license. 3. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless it is verified and your license is marked with a “V.” To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. 4. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. HUNTER EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS 1. Individuals over age 50 or active duty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.state. co.us/HunterEdTestOut 2. An apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters who are at least 10 years old (age 12 for big game) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field. NEW This hunter education waiver can now be obtained twice in a lifetime: cpw.state.co.us/apprentice certificate For more information, go to: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd 3 HABITAT STAMPS Habitat Stamps are REQUIRED for hunters and cost $10.40; only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Habitat Stamps are now valid March 1– March 31 of the following year (13 months). ▶ A 2021 Habitat Stamp will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $312.30. ▶ Anyone who holds one type of the free lifetime disability licenses or is an approved Big Game Mobility Impaired Program member is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility For more information, go to: cpw.state.co.us/habitatstamp �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. CPW.STATE.CO.US/ MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION Female mountain lion hindquarters Male mountain lion hindquarters LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths, specifically adult female mortality. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have farreaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female or adult female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total human-caused mortality data are examined annually against thresholds described in lion man- AFTER HARVEST agement plans for each group of units. If the female, or adult female, harvest and total mortality levels are too high in an area with a management goal of maintaining a stable lion population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In units on the West Slope which are managed under the 2021 West Slope Lion Plan, if adult female harvest proportions are exceeded, CPW will highlight a request for voluntary female harvest reductions in the lion brochure and online Mountain Lion Harvest Limit Report. The majority of lions harvested in Colorado are taken with the aid of hounds which allows hunters to reduce female harvest by examining tracks and treed lions to determine gender before pursuit or harvest. Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office in person within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 3 CPW.STATE.CO.US �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS DAILY HARVEST LIMITS REPORT 1. Hunters must check the Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report online prior to each hunting trip. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. 2. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a game management unit after it has closed. See "Daily Harvest Limits Report" at right. You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. It is illegal to hunt (pursue or harvest) mountain lion in a unit after it has closed. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on CPW's website for open units: cpw.state.co.us/ huntlion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. 3. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. Unit Valid Units 1,2 4. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2 see unit 1 3 3,301 5. Artificial light is illegal. 4 see unit 5 4 see unit 441 7. Non-electronic calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) are permitted. NEW Electronic calls are NOT legal in the majority of the state, but are permitted in a few specific GMUs: 43, 44, 45, 60, 61, 70 (west of Colo. 141), 72, 73 and 444 ONLY. 8. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5 6 7 8 9 10 9. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 11 10. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 13 11. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. At a minimum, this means the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 12. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 13. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state. co.us/regulations. MOUNTAIN LION PURSUIT DEFINITIONS Dogs: Dogs or hounds that are used to track and bay or tree a mountain lion. Opportunistic encounter: Using spot and stalk, stand-sitting or other encounter methods to harvest a mountain lion. Non-electronic call: Mouth calls (hand-held or mechanical calls) may be used to attract lions during open seasons. Electronic call: Predator calls that are electronically activated or powered. Only legal in a small set of West Slope units. See page 8 and "Mountain Lion Regulations" above. 2021–2022 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits 1 6. Bait is illegal. 4 2/27/2020 2:05:49 PM 12 Harvest # Lions Limit Taken Season Dates Status Description April 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 5 5 CLOSED April 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 3 0 Open E L P M Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 A X E Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 4,5 - North of CR 27 & Nov 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 USFS Rd 110 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 6,16,17,161,171 Nov 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 4 0 Open Closed April 1-30 7 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 1 0 Open 8 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 4 0 Open 9 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 3 3 CLOSED 8 0 Open Closed April 1-30 11 Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30 12 Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 20 0 Open Closed April 1-30 10 13 - West of Hayden Divide Road Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 10 0 Open Closed April 1-30, West of Hayden Divide Road 13 13,131,231 - East of Hayden Divide Road Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, East of Hayden Divide Road 14 see unit 441 15 15 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 5 0 Open 16 see unit 6 17 see unit 6 18 18,27,28,37,181,371 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 12 0 Open 19 19 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 5 0 Open Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 Closed April 1-30 Example of the 2020 online "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report." Closed April 1-30 Closed April 1-30 BAG LIMITS & TAGGING Closed April 1-30 1. One lion, either year (April 1–March 31). 20 mountain 20 Apr 01 - 30, 2020sex, & Nov per license 9 Open 0 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2021, OR one lion dur21 21 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 15 Open Closed April 1-30 0 ing the fall season, Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on page 8. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965 and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us/ mountainlionexam C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM cpw.state.co.us �HUNTING LAWS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE LEGAL HUNTING HOURS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. Minimum barrel length of 4 inches for handguns. Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are one-half hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. Go to cpw.state.co.us/hunting resources for a link to current sunrise/sunset tables and more information. NOTE: SMART RIFLES are prohibited, including any firearm equipped with a target tracking system, electronically controlled, assisted or computer-linked trigger or a ballistics computer. Any firearm equipped with a scope containing a computer processor is considered to be a smart rifle. NOTE: FULLY AUTOMATIC RIFLES are prohibited. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 16 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accom- panies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. LAND CLOSURES NEW KENOSHA PASS & GUANELLA PASS RD. (UNITS 39, 46, 500 & 501) Closed to hunting year-round along Kenosha Pass within 1/4 mile of Hwy. 285, between mile markers 203 and 206 in Park Co., excluding private lands. Also closed to hunting within 1/4 mile of Guanella Pass Rd. (Clear Creek CR 381 and Park CR 62) when the road is open to motor-vehicle traffic, from mile markers 12.5 to 19 (located at the intersection of Guanella Pass Rd. and the Clear Lake picnic area). This closure includes 1/4 mile around and including Deadman’s Lake (E of Guanella Pass Rd., N of Mt. Bierstadt Trail (USFS trail 711)), excluding private lands. When Guanella Pass Rd. is closed to motor-vehicle traffic, the hunting closure is lifted. 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. 5 CPW.STATE.CO.US �HUNTINGLAWS LAWS HUNTING INSPECTION & SEALS DONATING WILDLIFE Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/forms/3-200-28.pdf. Donation certificates are required for all donations. Certificates must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. TOOTH INSPECTION 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled. ▶ recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled, and: ▶ both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the head and carcass are not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 9–12 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. DONATE to Colorado Parks and Wildlife! Direct donations, volunteering and more: CPW.STATE.CO.US/DONATE 6 2021–2022 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �HUNTING LAWS ILLEGAL HUNTING ACTIVITIES THE TOP 10 MOST COMMON HUNTING VIOLATIONS IN COLORADO: 1. TRESPASSING. Going onto private lands without getting permission first while hunting, fishing or performing any related activity is illegal. Private lands do not need to be posted or fenced, so it can be difficult to see boundaries. Violators may be suspended for up to 5 years for trespassing. This includes State Land Board properties not leased and signed by CPW, unless permission is given by the lessee. You must have permission from the landowner to enter private land to retrieve a harvested animal. First, you should try to contact the landowner on your own. If that effort fails, call the local CPW office (inside front cover). 2. Failing to make a reasonable attempt to track and kill animals you wound or may have wounded. Remember that it's against the law to pursue wounded wildlife that goes on private property without first obtaining permission from the landowner or person in charge. 3. Failing to reasonably dress, care for and prepare edible wildlife meat for human consumption. At a minimum, the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps are edible meat. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 4. Hunting without a proper license. Anyone who hunts wildlife must have in their possession the appropriate and valid Colorado resident or nonresident license that includes their Customer Identification (CID) number, and must only harvest wildlife of the species and type indicated on the license. 5. Mistakenly killing wildlife. You must report big-game animals unintentionally killed, not due to carelessness or negligence, to a CPW office (inside front cover) (or the local Sheriff 's office after CPW regular hours) before continuing to hunt and as soon as practical. Before contacting CPW, field dress the animal. CPW evaluates the circumstances, including shots fired, species and number of animals present, firearms, ammunition, etc. Big game accidentally killed does not count toward annual bag limits. 6. Not showing evidence of sex. Be sure to leave evidence of sex naturally attached to the carcass. Evidence includes the head, the vulva or the scrotum. See "Evidence of Sex" on page 5 for more details. 7. Carrying loaded firearms while in or on any motor vehicle. Firearms must be unloaded in the chamber. Muzzleloading rifles are considered unloaded if the percussion cap or shotshell primer is removed, or if the powder is removed from flashpan. It is illegal for anyone to have a loaded electronic-ignition muzzleloader in or on a motor vehicle; the chamber must be unloaded or the battery must be disconnected and removed from its compartment. Most accidents involving firearms occur in or near vehicles. 8. Carrying loaded firearms (except handguns) on an OHV during deer, elk, pronghorn and bear seasons. Firearms (except handguns) must be unloaded in the chamber and magazine. Firearms (except handguns) and bows must be fully enclosed in a hard or soft case. Scabbards or cases with open ends or sides are prohibited. This does not apply to landowners or their agents who carry a firearm on an OHV to take depredating wildlife on property they own or lease. 9. Improperly voiding and/or attaching a carcass tag. You must sign and detach the carcass tag from your hunting license immediately following taking your animal. It is illegal to sign or tear the carcass tag before harvest. The tag must also be attached to the animal properly. 10. Hunting with rifles, handguns or shotguns firing a single slug, or archery equipment within an area 50 feet on each side of the center line of any state highway or municipal or county road, as designated by the county. Before firing a shot, you must be at least 50 feet off a designated state or county road, and just off U.S. Forest Service or BLM roads. You also cannot shoot across a road. FELONY OFFENSES: If convicted of a felony violation, you can face a lifetime license suspension: ▶ To kill and abandon big game. It is illegal to remove only the hide, antlers or other trophy parts and leave the carcass in the field. ▶ To sell, buy or offer to sell or buy big game. ▶ To solicit someone to illegally kill big game for commercial gain or provide outfitting services without required registration. IT IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW TO: ▶ Hunt carelessly or discharge a firearm or release an arrow disregarding human life or property. ▶ Hunt outside of legal hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset). ▶ Interfere with hunters. This includes distracting or frightening prey; causing prey to flee by using light or noise; chasing prey on foot or by vehicle; throwing objects; making movements; harassing hunters by using threats or actions; erecting barriers to deny access to hunting areas; intentionally injecting yourself into the line of fire. Violators face prosecution and may have to pay victim’s damages and court costs. ▶ Hunt under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. ▶ Operate or ride a snowmobile with a firearm unless it’s completely unloaded and cased, or with a bow unless it’s unstrung or cased. Compound bows must be cased, not unstrung. ▶ Shoot from or use a motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile or aircraft to hunt, intercept, chase, harass or drive wildlife. ▶ Use aircraft to hunt, to direct hunters on the ground or to hunt the same day or day after a flight was made to find wildlife. ▶ For two or more people on the ground, in a vehicle or vessel to use electronic devices to communicate information that violates any wildlife law or regulation. ▶ Use computer-assisted remote technology (any device, equipment or software used to remotely control a weapon, including the Internet) to hunt or fish. Hunters and anglers must be physically present in the immediate vicinity while hunting/ fishing. ▶ Use unmanned or remote-control drones to look for, scout or detect wildlife. ▶ Use live-action game cameras to locate, surveil, or aid/assist in locating/surveiling game wildlife in order to take/try to take wildlife during the same or following day. "Live-action game camera" is any device capable of recording and transmitting photographic/video data wirelessly to a remote device (such as a computer or smart phone). This doesn't include game cameras that record photographic/video data and store such data for later use, as long as the device cannot transmit data wirelessly. ▶ Use poison, drugs or explosives to hunt or harass wildlife. ▶ Fail to extinguish a campfire completely. ▶ Party hunt (i.e. harvest someone else’s game or let someone harvest yours). ▶ Use dogs. A leashed dog may be used as an aid in locating/recovering wounded big-game animals, except for black bears, with purchase of annual tracking permit. ▶ Hunt big game over bait, whether or not the person hunting personally placed the bait. Bait means to put, expose, distribute or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts or other food as an attraction for big game. Salt or mineral blocks used for normal agricultural purposes are not considered bait. Scent sticks that smell like food are illegal for bears. ▶ Post, sign or indicate that public lands, not under an exclusive-control lease, are private. ▶ Establish a permanent structure or plant vegetation on CPW-owned land or waters. Only portable blinds and tree stands for big-game hunting can be erected on CPW land, and no more than 30 days prior to the season during which they will be used. No nails can be driven into trees. Man-made materials for blinds or stands must be removed within 10 days after the season they are used in ends. The owner’s CID number and dates of use must be visible on outside of portable blinds or underside of tree stands. Placement of blinds or stands does not reserve them for personal use: They may be used on first-come, first-served basis. CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �SEASONS Go online to see the April season map: cpw.state.co.us/ learn/Maps/CPWMtnLion_AprilSeason_Map.pdf MTN. LION HUNTING SEASONS HUNTING DATES: April 1–30, 2021, then Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2021, then Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the table below are not open to lion hunting for the April and/or fall season. Map, next page. HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES 1, 2 NEW 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 201, 211, 301 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 91 50, ■500, ■501 4, 5 NEW 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 131, 214, 231, 441 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 80 NEW ■500, 501 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for new hunting closure details. 6, NEW 15, 16, 17, NEW 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 161, 171, NEW 181, 361, 371 7 8 9 19 20 29 38 ■39, 391 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 38 1 NEW ■43, ■44, ■45, NEW ■444 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 8 2021–2022 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 7 52, NEW 53, 63, 411, NEW 521 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 31 54, 55, NEW 66, 67, 551 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 18 April 1–30, 2021 3 ■60, NEW ■61, ■70 (W of Colo. 141), ■72, ■73 5 NEW ■60, 61, 70 (W of Colo. 141), 72, 73 Electronic calls permitted for hunting mountain lion. 9 2 7 7 34 33 6 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 7 31 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 48 68, NEW 76, 79, 82, 681, 682, NEW 791 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 16 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 15 74, NEW 75, 77, 78, 741, NEW 751, 771 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 23 80, NEW 81, 83 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 18 85, 140, 851 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 34 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 April 1–30, 2021 104, 105, 110 191 461 10 12 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 62, NEW 64, 65, 70 (E of Colo. 141), 71, 711 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 NEW ■46 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for new hunting closure details. April 1–30, 2021 April 1–30, 2021 10 59, 591 NEW ■ 43, 44, 45, 444 Electronic calls permitted for hunting mountain lion. ■46 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 4 NEW ■39 See “Land Closures” on page 5 for new hunting closure details. 40, NEW 41, 42, 47, 421, 471 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 51 April 1–30, 2021 511 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 April 1–30, 2021 Nov. 29, 2021–March 31, 2022 5 5 25 8 7 4 �Check the new "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on page 8. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP CPW.STATE.CO.US 9 �CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’ convenience. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.state.co.us/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2021–2022 MTN. LION MARCH 25, 2021 Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale APRIL 1–30, 2021 April mountain lion season NOV. 29, 2021– MARCH 31, 2022 Fall mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" online © Jason Duetsch, CPW SEASON DATES See hunt table and map for details, pages 8–9. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 ■ EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) 10 10 COLORADO 2016 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ccb06e9177d593018b8d55b7573929e0.pdf 37bac5b27730036d96738db8e683af85 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E April 2019−March 2020 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: APRIL 1–30, 2019 FALL SEASON: NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us WHAT'S NEW: 2019–2020........................................1 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. LICENSE INFORMATION........................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees............................................................. 1 ■ Accepted forms of payment................................................................ 1 ■ Habitat Stamp information................................................................. 1 ■ Restrictions: child support, weapons.................................................. 1 ■ License requirements: hunter education; mountain lion exam........... 2 ■ Residency requirements..................................................................... 2 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACTING DIRECTOR Jeffrey M. Ver Steeg COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of March 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................3–4 ■ Legal hunting hours; sunrise/sunset table.......................................... 3 ■ Minimum hunting age; evidence of sex.............................................. 3 ■ Tooth inspection; inspection & seals................................................... 3 ■ Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report................................... 4 ■ Donating wildlife................................................................................ 4 ■ Identifying male & female lions .......................................................... 4 ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 LION HUNTING UNIT MAP.........................................8 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. IMPORTANT DATES................................. BACK COVER GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: cpw.state.co.us/mtnlionbrochure Send us your hunter testimonial photos and stories for a chance to be featured on a brochure cover or CPW's online blog! HUNTER.TESTIMONIALS@STATE.CO.US ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay FALL SEASON: NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: ▶ Mountain lion © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 W I L D L I F E April 2019−March 2020 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: APRIL 1−30, 2019 © Pixabay CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ■ April & fall hunt code table.............................................................6–7 ■ After harvest; lion management & research....................................... 7 & COVER PHOTO NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations APRIL & FALL SEASONS....................................... 6– 7 P A R K S REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. ■ Mountain lion regulations.................................................................. 5 ■ Bag limits & tagging........................................................................... 5 ■ Legal methods of take........................................................................ 5 C O L O R A D O Carrie Besnette Hauser Marvin McDaniel Luke Schafer Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Jeffrey M. Ver Steeg, Acting CPW Director Chelsea Harlan HUNTING LAWS.......................................................5 COVER PHOTO: John Howard, Chair Michelle Zimmerman, Vice-Chair James Vigil, Secretary Robert W. Bray Taishya Adams Charles Garcia Marie Haskett 1 cpw.state.co.us GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2019−2020 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ FUTURE GENERATIONS ACT PASSED THE 2018 STATE LEGISLATURE: Thank you to all of the hunters and anglers who helped support the Future Generations Act and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This act is a huge step for funding wildlife conservation. You'll see some changes in 2019, including a small fee increase for resident licenses and the Wildlife Education Fund. Find the full 2018/2019 fee comparison chart online: cpw.state.co.us/feechanges ▶ MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY: The CPW Mountain Lion brochure is now entirely digital, beginning with the April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 license year. ▶ MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING UNIT CLOSURE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY: After March 31, 2019, the 1-888-940LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in service. Beginning April 1, 2019, hunters must check harvest limits/ whether a unit is open or closed through the online Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report at cpw.state.co.us/ huntlion no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunt. You can also call any CPW office to check if a unit is open or closed. See page 4 for more information on the report. ▶ ANNUAL MOUNTAIN LION LICENSES ON SALE MARCH 25, 2019: Mountain lion hunting licenses for the April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 license year will be available for purchase starting March 25, 2019. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ Annual Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable)...........$10 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp.................................................... $300.25 LICENSES FEE RESIDENTS.............................................................. $49.75 NONRESIDENTS....................................................... $351.75 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: In addition to the above: check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.state.co.us and click "Buy and Apply" ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE AND HUNT 1. ID. Secure and verifiable ID. A Social Security number is required for new hunters ages 12 and older. 2. PROOF of hunter education. (See page 2.) 3. PROOF of residency for Colorado residents. (See page 2.) 4. HABITAT STAMP. A 2019 or Lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to applying for the draw or buying a license. (See below.) HABITAT STAMPS ARE REQUIRED FOR HUNTERS Habitat Stamps are $10 and only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Stamps are valid April 1– March 31. ▶ A 2019 Habitat Stamp ($10) will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $300.25. ▶ Anyone who holds a lifetime fishing license, a veteran's resident lifetime combination small-game/fishing license or are approved for the Big Game Mobility Impaired Hunting Program is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LICENSES LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: I. HUNTER EDUCATION a. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. b. A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. c. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless verified and marked with a “V” on your license. To get your hunter education verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. d. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. EXEMPTIONS a. Individuals over age 50 or activeduty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEdTestOut b. A one-time apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters 10 years old (12 years old for mountain lion hunters) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field: cpw.state. co.us/apprenticecertificate Please see the CPW website for more information: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd II. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST: The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw.state.co.us/ mountainlionexam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. 3. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. Cost is $10; one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. 2 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS cpw.state.co.us/proofofresidency ▶ The residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that shows an address other than in Colorado. ▶ Colorado licenses with a black banner that states “Not Valid for Federal Identification, Voting or Public Benefit” cannot be used to prove residency. RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: Customer must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have their primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, the customer must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student, proof of out-of-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado (including their spouse/dependents). Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and Orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: Customer must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as their home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident (includes spouse/dependents). b. Proof: Military ID and Orders. 6. YOUTH a. Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS a. Customers who otherwise meet residency requirements but whose Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or who have a CPWapproved religious exemption to photo identification on their record, must provide at least two additional proofs of residency. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES a. If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION LEGAL HUNTING HOURS Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are onehalf hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The sunrise/sunset chart at right lists Denver times. Subtract 1 minute from opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles east of Denver. Add 1 minute to opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles west of Denver. (These changes assume that each degree of longitude equals 50 miles and a change of 1 degree of longitude equals a 4-minute change in sunrise and sunset times.) MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Elevenyear-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when do- nation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 6 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 2019–2020 SUNRISE/SUNSET TABLE (DENVER) APRIL (DST)* NOV. DEC. JAN. 2020 FEB. 2020 MAR. 2020 DAY A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 06:44 06:43 06:41 06:40 06:38 06:36 06:35 06:33 06:32 06:30 06:29 06:27 06:26 06:24 06:23 06:21 06:20 06:18 06:17 06:15 06:14 06:13 06:11 06:10 06:09 06:07 06:06 06:05 06:03 06:02 7:24 7:25 7:26 7:27 7:28 7:29 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:43 7:44 7:45 7:46 7:47 7:48 7:49 7:50 7:51 7:52 7:53 07:28 5:58 07:29 5:57 06:31 DST ends 4:56 06:32 4:55 06:33 4:54 06:34 4:53 06:35 4:52 06:36 4:51 06:37 4:50 06:39 4:49 06:40 4:48 06:41 4:47 06:42 4:46 06:43 4:45 06:44 4:44 06:45 4:44 06:47 4:43 06:48 4:42 06:49 4:41 06:50 4:41 06:51 4:40 06:52 4:40 06:53 4:39 06:54 4:39 06:55 4:38 06:56 4:38 06:57 4:37 06:59 4:37 07:00 4:37 07:01 4:36 07:02 07:03 07:04 07:04 07:05 07:06 07:07 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:13 07:14 07:14 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:21 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:37 4:37 4:37 4:38 4:38 4:39 4:39 4:40 4:40 4:41 4:42 4:42 4:43 4:44 4:44 4:45 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:19 07:19 07:18 07:18 07:17 07:17 07:16 07:16 07:15 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 4:46 4:47 4:48 4:49 4:49 4:50 4:51 4:52 4:53 4:54 4:55 4:56 4:57 4:58 5:00 5:01 5:02 5:03 5:04 5:05 5:06 5:07 5:09 5:10 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:14 5:16 5:17 5:18 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:50 06:49 06:48 06:46 06:45 06:44 06:42 06:41 06:39 06:38 06:37 06:35 06:34 5:19 5:20 5:22 5:23 5:24 5:25 5:26 5:28 5:29 5:30 5:31 5:32 5:33 5:35 5:36 5:37 5:38 5:39 5:40 5:42 5:43 5:44 5:45 5:46 5:47 5:48 5:49 5:51 5:52 06:32 5:53 06:31 5:54 06:29 5:55 06:28 5:56 06:26 5:57 06:25 5:58 06:23 5:59 begins 5:00 06:21DST 06:20 6:01 06:18 6:02 06:17 6:03 06:15 6:04 06:14 6:05 06:12 6:06 06:10 6:07 06:09 6:08 06:07 6:10 06:06 6:11 06:04 6:12 06:02 6:13 06:01 6:14 05:59 6:15 05:58 6:16 05:56 6:17 05:54 6:18 05:53 6:19 05:51 6:20 05:50 6:21 05:48 6:22 05:46 6:23 05:45 6:24 *DST = Daylight Saving Time Add or subtract these minutes to the chart above for select towns. For use only as a general reference. P.M. TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR OTHER COLORADO CITIES Alamosa +3 Buena Vista +5 Burlington -10 Craig +9 Durango +11 Fort Morgan -4 Gr. Junction +13 Gunnison +7 La Junta Lamar Sterling Walden -6 -9 -6 +5 Source: www.usno.navy.mil INSPECTION & SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-3427430, or download the form at fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �GENERAL DAILY HARVEST LIMIT REPORT IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT on CPW's website for open units: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. NOTE: Starting April 1, 2019, hunters must check the harvest limit and open unit information through the online AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT, or by contacting any CPW area office during regular business hours. The 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in use, though it may be made available as a backup option in case of a technological emergency. Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. 2/27/2019 2:05:49 PM COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Unit Valid Units 1 1,2 2 see unit 1 3 3,301 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Season Dates E L P M Harvest # Lions Limit Taken Status Description Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 5 5 CLOSED Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 5 0 Open Closed April 1-30 A X E see unit 5 see unit 441 Closed April 1-30 Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 4,5 - North of CR 27 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 USFS Rd 110 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 6,16,17,161,171 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 4 0 Open Closed April 1-30 7 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 1 0 Open 8 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 4 0 Open 9 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 3 3 CLOSED 10 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 8 0 Open Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 20 0 Open Closed April 1-30 11 12 Example of the online Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report. DONATING WILDLIFE 13 13 - West of Hayden Divide Road Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 10 0 Open Closed April 1-30, West of Hayden Divide Road 13 13,131,231 - East of Hayden Divide Road Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, East of Hayden Divide Road Donation certificates are required for all donations. Closed Certificates 14 see unit 441 April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor 15 15 Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 5 Open Closed April 1-30 0 and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts 16 see unit 6 Closed April 1-30 donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a 17 see unit 6 April 1-30 simple note; no special form is required. Certificate Closed must stay with 18,27,28,37,181,371 Nov 18, 2018 Mar 31, 2019 12consumed. OpenDonor Closed April 1-30 recipi0 the 18meat until the meat is -completely and ent 19are19subject to all possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” Apr bag 01 - 30, and 2018 & Nov 18, 5 Open 0 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 is a 20license for exactly the same species,9 sex,0season and method of 20 Apr 01 - 30, 2018 & Nov 18, Open 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 take21as21a donor’s license. Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 15 Open Closed April 1-30 0 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 4 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled. (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and (2) both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Male mountain lion hindquarters CPW.STATE.CO.US/ MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION Female mountain lion hindquarters Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 4. Bait is illegal. 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state.co.us/regulations. BAG LIMITS & TAGGING 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2019, OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on pages 6–7. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. © Dave Arnold 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. 5 CPW.STATE.CO.US �SEASONS MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING SEASONS HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1–30, 2019 & NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2019, then Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting for the April and/or fall season. Map, page 8. HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 5 3 33 35, 36, 361 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 9 38 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 6 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 4 8 12 20 10 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 9 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 5 12 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 UNITS SEASON DATES 1, 2 3, 301 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 15 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 21 22 23 24 25, 26, 34 29 30 31 32 6 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 1 4 3 39, 391 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 50, 500, 501 5 51 9 15 17 17 8 7 2 10 12 5 52, 411 53, 63 54, 55, 551 59, 591 60 61 62 64 65 66, 67 HARVEST LIMIT 13 9 7 7 7 5 10 5 6 1 6 1 10 12 10 7 10 10 7 7 5 10 9 5 7 8 �SEASONS UNITS SEASON DATES 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 83 85, 140, 851 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 104, 105, 110 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 201 211 421 444 461 511 521 751, 771 HARVEST LIMIT 6 15 10 6 11 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 3 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 4 LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 10 Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 10 29 5 5 20 8 5 12 10 6 7 4 6 5 CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 3-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965 and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us/mountainlionexam C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM cpw.state.co.us SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165°F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �Check the new Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on pages 6–7. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP 8 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’ convenience. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.state.co.us/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2019–2020 MTN. LION SEASON DATES MARCH 25, 2019 Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale APRIL 1–30, 2019 April mountain lion season NOV. 18, 2019– MARCH 31, 2020 Fall mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report Take a friend hunting. ENTER TO WIN PRIZES. See hunt tables and map for details, pages 6–8. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. Thank you. Your hunting and fishing licenses pay to protect Colorado wildlife. LIVE LIFE OUTSIDE REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 ■ EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) 9 9 2018 COLORADO 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING CPW.STATE.CO.US/TAKEAFRIEND � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/e32202d3070054a673f0ec6aaf170e7c.pdf 577cf4ca4634f6326252ce95e3560d77 PDF Text Text WHAT'S NEW C O L O R A D O P A R K S & LICENSES W I L D L I F E April 2020−March 2021 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: April 1–30, 2020 FALL SEASON: Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us WHAT'S NEW: 2020–2021........................................1 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. LICENSE INFORMATION........................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees............................................................. 1 ■ What you need to buy a license.......................................................... 1 ■ License requirements; mountain lion exam........................................ 1 ■ Residency requirements; hunter education; Habitat Stamps.............. 2 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR Dan Prenzlow COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of Sept. 2019 Michelle Zimmerman, Chair Marvin McDaniel, Vice-Chair James Vigil, Secretary Taishya Adams Robert W. Bray Charles Garcia Marie Haskett GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................3–4 ■ Legal hunting hours; sunrise/sunset table.......................................... 3 ■ Minimum hunting age; evidence of sex.............................................. 3 ■ Tooth inspection; inspection & seals................................................... 3 ■ Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report................................... 4 ■ Donating wildlife................................................................................ 4 ■ Identifying male & female lions .......................................................... 4 REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR Chelsea Harlan ■ Mountain lion regulations.................................................................. 5 ■ Bag limits & tagging........................................................................... 5 ■ Legal methods of take........................................................................ 5 ■ Illegal hunting activities..................................................................... 6 ■ Restrictions: child support, weapons.................................................. 6 NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 (M–F 8 a.m.–5 p.m. MT) APRIL & FALL SEASONS....................................... 7– 8 ■ April & fall hunt code table.............................................................7–8 ■ After harvest; lion management & research....................................... 8 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING UNIT MAP........................9 IMPORTANT DATES................................. BACK COVER Send us your hunter testimonial photos and stories for a chance to be featured on a brochure cover or CPW's online blog! HUNTER.TESTIMONIALS@STATE.CO.US WHAT'S NEW ▶ Mountain lion © DJ Hannigan C O L O R A D O P A R K S & BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 LICENSES W I L D L I F E April 2020−March 2021 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: April 1–30, 2020 COVER PHOTO © DJ Hannigan The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) receives federal financial assistance from multiple bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age. In addition, CPW adheres to all antidiscrimination laws of the state of Colorado. For more information on how to request an accommodation or to file a grievance, please visit: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility HUNTING LAWS...................................................5–6 COVER PHOTO: Carrie Besnette Hauser Betsy Blecha Luke B. Schafer Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Dan Prenzlow, CPW Director FALL SEASON: Nov. 23–March 31, 2021 OTHER PHOTOS, TOP TO BOTTOM: ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay ▶ Mountain lion © CPW ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay 1 cpw.state.co.us GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2020−2021 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ VALID DATES FOR ANNUAL LICENSES & HABITAT STAMPS HAVE CHANGED: Annual hunting and fishing licenses (such as fishing, small game, furbearer, resident combo small game/fishing) and Habitat Stamps will be valid March 1–March 31 of the following year (13 months), instead of April 1–March 31. Habitat Stamps and annual licenses are currently available. See "Habitat Stamps," page 2. ▶ GMU 471 NOW OPEN TO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING: Additionally, GMUs 43, 47 and 471 are now one unit grouping with a quota of 6 mountain lions for the fall hunting season. See page 7. ▶ ANNUAL MOUNTAIN LION LICENSES ON SALE MARCH 25, 2020: Mountain lion hunting licenses for the April 1, 2020–March 31, 2021 license year will be available for purchase starting March 25, 2020. ▶ GMU 76 AS BEEN SEPARATED FROM GMUs 79 & 791, CREATING TWO SEPARATE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTS: Season dates for both hunts are Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021. See page 8. ▶ NEW GMUs OPEN FOR THE APRIL SEASON: GMUs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 201, 214, 301 and 441 now have April and fall season hunting. See pages 7–8. ▶ REMINDER — MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY: The CPW Mountain Lion brochure is now entirely digital. ▶ GMUs 44 & 45 COMBINED INTO ONE HUNT: The quota for both units combined is 7 mountain lions for the fall hunting season. See page 7. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.state.co.us and click "Buy and Apply" ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ 2020 Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable)...............$10.13 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp.................................................... $304.11 LICENSES FEE RESIDENTS.............................................................. $50.37 NONRESIDENTS....................................................... $351.75 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: In addition to the above: check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE See page 2 for details ▶ 1 ▶ ID: Secure and verifiable ID. (See cpw.state.co.us/secureverifiable-id for more information.) AND: ▶ PROOF of residency for Colorado residents. 2 PROOF of hunter education. 3 HABITAT STAMP: A 2020 or lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to buying a license for anyone ages 18–64. NOTE: A Social Security number is required for hunters age 12 and older. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ▶ YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. ▶ HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: 1. HUNTER EDUCATION A hunter education card is needed to buy a license. See page 2 for hunter education details and exemptions. 2. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw. state.co.us/mountainlionexam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. ▶ A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. See page 2 for more details. CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 �LICENSES 1 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS ▶ See: cpw.state.co.us/proofofresidency ▶ The physical residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept Above: Colorado "blackline" licenses may not be used as a driver's license that shows an address secure and verifiable identification or to prove residency. other than in Colorado. ▶ CPW cannot accept Colorado-issued drivers licenses, permits or IDs that state “Not valid for federal identification, voting or public benefit purposes.” You will need another valid form of identification to purchase a hunting or fishing license in Colorado. See: cpw.state.co.us/ secure-verifiable-id NOTE: CPW can accept valid drivers licenses, permits or IDs issued by another state, even if those out-of-state documents do not meet federal REAL ID requirements. RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: You must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have your primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, you must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: You must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date you became a full-time student, proof of outof-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado (including your spouse/dependents). Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: You must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as your home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident (including your spouse/dependents). b. Proof: Military ID and orders. 2 6. YOUTH Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS If you otherwise meet residency requirements but your Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or you have a CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identification on your record, you must provide at least two additional proofs of residency showing 6 consecutive months of Colorado residency immediately prior to buying or applying for a license. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. 2020–2021 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 2 HUNTER EDUCATION HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) REQUIREMENTS 1. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. 2. A hunter education card is needed to buy a license. 3. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless it is verified and your license is marked with a “V.” To get your hunter education card verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. 4. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. HUNTER EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS 1. Individuals over age 50 or active duty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.state. co.us/HunterEdTestOut 2. A one-time apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters who are at least 10 years old (12 years old for hunting mountain lion) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field: cpw.state.co.us/apprentice certificate For more information, go to: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd 3 HABITAT STAMPS Habitat Stamps are REQUIRED for hunters and cost $10.13; only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. NEW Habitat Stamps are now valid March 1–March 31 of the following year (13 months). ▶ A 2020 Habitat Stamp will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $304.11. ▶ Anyone who holds a free resident lifetime fishing license, a resident veteran lifetime combo or resident first responder lifetime combo small-game/ fishing license, or are approved for the Big Game Mobility Impaired Hunting Program is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility For more information, go to: cpw.state.co.us/habitatstamp �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION LEGAL HUNTING HOURS Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are onehalf hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The sunrise/sunset chart at right lists Denver times. Subtract 1 minute from opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles east of Denver. Add 1 minute to opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles west of Denver. (These changes assume that each degree of longitude equals 50 miles and a change of 1 degree of longitude equals a 4-minute change in sunrise and sunset times.) MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Elevenyear-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 16 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when do- nation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 6 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 2020–2021 SUNRISE/SUNSET TABLE (DENVER) DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL (DST)* NOV. DEC. A.M. 6:43 6:42 6:40 6:38 6:37 6:35 6:34 6:32 6:31 6:29 6:28 6:26 6:25 6:23 6:22 6:20 6:19 6:17 6:16 6:14 6:13 6:12 6:10 6:09 6:07 6:06 6:05 6:04 6:02 6:01 A.M. 7:02 7:03 7:04 7:05 7:06 7:07 7:08 7:09 7:10 7:10 7:11 7:12 7:13 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:15 7:16 7:17 7:17 7:16 7:16 7:19 7:19 7:19 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:21 7:21 7:21 P.M. 7:25 7:26 7:27 7:28 7:29 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:43 7:44 7:45 7:46 7:47 7:48 7:49 7:50 7:51 7:52 7:53 7:54 A.M. P.M. ends 4:57 6:29 DST 6:30 4:56 6:31 4:55 6:33 4:54 6:34 4:53 6:35 4:52 6:36 4:51 6:37 4:50 6:38 4:49 6:39 4:48 6:41 4:47 6:42 4:46 6:43 4:45 6:44 4:45 6:45 4:44 6:46 4:43 6:47 4:42 6:49 4:42 6:50 4:41 6:51 4:40 6:52 4:40 6:53 4:39 6:54 4:39 6:55 4:38 6:56 4:38 6:57 4:37 6:58 4:37 6:59 4:37 7:00 4:36 7:01 4:36 *DST = Daylight Saving Time Add or subtract these minutes to the chart above for select towns. For use only as a general reference. P.M. 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:37 4:37 4:37 4:38 4:38 4:39 4:39 4:40 4:40 4:41 4:41 4:42 4:43 4:43 4:44 4:45 4:46 JAN. 2021 FEB. 2021 MAR. 2021 A.M. 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:21 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:19 7:19 7:19 7:16 7:16 7:17 7:17 7:16 7:15 7:15 7:14 7:13 7:13 7:12 7:11 7:10 7:09 7:08 A.M. 7:07 7:06 7:06 7:04 7:03 7:02 7:01 7:00 6:59 6:58 6:57 6:56 6:54 6:53 6:52 6:51 6:49 6:48 6:47 6:45 6:44 6:43 6:41 6:40 6:38 6:37 6:35 6:34 A.M. P.M. 6:32 5:52 6:31 5:54 6:29 5:55 6:28 5:56 6:26 5:57 6:25 5:58 6:23 5:59 6:22 5:00 6:20 6:01 6:19 6:02 6:17 6:03 6:16 6:04 6:14 6:05 7:12 DST starts 7:06 7:11 7:07 7:09 7:08 7:08 7:09 7:06 7:10 7:04 7:11 7:03 7:12 7:01 7:13 7:00 7:14 6:58 7:15 6:56 7:16 6:55 7:17 6:53 7:16 6:52 7:19 6:50 7:20 6:48 7:21 6:47 7:22 6:45 7:23 P.M. 4:47 4:47 4:48 4:49 4:50 4:51 4:52 4:53 4:54 4:55 4:56 4:57 4:58 4:59 5:00 5:01 5:03 5:04 5:05 5:06 5:07 5:08 5:09 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:14 5:15 5:17 5:16 5:19 P.M. 5:20 5:21 5:22 5:24 5:25 5:26 5:27 5:28 5:30 5:31 5:32 5:33 5:34 5:36 5:37 5:38 5:39 5:40 5:41 5:42 5:44 5:45 5:46 5:47 5:48 5:49 5:50 5:51 TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR OTHER COLORADO CITIES Alamosa +3 Buena Vista +5 Burlington -10 Craig +9 Durango +11 Fort Morgan -4 Gr. Junction +13 Gunnison +7 La Junta Lamar Sterling Walden -6 -9 -6 +5 Source: www.usno.navy.mil INSPECTION & SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-3427430, or download the form at fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �GENERAL DAILY HARVEST LIMITS REPORT IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on CPW's website for open units: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. 2/27/2020 2:05:49 PM COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Unit Valid Units 1 1,2 2 see unit 1 3 3,301 4 see unit 5 4 see unit 441 Harvest # Lions Limit Taken Season Dates Status April 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 5 5 CLOSED April 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 3 0 Open Description E L P M Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 A X E Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 4,5 - North of CR 27 & Nov 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 USFS Rd 110 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 6,16,17,161,171 Nov 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021 4 0 Open Closed April 1-30 7 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 1 0 Open 8 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 4 0 Open 9 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 3 3 CLOSED 8 0 Open Closed April 1-30 11 Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30 12 Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 20 0 Open Closed April 1-30 13 - West of Hayden Divide Road Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 10 0 Open Closed April 1-30, West of Hayden Divide Road 13 13,131,231 - East of Hayden Divide Road Nov 23, 2020 - March 31, 2021 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, East of Hayden Divide Road 14 see unit 441 15 15 16 see unit 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 0 Example of the online "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report." see unit 6 18 18,27,28,37,181,371 Open Closed April 1-30 Closed April 1-30 DONATING WILDLIFE 17 5 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 Male mountain lion hindquarters CPW.STATE.CO.US/ MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION Closed April 1-30 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30 Donation certificates are required for5 all donations. Certificates 19 19 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov Open 0 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor 20 20 Apr 01 - 30, 2020 & Nov 9 Open 0 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021license number; species and amounts and recipient; donor’s hunting 21 21 Nov 16, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 15 Open Closed April 1-30 0 donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 4 MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled. ▶ recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: ▶ recipient’s license is unfilled, and: ▶ both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. 2020–2021 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Female mountain lion hindquarters Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS 1. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 4. Bait is illegal. 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. At a minimum, this means the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state.co.us regulations. BAG LIMITS & TAGGING 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1– March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2020, OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 23, 2020– March 31, 2021, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on pages 6–7. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/ or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. 5 CPW.STATE.CO.US �HUNTING LAWS ILLEGAL HUNTING ACTIVITIES If convicted of these felony violations, you can face a lifetime license suspension: 1. FELONY OFFENSE: To kill and abandon big game. It is illegal to remove only the hide, antlers or other trophy parts and leave the carcass in the field. 2. FELONY OFFENSE: To sell, buy or offer to sell or buy big game. 3. FELONY OFFENSE: To solicit someone to illegally harvest big game for commercial gain or provide outfitting services without required registration. IT IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW TO: 4. Have a loaded (in the chamber) rifle or shotgun in or on any motor vehicle. Muzzleloading rifles are considered unloaded if the percussion cap or shotshell primer is removed, or if the powder is removed from flashpan. It is illegal for anyone to have a loaded electronic-ignition muzzleloader in or on a motor vehicle unless the chamber is unloaded or the battery is disconnected and removed from its compartment. 5. Hunt carelessly or discharge a firearm or release an arrow disregarding human life or property. 6. Operate or ride a snowmobile with a firearm unless it’s completely unloaded and cased, or with a bow unless it’s unstrung or cased. Compound bows must be cased, not unstrung. 7. Shoot from or use a motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, snowmobile or aircraft to hunt, intercept, chase, harass or drive wildlife. 8. Use aircraft to hunt, to direct hunters on the ground or to hunt the same day or day after a flight was made to find wildlife. 9. Use the Internet or other computer-assisted remote technology while hunting or fishing. This includes unmanned or remotecontrol drones used to look for wildlife. Hunters and anglers must be physically present in the immediate vicinity while hunting and fishing. 10. Use live-action game cameras to locate, surveil, or aid or assist in locating or surveiling game wildlife in order to take/try to take game wildlife during the same or following day. "Live-action game camera" is any device capable of recording and transmitting photographic/video data wirelessly to a remote device (such as a computer or smart phone). This doesn't include game cameras that record photographic/video data and store such data for later use, as long as the device cannot transmit data wirelessly. 11. Hunt under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. 12. Use a drone to look for/scout/detect game wildlife. 13. Use a smart rifle, including any firearm equipped with a target tracking system, electronically controlled, assisted or computerlinked trigger or a ballistics computer. Any firearm equipped with a scope containing a computer processor is considered to be a smart rifle. 14. Use a fully automated rifle. 15. Use poison, drugs or explosives to hunt or harass wildlife. 16. Fail to extinguish a campfire. 17. Fail to make a reasonable attempt to track and harvest animals you wound or may have wounded. It is against the law to pursue wounded wildlife that goes on private property without first obtaining permission from landowner or person in charge. 18. Discharge any firearm or release an arrow from, upon or across any public road. 19. Party hunt (i.e. harvest someone else’s game or let someone harvest yours). 20. Interfere with hunters. This includes distracting or frightening prey; causing prey to flee by using light or noise; chasing prey on foot or by vehicle; throwing objects; making movements; harassing hunters by using threats or actions; erecting barriers to deny access to hunting areas; intentionally injecting yourself into the line of fire. Violators face prosecution and may have to pay victim’s damages and court costs. 21. For two or more people on the ground, in a vehicle or vessel to use electronic devices to communicate information that violates any wildlife law or regulation. 22. Hunt big game over bait, whether or not the person hunting personally placed the bait. Bait means to put, expose, distribute or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts or other food as an attraction for big game. Salt or mineral blocks used for normal agricultural purposes are not considered bait. Scent sticks that smell like food are illegal for bears. 23. Have a carcass, hide, skull, claws or parts of bears or mountain lions without a valid hunting license or unless authorized by CPW. 24. Hunt on private land without first obtaining permission from landowner or person in charge. 25. Post, sign or indicate that public lands, not under an exclusivecontrol lease, are private. 26. Use State Land Board properties not leased and signed by CPW without permission of lessee. RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. Direct donations, volunteering and more: DONATE TO COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE! 6 2020–2021 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING cpw.state.co.us/donate �SEASONS MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING SEASONS HUNTING DATES: April 1–30, 2020, then Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2020, then Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting for the April and/or fall season. Map, page 9. UNITS 1, 2 3, 301 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 SEASON DATES NEW April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 NEW April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 NEW April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 NEW April 1–30, 2020 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 8 9 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 HARVEST LIMIT 5 3 12 10 4 1 4 3 10 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 8 11 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 12 12 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 20 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 10 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 9 15 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 14 19 20 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES 31 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 12 32 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 33 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 13 35, 36, 361 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 9 38 39, 391 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 7 40 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 41 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 42 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 10 43, 47, NEW 471 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 44, 45 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 46 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 50, 500, 501 51 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 10 12 10 7 52, 411 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 53, 63 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 11 54, 55, 551 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 9 59, 591 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 21 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 15 60 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 22 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 17 61 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 10 23 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 17 62 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 9 24 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 8 64 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 25, 26, 34 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 65 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 66, 67 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 8 68, 681, 682 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 29 30 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 2 10 continued on page 8 7 CPW.STATE.CO.US �SEASONS UNITS SEASON DATES 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 HARVEST LIMIT 15 10 6 11 4 10 74, 741 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 75 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 4 76 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 3 77 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 78 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 79, 791 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 3 80 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 81 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 4 82 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 83 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 10 85, 140, 851 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 31 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 April 1–30, 2020 104, 105, 110 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 201 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 NEW April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 5 25 8 5 211 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 12 421 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 10 444 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 6 461 511 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 April 1–30, 2020 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 7 4 521 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 9 751, 771 Nov. 23, 2020–March 31, 2021 5 8 2020–2021 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 3 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 3-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965 and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us/mountainlionexam SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165°F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. cpw.state.co.us �Check the new "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on pages 7–8. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP CPW.STATE.CO.US 9 �CONTENTS Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’ convenience. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.state.co.us/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2020–2021 MTN. LION SEASON DATES MARCH 25, 2020 Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale APRIL 1–30, 2020 April mountain lion season NOV. 23, 2020– MARCH 31, 2021 Fall mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Check the "Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report" online Take a friend hunting. ENTER TO WIN PRIZES. See hunt tables and map for details, pages 7–9. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. LIVE LIFE OUTSIDE CPW.STATE.CO.US/TAKEAFRIEND REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 ■ EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) 10 10 COLORADO 2016 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ccd50f7efb68e8c5b433535e4be1dbc2.pdf 37bac5b27730036d96738db8e683af85 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E April 2019−March 2020 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: APRIL 1–30, 2019 FALL SEASON: NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 1 cpw.state.co.us �CONTENTS CONTENTS Click the page number to go straight to any page. Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us WHAT'S NEW: 2019–2020........................................1 OUR MISSION: The mission of Colorado Parks and Wildlife is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources. LICENSE INFORMATION........................................1–2 ■ License & Habitat Stamp fees............................................................. 1 ■ Accepted forms of payment................................................................ 1 ■ Habitat Stamp information................................................................. 1 ■ Restrictions: child support, weapons.................................................. 1 ■ License requirements: hunter education; mountain lion exam........... 2 ■ Residency requirements..................................................................... 2 COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACTING DIRECTOR Jeffrey M. Ver Steeg COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of March 2019 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................3–4 ■ Legal hunting hours; sunrise/sunset table.......................................... 3 ■ Minimum hunting age; evidence of sex.............................................. 3 ■ Tooth inspection; inspection & seals................................................... 3 ■ Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report................................... 4 ■ Donating wildlife................................................................................ 4 ■ Identifying male & female lions .......................................................... 4 ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 LION HUNTING UNIT MAP.........................................8 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. IMPORTANT DATES................................. BACK COVER GET THE BROCHURE ONLINE: cpw.state.co.us/mtnlionbrochure Send us your hunter testimonial photos and stories for a chance to be featured on a brochure cover or CPW's online blog! HUNTER.TESTIMONIALS@STATE.CO.US ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay FALL SEASON: NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 OTHER PHOTOS, LEFT TO RIGHT: ▶ Mountain lion © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay ▶ Mountain lion © Pixabay BRUSH 28167 County Rd. T Brush, 80723 970-842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Rd. 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 W I L D L I F E April 2019−March 2020 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting SPRING SEASON: APRIL 1−30, 2019 © Pixabay CPW REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ■ April & fall hunt code table.............................................................6–7 ■ After harvest; lion management & research....................................... 7 & COVER PHOTO NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations APRIL & FALL SEASONS....................................... 6– 7 P A R K S REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. ■ Mountain lion regulations.................................................................. 5 ■ Bag limits & tagging........................................................................... 5 ■ Legal methods of take........................................................................ 5 C O L O R A D O Carrie Besnette Hauser Marvin McDaniel Luke Schafer Eden Vardy Dan Gibbs, ex-officio member Kate Greenberg, ex-officio member Jeffrey M. Ver Steeg, Acting CPW Director Chelsea Harlan HUNTING LAWS.......................................................5 COVER PHOTO: John Howard, Chair Michelle Zimmerman, Vice-Chair James Vigil, Secretary Robert W. Bray Taishya Adams Charles Garcia Marie Haskett 1 cpw.state.co.us GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2019−2020 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ FUTURE GENERATIONS ACT PASSED THE 2018 STATE LEGISLATURE: Thank you to all of the hunters and anglers who helped support the Future Generations Act and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This act is a huge step for funding wildlife conservation. You'll see some changes in 2019, including a small fee increase for resident licenses and the Wildlife Education Fund. Find the full 2018/2019 fee comparison chart online: cpw.state.co.us/feechanges ▶ MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY: The CPW Mountain Lion brochure is now entirely digital, beginning with the April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 license year. ▶ MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING UNIT CLOSURE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY: After March 31, 2019, the 1-888-940LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in service. Beginning April 1, 2019, hunters must check harvest limits/ whether a unit is open or closed through the online Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report at cpw.state.co.us/ huntlion no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunt. You can also call any CPW office to check if a unit is open or closed. See page 4 for more information on the report. ▶ ANNUAL MOUNTAIN LION LICENSES ON SALE MARCH 25, 2019: Mountain lion hunting licenses for the April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 license year will be available for purchase starting March 25, 2019. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE & HABITAT STAMP FEES HABITAT STAMPS FEE ▶ Annual Habitat Stamp (required & nonrefundable)...........$10 Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license. ▶ Lifetime Habitat Stamp.................................................... $300.25 LICENSES FEE RESIDENTS.............................................................. $49.75 NONRESIDENTS....................................................... $351.75 All license prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund. ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT ■ Online and by phone: Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit/debit cards and CPW gift certificates. ■ CPW offices/parks: In addition to the above: check, money order, traveler's checks and cash. ■ Sales agents: Any form of payment the agent accepts. CPW gift certificates are not valid. RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to those suspended for noncompliance with child support. Any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ▶ Online: Go to cpw.state.co.us and click "Buy and Apply" ▶ Call: 1-800-244-5613 ▶ In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state HABITAT STAMPS WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY A LICENSE AND HUNT 1. ID. Secure and verifiable ID. A Social Security number is required for new hunters ages 12 and older. 2. PROOF of hunter education. (See page 2.) 3. PROOF of residency for Colorado residents. (See page 2.) 4. HABITAT STAMP. A 2019 or Lifetime Habitat Stamp is required prior to applying for the draw or buying a license. (See below.) HABITAT STAMPS ARE REQUIRED FOR HUNTERS Habitat Stamps are $10 and only one is required per person, per year for anyone ages 18–64. Stamps are valid April 1– March 31. ▶ A 2019 Habitat Stamp ($10) will automatically be added to your first hunting or fishing license purchase of each license year, if applicable. ▶ A lifetime stamp is $300.25. ▶ Anyone who holds a lifetime fishing license, a veteran's resident lifetime combination small-game/fishing license or are approved for the Big Game Mobility Impaired Hunting Program is exempt from the Habitat Stamp requirement. See: cpw.state.co.us/accessibility Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. 1 CPW.STATE.CO.US �LICENSES LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are valid for the April 1–March 31 license year during open mountain lion seasons. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: I. HUNTER EDUCATION a. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. b. A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. c. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless verified and marked with a “V” on your license. To get your hunter education verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) or state park. d. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states, provinces and countries. EXEMPTIONS a. Individuals over age 50 or activeduty U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of hunter education: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEdTestOut b. A one-time apprentice certificate can be obtained for hunters 10 years old (12 years old for mountain lion hunters) and who must be accompanied by a mentor in the field: cpw.state. co.us/apprenticecertificate Please see the CPW website for more information: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd II. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED COURSE AND TEST: The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw.state.co.us/ mountainlionexam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW area offices (listed on inside front cover). Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. 3. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. Cost is $10; one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. 2 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS cpw.state.co.us/proofofresidency ▶ The residence address you give to buy or apply for a license must be the same as the address given for Colorado state income tax purposes. ▶ You terminate your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued by another state or foreign country, register to vote outside Colorado or accept a driver's license that shows an address other than in Colorado. ▶ Colorado licenses with a black banner that states “Not Valid for Federal Identification, Voting or Public Benefit” cannot be used to prove residency. RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: Customer must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have their primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ID is not 6 months old, the customer must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof, as outlined in "Additional Residency Proofs" below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student, school transcript showing full-time status. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student, proof of out-of-state tuition payment. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be active-duty military stationed in Colorado (including their spouse/dependents). Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID and Orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: Customer must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as their home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident (includes spouse/dependents). b. Proof: Military ID and Orders. 6. YOUTH a. Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS a. Customers who otherwise meet residency requirements but whose Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago, or who have a CPWapproved religious exemption to photo identification on their record, must provide at least two additional proofs of residency. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES a. If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or state park pass. �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION LEGAL HUNTING HOURS Legal hunting hours for mountain lion are onehalf hour before sunrise to one half-hour after sunset. The sunrise/sunset chart at right lists Denver times. Subtract 1 minute from opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles east of Denver. Add 1 minute to opening and closing time for each 12 1/2 miles west of Denver. (These changes assume that each degree of longitude equals 50 miles and a change of 1 degree of longitude equals a 4-minute change in sunrise and sunset times.) MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Elevenyear-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when do- nation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 6 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 2019–2020 SUNRISE/SUNSET TABLE (DENVER) APRIL (DST)* NOV. DEC. JAN. 2020 FEB. 2020 MAR. 2020 DAY A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 06:44 06:43 06:41 06:40 06:38 06:36 06:35 06:33 06:32 06:30 06:29 06:27 06:26 06:24 06:23 06:21 06:20 06:18 06:17 06:15 06:14 06:13 06:11 06:10 06:09 06:07 06:06 06:05 06:03 06:02 7:24 7:25 7:26 7:27 7:28 7:29 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:43 7:44 7:45 7:46 7:47 7:48 7:49 7:50 7:51 7:52 7:53 07:28 5:58 07:29 5:57 06:31 DST ends 4:56 06:32 4:55 06:33 4:54 06:34 4:53 06:35 4:52 06:36 4:51 06:37 4:50 06:39 4:49 06:40 4:48 06:41 4:47 06:42 4:46 06:43 4:45 06:44 4:44 06:45 4:44 06:47 4:43 06:48 4:42 06:49 4:41 06:50 4:41 06:51 4:40 06:52 4:40 06:53 4:39 06:54 4:39 06:55 4:38 06:56 4:38 06:57 4:37 06:59 4:37 07:00 4:37 07:01 4:36 07:02 07:03 07:04 07:04 07:05 07:06 07:07 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:13 07:14 07:14 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:21 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:35 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:37 4:37 4:37 4:38 4:38 4:39 4:39 4:40 4:40 4:41 4:42 4:42 4:43 4:44 4:44 4:45 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:21 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:20 07:19 07:19 07:18 07:18 07:17 07:17 07:16 07:16 07:15 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 4:46 4:47 4:48 4:49 4:49 4:50 4:51 4:52 4:53 4:54 4:55 4:56 4:57 4:58 5:00 5:01 5:02 5:03 5:04 5:05 5:06 5:07 5:09 5:10 5:11 5:12 5:13 5:14 5:16 5:17 5:18 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:50 06:49 06:48 06:46 06:45 06:44 06:42 06:41 06:39 06:38 06:37 06:35 06:34 5:19 5:20 5:22 5:23 5:24 5:25 5:26 5:28 5:29 5:30 5:31 5:32 5:33 5:35 5:36 5:37 5:38 5:39 5:40 5:42 5:43 5:44 5:45 5:46 5:47 5:48 5:49 5:51 5:52 06:32 5:53 06:31 5:54 06:29 5:55 06:28 5:56 06:26 5:57 06:25 5:58 06:23 5:59 begins 5:00 06:21DST 06:20 6:01 06:18 6:02 06:17 6:03 06:15 6:04 06:14 6:05 06:12 6:06 06:10 6:07 06:09 6:08 06:07 6:10 06:06 6:11 06:04 6:12 06:02 6:13 06:01 6:14 05:59 6:15 05:58 6:16 05:56 6:17 05:54 6:18 05:53 6:19 05:51 6:20 05:50 6:21 05:48 6:22 05:46 6:23 05:45 6:24 *DST = Daylight Saving Time Add or subtract these minutes to the chart above for select towns. For use only as a general reference. P.M. TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR OTHER COLORADO CITIES Alamosa +3 Buena Vista +5 Burlington -10 Craig +9 Durango +11 Fort Morgan -4 Gr. Junction +13 Gunnison +7 La Junta Lamar Sterling Walden -6 -9 -6 +5 Source: www.usno.navy.mil INSPECTION & SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-3427430, or download the form at fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �GENERAL DAILY HARVEST LIMIT REPORT IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check the AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT on CPW's website for open units: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. NOTE: Starting April 1, 2019, hunters must check the harvest limit and open unit information through the online AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT, or by contacting any CPW area office during regular business hours. The 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in use, though it may be made available as a backup option in case of a technological emergency. Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. 2/27/2019 2:05:49 PM COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Unit Valid Units 1 1,2 2 see unit 1 3 3,301 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Season Dates E L P M Harvest # Lions Limit Taken Status Description Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 5 5 CLOSED Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 5 0 Open Closed April 1-30 A X E see unit 5 see unit 441 Closed April 1-30 Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 Closed April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 4,5 - North of CR 27 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 USFS Rd 110 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, North of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 6,16,17,161,171 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 4 0 Open Closed April 1-30 7 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 1 0 Open 8 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 4 0 Open 9 Apr 01 - 30, 2019 & Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 3 3 CLOSED 10 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 8 0 Open Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 12 0 Open Closed April 1-30 Nov 18, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020 20 0 Open Closed April 1-30 11 12 Example of the online Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report. DONATING WILDLIFE 13 13 - West of Hayden Divide Road Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 10 0 Open Closed April 1-30, West of Hayden Divide Road 13 13,131,231 - East of Hayden Divide Road Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 9 0 Open Closed April 1-30, East of Hayden Divide Road Donation certificates are required for all donations. Closed Certificates 14 see unit 441 April 1-30, South of CR 27 & USFS Rd 110 must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor 15 15 Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 5 Open Closed April 1-30 0 and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts 16 see unit 6 Closed April 1-30 donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a 17 see unit 6 April 1-30 simple note; no special form is required. Certificate Closed must stay with 18,27,28,37,181,371 Nov 18, 2018 Mar 31, 2019 12consumed. OpenDonor Closed April 1-30 recipi0 the 18meat until the meat is -completely and ent 19are19subject to all possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” Apr bag 01 - 30, and 2018 & Nov 18, 5 Open 0 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 is a 20license for exactly the same species,9 sex,0season and method of 20 Apr 01 - 30, 2018 & Nov 18, Open 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 take21as21a donor’s license. Nov 18, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019 15 Open Closed April 1-30 0 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 4 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled. (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and (2) both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Male mountain lion hindquarters CPW.STATE.CO.US/ MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION Female mountain lion hindquarters Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 4. Bait is illegal. 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state.co.us/regulations. BAG LIMITS & TAGGING 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per license year (April 1–March 31). Hunters may harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2019, OR one lion during the fall season, Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020, depending on the valid season dates for the unit you are hunting. See hunt code table on pages 6–7. 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. © Dave Arnold 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. 5 CPW.STATE.CO.US �SEASONS MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING SEASONS HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1–30, 2019 & NOV. 18, 2019–MARCH 31, 2020 These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2019, then Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting for the April and/or fall season. Map, page 8. HARVEST LIMIT UNITS SEASON DATES Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 5 3 33 35, 36, 361 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 9 38 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 6 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 4 8 12 20 10 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 9 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 5 12 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 UNITS SEASON DATES 1, 2 3, 301 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 15 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 21 22 23 24 25, 26, 34 29 30 31 32 6 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 1 4 3 39, 391 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 50, 500, 501 5 51 9 15 17 17 8 7 2 10 12 5 52, 411 53, 63 54, 55, 551 59, 591 60 61 62 64 65 66, 67 HARVEST LIMIT 13 9 7 7 7 5 10 5 6 1 6 1 10 12 10 7 10 10 7 7 5 10 9 5 7 8 �SEASONS UNITS SEASON DATES 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 April 1–30, 2019 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 Nov. 18, 2019–March 31, 2020 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 83 85, 140, 851 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 104, 105, 110 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 201 211 421 444 461 511 521 751, 771 HARVEST LIMIT 6 15 10 6 11 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 3 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office (listed on inside front cover) within 48 hours. If you reach voicemail, leave your CID number, license number, date and unit of harvest, and sex of the lion harvested. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain frozen heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 4 LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH 10 Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 10 29 5 5 20 8 5 12 10 6 7 4 6 5 CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 3-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from harvesting females in units managed to maintain stable populations. TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965 and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us/mountainlionexam C O L O R A D O P A R K S & W I L D L I F E Colorado Mountain Lion Education & Identification Course INFORMATION FOR THE MOUNTAIN LION EXAM cpw.state.co.us SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165°F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �Check the new Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report on our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see table on pages 6–7. LION HUNTING UNIT MAP MAP 8 2019–2020 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �WHAT'S NEW LICENSES Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us NOTICE: This brochure includes information on mountain lion hunting. It is not a legal notice nor a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed guide issued for hunters’ convenience. Copies of statutes and regulations can be obtained from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional or area office, or at cpw.state.co.us/regulations. For questions, call CPW at 303-297-1192. 2019–2020 MTN. LION SEASON DATES MARCH 25, 2019 Annual mountain lion licenses go on sale APRIL 1–30, 2019 April mountain lion season NOV. 18, 2019– MARCH 31, 2020 Fall mountain lion season THE DAY BEFORE THE HUNT (after 5 p.m.) Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report Take a friend hunting. ENTER TO WIN PRIZES. See hunt tables and map for details, pages 6–8. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THE CORRECT DATES FOR YOUR HUNT. Thank you. Your hunting and fishing licenses pay to protect Colorado wildlife. LIVE LIFE OUTSIDE REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 ■ EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) 9 9 2018 COLORADO 2017 COLORADO TURKEY HUNTING SMALL GAME & WATERFOWL HUNTING CPW.STATE.CO.US/TAKEAFRIEND � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ae6da0fdab890a226a8bb58a07d7040d.pdf 48d5efeda87e47bea4f884b3c66494a4 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E Nov. 2018–March 2019 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting NEW AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT NOW ONLINE: CPW.STATE.CO.US/HUNTLION �WHAT'S NEW WHAT’S NEW: 2018–2019 ▶ FUTURE GENERATIONS ACT PASSED THE 2018 STATE LEGISLATURE: Thank you to all of the hunters and anglers who helped support the Future Generations Act and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This act is a huge step for funding wildlife conservation. You may see some changes in 2019. Please check the website for updates coming soon: cpw.state.co.us ▶ SET UP YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT IN THE PURCHASING SYSTEM: All customers, existing and new, need to have a unique identifier (i.e. CID number, driver's license, etc.) and their date of birth to create a profile in the online purchasing system. Read the step-by-step guide to creating your profile or watch the how-to video online at cpw.state.co.us/CPWshop. ▶ MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING UNIT CLOSURE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE: In addition to calling 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunt to check for open units, hunters can find this information online with the new AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT at cpw.state. co.us/huntlion. The report, updated daily, shows the harvest limit for each unit, how many lion have been taken and if the unit is closed. After March 31, 2019, the 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in service. Beginning April 1, 2019, hunters must check harvest limits/whether a unit is open or closed through the online AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT at cpw.state.co.us/huntlion no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunt. See page 12 for more information on the new report. ▶ THE MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE IS AN ANNUAL LICENSE: The annual license is valid during open seasons from April 1–March 31 of each year, with hunting opportunities during the April season in some units and statewide during the Nov.–March season. Harvest limits for the license year will be set by the Parks and Wildlife Commission in Jan. of each year and go into effect April 1 of each year, through March 31 of the following year. Check for updates at cpw.state.co.us/huntlion. ▶ MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY, STARTING IN APRIL 2019: The CPW Mountain Lion brochure will be entirely digital, beginning with the April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 license year. Find the brochure online in 2019: cpw.state.co.us/mtnlionbrochure LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE FEES ▶ RESIDENT................ $41* ▶ NONRESIDENT......... $351* ▶ HABITAT STAMP....... $10 Prices include 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Fund.* BUY ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON Online: Go to cpw.state.co.us and click "Buy & Apply" Call: 1-800-244-5613 In person: CPW offices and sales agents around the state *The license fees and Wildlife Management Fund surcharge are subject to change in 2019 due to implementation of the Future Generations Act. Check the Mountain Lion Season Dates & Fees page on CPW's website: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �GENERAL SEASON DATES & HUNTING HOURS Lions may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Check the CPW website for a curAPRIL: Mountain lion hunting is also open rent sunrise/sunset table on the Hunting April 1–30, 2019, in certain units and Resources and Tips page. requires a 2019 mountain lion license. NOVEMBER: Fall mountain lion hunting is open Nov. 19, 2018–March 31, 2019. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per li2. A lion harvested during special damcense year (April 1–March 31). Huntage seasons doesn’t count toward the ers who have not harvested a lion with annual bag limit. their April 2018–March 2019 license 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute may harvest one lion from Nov. 19, Indian Reservation does not count 2018–March 31, 2019, and one lion toward the annual bag limit. (with purchase of a new license) from April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020. CHECK OPEN UNITS AFTER 5 P.M. DAILY You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. NEW After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check for open units by seeing the AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT on CPW's website (cpw.state. co.us/huntlion), or calling 1-888-940LION (5466). If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. NEW NOTE: Starting April 1, 2019, hunters must check the harvest limit and open unit information through the online AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT. The 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone number will no longer be in use. GENERAL INFORMATION WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION hunters who are at least 12 years old 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry and who must be accompanied by it when hunting. Licenses are valid for a mentor in the field: cpw.state. the April 1–March 31 license year durco.us/apprentice certificate ing open mountain lion seasons. Please see the CPW website for more in2. HUNTER EDUCATION — TWO REQUIREMENTS: formation: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd I. HUNTER EDUCATION II. MOUNTAIN LION EDUCATION CERTIFIED a. Anyone born on or after January 1, COURSE AND TEST: The test is mandatory, 1949, must have a hunter education including for those with the apprentice card to hunt in Colorado. certificate. If you do not have verified b. A hunter education card is needed to hunter education on your record, you apply for or buy a license. won't be able to purchase a mountain c. Your hunter education card must be lion hunting license. Materials and the carried while hunting, unless verified official test are online at cpw.state. and marked with a “V” on your co.us/mountainlionexam. Enter license. To get your hunter education your CID number when taking the verified, take your hunter education official test. If you do not have a CID, card to a CPW office or state park. contact a CPW office. Tests also can d. CPW honors hunter education cards be taken at CPW area offices (listed on from other states, provinces and back cover). Hunters must carry the countries. certificate of completion while hunting, EXEMPTIONS unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is a. Individuals over age 50 or active-duty printed on the license. U.S. military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate by 3. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages testing out of hunter education: cpw. 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or state.co.us/HunterEdTestOut fishing licenses, or preference points. b. A one-time apprentice certificate Cost is $10; one stamp is required per can be obtained for mountain lion year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 �GENERAL RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS cpw.state.co.us/proofofresidency REMINDER: Colorado licenses with a black banner that states “Not Valid for Federal Identification, Voting or Public Benefit” cannot be used to prove residency. RESIDENCY TYPES 1. STANDARD COLORADO RESIDENT a. Requirements: Customer must live in Colorado for at least 6 consecutive months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product, have their primary residence in Colorado and have not applied for or purchased a resident license or pass outside of Colorado in the last 6 months. b. Proof: Current and valid Colorado driver’s license/ID with a Colorado address issued 6 or more months prior. If the Colorado driver’s license/ ID is not 6 months old, the customer must provide at least two forms of additional residency proof as outlined below. 2. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be attending school full time at an accredited Colorado school starting at least 6 months prior to buying or applying for any resident CPW product. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student. 3. STUDENT: ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME OUTSIDE OF COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must meet Colorado residency requirements and be attending an accredited school outside of Colorado, paying nonresident tuition. b. Proof: Student ID, name of institution, date customer became full-time student. 4. MILITARY: STATIONED IN COLORADO a. Requirements: Customer must be active duty military stationed in Colorado (including their spouse/dependents). Residency begins the date the orders begin. b. Proof: Military ID, location stationed, start and end date of orders. 5. MILITARY: COLORADO HOME OF RECORD a. Requirements: Customer must be active-duty military stationed outside of Colorado, but with Colorado as their home of record, paying income tax as a Colorado resident (includes spouse/dependents). b. Proof: Military ID, location stationed, start and end date of orders. 6. YOUTH a. Children under the age of 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. OTHER RESIDENCY INFORMATION 1. ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY PROOFS a. Customers who otherwise meet residency requirements but whose Colorado driver’s license or ID was issued or renewed less than 6 months ago or who have a CPW-approved religious exemption to photo identification on their record must provide at least two additional proofs of residency. Those proofs include: income sources (pay stubs), utility bills, state income tax documents (as a full-time resident), lease agreements/rent receipts, motor vehicle registration, voter registration. 2. MULTIPLE HOMES a. If you have a home in Colorado and another location, call 303-297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a CPW license or pass. 2 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �GENERAL RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old to hunt mountain lion. Elevenyear-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION & SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office (listed on back cover) within 48 hours of harvesting a lion and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of take, and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �GENERAL TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 6 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. DONATING WILDLIFE Donation certificates are required b. More than 20 pounds of for all donations. Certificates must unprocessed meat, only at contain names, addresses and recipient’s home. telephone numbers of donor and 3. You can donate to someone WITH recipient; donor’s hunting license a like license: number; species and amounts doa. Up to 20 pounds of unpronated; date of kill; donor’s signature. cessed meat, anywhere. The certificate can be a simple note; b. More than 20 pounds of no special form is required. Certifiunprocessed meat, anywhere, cate must stay with the meat until only if: the meat is completely consumed. (1) recipient’s license is unfilled. Donor and recipient are subject to (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on all bag and possession limits. NOTE: the meat. This establishes A “like license” is a license for exactly recipient’s claim to his/her the same species, sex, season and portion of meat and voids method of take as a donor’s license. his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her 1. You can donate to someone WITH portion. OR WITHOUT a like license: c. The entire carcass, if: a. Any amount of processed (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and packaged game meat, and anywhere. (2) both the donor’s carcass tag 2. You can donate to someone WITHand recipient’s like-license OUT a like license: carcass tag is on meat, voida. Up to 20 pounds of unproing both. cessed meat, anywhere. 4 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �GENERAL IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. Male mountain lion hindquarters Female mountain lion hindquarters If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, subadult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. CPW.STATE.CO.US/MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION CPW.STATE.CO.US 5 �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS 1. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 4. Bait is illegal. 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must harvest or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can harvest it. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state.co.us/ regulations. REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made, and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) 6 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �HUNTING LAWS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber for conical bullets and .50 caliber for roundball bullets, and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. that attaches to the riser can contact, support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand-held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Hand-held bows, including a. Draw weight: minimum 125 compound bows, must use pounds. arrows equipped with a broadb. Draw length: minimum 14 head with an outside diameter inches from front of the bow to or a minimum width of 7/8 nocking point of the drawof an inch, with a minimum string. of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in c. Positive mechanical safety the same plane for the entire device is required. length of the cutting surface. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 b. Minimum draw weight of inches long, have a broadhead 35 pounds required. Let-off at least 7/8 inch wide and a percentage maximum of 80 minimum of two steel cutting percent. edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the enc. No part of bow’s riser (handle) tire length of cutting surface. or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. REMINDER Hunters who purchased a mountain lion license for the April 1–30, 2018, season and did not harvest a lion may still use the same license to hunt in the season that runs from Nov. 19, 2018–March 31, 2019. After March 31, 2019, you must purchase a new license that will be valid in the April 1, 2019 –March 31, 2020 license year. CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �FALL SEASON FALL SEASON LION HUNTING AREAS Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunt HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTA Fall season hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or on our website for the most up-to-date in 8 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 19, 2018–MARCH 31, 2019 ting. For specific harvest limits, see tables on pages 10–11. AIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. check the new Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits Report information: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion CPW.STATE.CO.US 9 �FALL SEASON FALL SEASON LICENSE & UNIT LIMITS These harvest limits are for Nov. 19, 2018–March 31, 2019 only. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 8–9. UNITS HARVEST LIMIT UNITS HARVEST LIMIT 1, 2 5 41 5 3, 301 5 42 10 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 8 43 7 44 6 45 1 46 6 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 5 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 4 7 1 8 4 9 3 10 10 11 12 12 18 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) 12 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 5 15 5 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 12 19 5 20 9 21 15 22 17 23 17 24 6 25, 26, 34 7 29 2 30 10 31 12 32 5 33 13 35, 36, 361 9 38 7 39, 391 7 40 7 10 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 47 1 48, 56, 481, 561 10 49, 57, 58, 581 45 50, 500, 501 10 51 7 52, 411 10 53, 63 10 54, 55, 551 7 59, 591 7 60 5 61 10 62 9 64 5 65 7 66, 67 8 68, 681, 682 6 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 15 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 10 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 6 71, 711 9 72 4 73 10 74, 741 6 75 4 76, 79, 791 5 77 6 78 5 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 19, 2018–MARCH 31, 2019 UNITS HARVEST LIMIT HARVEST LIMIT UNITS 80 5 191 81 4 201 5 82 6 211 17 83 10 421 10 85, 140, 851 24 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 5 104, 105, 110 5 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 20 8 444 7 461 7 511 4 521 6 751, 771 5 AFTER HARVEST: MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIRED Once a mountain lion has been rigor sets in. This will help CPW harvested, these steps will ensure agents with tooth extraction later. proper reporting and inspection 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office is completed. See pages 3 and 4 for within five days of harvesting for more details. inspection and sealing. Heads and 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW hides must be unfrozen. CPW office (listed on the back cover) may retain frozen heads and within 48 hours. hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must 2. AFTER any field photos have been also fill out a report about the taken of the harvested lion, prop hunt. its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. too many females can have farreaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total CONSERVING COLORADO’S mortality are examined on a conMOUNTAIN LIONS secutive 3-year average in each unit. Mountain lion populations are very If the female harvest and mortality sensitive to female deaths. A large are too high in an area with a goal number of female deaths can shift of maintaining a stable or increasa population from increasing to ing population, harvest limits may decreasing numbers. be lowered. Females don’t disperse far, and CPW officials ask hunters to some don’t disperse at all. If too refrain voluntarily from harvesting many adult females are harvested, females in units managed to mainit can take longer for lions to reoc- tain stable populations. cupy an area. Therefore, harvesting CPW.STATE.CO.US 11 �APRIL SEASON APRIL 1−30 SEASON INFORMATION Look for the APRIL 1, 2019−MARCH 31, 2020 MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE online only soon at cpw.state.co.us/mtnlionbrochure for April 1–30, 2019 season information. ▶ ANNUAL SEASON LICENSE: April 1, 2019–March 31, 2020 licenses are available starting on March 22, 2019, online at cpw.state.co.us (click "Buy & Apply"), by phone (1-800-244-5613) or at CPW locations and sales agents around the state. ! MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE CORRECT LICENSE! There may be licenses still available for the Nov. 19, 2018−March 31, 2019 fall season in March 2019, so you must specify that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1, 2019−March 31, 2020 license year. ▶ BEFORE HUNTING: NEW After 5 p.m. the day before the hunt, check for open units by seeing the AVAILABLE MOUNTAIN LION HARVEST LIMITS REPORT on CPW's website: cpw.state.co.us/huntlion. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the harvest limit for that unit is met. The report will show how many lions have been harvested and how many are still available in each unit, updated daily. The 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone number for checking open units will NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE after March 31, 2019. E M A X E L P Example of the online Available Mountain Lion Harvest Limits report. ▶ AFTER HUNTING: Report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within 5 days. 12 2018–2019 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �LION TEST TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION HUNTER EDUCATION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965 and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us CPW.STATE.CO.US/MOUNTAINLIONEXAM SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. , CPW.STATE.CO.US 13 �Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of May 2018 John Howard, Chair Dale Pizel Michelle Zimmerman, Vice Chair Dean Wingfield James Vigil, Secretary Alexander Zipp Robert W. Bray Bob Randall, ex-officio member Marie Haskett Don Brown, ex-officio member Carrie Besnette Hauser Bob D. Broscheid, ex-officio member Marvin McDaniel REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Chelsea Harlan © Gary Kistler; © Wayne D. Lewis, CPW; © Tim Christie PRINTED October 2018 by Publication Printers, Denver: 10,000 copies. Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding, and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/regulations CPW REGION & AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. BRUSH (closed until further notice) GRAND JUNCTION 28167 County Rd. T 711 Independent Ave. Brush, 80723 Grand Junction, 81505 970-842-6300 970-255-6100 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Road Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/b9cc851417eb67b8ffde3a750b016a2d.pdf 3c38d82b74e5af9408d4f91ac220519b PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2017–2018 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INCLUDES APRIL 2018 SEASON CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 cpw.state.co.us �LICENSES WHAT’S NEW: 2017 REGULATION CHANGES & NEW INFORMATION ▶ CPW LICENSE PURCHASING BLACKOUT ▶ MOUNTAIN LION ED & HUNTER ED TESTING BLACKOUT As we transition to the upgraded online licensing system (see below), the CPW license purchasing system will be unavailable: THE FIRST WEEK OF JAN., STARTING JAN. 2, 2018. Hunter education and mountain lion education testing may also not be available during this time. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PREPARED EARLY THIS YEAR! Updates for license availability and testing availability during this blackout period will be posted online. See our website for more information: cpw.state.co.us ▶ CPW LICENSING SYSTEM CHANGES The licensing, pass, registration and reservation system will be fully upgraded in early 2018. All customers will need to have an individual email address and password to apply for or purchase CPW products with the new system. Make sure your contact information and email are correct now when you purchase your mountain lion license. Go to: cpw.state.co.us ▶ MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE TO MOVE ONLINE The CPW Mountain Lion brochure may become entirely digital in 2018. Check for updates at cpw.state.co.us. LICENSE INFORMATION LICENSE FEES ▶ RESIDENT................ $41 ▶ NONRESIDENT......... $351 Prices include 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. BUY ONLINE, IN PERSON OR BY PHONE Go to cpw.state.co.us/licenses or call 1-800-244-5613. CPW offices and license agents also sell licenses statewide. SEASON DATES & HUNTING HOURS NOVEMBER: In most units open to hunting, the fall mountain lion season is Nov. 20, 2017–March 31, 2018. APRIL: The April mountain lion season runs April 1–30, 2018. Lions may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Check the CPW website for a current sunrise/sunset table. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex, per 2. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count license year (April 1–March 31). toward the annual bag limit. Hunters may harvest one lion from 3. A lion harvested on the Southern Nov. 20, 2017–March 31, 2018, Ute Indian Reservation does not AND one lion (with purchase of a count toward annual bag limit. new license) from April 1–30, 2018 or Nov. 19, 2018–March 31, 2019. CHECK OPEN UNITS AFTER 5 P.M. DAILY: 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check DAILY to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. �GENERAL GENERAL INFORMATION WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are available for either the Nov. 20, 2017–March 31, 2018 or April 1–30, 2018 seasons. You must purchase a new license for the April season. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: REQUIREMENTS *Please see the CPW website for more information on hunter education exemptions or to find hunter education courses: cpw.state.co.us/ HunterEd 3. COMPLETE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. The test is mandatory, including for those with the apprentice certificate. Materials and the official test are online at cpw.state.co.us/MountainLionExam. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW Region and Area offices. Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting, unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on the license. a. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. b. A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. c. Your hunter education card must be carried while hunting, unless verified and marked with a “V” on your license. ▶To get your hunter education verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office. d. CPW honors hunter education cards from other states and provinces. 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply EXEMPTIONS for hunting or fishing licenses, or a. Individuals over age 50 or active preference points. Cost is $10; one duty US military and veterans can obtain a hunter education certificate stamp is required per year. A lifetime by testing out* of hunter education. stamp is $300.25. b. A one-time apprentice certificate* Hunter education and mountain lion education can be obtained for hunters 10 years testing may not be available: old (12 years old for mountain lion THE FIRST WEEK OF JAN., STARTING JAN. 2, 2018. hunters) and who must be accompa- See the CPW website for updates about testnied by a mentor.* ing availability: cpw.state.co.us RESTRICTIONS CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS Colorado and federal laws prohibit people convicted of certain crimes, such as domestic violence, from possessing weapons even for hunting. If you’ve been convicted of a crime, check with the appropriate law enforcement authority to find out how the laws apply to you. REMINDER Hunters who purchased a mountain lion license for the April 1–30, 2017, season and did not harvest may still use the same license to hunt in the season that runs from Nov. 20, 2017–March 31, 2018. After March 31, 2018, you must purchase a new license that is valid April 1–30, 2018. CPW.STATE.CO.US 1 �GENERAL RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license and must intend to make Colorado home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below). 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying or applying for a license. If your ID or driver’s license was issued or renewed less than six months prior, you must provide documentation that proves you have been a resident for the sixmonth period. Acceptable documents are listed here: cpw.state. co.us/ProofofResidency 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on perma- nent active duty orders, and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status, government contractors or National Guard. 4. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full-time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call 303-2971192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country, register to vote outside of Colorado, or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements: cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. 2 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage, or stored at licensee’s home. �GENERAL INSPECTION & SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voicemail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 303-342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. TOOTH INSPECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4–5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. DONATING WILDLIFE Donation certificates are required a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed for all donations. Certificates must meat, anywhere. contain names, addresses and b. more than 20 pounds of unprotelephone numbers of donor and cessed meat, only at recipient’s home. recipient; donor’s hunting license 3. You can donate to someone WITH a number; species and amounts dolike license: nated; date of kill; donor’s signature. a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed The certificate can be a simple note; meat, anywhere. no special form is required. Certifib. more than 20 pounds of unprocate must stay with the meat until cessed meat, anywhere, only if: the meat is completely consumed. (1) recipient’s license is unfilled. Donor and recipient are subject to (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on all bag and possession limits. NOTE: the meat. This establishes A “like license” is a license for exactly recipient’s claim to his/her the same species, sex, season and portion of meat and voids his/ method of take as a donor’s license. her license. Donor’s tag must 1. You can donate to someone WITH remain with his/her portion. OR WITHOUT a like license: c. the entire carcass, if: a. Any amount of processed and (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and packaged game meat, anywhere. (2) both the donor’s carcass tag and 2. You can donate to someone WITHrecipient’s like-license carcass OUT a like license: tag is on meat, voiding both. CPW.STATE.CO.US 3 �HUNTING LAWS HUNTING LAWS MOUNTAIN LION REGULATIONS 1. Hunters who have licenses to hunt certain species can legally wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent orange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 4. Bait is illegal. 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. For general Colorado hunting regulations, see cpw.state.co.us/regulations. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE can contact support and/or guide 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets the arrow from a point rearward of must weigh a minimum of 45 grains the bow’s brace height behind the and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of undrawn string. energy at muzzle. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES & SMOOTHBORE at a time. No mechanisms for autoMUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber and must matically loading arrows are permitted. use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. e. Electric or battery-powered devices 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must cannot be incorporated or attached to fire single slug. a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved on bows that cast no light towards the bow or compound bow on which the target and do not aid in range finding, string is not drawn mechanically or held sighting or shooting the bow. mechanically under tension. String or f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technolmechanical releases that are hand drawn ogy cannot be used to derive or store or hand held without other attachments energy to propel arrows. Explosive or connections to the bow (other than arrows are prohibited. bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including 5. CROSSBOWS: compound bows, must use arrows a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. equipped with a broadhead with an b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches outside diameter or a minimum width from front of the bow to nocking point of 7/8 of an inch, with a minimum of of the drawstring. two steel cutting edges. Each cutting c. Positive mechanical safety device is edge must be in the same plane for the required. entire length of the cutting surface. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches b. Minimum draw weight of 35 long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 pounds required. Let-off percentage inch wide and a minimum of two steel maximum of 80 percent. cutting edges. Each cutting edge must c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or be in the same plane for the entire track, trough, channel, arrow rest or length of cutting surface. other device (excluding cables and 6. METHODS NOT LISTED ARE PROHIBITED. bowstring) that attaches to the riser 4 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �LION GENDER ID IDENTIFYING MALE & FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small, conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch across) that surrounds the penis sheath opening. FEMALES have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. Male mountain lion hindquarters Female mountain lion hindquarters If the dark patch is 4–5 inches beneath the tail, it is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of sex. Adult and large, sub-adult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 inches (51 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads less than 2 inches wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. CPW.STATE.CO.US/MOUNTAINLIONEXAM FOR MORE INFORMATION CPW.STATE.CO.US 5 �FALL SEASON FALL SEASON LION HUNTING AREAS Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units open to lion hunting. For specific har HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN L Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or visit the C CPW.STATE. 6 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 20, 2017–MARCH 31, 2018 For specific harvest limits, see tables on pages 8–9. UNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. visit the CPW website for the most up-to-date information: TATE.CO.US CPW.STATE.CO.US 7 �FALL SEASON FALL SEASON LICENSE & UNIT LIMITS These harvest limits are for Nov. 20, 2017–March 31, 2018 only. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6–7. UNITS 8 HARVEST LIMIT UNITS HARVEST LIMIT 1, 2 5 40 7 3, 301 5 41 5 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 8 42 10 43 7 44 6 45 1 46 6 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 5 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 4 7 1 8 4 9 3 10 10 11 12 12 18 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) 12 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 5 15 5 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 12 19 5 20 9 21 15 22 17 23 17 24 6 25, 26, 34 7 29 2 30 10 31 12 32 5 33 13 35, 36, 361 9 38 7 39, 391 7 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING 47 1 48, 56, 481, 561 10 49, 57, 58, 581 24 50, 500, 501 10 51 7 52, 411 10 53, 63 10 54, 55, 551 7 59, 591 7 60 5 61 10 62 9 64 5 65 5 66, 67 8 68, 681, 682 6 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 15 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 10 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 6 71, 711 9 72 4 73 10 74, 741 6 75 4 76, 79, 791 5 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 20, 2017–MARCH 31, 2018 UNITS HARVEST LIMIT HARVEST LIMIT UNITS 77 6 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 20 78 5 191 8 80 5 201 5 81 4 211 17 82 6 421 10 83 10 444 7 85, 140, 851 24 461 7 511 4 521 6 751, 771 5 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 5 104, 105, 110 5 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 3 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total CONSERVING COLORADO’S mortality are examined on a conMOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very secutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality sensitive to female deaths. A large are too high in an area with a goal number of female deaths can shift of maintaining a stable or increasing a population from increasing to population, harvest limits may be decreasing numbers. lowered. Females don’t disperse far, and CPW officials ask hunters to some don’t disperse at all. If too refrain voluntarily from killing femany adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy males in units managed to maintain stable populations. an area. Therefore, harvesting too Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest limits are determined annually to ensure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CPW.STATE.CO.US 9 �APRIL SEASON APRIL SEASON HUNTING LION IN APRIL The April mountain lion season is in addition to the regular season that runs from November through March. The April season runs every year from April 1–30. There are separate harvest limits and game management units open for the April hunt. Please see the table on page 11. ▶ APRIL SEASON RULES APPLY: Hunters must obtain a new mountain lion hunting license for the April 2018 season. A license from the previous season is not valid. A hunter may only harvest one lion from April 1, 2018–March 31, 2019. It may be harvested in the season that runs from April 1–30, 2018, or the regular season that runs from Nov. 19, 2018–March 31, 2019. ▶ BUY THE RIGHT LICENSE: April season licenses are available starting on March 14, 2018 at CPW locations, at license agents, by phone and online at cpw.state.co.us/licenses. ! MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE CORRECT LICENSE! There are also licenses available at this time for other seasons, so you must specify to the sales agent that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1–30, 2018 season. ▶ BEFORE HUNTING: Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before the hunt to check open units, just as during the regular lion season. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the harvest limit for that unit is met. Harvest limit numbers are available in the table on page 11. ▶ AFTER HUNTING: Report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within five (5) days. 10 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1–30, 2018 LICENSE & UNIT LIMITS These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2018 only. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting in April. HARVEST LIMIT UNITS HARVEST LIMIT UNITS 1, 2 2 38 4 7 1 39, 391 6 8 3 46 4 9 1 50, 500, 501 4 10 5 51 1 11 5 68, 681, 682 1 12 1 70 (E of Hwy. 141) 4 13 (W of Hayden Divide Rd.) 3 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 2 13 (E of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 3 71, 711 1 72 3 19 2 73 4 20 6 81 1 21 2 23 1 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 5 24 1 104, 105, 110 3 29 2 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 5 30 1 191 4 31 5 201 3 32 2 211 12 33 4 461 4 HARVEST LIMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or visit the CPW website for the most up-to-date information: CPW.STATE.CO.US CPW.STATE.CO.US 11 �financial sustainability THANK YOU, HUNTERS & ANGLERS OF COLORADO, FOR SUPPORTING COLORADO'S WILDLIFE & HABITATS! YOUR LICENSE DOLLARS AT WORK: WILDLIFE FUNDING SOURCES* 960 SPECIES CALL COLORADO HOME CPW manages both game and nongame species, including those that are threatened and endangered. 62% YOUR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE FEES NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST ELK HERD is an estimated population of 264,000 animals. Maintaining the habitat and long term health of big game herds is a top priority for our staff and our dollars. DIVERSE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES BIG SMALL GAME GAME SPECIES SPECIES 17% EXCISE TAX ON HUNTING AND FISHING EQUIPMENT 11% GOCO 4% GRANTS 4% DONATIONS & SALES 2% OTHER *5 YEAR AVERAGE: 2011–2015 70+ 10 PUBLIC FISHING ACCESS to 2,000 natural lakes, 800 reservoirs and 9,500 miles of streams. 90 MILLION SPORTFISH are hatched and stocked into Colorado waters annually. CPW’s 19 state fish hatcheries and rearing units keep them healthy and plentiful. BENEFITING WILDLIFE HABITAT The funds provided by the Colorado Habitat Stamp are required by state statute to only be spent on wildlife habitat and access. CPW works with private landowners, local governments and conservation organizations to provide places for people to enjoy our wildlife heritage. The dollars from your licenses are federally mandated to be spent on fish and wildlife management. This means your dollars are spent directly supporting what you love. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: CPW.STATE.CO.US/FINANCIALSUSTAINABILITY 12 2017–2018 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING �LION TEST TAKE THE MOUNTAIN LION TEST In the old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome pests, with bounties of up to $50 offered for each one that was taken. Mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado in 1965, and are now afforded the protections given to other Colorado wildlife. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online: cpw.state.co.us CPW.STATE.CO.US/MOUNTAINLIONEXAM SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165°F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. REPORT POACHERS OPERATION GAME THIEF: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: GAME.THIEF@STATE.CO.US Earn a reward payment for reporting wildlife violations by calling Operation Game Thief. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made, and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. (This number is not for information requests or emergencies.) CPW.STATE.CO.US 13 �Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 ■ 303-297-1192 cpw.state.co.us COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEMBERS, as of August 2017 Robert W. Bray James Vigil Marie Haskett Dean Wingfield Carrie Hauser Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary John Howard, Vice Chair Alex Zipp Marvin McDaniel Don Brown, ex-officio member Dale Pizel Bob Randall, ex-officio member Jim Spehar Robert Broscheid, CPW Director REGULATION BROCHURE EDITOR COVER PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Chelsea Harlan © Vic Schendel; © Tim Christie; © Vic Schendel PRINTED October 2017 by Publication Printers, Denver: 10,000 copies. Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. NOTICE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding, and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed below and online: cpw.state.co.us/Regulations CPW REGION & AREA OFFICE LOCATIONS ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St., #618 Denver, 80203 303-297-1192 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920 BRUSH (closed until further notice) GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. 122 E. Edison Grand Junction, 81505 Brush, 80723 970-255-6100 970-842-6300 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 970-252-6000 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Road Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 970-878-6090 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1d8db96cf9b8218f922e624856ace3ef.pdf 6bdeae4230e72e2d6040285cb05dc657 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2016–2017 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INCLUDES APRIL 2017 SEASON online brochure cpw.state.co.us �WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are available for either the Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017 or April 1–30, 2017 seasons. You must purchase a new license for the April season. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: » See page 1 of this brochure for details about new changes to hunter education requirements. » Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949 must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. » A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. It must be carried while hunting (unless previously verified — marked with a “V” on your license). • To get verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office. » CPW honors hunter education cards from other states and provinces. » For more information, go to cpw.state.co.us/HunterEd. 3. COMPLETE THE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. Materials and the official test are online: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/ Pages/LionExam.aspx. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW offices. Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting unless a “Lion — V” (for verified) is printed on your license. 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18–64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses, or preference points. Cost is $10; one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. LICENSE FEES » Resident.............$41 » Nonresident.......$351* Prices include 25-cent search-andrescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. * This license fee may be adjusted upward based on CPW Commission action at the November 2016 meeting. Look for updates at cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/ LionDatesAndFees.aspx. BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Go to cpw.state.co.us/ licenses or call 1-800244-5613. CPW offices and license agents also sell licenses. SEASON DATES NOVEMBER: In most units open to hunting, the fall mountain lion season is Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017. APRIL: The April mountain lion season runs April 1–30, 2017. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex. 2. Hunters may harvest one lion from Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017, AND one lion (with purchase of a new license) from April 1–30, 2017 or Nov. 20, 2017– March 31, 2018. 3. A lion harvested during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 4. A lion harvested on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. HUNTING HOURS Lions may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. �2016–17: WHAT'S NEW » NEW CPW LICENSING SYSTEM CPW will transition to a new licensing system in May 2017. By 2018, all hunting license applications will be available ONLINE ONLY: the final year for paper hunting license applications (except for nonresident moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat) is 2017. Find information soon at cpw.state.co.us/CPWshop. » MOUNTAIN LION BROCHURE MAY MOVE ONLINE The CPW Mountain Lion brochure may become partly or entirely digital in 2017 or 2018. Check for updates at cpw.state.co.us. » CHANGES TO HUNTER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS New changes to hunter education requirements in Colorado took effect in April 2016. Individuals over 50, veterans and active-duty personnel are able to obtain a hunter education certificate by testing out of the hunter education course. Additionally, CPW may issue an apprentice certificate to hunters who are at least 10 years old (12 years old for big game, including mountain lion) and must be accompanied in the field by a mentor who is at least 18 years old and holds their valid hunter education certificate, or was born before January 1, 1949. The certificate can only be obtained once and is valid April 1 through March 31. All mountain lion hunters must still take the CPW Certified Mountain Lion course and test, available online: cpw.state.co.us/ thingstodo/Pages/LionExam.aspx. Go to the CPW website for the most up-to-date information on hunter education: cpw.state.co.us/ HunterEd. » HUNTER PINK It is now legal for hunters to wear fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to daylight fluorescent orange garments. This law only applies to those who take elk, deer, pronghorn, moose or black bear; lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, but may wish to consider wearing​it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. See the fact sheet at cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/Hunt.aspx. » UNITS 69, 84, 86, 691, AND 861 MAY HAVE LOWER SEASONAL HARVEST LIMITS The harvest limit of 15 in these units is contingent upon the Parks and Wildlife Commission approval of a mountain lion research proposal at the December 2016 Commission meeting. If this research is not approved, the harvest limit will return to 26, the same level as previous years, for the Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017 season. See page 9. In the event that the harvest limit is met and the units close prior to Commission action, hunters are encouraged to check CPW web page announcements or the 1-888-940-LION (5466) phone line after midDecember to see if units have re-opened. » UNIT 231 OPENS FOR MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING Game management unit 231 has been opened for the Nov. 21, 2016– March 31, 2017 and April 1–30, 2017 seasons. See pages 8 and 12. REMINDER Hunters who purchased a mountain lion license for the April 1–30, 2016 season and did not harvest may still use the same license to hunt in the season that runs from Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017. After March 31, 2017, you must purchase a new license that is valid April 1–30, 2017. 1 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES AND SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Minimum .40 caliber and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow, with the exception of lighted nocks on arrows and recording devices on bows that cast no light towards the target and do not aid in range finding, sighting or shooting the bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches with a broadhead with an outside from front of the bow to nocking point diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of the drawstring. of an inch, with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge c. Positive mechanical safety device is must be in the same plane for the entire required. length of the cutting surface. d. Bolt must be a minimum 16 inches b. Minimum draw weight of 35 long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch pounds required. Let-off percentage wide and a minimum of two steel cutmaximum of 80 percent. ting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or of cutting surface. track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. NEW! Hunters who have licenses to hunt 7. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered certain species can legally wear fluorescent or held at bay, you must kill or release pink clothing as an alternative to fluorescent the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your huntorange garments. Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, ing party can kill it. but may wish to consider wearing​it if con- 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly cerned about visibility to other hunters. prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 2. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­tens. 9. Upon harvest, the carcass tag must imA kitten is a lion with spots. mediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instruc3. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls tions on tag. are permitted. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns 4. Bait is illegal. firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 5. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 feet on either side of the centerline of state dogs are allowed per pack. highways and municipal or county roads. 6. Hunters must be present when dogs are For general Colorado hunting regulations, released and must be an active participant see cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/Rules Regs.aspx. until the hunt ends. 2 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. DONATING WILDLIFE Donation certificates are required for all donations. Certificates must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home. 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere. b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled. (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and (2) both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders, and their dependents. Active duty does 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediate- not include reserve status, government ly before applying for or buying a license, contractors or National Guard. and must intend to make Colorado 4. Full-time students enrolled and attendhome (except No. 3 and No. 4 below). ing a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or before applying for or buying a license. Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. or applying for a license. If your ID or Colorado residents who attend school driver’s license was issued or renewed full-time out of state and pay nonresident less than six months prior, you must tuition still qualify for a resident license. provide documentation that proves you Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: have been a resident for the six-month period. Acceptable documents are listed here: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Shop/ AppsLicenses/ProofofResidency.pdf. 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country, register to vote outside of Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. 3 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (303) 342-7430, or download the form at fws.gov/forms/3-200-28.pdf. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4–5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male, or vulva of female. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Operation Game Thief CALL: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: game.thief@state.co.us Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. * Phone number NOT for information or emergencies. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. 4 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4–5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4–5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from FEMALES have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good inthe base of the tail and vaginal dicators of sex. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit cpw.state.co.us for more information 5 �FALL SE HUNTING DATES: NOV. 21 LION HUNTING AREAS FALL SEASON Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management units o 6 ! Harvest limits for moun Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or visit th cpw.sta �EASON 1, 2016–MARCH 31, 2017 open to lion hunting. For specific harvest limits, see tables on pages 8–9. FALL SEASON ntain lion are subject to change. he CPW website for the most up-to-date information. ate.co.us 7 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 21, 2016–MARCH 31, 2017 LICENSE & UNIT LIMITS These harvest limits are for Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017 only. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6–7. UNITS HARVEST LIMIT 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110), 14, 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide FALL SEASON Rd.) 5 5 8 5 4 1 4 3 10 12 18 12 NEW! 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 5 15 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 5 12 5 9 UNITS 21 22 23 24 25, 26, 34 29 30 31 32 33 35, 36, 361 38 39, 391 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 HARVEST LIMIT 15 17 17 6 7 2 10 12 5 13 9 7 7 7 5 10 7 6 1 6 NEW! Game management unit 231 has been opened for the Nov. 21, 2016–March 31, 2017 season. AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 4 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 8 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 21, 2016–MARCH 31, 2017 UNITS 47 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 50, 500, 501 51 52, 411 53, 63 54, 55, 551 59, 591 60 61 62 64 65 66, 67 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 70 (East of Hwy. 141) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 HARVEST LIMIT 1 10 24 10 7 10 10 7 7 5 10 9 5 5 8 6 15* 10 6 9 4 10 6 UNITS 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 83 85, 140, 851 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 104, 105, 110 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 201 211 421 444 461 511 521 751, 771 HARVEST LIMIT 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 10 24 5 5 20 8 5 17 10 7 7 4 6 5 LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops Therefore, harvesting too many management plans for mountain lion females can have far-reaching implicapopulations in Colorado. The harvest tions for Colorado’s lion population. limits are determined annually to ensure Wildlife managers use the amount that lion mortality objectives are not and proportion of female harvest when exceeded. setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined CONSERVING COLORADO’S on a consecutive 5-year average in each MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sen- unit. If the female harvest and mortality sitive to female deaths. A large number are too high in an area with a goal of of female deaths can shift a population maintaining a stable or increasing popufrom increasing to decreasing numbers. lation, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain Females don’t disperse far, and some voluntarily from killing females in units don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer managed to maintain stable populations. for lions to reoccupy an area. 9 FALL SEASON * The harvest limit of 15 is contingent upon the Parks and Wildlife Commission approval of a mountain lion research proposal at the December Commission meeting. If this research is not approved, the harvest limit will return to 26, the same level as previous years, for the Nov. 21, 2016– March 31, 2017 season. �YOUR LICENSE DOLLARS AT WORK THANK YOU, HUNTERS & ANGLERS OF COLORADO, FOR SUPPORTING COLORADO'S WILDLIFE & HABITATS 90 MILLION sportfish are hatched and stocked into Colorado waters annually. CPW’s 19 state fish hatcheries and rearing units keep them healthy and plentiful. PUBLIC FISHING ACCESS to 2,000 natural lakes, 800 reservoirs and 9,500 miles of streams. 960 species call Colorado home. Wildlife Funding Sources* 62% Your Hunting and Fishing License Fees CPW manages both game and nongame species, including those that are threatened and endangered. DIVERSE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES 70+ 10 SMALL GAME SPECIES BIG GAME SPECIES 16% Excise Tax on hunting and fishing equipment 12% GOCO North America’s largest elk herd An estimated population of 264,000 animals. Maintaining the habitat and long term health of big game herds is a top priority for our staff and our dollars. 4% Grants 4% Donations & Sales 2% Other *4 year average; 2011-2014 BENEFITING WILDLIFE HABITAT The funds provided by the Colorado Habitat Stamp are required by state statute to only be spent on wildlife habitat and access. CPW works with private landowners, local governments and conservation organizations to provide places for people to enjoy our wildlife heritage. The dollars from your licenses are federally mandated to be spent on fish and wildlife management. This means your dollars are spent directly supporting what you love. Please visit cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/FinancialSustainability.aspx for more information. 10 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1–30, 2017 HUNTING LION IN APRIL The April mountain lion season is in addition to the regular season that runs from November through March. The April season runs every year from April 1–30. There are separate harvest limits and game management units open for the April hunt. Please see the table on page 12. » APRIL SEASON RULES APPLY: Hunters must obtain a new mountain lion hunting license for the April 2017 season. A license from the previous season is not valid. A hunter may only harvest one lion from April 1, 2017– March 31, 2018. It may be harvested in the season that runs from April 1–30, 2017, or the regular season that runs from Nov. 21, 2017–March 31, 2018. WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT » BUY THE RIGHT LICENSE: April season licenses are available starting on March 15, 2017 at CPW locations, at license agents, by phone and online at cpw.state. co.us/licenses. ! Make sure you buy the correct license! There are also licenses available at this time for other seasons, so you must specify to the sales agent that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1–30, 2017 season. » BEFORE HUNTING, call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before the hunt to check open units, just as during the regular lion season. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the harvest limit for that unit is met. Harvest limit numbers are available in the table on page 12. » AFTER HUNTING, report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within five days. 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. APRIL SEASON SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 5. Wash your hands after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. 11 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1–30, 2017 LICENSE & UNIT LIMITS These harvest limits are for April 1–30, 2017 only. Harvest limits are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting in April. UNITS HARVEST LIMIT 1, 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) NEW! 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.), 131, 231 19 20 21 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 2 1 3 1 5 5 1 3 3 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 4 UNITS HARVEST LIMIT 38 39, 391 46 50, 500, 501 51 68, 681, 682 70 (East of Hwy. 141) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 81 87–103, 106, 107, 109, 111–122, 951 104, 105, 110 123–130, 132–139, 141–147 191 201 211 461 4 6 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 1 5 3 5 4 3 12 4 NEW! Game management unit 231 has been opened for the April 1–30, 2017 season. APRIL SEASON ! Harvest limits for mountain lion are subject to change. Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or visit the CPW website for the most up-to-date information. cpw.state.co.us 12 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Colorado Outdoors Online With a primary emphasis on fishing and hunting, Colorado Outdoors Online uses the latest Web-based media, featuring informative blogs, videos, photo essays and audio podcasts to help hunters and anglers get the most out of their outdoor experience. In addition to providing a how-to and where-to resource, our goal is to showcase the excitement and adventure that encompasses Colorado’s sporting lifestyle. We hope you not only learn something new, but are inspired to pick up your bow, firearm or fishing rod and set out on your own, unique outdoor adventure. www.ColoradoOutdoorsMag.com APRIL SEASON TAKE THE TEST... Did you know in old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome predators, with bounties of up to $50 each offered? It wasn’t until 1965 that mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online at: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/LionExam.aspx 13 �2016–17 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE OFFICES ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St. #618 Denver, 80203 (303) 297-1192 BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 cpw.state.co.us Editor: Chelsea Harlan | Cover © Rick Spitzer Other cover photos, left to right: © Andrew Casto, © Rick Spitzer Published October 2016 by CPW Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members are (as of July 2016): Chris Castilian, Chair • Jeanne Horne, Vice Chair • James Pribyl, Secretary • Robert William Bray • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp • Don Brown, ex-officio member • Bob Randall, ex-officio member • Robert Broscheid, ex-officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/da76511b59df74d6899f8045b12dada0.pdf 9c51c6d3577c34efdc3feb029f86ab8f PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2015-2016 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INCLUDES APRIL 2016 SEASON online brochure cpw.state.co.us �WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are available for either the Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016, or April 1-30, 2016, seasons. Hunters may purchase both, $41 each. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: » Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. » A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. It must be carried while hunting (unless previously verified marked with a “V” on your license). • To get verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office. » CPW honors hunter education cards from other states and provinces. » For more information, go to www.bit.ly/COHunterEd. 3. COMPLETE THE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. Materials and the official test are online: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/ Pages/MountainLion.aspx. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW offices. Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting unless a “Lion - V” (for verified) is printed on your license. 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses or preference points. Cost is $10, one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. REMINDER: Hunters who purchased a mountain lion license for the April 1-30, 2015, season and did not harvest may still use the same license to hunt in the season that runs from Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016. After March 31, 2016, you must purchase a new license that is valid April 1-31, 2016. LICENSE FEES » Resident.............$41 » Nonresident.......$351 Prices include 25-cent searchand-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Go to www.bit.ly/ cpwlicensesales or call 1-800-244-5613. CPW offices and license agents also sell licenses. SEASON DATES NOVEMBER: In most units open to hunting, the fall mountain lion season is Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016. APRIL: The April lion season runs April 1-30, 2016. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex. 2. Hunters may harvest one lion from Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016, AND one lion (with purchase of a new license) from April 1-30, 2016, or Nov. 16, 2016-March 31, 2017. 3. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 4. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. HUNTING HOURS Lions may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (303) 342-7430, or download the form at www.fws.gov/ forms/3-200-28.pdf. Opertion Game Thief CALL: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: game.thief@state.co.us Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. * Phone number NOT for information or emergencies. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not re- quired when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. 1 �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh mini- mum of 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES AND SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Mini- mum .40 caliber and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Handheld calls are permitted. 3. Bait is illegal. 4. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5. NEW! Hunters must be present when dogs are released and must be an active participant until the hunt ends. 6. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 2 7. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 8. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 9. Upon kill, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 10. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY. State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. DONATING WILDLIFE Donation certificates are required for all donations. Certificates must contain names, addresses and telephone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s hunting license number; species and amounts donated; date of kill; donor’s signature. The certificate can be a simple note; no special form is required. Certificate must stay with the meat until the meat is completely consumed. Donor and recipient are subject to all bag and possession limits. NOTE: A “like license” is a license for exactly the same species, sex, season and method of take as a donor’s license. 1. You can donate to someone WITH OR WITHOUT a like license: a. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat, anywhere. 2. You can donate to someone WITHOUT a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, only at recipient’s home 3. You can donate to someone WITH a like license: a. up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere b. more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat, anywhere, only if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled (2) recipient’s carcass tag is on the meat. This establishes recipient’s claim to his/her portion of meat and voids his/her license. Donor’s tag must remain with his/her portion. c. the entire carcass, if: (1) recipient’s license is unfilled, and (2) both the donor’s carcass tag and recipient’s like-license carcass tag is on meat, voiding both. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediate- not include reserve status, government ly before applying for or buying a license, contractors or National Guard. and must intend to make Colorado 4. Full-time students enrolled and attendhome (except No. 3 and No. 4 below.) ing a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or before applying for or buying a license. Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. or applying for a license. If your ID or Colorado residents who attend school driver’s license was issued or renewed full-time out of state and pay nonresident less than six months prior, you must tuition still qualify for a resident license. provide documentation that proves you have been a resident for the six-month period. Acceptable documents are listed here: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Shop/ AppsLicenses/ProofofResidency.pdf. 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. 3 �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4-5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from FEMALES have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good inthe base of the tail and vaginal dicators of sex. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit cpw.state.co.us for more information 4 �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. © Mindy Paulek Read all about this bowhunter’s journey at ColoradoOutdoorsMag.com 5 �FALL SE HUNTING DATES: NOV. 16 LION HUNTING AREAS FALL SEASON Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management unit ! 6 Harvest quotas for mountain lion are subject to chan 2015. Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or v cpw.s �EASON 6, 2015-MARCH 31, 2016 ts open to lion hunting. For specific quotas, see tables on pages 8-9 and 12. FALL SEASON nge following the Commission Meeting on November 20, visit the CPW website for the most up-to-date information. state.co.us 7 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 16, 2015-MARCH 31, 2016 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016, only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6-7. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 14, 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 FALL SEASON 15 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 5 5 8 5 4 1 4 3 10 12 18 12 5 5 12 5 9 UNITS 21 22 23 24 25, 26, 34 29 30 31 32 33 35, 36, 361 38 39, 391 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 HARVEST QUOTA 15 17 17 6 7 2 10 12 5 13 9 7 7 7 5 10 7 6 1 6 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 1 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 8 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 16, 2015-MARCH 31, 2016 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 47 48, 56, 481, 561 49, 57, 58, 581 50, 500, 501 51 52, 411 53, 63 54, 55, 551 59, 591 60 61 62 64 65 66, 67 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 70 (East of Hwy. 141) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 83 85, 140, 851 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 104, 105, 110 123-130, 132-139, 141-147 191 201 211 421 444 461 511 521 751, 771 HARVEST QUOTA 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 10 24 5 5 20 8 5 17 10 7 7 4 6 5 FALL SEASON ! 1 10 24 10 7 10 10 7 7 5 10 9 5 5 8 6 26 10 6 9 4 10 6 UNITS Harvest quotas for mountain lion are subject to change following the Commission Meeting on November 20, 2015. Hunters, please call 1-888-940-LION (5466) or visit the CPW website for the most up-to-date information. cpw.state.co.us 9 �Subscribe to Colorado Outdoors Colorado Outdoors is the official magazine for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. For more than 75 years it has been a valued resource for hunters and anglers. The annual Preference Point issue is a major asset for planning your hunt and the annual hunting and fishing guides offers a wide variety of how-to and where-to advice. To subscribe call 1-800-417-8986. 10 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2016 HUNTING LION IN APRIL The April mountain lion season is in addition to the regular season that runs from November through March. The April season runs every year from April 1-30. There are separate quotas and game management units open for the April hunt. Please see the table on page 12. APRIL SEASON RULES APPLY: » Hunters must obtain a new mountain lion hunting license for the April 2016 season. A license from the previous fall season is not valid. » A hunter may only harvest one lion from April 1, 2016March 31, 2017. It may be harvested in the season that runs from April 1-30, 2016; or the regular season that runs from Nov. 16, 2015-March 31, 2016. WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT » BUY THE RIGHT LICENSE. April season licenses are available starting on March 16, 2016, at CPW locations, at license agents, by phone and online at www.bit.ly/cpwlicensesales. Make sure you buy the correct license! There are also licenses available at this time for other seasons, so you must specify to the sales agent that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1-30, 2016 season. ! » BEFORE HUNTING, call 1-888-940-LION (5466) to check open units, just as during the regular lion season. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the quota for that unit is met. Quota numbers are available in the table on page 12. » AFTER HUNTING, report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within five days. 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dress- ing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. 11 APRIL SEASON SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2016 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for April 1-30, 2016 only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting in April. UNITS 1, 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 APRIL SEASON 19 20 21 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 12 HARVEST QUOTA 2 1 3 1 5 5 1 3 3 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 4 UNITS 38 39, 391 46 50, 500, 501 51 68, 681, 682 70 (East of Hwy. 141) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 81 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 104, 105, 110 123-130, 132-139, 141-147 191 201 211 461 HARVEST QUOTA 4 6 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 1 5 3 5 4 3 12 4 �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Colorado Outdoors Online With a primary emphasis on fishing and hunting, Colorado Outdoors Online uses the latest Web-based media, featuring informative blogs, videos, photo essays and audio podcasts to help hunters and anglers get the most out of their outdoor experience. In addition to providing a how-to and where-to resource, our goal is to showcase the excitement and adventure that encompasses Colorado’s sporting lifestyle. We hope you not only learn something new, but are inspired to pick up your bow, firearm or fishing rod and set out on your own, unique outdoor adventure. www.ColoradoOutdoorsMag.com TAKE THE TEST... APRIL SEASON Did you know in old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome predators, with bounties of up to $50 each offered? It wasn’t until 1965 that mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online at: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/MountainLion.aspx 13 �2015-16 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE OFFICES ADMINISTRATION 1313 Sherman St. #618 Denver, 80203 (303) 297-1192 BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 DENVER/ 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 cpw.state.co.us Editor: John Marín | Cover photos © Bob Karcz Published October 2015 by CPW Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members are (as of July 2015): Robert W. Bray, Chair • Chris Castilian, Vice Chair • Jeanne Horne, Secretary • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Pribyl • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp • Mike King, ex-officio member • Don Brown, ex-officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/5e70d066ca2080f8b22c5faead44247b.pdf d743d0f642956c6446673dcf0d31cb79 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2014-2015 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INCLUDES online brochure APRIL 2015 SEASON cpw.state.co.us �WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are available for either the Nov. 17, 2014-March 31, 2015, or April 1-30, 2015, seasons. Hunters may purchase both, $41 each. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: » Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have a hunter education card to hunt in Colorado. » A hunter education card is needed to apply for or buy a license. It must be carried while hunting (unless previously verified marked with a “V” on your license). • To get verified, take your hunter education card to a CPW office. » CPW honors hunter education cards from other states and provinces. » For more information, go to www.bit.ly/COHunterEd. 3. COMPLETE THE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. Materials and the official test are online: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/ Pages/MountainLion.aspx. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW offices. Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting unless a “Lion - V” (for verified) is printed on your license. 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses or preference points. Cost is $10, one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. REMINDER: Hunters who pur- chased a mountain lion license for the April 1-30, 2014, season and did not harvest may still use the same license to hunt in the season that runs from Nov. 17, 2014-March 31, 2015. After March 31, 2015, you must purchase a new license that is valid April 1-31, 2015. LICENSE FEES » Resident.............$41 » Nonresident.......$351 Prices include 25-cent searchand-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Go to www.bit.ly/ cpwlicensesales or call 1-800-244-5613. CPW offices and license agents also sell licenses. SEASON DATES NOVEMBER: In most units open to hunting, the fall mountain lion season is Nov. 17, 2014-March 31, 2015. In units 61, 62 and the part of 70 in the research area, the season goes through Jan. 31, 2015. APRIL: The April lion season runs April 1-30, 2015. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex. 2. Hunters may harvest one lion from Nov. 17, 2014-March 31, 2015, AND one lion (with purchase of a new license) from April 1-30, 2015, or Nov. 15, 2015-March 31, 2016. 3. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 4. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. HUNTING HOURS Lions may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (303) 342-7430, or download the form at www.fws. gov/forms/3-200-28.pdf. Operation Game Thief CALL: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: game.thief@state.co.us Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. * Phone number NOT for information or emergencies. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. 1 �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh mini- mum of 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES AND SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Mini- mum .40 caliber and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 3. Bait is illegal. 4. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 2 6. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. Upon kill, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY. State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. DONATING WILDLIFE 1. You can donate more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: a. Recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; b. Recipient must tag meat with his or her carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with donor’s portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. Up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated anywhere to anyone without a like license. More than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere, in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediate- not include reserve status, government ly before applying for or buying a license, contractors or National Guard. 4. Full-time students enrolled and attendand must intend to make Colorado ing a Colorado college, university or trade home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below.) school at least six months immediately 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or before applying for or buying a license. Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. or applying for a license. If your ID or Colorado residents who attend school driver’s license was issued or renewed full-time out of state and pay nonresident less than six months prior, you must tuition still qualify for a resident license. provide documentation that proves you Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: have been a resident for the six-month period. Acceptable documents are listed here: cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Shop/ AppsLicenses/ProofofResidency.pdf. 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. 3 �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4-5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from FEMALES have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good inthe base of the tail and vaginal dicators of sex. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit the CPW website for more: cpw.state.co.us 4 �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In addition, CPW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. NOTE: Both of these types of units are designated in the harvest quota tables on pages 8-9 and 12-13 of this brochure. — RESEARCH AREA 1. The research area is bounded on the east by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on the north by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on the south and west by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on the south by Hwy. 62 to Ridgway and on the east by U.S. 550 to Montrose and by U.S. 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and an unlimited number are available. Get permits at the CPW office in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave. They are available beginning 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until the quota in the research area is filled. 5 �FALL SE HUNTING DATES: NOV. 17 LION HUNTING AREAS FALL SEASON Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management unit FEMALE TAKE EXCEEDS GUIDELINES CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce female take in these units. 6 FEMALE TAKE MEETS GUID CPW asks hunters to continu ing reduced female take in th �EASON 7, 2014-MARCH 31, 2015 ts open to lion hunting. For specific quotas, see tables on pages 8-9. FALL SEASON DELINES ue maintainhese units. There are no CPW voluntary guidelines for taking female lions in these areas. RESEARCH AREA - Lion harvest is allowed in the research area. See page 5 for information. 7 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 17, 2014-MARCH 31, 2015 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for Nov. 17, 2014-March 31, 2015, only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6-7. CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 FALL SEASON 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 41 10 12 16 12 5 15 15 17 4 2 10 12 5 13 7 7 5 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 42 46 51 52, 411 53, 63 104, 105, 110 10 6 7 10 8 5 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 20 211 421 461 501 521 All other units east of I-25: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 17 10 7 8 6 5 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 1 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 8 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 17, 2014-MARCH 31, 2015 Taking female lions has exceeded management guidelines in the units listed here. CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 15 25, 26, 34 35, 36, 361 43 44 4 5 7 9 7 6 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 45 47 83 85, 140, 851 444 1 1 10 24 7 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are asked to continue voluntarily refraining from taking female lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST QUOTA Rd.) 61, 62, 70 (Uncompahgre Plateau Research Area) 62 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 5 5 8 5 1 4 3 11 5 9 7 8 7 8 20 7 5 7 5 7 64 65 66, 67 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 70 (East of Hwy. 141, HARVEST QUOTA except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River north of Norwood Bridge) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 191 201 511 751, 771 5 5 8 6 26 10 6 9 4 10 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 8 5 4 5 FALL SEASON 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 7 8 9 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 40 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 54, 55, 551 56, 561 57, 58, 581 59, 591 60 61 (North of Delta-Nucla UNITS 9 �10 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2015 HUNTING LION IN APRIL The April mountain lion season is in addition to the regular season that runs from November through March. The April season runs every year from April 1-30. There are separate quotas and game management units open for the April hunt. Please see the tables on pages 12-13. APRIL SEASON RULES APPLY: » Hunters must obtain a new mountain lion hunting license for the April 2015 season. A license from the previous fall season is not valid. » A hunter may only harvest one lion from April 1, 2015March 31, 2016. It may be harvested in the season that runs from April 1-30, 2015; or the regular season that runs from Nov. 15, 2015-March 31, 2016. WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT » BUY THE RIGHT LICENSE. April season licenses are available starting on March 11, 2015, at CPW locations, at license agents, by phone and online at www.bit.ly/cpwlicensesales. Make sure you buy the correct license! There are also licenses available at this time for other seasons, so you must specify to the sales agent that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1-30, 2015, season. ! » BEFORE HUNTING, call 1-888-940-LION (5466) to check open units, just as during the regular lion season. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the quota for that unit is met. Quota numbers are available on the charts on pages 12-13. » AFTER HUNTING, report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within five days. 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dress- ing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. 11 APRIL SEASON SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2015 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for April 1-30, 2015, only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting in April. CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 APRIL SEASON 22 24 29 31 32 33 38 39, 391 41 42 12 HARVEST QUOTA 6 3 1 4 2 1 2 2 5 1 5 5 5 3 3 UNITS 46 51 52, 411 104, 105, 110 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 211 421 461 501 521 All other units east of I-25: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 HARVEST QUOTA 3 4 6 4 8 12 2 6 4 1 5 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2015 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are asked to continue voluntarily refraining from taking female lions in these units: UNITS 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 7 8 9 19 20 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 56, 561 57, 58, 581 HARVEST QUOTA 2 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 6 1 2 2 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 59, 591 68, 681, 682 70 (East of Hwy. 141, except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River north of Norwood Bridge) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 81 82 191 201 511 3 2 6 2 1 3 2 2 3 6 2 1 TAKE THE TEST... APRIL SEASON Did you know in old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome predators, with bounties of up to $50 each offered? It wasn’t until 1965 that mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online at: cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/MountainLion.aspx 13 �2014-15 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE OFFICES BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 DENVER/ NORTHEAST 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 CPW ADMINISTRATION DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 1313 Sherman St. #618 Denver, 80203 (303) 297-1192 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 cpw.state.co.us Editor: Amy Bulger | Cover photo © Vic Schendel Printed September 2014 by Metropress, Denver | 10,000 copies Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets mountain lion regulations in September. The Commission (as of Sept. 2014): Bill Kane, chairman • Gaspar Perricone, vice chairman • Christopher Castilian, secretary • Robert Bray, member • Jeanne Horne, member • Dale Pizel, member • James Pribyl, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Michelle Zimmerman, member • Alexander Zipp, member • Mike King, ex-officio member • John Salazar, ex-officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/f41dd61ffe81f9f7b79f471800c99667.pdf 37ad859bd622eac09f225b3a748817f6 PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2013-2014 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INCLUDES APRIL 2014 SEASON online brochure cpw.state.co.us �WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT LION 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are available for either the Nov. 18-March 31, 2014, or April 1-30, 2014, seasons. Hunters may purchase both, $41 each. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must complete an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license (unless previously verified). All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless a “V” is printed on the license, which indicates hunter education has been verified at a CPW office. 3. COMPLETE THE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. Materials and the official test are online: www.wildlife.state.co.us/Hunt ing/MountainLion/Pages/Lion. aspx. Enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a CPW office. Tests also can be taken at CPW offices. Hunters must carry the certificate of completion while hunting unless a “Lion - V” (for verified) is printed on your license. 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses or preference points. Cost is $10, one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. REMINDER: Hunters who purchased a mountain lion license for the April 1-30, 2013, season and did not harvest may still use the same license to hunt in the upcoming season that runs from Nov. 18, 2013-March 31, 2014. After that, you must purchase a new license that is valid April 1-31, 2014. LICENSE FEES » Resident.............$41 » Nonresident.......$351 Prices include 25-cent searchand-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Go to www.bit.ly/ cpwlicensesales or call 1-800-244-5613. CPW offices and license agents also sell licenses. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. HUNTING HOURS Hunters may hunt lions from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex. 2. Hunters may harvest one lion from Nov. 18, 2013-March 31, 2014, AND one lion (with purchase of a new license) from April 1-30, 2014, or Nov. 18, 2014-March 31, 2015. 3. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 4. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. SEASON DATES NOVEMBER: In most units open to hunting, the fall mountain lion season is Nov. 18-March 31, 2014. In units 61, 62 and the part of 70 in the research area, the season goes through Jan. 31, 2014. APRIL: The April lion season runs April 1-30, 2014. �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a CPW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT: To transport a mountain lion or parts to a foreign country, you must first obtain CITES documents. Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (303) 342-7430. The form also is at www.fws.gov/forms/3-200-28.pdf. Operation Game Thief CALL: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: game.thief@state.co.us Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. * Phone number NOT for information or emergencies. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the season. However, youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters 16 and younger must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. 1 �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh mini- mum of 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES AND SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS: Mini- mum .40 caliber and must use a bullet at least 170 grains in weight. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 3. Bait is illegal. 4. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 2 6. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. Upon kill, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY. State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. DONATING WILDLIFE 1. You can donate more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: a. Recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; b. Recipient must tag meat with his or her carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with donor’s portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. Up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated anywhere to anyone without a like license. More than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere, in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediate- their dependents. Active duty does not ly before applying for or buying a license, include reserve status or National Guard. 4. Full-time students enrolled and attendand must intend to make Colorado ing a Colorado college, university or trade home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below.) school at least six months immediately 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or before applying for or buying a license. Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. or applying for a license. If your ID or Colorado residents who attend school driver’s license was issued or renewed full-time out of state and pay nonresident less than six months prior, you must tuition still qualify for a resident license. provide documentation that proves you Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: have been a resident for the six-month period. Acceptable documents are listed here: www.wildlife.state.co.us/Site CollectionDocuments/DOW/Shop/ AppsLicenses/ProofofResidency.pdf. 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. 3 �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4-5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from FEMALES have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good inthe base of the tail and vaginal dicators of sex. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit the CPW website for more: cpw.state.co.us 4 �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In addition, CPW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. NOTE: Both of these types of units are designated in the harvest quota tables on pages 8-9 and 12-13 of this brochure. — RESEARCH AREA 1. The research area is bounded on the east by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on the north by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on the south and west by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on the south by Hwy. 62 to Ridgway and on the east by U.S. 550 to Montrose and by U.S. 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and an unlimited number are available. Get permits at the CPW office in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave. They are available 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until the quota in the research area is filled. 5 �FALL SE HUNTING DATES: NOV. 18 LION HUNTING AREAS FALL SEASON Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all game management unit FEMALE TAKE EXCEEDS GUIDELINES CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce female take in these units. 6 FEMALE TAKE MEETS GUID CPW asks hunters to continu ing reduced female take in th �EASON 8, 2013-MARCH 31, 2014 ts open to lion hunting. For specific quotas, see tables on pages 8-9. FALL SEASON DELINES ue maintainhese units. There are no CPW voluntary guidelines for taking female lions in these areas. RESEARCH AREA - Lion harvest is allowed in the research area. See page 5 for information. 7 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 18, 2013-MARCH 31, 2014 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for Nov. 18, 2013-March 31, 2014, only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6-7. CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 FALL SEASON 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 41 10 12 16 12 5 13 13 14 4 2 7 12 5 13 7 7 5 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 42 46 51 52, 411 53, 63 104, 105, 110 10 6 7 10 8 5 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 14 211 421 461 501 521 All other units east of I-25: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 17 10 7 8 6 5 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 1 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a CPW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 8 �FALL SEASON HUNTING DATES: NOV. 18, 2013-MARCH 31, 2014 Taking female lions has exceeded management guidelines in the units listed here. CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 15 25, 26, 34 35, 36, 361 43 44 45 47 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 56, 561 57, 58, 581 5 7 9 7 6 1 1 7 6 18 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 59, 591 68, 681, 682 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 76, 79, 791 80 81 82 444 511 7 6 24 5 5 4 6 7 4 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are asked to continue voluntarily refraining from taking female lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST QUOTA Rd.) 61, 62, 70 (Uncompahgre Plateau Research Area) 5 5 8 5 4 1 4 3 11 5 9 7 7 5 7 5 HARVEST QUOTA 62 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 7 64 65 66, 67 70 (East of Hwy. 141, except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River north of Norwood Bridge) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 77 78 83 85, 140, 851 191 201 751, 771 6 6 8 10 FALL SEASON 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 40 54, 55, 551 60 61 (North of Delta-Nucla UNITS 6 9 4 10 6 4 6 5 10 24 8 5 5 9 �10 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2014 HUNTING LION IN APRIL Last year, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission established an April mountain lion season in addition to the regular season that runs from November through March. The new season runs every year from April 1-30. There are separate quotas and game management units open for the April hunt. Please see the tables on pages 12-13. APRIL SEASON RULES APPLY: » Hunters must obtain a new mountain lion hunting license for the April 2014 season. A license from the previous fall season is not valid. » A hunter may only harvest one lion from April 1, 2014-March 31, 2015. It may be harvested in either the April 2014 season, or the fall 2014 season that runs from Nov. 18, 2014-March 31, 2015. WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT » BUY THE RIGHT LICENSE. April season licenses are available starting on March 13, 2013, at CPW locations, at license agents, by phone and online at www.bit.ly/cpwlicensesales. Make sure you buy the correct license! There are also licenses available at this time for other seasons, so you must specify to the sales agent that you would like a license to hunt during the April 1-30, 2014, season. ! » BEFORE HUNTING, call 1-888-940-LION (5466) to check open units, just as during the regular lion season. Units open to lion hunting will close as soon as the quota for that unit is met. Quota numbers are available on the charts on pages 12-13. » AFTER HUNTING, report your lion harvest to a CPW office within 48 hours and check the lion for inspection and seal within five days. 1. Don’t handle animals that are sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean, dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands after dress- ing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F. 8. Do not eat raw wild game. 11 APRIL SEASON SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2014 LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS These quotas are for April 1-30, 2014, only. Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested in a unit. Units not listed in the tables below are not open to lion hunting in April. CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 APRIL SEASON 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 41 12 HARVEST QUOTA 6 4 1 5 2 3 1 2 2 1 5 2 5 5 5 2 UNITS 42 46 51 52, 411 104, 105, 110 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 211 421 461 501 521 All other units east of I-25: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 HARVEST QUOTA 3 3 4 6 4 8 10 2 6 4 1 5 �APRIL SEASON HUNTING DATES: APRIL 1-30, 2014 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are asked to continue voluntarily refraining from taking female lions in these units: UNITS 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 19 20 40 60 HARVEST QUOTA 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 2 3 5 1 4 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 61 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 62 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 64 70 (East of Hwy. 141, except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River north of Norwood Bridge) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 72 74, 741 75 83 85, 140, 851 191 201 751, 771 2 2 3 5 2 2 1 2 4 8 5 2 2 TAKE THE TEST... APRIL SEASON Did you know in old days, mountain lions were regarded as unwelcome predators, with bounties of up to $50 each offered. It wasn’t until 1965 that mountain lions were designated a big-game species in Colorado. Answer this and more in the required mountain lion hunter test online at: www.wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/MountainLion/Pages/Lion.aspx 13 �2013 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE OFFICES BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 DENVER/ NORTHEAST 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 CPW ADMINISTRATION DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 cpw.state.co.us Editor: Amy Bulger | Cover photo © Vic Schendel Printed September 2013 by Metropress, Denver, 10,000 copies Colorado Parks and Wildlife Acting Director: Steve Yamashita The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets mountain lion regulations in September. Commission members are (as of Sept. 2013): John Singletary, chairman • Bill Kane, vice chairman • Mark Smith, secretary • Robert Bray, member • Christopher Castilian, member • Jeanne Horne, member • Gaspar Perricone, member • James Pribyl, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Michelle Zimmerman, member • Mike King, ex officio member • John Salazar, ex officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/36a5ec9da1f2919dee91ffaee35e5907.pdf 1bc0013cd8d84652fc0235fe164fde4e PDF Text Text C O L O R A D O PA R K S & W I L D L I F E 2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting online brochure COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway | Denver, CO 80216 | (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us | www.parks.state.co.us �LICENSE FEES » Resident.............$41 » Nonresident.......$351 Prices include 25-cent searchand-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Buy your license through the CPW’s website or by calling 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards are accepted for phone and Internet purchases. Wildlife Area Offices and license agents also sell licenses. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion, either sex. 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. SEASON DATES In most units open to hunting, mountain lion season begins Nov. 19 and goes through March 31, 2013. In units 61, 62 and the part of 70 in the research area, the season goes through Jan. 31, 2013. HUNTING HOURS Hunters may hunt lions from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old to hunt big game. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt, before their 12th birthday. Hunters younger than age 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. WHAT YOU NEED TO HUNT 1. YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are sold at Colorado Parks and Wildlife license agents and Wildlife Area Offices, on the CPW website and by phone. 3. COMPLETE THE CPW’S CERTIFIED MOUNTAIN LION COURSE AND TEST. For materials and official test, go to: www.wildlife.state. 2. HUNTER EDUCATION: Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license (unless previously verified). All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless a “V” is printed at bottom of license, which indicates hunter education has been verified at a Wildlife Area Office. number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a Wildlife Area Office. Tests also can be taken at CPW offices. Upon successful completion of the test, a certificate will be issued by CPW. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting unless a “Lion - V” (for verified) is printed at the bottom of your license. co.us/Hunting/Mountain Lion/ Pages/Lion.aspx. Enter your CID 4. A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses or preference points. Cost is $10, one stamp is required per year. A lifetime stamp is $300.25. �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH Colorado Parks and Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas found on pages 2-3 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, harvesting too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. CPW officials ask hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In addition, CPW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. NOTE: Both of these types of units are designated in the harvest quota tables on pages 2-3 of this brochure. — RESEARCH AREA 1. The research area is bounded on the east by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on the north by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on the south and west by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on the south by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on the east by U.S. 550 to Montrose and by U.S. 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and an unlimited number are available. Get permits at the Wildlife Area Office in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave. They are available 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until the quota in the research area is filled. 1 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested within the corresponding units. Units not listed in the tables are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 4-5. CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 10 11 12 13 (West of Hayden Divide Rd.) 13 (East of Hayden Divide Rd.) and 131 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 10 12 16 12 5 13 13 14 4 2 7 12 5 13 7 7 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 41 42 46 51 52, 411 53, 63 104, 105, 110 5 10 6 7 10 8 5 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 211 421 461 521 All other units east of I-25: Includes: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 14 17 10 7 6 5 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 7 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to a Wildlife Area Office within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos have been taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a Wildlife Area Office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 2 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING Taking female lions has exceeded management guidelines in the units listed here. CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 15 25, 26, 34 35, 36, 361 43 44 45 47 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 82 444 5 7 9 7 6 1 1 24 6 7 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 1, 2 3, 301 4 (North of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (South of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 40 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 54, 55, 551 56, 561 57, 58, 581 59, 591 60 61 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 5 5 8 5 4 1 4 3 10 5 9 7 7 7 6 18 7 5 7 61, 62, 70 (Uncompahgre Plateau Research Area) 62 (North of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 64 5 UNITS 65 66, 67 68, 681, 682 70 (East of Hwy. 141, HARVEST QUOTA except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River north of Norwood Bridge) 70 (West of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 83 85, 140, 851 191 201 501 511 751, 771 6 8 6 10 6 9 3 7 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 10 24 8 5 8 4 5 7 6 3 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING LION QUOTA AREAS & GAME MANAG Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all quota areas. Check the tab FEMALE TAKE EXCEEDS GUIDELINES CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce female take in these units. 4 FEMALE TAKE MEETS GUIDE CPW asks hunters to continue ing reduced female take in the �GEMENT UNITS bles on page 2-3 for units open to hunting. ELINES maintainese units. There are no CPW voluntary guidelines for taking female lions in these areas. RESEARCH AREA - Lion harvest is allowed in the research area. See page 1 for information. 5 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a mini- mum of 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 3. Bait is illegal. 4. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 6 6. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. Upon kill, the carcass tag must immediately be detached from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. IT IS ILLEGAL to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. EVIDENCE OF SEX is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a Wildlife Area Office within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a Wildlife Area Office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, CPW officials are authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by making sure the carcass is not frozen at time of inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use alcohol wipes after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. Use hot soapy water, then disinfect with a 10 percent chlorine bleach solution. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to kill organisms and parasites. Juices from adequately cooked game meat should be clear. 8. Do not eat raw portions of wild game. 9. Do not feed raw game to domestic pets. Operation Game Thief CALL: 1-877-265-6648 EMAIL: game.thief@state.co.us Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers can remain anonymous. Rewards must be requested when report is made and are paid if information leads to arrest or citation. * Phone number NOT for information or emergencies. 7 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY. State law requires a Social Security number to buy a license. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. Also, any current licenses become invalid if held by an individual who is noncompliant with child support. DONATING WILDLIFE 1. You can donate more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: a. Recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; b. Recipient must tag meat with his or her carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with donor’s portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. Up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated anywhere to anyone without a like license. More than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere, in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except No. 3 and No. 4 below.) The residence address given to purchase or apply for a license must be the same address used on your Colorado income tax return. 2. A valid Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID is proof of residency if issued at least six months prior to buying or applying for a license. If your ID or driver’s license was issued or renewed less than six months prior, you must provide documentation that proves you have been a resident for the six-month period. 3. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service 8 or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 4. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full-time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 5. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 6. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 7. Except as in No. 3 and No. 4 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Sex also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4-5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from FEMALES have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good inthe base of the tail and vaginal dicators of sex. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit the CPW website for more: www.wildlife.state.co.us 9 �2012 COLORADO MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING WILDLIFE AREA OFFICES WILDLIFE HEADQUARTERS 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 WILDLIFE AREA OFFICES BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 DENVER/ NORTHEAST 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 www.wildlife.state.co.us | www.parks.state.co.us Editor: Amy Nickelson | Cover photo © Vic Schendel Printed September 2012 by Metropress, Denver, 10,000 copies Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Rick D. Cables The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission sets mountain lion regulations in September. Commission members are (as of Sept. 2012): John Singletary, chairman • Bill Kane, vice chairman • Mark Smith, secretary • Robert Bray, member • Christopher Castilian, member • Jeanne Horne, member • Gaspar Perricone, member • James Pribyl, member • James Vigil, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Michelle Zimmerman, member • Mike King, ex officio member • John Salazar, ex officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at Wildlife Area Offices or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/11a84fe3e6e3cd73d9e506f18e3d4661.pdf 49bde621fbac2208d52c1d45c3eff4c3 PDF Text Text C OLORADO PARKS AND W ILDLIFE 2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Colorado Parks and Wildlife 6060 Broadway | Denver, CO 80216 | (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us | www.parks.state.co.us �liCense fees » resident ............$41 » nonresident......$351 Prices include 25-cent searchand-rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. Buy online or By phone Buy your license through the CPW’s website or by calling 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards are accepted for phone and Internet purchases. Wildlife Service Centers and license agents also sell licenses. Call to CheCk open units 1-888-940-lion (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-lion (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. if a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. Bag liMits 1. one mountain lion, either sex. 2. a lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. a lion killed on the southern Ute indian reservation does not count toward annual bag limit. season dates Mountain lion season begins nov. 21 and goes through March 31, 2012; the season goes through Jan. 31, 2012, in units 61, 62 and 70 in the research area. hunting hours Hunters may hunt lions from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. MiniMuM hunting age Hunters must be at least 12 years old to hunt big game. eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. What you need to hunt 1. you Must haVe a lion liCense and carry it when hunting. licenses are sold at CPW license agents and Wildlife service Centers, on the CPW website and by phone. 2. hunter eduCation: anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. a hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license (unless previously verified). all hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless a “V” is printed on the license, which indicates hunter education has been verified at a Wildlife service Center. 3. CoMplete the CpW’s Certi- fied Mountain lion Course and test. for study materials, a practice test and official test, go to the website: www.wildlife.state. co.us/hunting/Mountainlion/ pages/lion.aspx. enter your Cid number when taking the official test. if you do not have a Cid, contact a Wildlife service Center. Tests also can be taken at Wildlife service Centers. Upon successful completion of the test, a certificate will be issued by CPW. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting unless a “V” for “Verified” is printed by the CPW logo on the license. 4. a haBitat staMp is required for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses. Cost is $10, only one is required per person, per year. a lifetime stamp is $300.25. �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion lion management & Research Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas found on pages 2-3 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING Colorado’s MOUNTAIN Lions Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing numbers. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. The CPW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In addition, the CPW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. NOTE: Both of these types of units are designated in the harvest quota tables on pages 2-3 of this brochure. — Research AREA 1. The research area is bounded on the east by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on the north by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on the south and west by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on the south by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on the east by U.S. 550 to Montrose and by U.S. 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and an unlimited number are available. Get permits at the Wildlife Service Center in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave., beginning 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until the quota in the research area is filled. 1 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion license & unit quotas Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested within the corresponding units. Units not listed in the tables are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 4-5. The CPW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS HARVEST quota 10 11 12 13 - West of Hayden Divide Rd. 13, 131 - East of Hayden Divide Rd. 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 10 12 14 12 5 10 13 12 3 2 7 12 5 13 7 7 UNITS HARVEST quota 41 42 46 51 52, 411 53, 63 104, 105, 110 5 10 6 7 10 8 5 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 211 421 461 521 All other units east of I-25: Includes: 87-103, 106, 107, 109, 111-122, 951 14 17 10 7 6 5 after harvest Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 7 for more details. 1. Report the lion harvest to a Wildlife Service Center within 48 hours. 2. After any field photos are taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help CPW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. Present the lion to a Wildlife Service Center within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. The CPW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 2 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Taking female lions has exceeded management guidelines in the units listed here. The CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units: UNITS HARVEST quota 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 82 24 6 Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are requested to continue voluntarily refraining from the take of female lions in these areas. UNITS HARVEST quota 1, 2 3, 301 4 (N of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 5 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS Rd. 110) and 214, 441 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 7 8 9 15 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 19 20 25, 26, 34 35 36, 361 40 43 44 45 47 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 54, 55, 551 56, 561 57, 58, 581 59, 591 60 61 (N of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 5 5 8 5 3 1 4 3 4 9 5 9 8 3 6 7 7 5 2 1 7 7 6 18 7 5 7 UNITS HARVEST quota 61, 62, 70 (Uncompahgre Plateau Research Area) 62 (N of Delta-Nucla Rd.) 64 65 66, 67 68, 681, 682 70 (E of Hwy. 141, except between Hwy. 145 and San Miguel River N of Norwood Bridge) 70 (W of Hwy. 141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 83 85, 140, 851 191 201 444 501 511 751, 771 8 7 6 5 8 6 10 6 9 3 7 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 10 24 8 5 7 4 4 5 3 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Lion quota areas & Game managem Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all quota areas. Check the table female take exceeds guidelines CPW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce female take in these units. 4 female take meets guidel CPW asks hunters to continue ing reduced female take in the �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion ment units es on page 2-3 for units open to hunting. lines maintainese units. No guidelines - There are no CPW voluntary guidelines for taking female lions in these areas. Research AREA - Lion harvest is allowed in the research area. See page 1 for information. 5 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting regulations legal methods of take 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a mini- mum of 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 of an inch with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. special regulations 1. It is illegal to kill a kitten or lion accompa­nied by one or more kit­ tens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 2. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 3. Bait is illegal. 4. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 5. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 6 6. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. Upon kill, the carcass tag must immediately be detatched from the license and attached to the lion carcass, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact a Wildlife Service Center within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a Wildlife Service Center or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. safe handling of game meat 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Report them to a CPW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use alcohol wipes after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. Use hot soapy water, then disinfect with a 10 percent chlorine bleach solution. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to kill organisms and parasites. Juices from adequately cooked game meat should be clear. 8. Do not eat raw portions of wild game. 9. Do not feed raw game to domestic pets. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, the CPW is authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the CPW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and by not having the carcass frozen during inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the CPW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. Operation Game Thief Call: 1-877-265-6648 Operation Game Thief pays rewards to those who report poachers or resource violations. Callers don’t have to reveal their names, testify in court or sign a deposition. Rewards are paid if the information leads to an arrest or citation. Rewards must be requested when a violation is reported. * The number cannot be used for information or emergencies. 7 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion Child support delinquency. State law requires Social Security numbers for all licenses purchased. It is not displayed on the license but may be provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. donating wildlife 1. You can donate more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his or her carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with donor’s portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. Up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated anywhere to anyone without a like license. More than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere, in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. residency REQUIREMENTS Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except No. 2 and No. 3 below.) The residence address given to purchase or apply for a license must be the same address used on your Colorado income tax return. 2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 8 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full-time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 6. Except as in No. 2 and No. 3 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion IDENTIFYING male/female lions Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Gender also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or Male mountain lion hindquarters throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. Males usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just Female mountain lion hindquarters under their tail is the anal opening; about to see, the lion is probably female. 1 inch below that is the scrotum, If the dark patch is 4-5 inches bean oval-shaped patch of silver, light neath the tail, it is probably a male. brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions Beneath the scrotum is a small, often urinate, look for the origin of conspicuous black spot (about 1 the urine. If urine comes from beinch across) that surrounds the hind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches penis sheath opening. below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from Females have only two spots beunder the base of the tail, there’s a low the base of their tail, including good chance the lion is female. the anal opening hidden beneath Tracks also can be good indicathe base of the tail and vaginal tors of gender. Adult and large, opening directly below the anus. sub-adult males usually have hind The rest of the area behind the foot plantar (heel) pads more than female’s hindquarters is covered 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult with white fur. and sub-adult female lions usually Although colored spots help in have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide identification, first and foremost, or less. Hunters should carry a look for the darkest spot. If it is small ruler or wind-up metal tape high and near the tail or is difficult to measure tracks. Visit the CPW website for more: www.wildlife.state.co.us 9 �2011-2012 Colorado Mountain Lion wildlife service centers wildlife Headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 wildlife service centers Brush 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Colorado Springs 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907, (719) 227-5200 denver/ Northeast 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Durango 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 Fort Collins 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Meeker 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Glenwood Springs 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601, (970) 947-2920 Monte Vista 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Grand Junction 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Gunnison 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Springs 346 Grand Co. Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451, (970) 725-6200 Lamar 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Montrose 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Pueblo 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 Salida 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 Steamboat SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487, (970) 870-2197 Printed for free distribution by COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us | www.parks.state.co.us Editor: Amy Nickelson | Cover photo © Neal Mishler Printed September 2011 Metropress, Denver | 10,000 copies Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Rick D. Cables The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission set mountain lion regulations in September. The Parks and Wildlife Commission (as of Sept. 2011): Tim Glenn, chair • Gary Butterworth, vice chair • Mark Smith, secretary • Robert Streeter, member • David R. Brougham, member • Dorothea Farris, member • Allan Jones, member • Gaspar Perricone, member • John Singletary, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Chris Castilian, member • Bill Kane, member • James C. Pribyl, member • Lenna Watson, member • Mike King, ex officio member • John Salazar, ex officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available at Wildlife Service Centers or on the website. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/696e99612ff3cc038ef4a2b7ad12abbe.pdf f412a632568d1187f6ef4996d40ee08e PDF Text Text 2010-11 Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway • Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 • www.wildlife.state.co.us �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting LION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH The Division of Wildlife develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. The harvest quotas found on pages 4-5 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest when setting annual harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. The DOW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. In addition, the DOW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. NOTE: Both of these types of units are designated in the harvest quota tables on pages 4-5 of this brochure. — RESEARCH AREA J PO� 3FT FB S D I� "S FB ' FNB M F� U B L F� NFFU T � HVJ EFM J OFT /P� B EEJ U J POB M � HVJ EFM J OFT � G PS � U B L F 1. The research area is bounded on E by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on S and W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by U.S. 550 to Montrose and by U.S. 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and are unlimited. Permits are available at the DOW office in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave., beginning 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until the quota in the research area is filled. 2 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either LICENSE FEES sex. 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. SEASON DATES Mountain lion season is from the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through March 31, 2011; and through Jan. 31, 2011 in units 61, 62 and 70 in the research area. HUNTING HOURS Hunters may hunt lions from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. » Resident ..............$ 41 » Nonresident ........$351 Prices include 25-cent search-andrescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. SAVE TIME: BUY ONLINE OR BY PHONE Buy your license through the DOW’s website or by calling 1-800-2445613.Credit cards are accepted for phone and Internet purchases.DOW license agents and offices also sell licenses. MINIMUM HUNTING AGE Hunters must be at least 12 years old to hunt big game. Eleven-year-olds can buy a license if they will turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. CALL TO CHECK OPEN UNITS 1-888-940-LION (5466) You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) after 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit to hunt. DONATING WILDLIFE 1. You can donate more than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his or her carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with donor’s portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. Up to 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated anywhere to anyone without a like license. More than 20 pounds of unprocessed meat can be donated, if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. 3 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting LICENSE & UNIT QUOTAS Quotas are the total number of lions that can be harvested within the corresponding units. Units not listed in the tables are not open to lion hunting. Map, pages 6-7. Taking female lions has exceeded management guidelines in the units listed below. The DOW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units. UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 3 The DOW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in the units below. UNITS 10 11 12 13 (W of Hayden HARVEST QUOTA 10 12 14 Divide Road,CR 53) 13 (E of Hayden Divide Road,CR 53) and 131 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 38 39, 391 41 42 46 51 52, 411 53, 63 104, 105, 110 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 211 421 461 521 All other units E of I-25: Includes: 87-103, 106,107, 109,111-122,951 Photo by © Vic Schendel 4 12 5 10 13 12 3 2 7 12 5 13 7 7 3 10 4 7 10 8 5 14 17 8 7 6 5 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting Units below have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are requested to continue voluntarily refraining from the take of female lions in these areas. UNITS 1, 2 3, 301 4 (N of CR 27 HARVEST QUOTA 5 5 and USFS Road 110) and 5 8 4 (S of CR 27 and USFS 5 Road 110) and 214, 441 7 1 8 4 9 3 15 4 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 9 19 5 20 9 25, 26, 34 8 35 3 36, 361 5 40 7 43 5 44 3 47 1 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 7 54, 55, 551 7 56, 561 6 57, 58, 581 18 59, 591 7 60 5 61 (N of Delta-Nucla Road) 7 61, 62, 70 (Uncompahgre Plateau Research Area) 8 UNITS HARVEST QUOTA 7 62 (N of Delta-Nucla Road) 64 6 65 5 66, 67 8 68, 681, 682 5 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 24 70 (E of Colo.141 except between Colo 145 and San Miguel River N of Norwood Bridge) 70 (W of Colo.141) 71, 711 72 73 74, 741 75 76, 79, 791 77 78 80 81 82 83 85, 140, 851 191 201 444 501 511 751, 771 10 6 11 3 7 6 4 5 4 4 3 2 6 7 24 8 5 5 4 4 3 AFTER HARVEST Once a mountain lion has been harvested, these steps will ensure proper reporting and inspection is completed. See page 9 for more details. 1. REPORT the lion harvest to the DOW within 48 hours. 2. AFTER any field photos are taken of the harvested lion, prop its jaw open with a stick in the mouth to help keep it open as rigor sets in. This will help DOW agents with tooth extraction later. 3. PRESENT the lion to a DOW office within five days of harvesting for inspection and sealing. Heads and hides must be unfrozen. The DOW may retain heads and hides until they thaw to extract a tooth. At this time, hunters must also fill out a report about the hunt. 5 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS & LION Q Standard hunting regulations and limits apply to all quota areas FEMALE TAKE MEETS GUIDELINES DOW asks hunters to continue maintaining reduced female take in these units. 6 FEMALE TAKE EXCEEDS GUIDELIN DOW emphasizes the need for hunters t reduce female take in these units. �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting ON QUOTA AREAS GUIDELINES - NO GUIDELINES - There are no or hunters to nits. DOW voluntary guidelines for taking female lions in these areas. RESEARCH AREA - Lion harvest is allowed in the research area. See page 2 for information. 7 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting HUNTING REGULATIONS LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1.CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh a minimum of 45 grains and produce at least 400foot pounds of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Minimum 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or a minimum width of 7/8 inches with a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Minimum draw weight of 35 pounds required. Let-off percentage maximum of 80 percent. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: minimum 125 pounds. b. Draw length: minimum 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be minimum 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a minimum of two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. METHODS NOT LISTED are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 2. Bait is illegal. 3. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 4. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 5. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 8 6. It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. You must attach a carcass tag to a lion you kill, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex is not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 pounds of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact the DOW within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within five days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, the DOW is authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the DOW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and not having the carcass frozen during inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on the DOW website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages are posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Report them to a DOW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use alcohol wipes after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward.Use hot soapy water,then disinfect with a 10% chlorine bleach solution. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to kill organisms and parasites. Juices from adequately cooked game meat should be clear. 8. Do not eat raw portions of wild game. 9. Do not feed raw game to domestic pets. OPERATION GAME THIEF Call:1-877-265-6648 Operation Game Thief is a nonprofit organization working with DOW’s law enforcement.It pays rewards to citizens who report poachers or resource violations. Callers don’t have to reveal their names,testify in court or sign a deposition.Rewards are paid if the information leads to an arrest or citation. Rewards do not depend on a conviction but must be requested when a violation is reported. *The number cannot be used for information requests or emergencies. 9 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1.YOU MUST HAVE A LION LICENSE and carry it when hunting. Licenses are sold at DOW license agents and offices, on the DOW website, and by phone. See page 3 for details. 2.HUNTER EDUCATION: Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license (unless previously verified). All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless a “V” is printed on the license, which indicates hunter education has been verified at a DOW office. 3.TO OBTAIN A MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE, you must complete the DOW’s certified mountain lion education and identification course. For mountain lion education study mate- rials, a practice test and official test, go to the website. You must enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a DOW office. Tests also can be taken at DOW offices. Upon successful completion of the test, a certificate will be issued by the DOW. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting unless “Verified” is printed by the DOW logo on their license. 4.A HABITAT STAMP IS REQUIRED for those ages 18-64 who buy or apply for hunting or fishing licenses. Cost is $5, no more than 2 required per person, per year. A lifetime stamp is $200.25. 5.CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY. State law requires Social Security numbers for all licenses purchased. It is not displayed on the license but may be provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Hunting and fishing licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except #2 and #3 below.) The residence address given to purchase or apply for a license must be the same address used on your Colorado income tax return. 2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state.) Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 10 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full-time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of time per court order. 5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 6. Except as in #2 and #3 above, you lose your Colorado residency if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting IDENTIFYING MALE/FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Gender also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few Male mountain lion hindquarters snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with kittens present. The absence of kittens with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. MALES usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the Female mountain lion hindquarters anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the patch is 4-5 inches beneath the tail, scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silthe lion is probably male. ver, light brown and white fur. Because treed or bayed lions often Beneath the scrotum is a small, urinate, look for the origin of the conspicuous black spot (about 1 inch urine. If urine comes from behind the across) that surrounds the penis hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the sheath opening. anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of FEMALES have only two spots the tail, there’s a good chance the lion below the base of their tail, including is female. the anal opening hidden beneath the Tracks also can be good indicators base of the tail and vaginal opening diof gender. Adult and large, sub-adult rectly below the anus. The rest of the males usually have hind foot plantar area behind the female’s hindquarters (heel) pads more than 2 1/16 inches is covered with white fur. (52 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look female lions usually have heel pads 2 1/16 inches wide or less. Hunters for the darkest spot. If it is high and should carry a small ruler or wind-up near the tail or is difficult to see, the metal tape to measure tracks. lion is probably female. If the dark Visit the DOW website for more: www.wildlife.state.co.us 11 �2010-11 Mountain Lion Hunting DOW OFFICES HEADQUARTERS & ADMINISTRATION 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 SERVICE CENTERS: BRUSH 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 FORT COLLINS 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 MEEKER 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 GLENWOOD SPRINGS 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 East Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 GUNNISON 300 W.New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 DENVER/ NORTHEAST 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand Co.Rd.362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 MONTROSE 2300 S.Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80477 (970) 870-2197 COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE Printed for free distribution by the 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Editor: Amy Nickelson | Cover photo by © Vic Schendel Printed September 2010 | Metropress, Denver | 10,000 copies The Wildlife Commission sets lion regulations in September. Wildlife Commissioners (as of Sept. 2010): Tim Glenn, chair • Robert Streeter, vice chair • Mark Smith, secretary • David R. Brougham, member • Dennis Buechler, member • Dorothea Farris, member • Allan Jones, member • John Singletary, member • Dean Wingfield, member • Mike King, ex officio member • John Stulp, ex officio member NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available on the DOW website or at DOW offices. 12 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c2cb19f793c0c6fb777565d0094894a9.pdf 4a8cb9a5dc43b25a493b5957d0c01044 PDF Text Text 2009-10 Mountain Lion Hunting Information COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway • Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 • www.wildlife.state.co.us �MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES Resident ..............................................................$41 Nonresident ........................................................$251 Costs include a 25-cent search and rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. LICENSE INFORMATION 1. You must have a lion license and carry it when hunting. You can buy licenses online or by calling, 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards accepted for phone or internet purchases. Licenses also are sold at DOW offices and license agents. 2. Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license. All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless “Verified” is printed by the DOW on their license. 3. To obtain a mountain lion license, you must have completed the DOW’s certified mountain lion education and identification course. For mountain lion education study materials, a practice test and official test, visit our website. You must enter your CID number when taking the official test. If you do not have a CID, contact a DOW office. Tests also can be taken at DOW offices. Upon successful completion of the test, a certificate will be issued by the DOW. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting unless “Verified” is printed by the DOW on their license. 4. You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit. 5. A Habitat Stamp is required of people ages 19-64 who buy hunting or fishing licenses. With a license purchase, the stamp is $5 and required on each of the first 2 licenses bought per year ($10 total). A lifetime stamp is $200. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES The day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through March 31, and through Jan. 31 in units 61, 62 and 70 within research area. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except #2 and 3 below). 2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full time 2 �out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. 5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 6. Except as in #2 and 3 above, your Colorado residency ends if you apply for, buy or accept hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado; or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. Eleven year olds can buy a license if they turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex from the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk season through March 31 (April 30 only in unit 40). 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh min. 45 grains; must produce min. 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Min. .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or min. width of 7/8 inches with a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: min. 125 lbs. b. Draw length: min. 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. 3 �c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be min. 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Handheld calls are permitted. 2. Bait is illegal. 3. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 4. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 5. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 6. It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. You must attach a carcass tag to a lion you kill, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact the DOW within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill, and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within 5 days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, the DOW is authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the DOW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a tooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and not having the carcass frozen during inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on our website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages is posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with his por- 4 �tion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere to anyone without a like license, or more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. MOUNTAIN LION MANAGEMENT The DOW develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. Harvest quotas found on pages 10 and 11 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest in setting harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. The DOW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. These units are listed in a separate license table. In addition, the DOW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. These units also are listed in a separate table. SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Report them to a DOW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use alcohol wipes after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. Use hot soapy water, then disinfect with a 10% chlorine bleach solution. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to kill organisms and parasites. Juices from adequately cooked game meat should be clear. 8. Do not eat raw portions of wild game. 9. Do not feed raw game to domestic pets. 5 �GAME MANAGEM 6 �MENT UNIT MAP 7 �DISTINGUISHING MALE AND FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Gender also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with cubs present. The absence of cubs with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. Males usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small (about 1 inch across), conspicuous black spot that surrounds the penis sheath opening. In contrast, females have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is 4-5 inches beneath the tail, the lion is probably male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of gender. Adult and large, sub-adult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads 2 1/16 inches or less wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. Female mountain lion hindquarters 8 �E M Male mountain lion hindquarters RESEARCH AREA 1. Research area is bounded on E by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on S and W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by US 550 to Montrose and by US 50 to Delta. 2. A free permit is required to hunt lions in the research area. Permits are valid for 14 consecutive days and are unlimited. Permits avaliable at DOW office in Montrose, 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Permits available from 14 days before mountain lion season opens through Jan. 31, or until quota in research area is filled. 4 92 65 Sa n er er SAN MIGUEL Ridgway 62 OURAY Mt. Sneffels ∞14,150 Telluride Curecanti Natl. Rec. Area 66 149 on 67 ∞14,309' Lake City 7 San Luis Pk. ∞14,014' 1 State law requires your Social Security number to buy licenses. It is not displayed on licenses but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. S 9 5 135 Uncompahgre Pk. Mountain lion research area R Gunnison Blue Mesa Res. Ouray 7 D CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY D Crested Butte is GUNNISON Monument r ve 145 Norwood 54 GUNNISON NATL. FOREST Black Canyon of the Gunnison Natl. Riv 90 53 Crawford Ri 70 l es re hg Nucla 64 Montrose Olathe pa om MONTROSE Uravan 62 c Un UNCOMPAHGRE NATL. FOREST Delta Hotchkiss nn er 348 63 92 Somerset Paonia ue lor DELTA ig Do Cedaredge Orchard City Gu 50Riv Naturita 141 411 M 90 41 n 141 61 141 o is 60 nn Gateway MESA Gu 40 5 �MOUNTAIN LION EITHER-SEX LICENSES Units in this section have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are requested to continue voluntarily refraining from the take of female lions. Units Harvest Quotas 1, 2..................................................................................................................................5 3, 301 ..........................................................................................................5 4 N of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 5........................................................8 4 S of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 441 ....................................................5 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 .................................................................................. 6 54, 55, 551..................................................................................................7 56, 561 ........................................................................................................5 57, 58, 581 .............................................................................................. 19 59, 591 ........................................................................................................8 60 ................................................................................................................5 61 N of Delta-Nucla Rd ............................................................................7 61, 62, 70 in Research Area ......................................................................8 62 N of Delta-Nucla Rd ............................................................................7 64 ................................................................................................................6 65 ................................................................................................................4 66, 67 ..........................................................................................................8 68, 681, 682................................................................................................5 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 ................................................................................24 70 E of Colo. 141except between Colo 145 and San Miguel Riv N of Norwood Bridge ......................................................................................10 70 W of Colo. 141......................................................................................6 71, 711 ......................................................................................................11 72 ................................................................................................................3 73 ................................................................................................................7 74, 741 ........................................................................................................6 75 ..........................................................................................................… 4 77 ................................................................................................................4 78 ................................................................................................................4 751, 771 ......................................................................................................3 76, 79, 791..................................................................................................5 78 ................................................................................................................4 80 ................................................................................................................3 81 ................................................................................................................2 82 ................................................................................................................6 83 ................................................................................................................7 85, 140, 851..............................................................................................24 201 ..............................................................................................................5 501 ..............................................................................................................4 511 ..............................................................................................................4 10 �Take of female lions has exceeded management guidelines in units listed in this section. The DOW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units. Units Harvest Quotas 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 ....................................................................................3 7 ..................................................................................................................1 8 ..................................................................................................................4 9 ..................................................................................................................3 15 ................................................................................................................4 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ............................................................................8 19 ................................................................................................................5 20 ................................................................................................................9 25, 26, 34....................................................................................................8 35 ................................................................................................................3 36 ................................................................................................................5 40 ................................................................................................................7 43 ................................................................................................................5 44 ................................................................................................................3 47 ................................................................................................................1 191 ..............................................................................................................8 444 ..............................................................................................................5 The DOW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in units in this section. Units Harvest Quotas 10 ..............................................................................................................10 11 ..............................................................................................................12 12 ..............................................................................................................14 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) ......................................................12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) and 131 ..........................................5 21 ................................................................................................................8 22 ..............................................................................................................13 23 ..............................................................................................................10 24 ................................................................................................................3 29 ................................................................................................................2 30 ..............................................................................................................11 31 ................................................................................................................8 32 ................................................................................................................5 33 ..............................................................................................................13 38 ................................................................................................................7 39, 391 ........................................................................................................7 41 ................................................................................................................3 42 ..............................................................................................................10 46 ................................................................................................................4 51, 104 ........................................................................................................7 52, 411 ....................................................................................................10 53, 63 ..........................................................................................................8 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ..................................................................14 211 ............................................................................................................17 421 ..............................................................................................................8 461 ..............................................................................................................7 521 ..............................................................................................................6 11 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road 1 E Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Northeast Region Svc. Ctr. 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. 317 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Glenwood Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 Hot Sulphur Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Road 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 Lamar Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Brush Svc. Ctr. 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Salida Svc. Ctr. 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Gunnison Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Drive Steamboat Spgs., 80477 (970) 870-2197 Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 www.wildlife.state.co.us Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Published September 2009; 10,000 copies Printed by: Metro Press, Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz The Wildlife Commission sets lion regulations in September. Wildlife Commissioners (as of September 2009): Brad Coors, chair; Tim Glenn, vice chair; Dennis Buechler, secretary; Jeffrey A. Crawford, member; Dorothea Farris, member; Roy McAnally, member; John Singletary, member; Mark Smith, member; Robert Streeter; member Harris Sherman, ex-officio member; John Stulp, ex-officio member. NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. The official Colorado statutes and regulations are available on our website or DOW offices. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/9a9f856ad1222bd2b40764912434237c.pdf 0f08c1aac6f42555d8e1a4ff509f2740 PDF Text Text 2008-09 Mountain Lion Hunting Information COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway • Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 • www.wildlife.state.co.us �MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES Resident ..............................................................$ 41 Nonresident ........................................................$251 Costs include a 25-cent search and rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. LICENSE INFORMATION 1. You must have a lion license and carry it when hunting. You can buy licenses online or by calling, 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards accepted for phone or internet purchases. Licenses also are sold at DOW offices and license agents. 2. It is illegal to obtain a mountain lion license or hunt lions without a mountain lion education certificate issued by the DOW, attesting successful completion of the DOW’s certified lion education and identification course. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting lions. Information about the course is available on our website or DOW offices. 3. You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit. 4. A Habitat Stamp is required of people ages 19-64 who buy hunting or fishing licenses. With a license purchase, the stamp is $5 and required on each of the first 2 licenses bought per year ($10 total). The stamp also allows access to state wildlife areas or state trust lands leased by the DOW. A habitat stamp also is required of all people ages 19-64 who visit a state wildlife area or state trust land leased by the DOW. This stamp costs $10.25 (25-cent search and rescue fee). A lifetime stamp is $200 and satisfies the above requirements. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES The day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through March 31, except unit 40. Lion season ends in unit 40 on April 30. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except #2 and 3 below). 2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. 5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to 2 �make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 6. Except as in #2 and 3 above, your Colorado residency ends if you apply for, buy or accept hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado; or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. Eleven year olds can buy a license if they turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license. All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless “Verified” is printed by the DOW on their license. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex from the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk season through March 31 (April 30 only in unit 40). 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh min. 45 grains; must produce min. 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Min. .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or min. width of 7/8 inches with a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for he entire length of the cutting surface. b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy o propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 3 �5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: min. 125 lbs. b. Draw length: min. 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be min. 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. Handheld calls are permitted. 2. Bait is illegal. 3. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 4. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 5. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 6. It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. You must attach a carcass tag to a lion you kill, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact the DOW within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill, and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within 5 days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. TOOTH COLLECTION At inspection, the DOW is authorized to extract and keep a premolar tooth. If the head and hide are frozen, the DOW may keep them long enough to thaw so that a ooth can be removed. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and not having the carcass frozen during inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on our website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages is posted by seal number, so hunters should record the number to check the age of their animal. 4 �DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with his portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere to anyone without a like license, or more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. MOUNTAIN LION MANAGEMENT The DOW develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. Harvest quotas found on pages 10 and 11 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Mountain lion populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s lion population. Wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest in setting harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. The DOW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing females in units managed to maintain stable populations. These units are listed in a separate license table. In addition, the DOW emphasizes the need to reduce female harvest in other units where recent harvests have exceeded management thresholds. These units also are listed in a separate table. SAFE HANDLING OF GAME MEAT 1. Do not handle animals that are obviously sick or found dead. Report them to a DOW office. 2. Keep game cool, clean and dry. 3. Do not eat, drink or smoke while dressing game. 4. Use disposable gloves when cleaning game. 5. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use alcohol wipes after dressing game. 6. Clean all tools and surfaces immediately afterward. Use hot soapy water, then disinfect with a 10% chlorine bleach solution. 7. Cook meat to an internal temperature of at least 165° F to kill organisms and parasites. Juices from adequately cooked game meat should be clear. 8. Do not eat raw portions of wild game. 9. Do not feed raw game to domestic pets. 5 �GAME MANAGEM 6 �MENT UNIT MAP 7 �DISTINGUISHING MALE AND FEMALE LIONS Binoculars are recommended to determine the sex of treed or bayed lions. Gender also can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify sex, get it to move so you have a better view. Bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with cubs present. The absence of cubs with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Research has shown that young are close to their mothers about half the time. Males usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small (about 1 inch across), conspicuous black spot that surrounds the penis sheath opening. In contrast, females have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. Although colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch is4-5 inches beneath the tail, the lion is probably male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Tracks also can be good indicators of gender. Adult and large, sub-adult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads 2 1/16 inches or less wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. Female mountain lion hindquarters 8 �Male mountain lion hindquarters RESEARCH CLOSURE, RESTRICTIONS ON TAKE 1. Lion hunting and take are prohibited through March 31, 2009, in the southern half of units 61 and 62, and northern part of unit 70 (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior written approval). Closed area is bounded on E by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on S and W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by US 550 to Montrose and by US 50 to Delta. 2. Taking collared lions or lions with orange or yellow ear tags is prohibited through March 31, 2009, in all of units 61 and 62 and the part of unit 70 described above (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior written approval). on mp ah gre 135 GUNNISON NATL. FOREST 64 Montrose GUNNISON Curecanti Natl. Rec. Area 92 er 65 Gunnison Blue Mesa Res. 66 Sa n 90 Nucla 54 Crawford Riv MONTROSE Uravan 53 Black Canyon of the Gunnison Natl. Monument Olathe co 62 141 90 63 Delta Un 0 Hotchkiss 348 UNCOMPAHGRE NATL. FOREST Crested Butte Paonia 92 r e 50Riv 61 Somerset DELTA Orchard City on is 141 Gateway Cedaredge 411 is nn 41 nn Gu MESA Gu 40 67 M ig 149 ue ve Ri l Naturita er r Do lor es 70 Norwood Ridgway 145 141 SAN MIGUEL Uncompahgre Pk. OURAY 62 Mt. Sneffels ∞14,150 ∞14,309' Ouray Telluride Lake City San Luis Pk. ∞14,014' Mountain lion research closure CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires your Social Security number to buy licenses. It is not displayed on licenses but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. 9 �MOUNTAIN LION EITHER-SEX LICENSES Units listed in this section have had acceptable amounts of female mountain lion harvest. Hunters are requested to continue voluntarily refraining from the take of female lions. Units Harvest Quotas 1, 2..................................................................................................................................5 3, 301 ..........................................................................................................5 4 N of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 5........................................................8 4 S of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 441 ....................................................5 15 ................................................................................................................6 25, 26, 34..................................................................................................10 35 ................................................................................................................3 36 ................................................................................................................5 40 ................................................................................................................7 43 ................................................................................................................2 44 ................................................................................................................3 47 ................................................................................................................1 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 .................................................................................. 6 54, 55, 551..................................................................................................7 56, 561 ........................................................................................................5 57, 58, 581 .............................................................................................. 19 59, 591 ........................................................................................................8 60 ................................................................................................................5 61 (see Research Closure) ........................................................................7 62 (see Research Closure) ........................................................................7 64 ................................................................................................................6 65 ................................................................................................................4 66, 67 ..........................................................................................................8 68, 681, 682................................................................................................5 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 ................................................................................24 70 E of Colo. 141 (see Research Closure) ............................................10 70 W of Colo. 141......................................................................................6 71, 711 ......................................................................................................11 72 ................................................................................................................3 73 ................................................................................................................7 74, 741 ........................................................................................................5 75 ..........................................................................................................… 2 77 ................................................................................................................4 78 ................................................................................................................4 751, 771 ......................................................................................................3 76, 79, 791..................................................................................................5 78 ................................................................................................................4 80 ................................................................................................................3 81 ................................................................................................................2 82 ................................................................................................................6 83 ................................................................................................................7 85, 140, 851..............................................................................................24 201 ..............................................................................................................5 444 ..............................................................................................................4 501 ..............................................................................................................4 511 ..............................................................................................................4 10 �Take of female lions has exceeded management guidelines in units listed in this section. The DOW emphasizes the need for hunters to reduce the take of female mountain lions in these units. Units Harvest Quotas 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 ....................................................................................3 7 ..................................................................................................................1 8 ..................................................................................................................4 9 ..................................................................................................................3 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ............................................................................7 19 ................................................................................................................5 20 ................................................................................................................9 191 ..............................................................................................................8 The DOW does not make any special requests of hunters regarding the take of female lions in units listed in this section. Units Harvest Quotas 10 ..............................................................................................................10 11 ..............................................................................................................12 12 ..............................................................................................................14 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) ......................................................12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) and 131 ..........................................5 21 ................................................................................................................8 22 ..............................................................................................................13 23 ..............................................................................................................10 24 ................................................................................................................3 29 ................................................................................................................2 30 ..............................................................................................................11 31 ................................................................................................................8 32 ................................................................................................................5 33 ..............................................................................................................13 38 ................................................................................................................7 39, 391 ........................................................................................................7 41 ................................................................................................................3 42 ..............................................................................................................10 46 ................................................................................................................4 51, 104 ........................................................................................................7 52, 411 ....................................................................................................10 53, 63 ..........................................................................................................8 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ..................................................................14 211 ............................................................................................................17 421 ..............................................................................................................8 461 ..............................................................................................................7 521 ..............................................................................................................6 11 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northeast Region Svc. Ctr. 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road 1 E Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. 317 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Glenwood Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 Gunnison Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Road 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Lamar Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Drive Steamboat Spgs., 80477 (970) 870-2197 Brush Svc. Ctr. 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 Salida Svc. Ctr. 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 www.wildlife.state.co.us Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Published December 2008; 10,000 copies Printed by: Metro Press, Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz Editor: Brighid Kelly The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primarily by hunting and fishing license fees, interest on those sales and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact DOW, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fcbf441ae85e95d4bb26065db51f2eee.pdf 399379eb90850a81fe60efb7e4a1090d PDF Text Text �MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES Resident ..............................................................$ 41 Nonresident ........................................................$251 Costs include a 25-cent search and rescue fee and 75-cent surcharge for the Wildlife Management Public Education Fund. LICENSE INFORMATION 1. You must have a lion license and carry it when hunting. You can buy licenses online or by calling, 1-800-244-5613. Credit cards accepted for phone or internet purchases. Licenses also are sold at DOW offices and license agents. 2. NEW FOR 2007-08: It is illegal to obtain a mountain lion license or hunt lions without a mountain lion education certificate issued by the DOW, attesting successful completion of the DOW’s certified lion education and identification course. Hunters must carry the certificate while hunting lions. Information about the course is available on our website or DOW offices. 3. You must check daily to make sure the unit you want to hunt is open. Units close when harvest limits are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed, you must pick a different unit. 4. A Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp is required of people ages 19-64 who buy hunting or fishing licenses. With a license purchase, the stamp is $5 and required on each of the first 2 licenses bought in a calendar year ($10 total). The stamp also allows access to state wildlife areas or state trust lands leased by the DOW. A habitat stamp also is required of people ages 19-64 who visit a state wildlife area or state trust land leased by the DOW, such as non-hunters, wildlife viewers or hikers. This stamp costs $10.25 (25-cent search and rescue fee).A lifetime stamp is $200 and satisfies the above requirements. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES The day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through March 31, except unit 40. Lion season ends in unit 40 on April 30. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to buy a hunting license: 1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and must intend to make Colorado home (except #2 and 3 below). 2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S. allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents when they entered the armed services and maintain Colorado as their home of record, and their dependents (unless they change their home of record to another state). Also included are personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized by the U.S. assigned to duty here on permanent active duty orders and their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full time out of state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license. 4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent, legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of the time per court order. 2 �5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303) 297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license. 6. Except as in #2 and 3 above, your Colorado residency ends if you apply for, buy or accept hunting, fishing or trapping license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote outside Colorado; or get a driver’s license with an address in another state. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. Eleven year olds can buy a license if they turn 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course or bowhunter education course (for archery licenses only) sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license. All hunters must carry their hunter education card when hunting unless “Verified” is printed by the DOW on their license. New for 2007-08: All mountain lion hunters in Colorado are required to complete a mountain lion education certification course before obtaining a lion license or hunting. See “License Information.” HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex from the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk season through March 31 (April 30 only in unit 40). 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn’t count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh min. 45 grains; must produce min. 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Min. .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or min. width of 7/8 inches with a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for he entire length of the cutting surface. b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for auto- 3 �matically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy o propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: min. 125 lbs. b. Draw length: min. 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be min. 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1. Artificial light, electronic devices and electronic calls are illegal. It is illegal to use electronic night vision equipment, electronically enhanced lightgathering optics or thermal imaging devices as an aid in hunting or taking wildlife. Hand-held calls are permitted. 2. Bait is illegal. 3. Dogs are permitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 4. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 5. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 6. It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. You must attach a carcass tag to a lion you kill, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee’s home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact the DOW within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill, and sex of the lion. If you get voice mail, leave a message with the information. Within 5 days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. 4 �TOOTH COLLECTION The Division is asking hunters to allow collection of a small tooth located just behind the lion’s upper canine. The tooth will be analyzed to determine the lion’s age. Hunters can help by making sure the jaw is propped open with a stick before rigor sets in and not having the carcass frozen during inspection. The animal’s age will be posted on our website 4-5 months after lion season ends. Ages will be posted by seal numbers, so hunters should write the number down to check the age of their animal. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor’s license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his carcass tag. Donor’s tag must stay with his portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere to anyone without a like license, or more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient’s home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor’s license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor’s signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it’s consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. MOUNTAIN LION MANAGEMENT The DOW develops management plans for mountain lion populations in Colorado. Data analysis unit plans assess available lion habitat and potential lion numbers in large geographic areas. Game management unit harvest quotas found on pages 10 and 11 are determined annually to assure that lion mortality objectives in the plans are not exceeded. CONSERVING COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN LIONS Although they inhabit much of Colorado, mountain lions are secretive animals, making it difficult to monitor individual animals and populations. Biologists know about half of adult females have cubs each year. Cubs are dependent on their mother for 11 to 18 months. Populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Young male lions disperse long distances from birth areas for survival and better reproductive opportunities. In contrast, females don’t disperse far, and some don’t disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado’s overall lion population. Because of female lions’ biological importance to mountain lion populations, wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest in setting harvest limits. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female lion harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limits may be lowered. Hunters have a vested interest in avoiding killing too many females in units with those goals. The DOW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing female lions in units managed to maintain stable populations. These units are indicated by * in the license tables and unit map. Hunters in these units are encouraged to identify the lion’s gender and make an informed choice. 5 �GAME MANAGEM (Units with * are those where hunters are asked to vo WYOMING 201 127 er 24 33 34 70 Glenwood Springs 12 Carbondale ari ng ver 421 41 do ra lo Co 45 Riv er 551 ID 9 FREM 681 TA N EN 66 TI er 58 57 6 E 67 149 PIKE NATL. FOREST CHAFFEE 50 er Riv Buena Vista 481 56 L D IV Sa n Taylor� Park� Res. Gu nn is on GUNNISON er l SAN MIGUEL Antero� Res. er UTAH 82 P PARK Riv Riv CO OURAY 62 49 50 Twin Lakes� Res. Blue Mesa Res. ue ig M 145 s lore LAKE s 55 92 65 70 Do 48 Gunnison Montrose Ridgway 141 50 Fairplay 135 54 90 90 0 50 285 Leadville Riv MONTROSE 9 91 3 46 sa 53 63 64 Fremont Pass� 11,316' 24 348 UNCOMPAHGRE NATL. FOREST 141 *37 Tennessee Pass� 10,424' 471 GUNNISON NATL. FOREST gre ah mp co Un 61 60 Dillon Res. Vail Pass� 10,666' Independence Pass� 12,095' Crested Butte Hotchkiss 92 62 CLEAR� CREEK 5 Silverthorne Aspen 133 DELTA 50 71 Idaho Springs an 52 411 141 Gateway 521 65 *3 Ark on is nn Gu MESA GILPI SUMMIT Vail GRAND MESA NATL. FOREST 40 40 WHITE RIVER NATL. FOREST PITKIN BO Lake� Granby Granby *28 47 43 Crys Grand Junction tal Ri Riv er Collbran Co lo ra do Grand� Lake Hot Sulphur Springs 9 36 444 Basalt Ro Grand Lake 125 GRAND Eagle er Riv rk Fo 70 Estes Par er Riv 82 42 ROCKY MOUNTAI NATL. PARK *18 ARAPAHO NATL. FOREST 44 EAGLE Rifle 31 30 *171 Winter Park 35 6 19 ROOSEVELT NATL. FOREST ARAPAHO NATL. FOREST 25 WHITE RIVER NATL. FOREST 32 Ca 131 139 GARFIELD 14 LARIMER *17 134 26 23 13 r Cameron Pass� 10,275' 561 22 Rive 14 Rabbit Ears� Pass 9,426' 15 *27 231 RIO BLANCO River N. P latt e iv R 131 Meeker *8 *7 n Steamboat Springs 12 13 dia 59 *16 na *6 JACKSON *181 211 Ca Walden er Riv Craig Rangely 21 14 Elk 441 40 11 Dinosaur 64 301 Maybell 13 ROUTT 40 White ROUTT NATL. FOREST MOFFAT er Riv � Yampa 10 4 789 214 Riv er 318 3 13 1 n Lit tle ee Sn ak eR ive r 2 Gr 1 *161 5 13 N 69 86 114 SAN ISABEL NATL. FOREST SAGUACHE Saguache 68 Telluride 285 682 285 Red Mtn. Pass� 11,018' Lizard Head Pass� 10,222' 71 74 McPhee� Res. Dolores 72 184 SAN JUAN 145 73 HINSDALE 550 75 LA PLATA 741 Pagosa Springs 771 n Sa © Pierson Graphics Corp. 6 er an Ju 84 8 81 78 285 142 CONEJOS jos 151 370 15 160 Riv 150 Gra nd e Alamosa RIO GRAND NATL. FOREST ARCHULETA 172 Ignacio Rio 80 ne Southern Ute� Indian Reservation 160 77 Grea Sand D Natl. P ALAMOSA Monte Vista Wolf Crk. Pass� 10,850' Co 140 791 374 er Riv Piedra Durango Ute Mountain� Indian Reservation Hooper Center 112 RIO GRANDE 751 MONTEZUMA 491 149 MINERAL Vallecito Res Cortez 79 SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST 82 17 Creede 76 River DOLORES 491 Silverton Animas 711 Dove Creek 17 er Riv Antonito CO �MENT UNIT MAP arily reduce the take of female mountain lions.) Cheyenne NEBRASKA Julesburg *9 287 *191 25 re P oud Riv er 95 392 Greeley rk Platte 36 287 *20 OULDER 34 76 11 93 DENVER 70 6 40 39 461 JE FF ER SO N 01 25 83 109 59 107 71 Kiowa n ca bli pu 24 Flagler Limon 70 86 Hugo er Riv tte Calhan 24 Pla S. 114 385 116 59 115 Cheyenne Wells 119 123 25 39 165 PUEBLO 85 87 CUSTER Riv er 84 erf Hu Lamar 129 128 71 10 Walsenburg 160 135 83 142 25 159 12 851 89 116 136 134 LAS ANIMAS 141 147 140 389 138 137 139 Springfield Walsh Pritchett 160 BACA Kim Trinidad 160 NEW MEXICO 132 287 146 OTERO San Luis OSTILLA PROWERS BENT 130 385 133 85 Ft. Garland 109 350 La Veta 159 John Martin Res. 194 La Junta Cucharas� Res. 69 385 196 50 Riv er o an HUERFANO 0 as er *861 ns Riv eat� Dunes� Park ka 125 Crowley to ire L. 78 Ar 127 126 96 Pueblo� Res. Pu rg a SAN ISABEL NATL. FOREST 96 KIOWA Great Plains� Res. System 96 PUEBLO 96 Eads 96 120 124 50 67 287 CROWLEY Canon City 9 122 121 71 591 40 CHEYENNE 94 Kit Carson Fort Carson� Army Base 691 69 6 113 94 118 Fountain 67 MONT 59 115 40 EL PASO � 581 117 287 LINCOLN COLORADO SPRINGS 9 112 111 110 83 er ELBERT Elbert 512 Riv KIT CARSON 67 24 36 103 106 105 511 TELLER er Riv ree Arika Re 86 51 63 102 105 104 DOUGLAS PIKE NATL. FOREST YUMA Last Chance ARAPAHOE 85 Wray Yuma 36 391 285 100 99 79 ADAMS 36 34 101 WASHINGTON 7 38 59 Akron 52 29 63 Brush Fort Morgan 6 85 BOULDER 385 98 97 96 66 72 6 176 61 71 144 r Rive 951 94 52 MORGAN Jackson Res. So uth 34 119 93 PHILLIPS Fort Collins AIN� IN 6 Sterling 14 Haxtun Holyoke *19 7 59 91 LOGAN WELD 87 SEDGWICK 143 144 145 OKLA. Raton Pass� 7,834' 7 KANSAS Cach e la R 89 92 138 113 88 87 85 Wellington 90 71 Grover �DISTINGUISHING MALE AND FEMALE LIONS Experts recommend using binoculars to determine the sex of treed or bayed mountain lions. However, gender can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion is in a tree and it’s difficult to identify sex, get it to move so you have a better view. A treed lion is likely to move if you bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with cubs present. The absence of cubs with a lion does not mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Based on research efforts to capture females with cubs, their young are close about half the time. Males usually have three spots below the base of their tail. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about 1 inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small (about 1 inch across), conspicuous black spot that surrounds the penis sheath opening. In contrast, females have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female’s hindquarters is covered with white fur. While colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the location of the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or is difficult to see, the lion is probably female. If the dark patch of fur is lower (4-5 inches) beneath the tail, the lion is probably male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine stream. If urine comes from behind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream is from under the base of the tail, there’s a good chance the lion is female. Paw tracks also can be good indicators of gender. Adult and large, sub-adult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pads more than 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have heel pads 2 1/16 inches or less wide. Hunters should carry a small ruler or wind-up metal tape to measure tracks. Female mountain lion hindquarters 8 �Male mountain lion hindquarters RESEARCH CLOSURE, RESTRICTIONS ON TAKE 1. Lion hunting and take are prohibited through March 31, 2009, in the southern half of units 61 and 62, and northern part of unit 70 (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior written approval). Closed area is bounded on E by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on S and W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by US 550 to Montrose and by US 50 to Delta. 2. Taking collared lions or lions with orange or yellow ear tags is prohibited through March 31, 2009, in all of units 61 and 62 and the part of unit 70 described above (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior written approval). on mp ah gre 135 GUNNISON NATL. FOREST 64 Montrose GUNNISON Curecanti Natl. Rec. Area 92 er 65 Gunnison Blue Mesa Res. 66 Sa n 90 Nucla 54 Crawford Riv MONTROSE Uravan 53 Black Canyon of the Gunnison Natl. Monument Olathe co 62 141 90 63 Delta Un 0 Hotchkiss 348 UNCOMPAHGRE NATL. FOREST Crested Butte Paonia 92 r e 50Riv 61 Somerset DELTA Orchard City on is 141 Gateway Cedaredge 411 is nn 41 nn Gu MESA Gu 40 67 M ig 149 ue ve Ri l Naturita er r Do lor es 70 Norwood Ridgway 145 141 SAN MIGUEL Uncompahgre Pk. OURAY 62 Mt. Sneffels ∞14,150 ∞14,309' Ouray Telluride Lake City San Luis Pk. ∞14,014' Mountain lion research closure CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires your Social Security number to buy licenses. It is not displayed on licenses but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. 9 �MOUNTAIN LION EITHER-SEX LICENSES Units ...................................................Harvest Quotas 1, 2............................................................................................5 3, 301........................................................................................5 4 N of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 5.....................................8 4 S of CR 27 and USFS Rd 110 & 441 .................................5 *6, *16, *17, *161, *171.........................................................3 *7..............................................................................................1 *8..............................................................................................4 *9..............................................................................................3 10.............................................................................................10 11 .............................................................................................12 12.............................................................................................14 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53).....................................12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) & 131 ...........................5 15..............................................................................................6 *18, *27, *28, *37, *181, *371 ..............................................8 *19............................................................................................5 *20............................................................................................9 21..............................................................................................8 22.............................................................................................13 23.............................................................................................10 24..............................................................................................3 25, 26, 34 ................................................................................10 29..............................................................................................2 30.............................................................................................11 31..............................................................................................8 32..............................................................................................5 33.............................................................................................13 35..............................................................................................3 36..............................................................................................5 38..............................................................................................7 39, 391......................................................................................5 40..............................................................................................7 41..............................................................................................3 42.............................................................................................10 43..............................................................................................2 44..............................................................................................3 46..............................................................................................2 47..............................................................................................1 48, 49, 50, 481, 500.................................................................6 51, 104......................................................................................7 52, 411.....................................................................................10 53, 63........................................................................................8 54, 55, 551 ...............................................................................7 10 �56, 561......................................................................................5 57, 58, 581 ..............................................................................19 59, 591......................................................................................8 60..............................................................................................5 61 (see Research Closure).......................................................7 62 (see Research Closure).......................................................7 64..............................................................................................6 65..............................................................................................5 66, 67 .......................................................................................8 68, 681, 682 .............................................................................5 69, 84, 86, 691, 861................................................................24 70 east of Colo. 141 (see Research Closure) ........................10 70 west of Colo. 141 ...............................................................6 71, 711.....................................................................................11 72..............................................................................................3 73..............................................................................................7 74, 741......................................................................................5 75..............................................................................................2 76, 79, 791 ...............................................................................5 77..............................................................................................4 78..............................................................................................4 80..............................................................................................3 81..............................................................................................2 82..............................................................................................6 83..............................................................................................7 85, 140, 851 ............................................................................24 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147........14 *191..........................................................................................8 201............................................................................................5 211...........................................................................................17 421............................................................................................8 444............................................................................................4 461............................................................................................4 501............................................................................................4 511............................................................................................4 521............................................................................................6 751, 771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 * Units where hunters are asked to voluntarily reduce the take of female mountain lions. 11 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northeast Region Svc. Ctr. 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road 1 E Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. 317 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Glenwood Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 Gunnison Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Road 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Lamar Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Drive Steamboat Spgs., 80477 (970) 870-2197 Brush Svc. Ctr. 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 Salida Svc. Ctr. 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 www.wildlife.state.co.us Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Published December 2007; 10,000 copies Printed by: Metro Press, Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz Editor: Brighid Kelly The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primarily by hunting and fishing license fees, interest on those sales and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact DOW, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/473ad521f4179ca545c34d67f45567dc.pdf 7710f8cf159d5e90e3e6875bb36d9517 PDF Text Text 2006 MOUNTAIN LION Colorado Hunting Information �WHAT'S NEW FOR 2006 New Season Structure: Bcginn111g in J\u,ember 2006. the lion hunting sea;,on will nm from November through March. This hmchure covers lion hunling harvest limit quota.~ from Jan. I through Murch 31. 2(Xl6. See "Lion Hunting Sea.,on Dme~." Fee Increase-: The Colorndo Lcgislatun: ha.~ ;lppmve<l a licen~e fee increase, starting Jan. I. :!(Kl6. Education Surcharge: TI1c fee hill incltided a 75-cenl surcharge fnr th<' Wildlife Managemem Public Ecluc::ition Fund. Habitat Stamp: As of Jan. I, 2006. humers, anglers and visi10r.1 tu slale wildlife areas mw,t buy II Habital Stamp. Sec '·1-Jabital Stamp." MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES Re~ident .. ..... .. ..........................$ 4 1 'J'onrcs1dcnt .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . $251 l'os1~ include: a .?5•\·eut ,ca1..:h am.I 1c-icue tee aud 75-ccm -.utdt.'lltc for 1he Willllife M;111ugerne111 Public Education l·uml. TOTAL LICENSING SYSTEM The DOW and liccn$e agent~ no\\ use computer terminals to sell licen~es. Agents also offer other services. such a~ replacing licenses and verifying htinter education cards issued by the DOW. You also can buy licenses thl\mgh the DOW's Web site or by calling. J-800-2-14-5613. You ca11 use a credit card for phone or intemct plll'cl1ases. Le,1m more on ollr Web ~itc. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS You must have a lion license untl carry it when hunting. You must check daily to make sure the unit you hum i~ open. CniL~ close when hurvc.,t lirni1 quotas are reached. Call 1-8X8-940-LJO • (5466) no earlier dmn 5 p.m. the Jay before your hunting trip for a recordin.g tif closed units. If a unit is clo~ed. you must pick n different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are I.he qualification~ for Colorado residency: J. Anyone who has lived here continuously a1 least six months imm~diatdy before buying a licenM: and who intends to make Co!omdo home. (Except 112 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services pcrso1111cl. servicemen or U.S. allies. U.S. Diplomatic Service pcr-.onncl and diplomatic servicC-l> of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationed here on pennanent active duty orders. Active duty docs nut include personnel in reserw M!llUs or the National Guard. J. Ft1ll-time student.~ t:nrolled und :mending a Colomdo accredi1cd college m univer--ity at le~t ,i;,, montJ1, immediately before huyin,g a liccn~. 111duding students cnn)llt:d hut temporarily absent fron\ Cok,mdo HABITAT STAMP New For 2006: To preserve wildlite habitat. ~portsmen and conservationists h,wc developed a hubittlt ~tamp. Colorado luwmakers appnwed the stamp. which slart.~ Jan. I. 2006. Money from swmp sales goes 10 acquire and manage habitat for hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing. For pctiplc 19-64. the stamp is $5 ,lnd rec1uircd on the first 2 licenses you buy in u calendar year. The stamp is 'i; IO ii' purcha~cd without a license and is required of 1x-ople 19-64 who visit a ~tatc wildlife area. Lifetime sUtmps arc $200. People younger than 19 and older than 64 are nm required to buy 1hc stump. See our Web site for detail~. HUNTER EDUCATIO (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after fan. I . 19-t9. must have completed an appmved hu111c1 education coun-c nr bowhunter education course I for archel)· license~ only) ~anctioned by a stare or province before applying for or pu!C'hasmg a pcense. Colorado honors humer edut:~Lion i:ourses from other states and provinces. A hunter safery card mu$t be presented when buying a license. All hunter.. must 2 �carry their hunter education card when hunting unless "Verified" is printed by the DOW on their license. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. Eleven year olds can buy a license if they tum 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets hunter education requirements. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES New for 2006: This brochure covers only part of the 2006 lion season: Jan. I-March 31, and Jan. I-April 30 only in unit 40. The Wtldlife Commission will set lion harvest limit quotas for the November 2006 through March 31, 2007, season at its meeting in September. (License agents only: please use L-E-000-O1-R to sell lion licenses.) HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex Jan. I through March 31, 2006, and Jan. I-April 30, 2006, only in unit 40. 2. A lion killed during special damage seasons doesn't count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh min. 45 grains; must produce min. 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLELOADING RIFLES: Min ..40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge. Must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or min. width of 7/8 inches with a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of the cutting surface. b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of bow's riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to the riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow's brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically loading arrows are permitted. e. Electric or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated or attached to a bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows are prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight: min. 125 lbs. b. Draw length: min. 14 inches from front of the bow to nocking point of the drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device is required. d. Bolt must be min. 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and a min. of 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane for the entire length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. 3 �SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS 1. Electronic calls are illegal. Hand-held calls are permitted. 2. Bait is illegal. 3. Dogs are pennitted. No more than 8 dogs are allowed per pack. 4. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, you must kill or release the lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone not in your hunting party can kill it. 5. Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. 6. It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. 7. All edible parts of lions must be properly prepared for human consumption, excluding internal organs. 8. You must attach a carcass tag to a lion you kill, per instructions on tag. 9. Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways and municipal or county roads. 10. It is illegal to use electronic night vision equipment, electronically enhanced light-gathering optics or thermal imaging devices as an aid in hunting or taking wildlife. Having a firearm with cartridges in chamber or magazine, or loaded with powder or ball, or strung, uncased bow while trying to project artificial light into an area with wildlife is prima facie evidence of a violation. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. It is illegal to have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass is commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters must contact the DOW within 48 hours of a lion kill and give their name, CID number, license number, date and unit of the kill, and sex of the lion. If an answering machine picks up the call, leave a message with the information. Within 5 days of harvest, hunters must personally present their lion to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor's license; (b) recipient must tag the meat with his carcass tag. Donor's tag must stay with his portion. If the entire carcass is donated, donor and recipient tags must be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere to anyone without a like license, or more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate is required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must stay with the meat until it's consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. 4 �PRESERVING COLORADO'S MOUNTAIN LIONS Although they inhabit much of Colorado, mountain lions are secretive animals, making it difficult to study and monitor individual animals and populations. Biologists know that about 50 percent of adult females have cubs each year. Cubs are dependent on their mother for 11 to 18 months. Biologists also know populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Young male lions disperse long distances from birth area~ for survival and better reproductive opportunities. In contrast, females don't disperse long distances, and some don't disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for lions to reoccupy an area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado's overall lion population. Because of female lions' biological importance to mountain lion populations, wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest in setting harvest limit quotas. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a consecutive 5-year average in each unit. If the female lion harvest and mortality are too high in an area with a goal of maintaining a stable or increasing population, harvest limit quotas may be lowered. Hunters have a vested interest in avoiding killing too many females in units with those goals. The DOW asks hunters to refrain voluntarily from killing female lions in units managed to maintain stable populations. These units are indicated by * in the quota tables and on the unit map. We encourage hunters in these units to identify the lion's gender and make an informed choice. DISTINGUISHING MALE AND FEMALE LIONS With just a quick glance it can be easy to distinguish between males and females of some wildlife species. This is not the case with mountain lions. Often only after a lion has been treed or held at bay by dogs is gender readily apparent to the skilled eye. For the most part, female lions with young do not display physical evidence of reproduction. Their teat~ are usually inconspicuous and not a good indicator of sex. Once young are weaned or even after recently nursing her young, a female lion's nipples contract and are hidden beneath thick fur. Once you learn the signs of male and female lions, it becomes much easier to tell the difference. Experts recommend you use binoculars to determine the sex of treed or bayed mountain lions. However, gender can be determined with the naked eye if you are close enough. If a lion's position in a tree makes it difficult to identify its sex, get it to move so you have a better view. A treed lion is likely to move if you bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with cubs present. The absence of cubs with a mountain lion does not necessarily mean it is a male or an unbred adult female. Based on research efforts to capture females with cubs, their young are close by about half the time. Male lions usually have three spots below the base of their tail that can help identify gender. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about I inch below that is the scrotum, an oval-shaped patch of silver, light brown and white fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small (about I inch across), conspicuous black spot that surrounds the penis sheath opening. In contrast, female lions have only two spots below the base of their tail, including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail and vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the area behind the female's hindquarters is covered with white fur. While different colored spots help in identification, first and foremost, look for the location of the darkest spot. If it is high and near the tail or difficult to see at all, the lion is most likely a female. If the dark patch of fur is lower (4-5 inches) beneath the tail, the lion is probably a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, look for the origin of the urine stream. If urine is from behind the hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream is from under the base of the tail, there's a good chance the lion is a female. 5 �(Units with * are those where hunters are asked to \i 6 �)luntarily reduce the talce of female mountain lions.) 7 �Paw tracks also can be good indicators of gender. Adult and large. subadult males usually have hind fool plantar (heel) pads more than 2 1/16 inches (52 mm) wide. Adult and sub-adult female lions usually have hind foot plantar pads 2 1/16 inches or less wide. Hunters should cmTy a small ruler or wind-up metal tape LO measure tracks wh ile hunting. You can find digital photos to help distinguish between rnale and female mountain lions at: www. wi ldli re.s1a1e.co.us/hunt/B igGamc/pdli'M tLionGender.pdf Female mountain lion hindquarters Male mountain lion hindquarters 8 �RESEARCH CLOSURE, RESTRICTIONS ON TAKE 1. Lion hunting and take are prohibited through March 31, 2009, in the southern half of units 61 and 62, and northern part of unit 70 (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior wrinen approval). Closed area is bounded on Eby Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on Sand W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by US 550 to Montrose and by US 50 to Delta. 2. Taking collared lions or lions with orange or yellow ear tags is prohibited through March 31, 2009, in all of units 61 and 62 (except if a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or if DOW provides prior wrinen approval). Mountain lion research closure CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law requires your Social Security number to buy licenses. It is not displayed on licenses but is provided, if requested, to Child Support Enforcement authorities. Licenses are not issued to people delinquent in child support. 9 �2006 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Units .................................................................... Quota *1, 2 ..........................................................................................5 *3, 301 ......................................................................................5 *4 N of Moffat CR 27 (USFS Rd 110) & 5 .......................... 8 *4 S of Moffat CR 27 (USFS Rd 110) & 441 .......................5 *6, 16, 17, 161, 171 ................................................................. 3 *7 .............................................................................................. 1 *8 ..............................................................................................4 *9 .............................................................................................. 3 10 ............................................................................................. 10 l l ............................................................................................. 12 12 ............................................................................................. 14 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) ..................................... 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (CR 53) & 131 ........................... 5 *15 ............................................................................................ 6 *18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ......................................................... 8 *19 ............................................................................................5 *20 ............................................................................................ 9 21 .............................................................................................. 8 22 ............................................................................................. 13 23 ............................................................................................. 10 24 ............................................................................................. .3 *25, 26, 34 .............................................................................. 10 29 .............................................................................................. 2 30 ............................................................................................. 1l 31 .............................................................................................. 8 32 .............................................................................................. 5 33 ............................................................................................. 13 *35 ............................................................................................ 3 *36 ............................................................................................ 5 38 .............................................................................................. 7 39, 391 ......................................................................................5 *40 ............................................................................................7 41 .............................................................................................. 3 42 ............................................................................................. 10 *43 ............................................................................................ 2 *44 ........................................................................................... .3 46 .............................................................................................. 2 *47 ............................................................................................ 1 *48, 49, 50,481, 500 ............................................................... 6 51, 104...................................................................................... 5 52,411 ..................................................................................... 10 53, 63 ........................................................................................ 8 10 �*54, 55, 551 .............................................................................7 56, 561 ......................................................................................5 *57, 58, 581 ............................................................................ 19 *59, 591 ....................................................................................4 *60 ............................................................................................ 5 *61 (see Research Closure) .....................................................? *62 (see Research Closure) .....................................................? *64 ............................................................................................ 6 *65 ............................................................................................ 5 *66, 67 ·················· .................................................................. 8 *68, 681, 682 ...........................................................................5 *69, 84, 86,691, 861 .............................................................. 24 *70 east of Colo. 141 (see Research Closure) ...................... 10 *70 west of Colo. 141 ............................................................. 6 *71, 711 .................................................................................. 13 *72 ........................................................................................... .4 *73 ........................................................................................... IO *74, 741 .................................................................................... 6 *75, 77, 751, 771 ..................................................................... 6 *76, 79, 791 ............................................................................. 5 *78 ............................................................................................4 *80 ............................................................................................ 3 *81 ............................................................................................ 2 *82 ............................................................................................ 6 *83 ............................................................................................ 7 *85, 140, 851 .......................................................................... 24 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ........ 14 *191 .......................................................................................... 8 *201 ..........................................................................................5 211 ........................................................................................... 17 421 ............................................................................................ 8 *444 ..........................................................................................4 461 ............................................................................................4 *501 .......................................................................................... 4 *5 l 1......................................................................................... .4 521 ............................................................................................ 6 * Units where hunters are asked to voluntarily reduce the take of female mountain lions. 11 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northeast Region Svc. Ctr. 6060 Bro;,idway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 8 I 30 I (970) 247-0855 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road I E. Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Glenwood Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 Gunnison Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Sps. Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 8I641 (970) 878-6090 Lamar Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Spgs., 80477 (970) 870-2197 Brush Svc. Ctr. 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 Salida Svc. Ctr. 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 www.wildlife.state.co.us Printed for free distribution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver 802 I 6 (303) 297-1192 www.wildlife.state.co.us Published December 2005; 10,000 copies Printed by: Metropress, Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz Editor: Brighid Kelly The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primarily by hunting and fishing license fees, interest on those sales and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion. sex, national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact DOW, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/9ad6abd8c9d9023713d7e6efa2f040f3.pdf c5098423f5e82b5618c530799d48d480 PDF Text Text 2005 Mountain Lion o ora o u Informati MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES Liccn~c License Fee Search & Rescue Fee Resident Nonresidl'nt $ 30.00 25t 25~ $250.00 Total $ 30.25 $250.25 �TOTAL LICENSING SYSTEM The DOW and license agents are in their second year or usir1g point-ofsale computer terminals to sell licenses. Agents sell licenses and offer services. such as replacing licenses. Licenses also are sold through the oow·s Web site or by calling, 1-800-244-5613. You can use a credit card for phone or internet purchases. You also may apply for limited turkey licenses on the intemeL Learn more about the licensing system on our Web site, www.wilcllife.state.co.us. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS You must have a lion license and carry it when hunting mountain lions. You must check daily 10 make sure the unit you hunt is open. Units close when harvest quotas are reached. Call 1-888-940-LION (5466) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your bunting trip for a recording of closed units. If a unit is closed and you must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: I. Anyone who has lived here cominuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies, U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationed here on permanent active duty orders. Active duty does not include personnel in reserve swtus or the National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and anending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. I, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course or bowhunter education course (ror archery license.~ only) sanctioned by a state or province before applying for or purchasing a license. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and provinces. A hunter safety card must be presented when buying a license. You also must carry your hunter education card while huming, unless "V" for verified is printed on your license. Out-of-state hunters are encouraged to bring their hunter education card when coming ro Colorndo to hunt. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS l-lumers must be at least 12 to hunt big game. An I I-year-old can buy a license if he turns 12 before the end of the hunting season. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by someone 18 or older who meets humer education requirements. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES NEW FOR 2005: Jan. 1 through March 31 and from Nov. 17 or the day after the close of the last combined rifle deer and elk season (whichever comes fim) through Dec. 31. Dogs cannot be used to hunt lions Nov. 17, 18. 19 and 20, 2005 where the founh regular rifle sea.~on is open. Note: In Jan., 2005, the WildUfe Commission will decide whether to extend the lion season through April 30 in unit 40 only. Please consult the DOW on the outcome of that decision if you want to take advaruage of the proposed extension. (License agents only: please use LE-000-O1-R ro sell lion licenses.) HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. BAG LIMITS I. One mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2 �2. A lion killed during special damage seasons don't count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion killed on Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit LEGAL METHODS OF TAKE 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh min. 45 grains; must produce min. 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Min . .40 caliber. 3. SHOfGUNS: Min. 20 gauge; must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 inches with I at least 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in same plane for entire length of cutting surface. • b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of how's riser (handle) or track, trough, channel. arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the how's brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanism for automatically loading arrows permitted. e. Electronic or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated into or attached to bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight must be min. 125 lbs. b. Draw length must be min. 14 inches from front of bow to nocking point of drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device required. d. Bolt must be at least 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and at least 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in same plane for entire length of cutting surface. 6.0l'HER a. Electronic calls are illegal but hand-held calls are pennitted. b. Bait is illegal. c. Dogs pennitted, but no more than 8 dogs per pack. NEW FOR 2005: Dogs cannot be used to hunt lions Nov. 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2005 where the fourth regular rifle season is open. d. After a lion is pursued, treed, cornered or held at bay, license holders must kill or release lion. It is illegal to prevent a lion from escaping so that someone in another hunting party can anive and kill it e. Methods not listed are prohibited. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. LIONS WITH KITTENS It is illegal to kill a kitten or mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. TAGS You must attach a carcass tag to lions you kill, per instructions on tag. WASTE OF WILDLIFE All edible portions of mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn't include internal organs. 3 �EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or the vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass has been commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. INSPECTION AND SEALS You must contact DOW within 48 hours of the kill and give your name, Customer ID number, license number, date and unit of kill, and sex of lion. If you get an answering machine, leave a message with this information. Mountain lions must be personally presented to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after kill. Hides cannot be frozen. Lions or parts cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. Lion hides or heads without seals become state property. A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspections and seals are free. Seals must stay attached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions killed in Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at DOW's Grand Junction office. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere ONLY if: (a) recipient has an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same species, season, sex and method of take as donor's license; (b) recipient tags the meat with his carcass tag. Donor's tag must stay with his portion. If entire carcass is donated, donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere to anyone without a like license, or more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipient's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere in any amount. 4. Donation certificate required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must be kept with the meat until it's consumed. 5. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag and possession limits. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS The DOW can authorize killing lions damaging livestock or property, or when necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. Authorization is for licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must follow hunting regulations. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs prohibited within 50 feet on either side of centerline of state highways or municipal or county roads. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY The Colorado Child Support Enforcement Act requires your Social Security number to buy all licenses. It is not displayed on the license but is provided, if requested, to the Colorado Department of Human Services, Child Support Enforcement. Hunting and fishing licenses will not be issued to people delinquent in their child support. 4 �PRESERVING COLORADO'S LIONS FOR THE FUTURE Although they inhabit much of Colorado, mountain lions are secretive animals. So, it is difficult to study and monitor individuals and populations precisely. Biologists know about 50 percent of adult females in a mountain lion population have cubs each year, and cubs are dependent on their mother for 11 to 18 months. In addition, biologists have learned that populations are very sensitive to female deaths. A large number of female deaths can shift a population from increasing to decreasing. Young male mountain lions disperse long distances from birth areas for survival and to improve reproductive opportunities. In contrast, females do not disperse long distances, and some do not disperse at all. If too many adult females are harvested, it can take longer for them to reoccupy a particular area. Therefore, taking too many females can have far-reaching implications for Colorado's overall mountain lion population. As the reproductive components of their species, female mountain lions carry the torch for Colorado's big game felines. Because of female lions' biological importance to mountain lion populations, Colorado's wildlife managers use the amount and proportion of female harvest as decision-making benchmarks in setting quotas. Hunter harvest and total mortality are examined on a 5year consecutive average in each game management unit of the state. If the female mountain lion harvest and mortality are too high in an area where the goal is to maintain a stable or increasing population, then quotas may be lowered. Hunters have a vested interest in making sure they avoid killing too many females in units with these goals. Therefore, the Division of Wildlife is asking hunters to voluntarily refrain from killing female lions in units managed to maintain stable lion populations. These units are indicated by * in the quota tables and on the unit map. We encourage hunters in these units to take the time to identify the gender of a lion and make an informed choice. DISTINGUISIDNG MALE AND FEMALE LIONS With just a quick glance it can be easy to distinguish between males and females of some wildlife species. This is not the case with mountain lions. Often only after a lion has been treed or held at bay by dogs is its gender readily apparent to the skilled eye. For the most part, female lions with young do not display physical evidence of reproduction. Their teats are usually inconspicuous and not a good indicator of its sex. Once young are weaned or even after recently nursing her young, a female lion's nipples contract and are hidden beneath thick fur. Once hunters learn the telltale signs of male and female mountain lions, it becomes much easier to distinguish between the two. Experts recommend that hunters use binoculars to determine the sex of treed or bayed mountain lions. However, gender can be determined with the naked eye if hunters are close enough. If a lion's position in a tree makes it difficult to identify its sex, hunters should get it to move so they can get a better view. A treed lion is likely to move if you bang a branch on the tree trunk or throw a few snowballs or pine cones into the branches near the lion. Remember, it is illegal to kill a female with cubs present. But, the absence of cubs with a mountain lion does not necessarily mean it is a male or an un-bred adult female. Based on research efforts to capture females with cubs, only about half of the time will cubs be immediately with the female. 5 �GAME MANAGE (Units with * are those where hunters are asked to 6 �dtENT UNIT MAP )luntarily reduce the take of female mountain lions.) 7 �TELL-TALE SIGNS TO HELP LION HUNTERS Male lions usually have three spots below the base of their tail that help identify the gender. Just under their tail is the anal opening; about an inch below that is the scrotum. an oval-shaped patch of silver. light-brown and while fur. Beneath the scrotum is a small (about an inch ;icross), conspicuous black spot that surrounds the penis sheaU1 opening. In contrast, female mountain lions have only 1wo spots below the base of their Lail. including the anal opening hidden beneath the base of the tail uad vaginal opening directly below the anus. The rest of the urea behind the female's hindquarters is covered with white fur. While the different colored spots beneath a mountain lion help in identification, first and foremost hunters should look for the location of the darkest spot. lf it is high and near the tail, or even difficult to see al all, the lion is most likely a female. If the dark patch of fur is lower (4-5 inches) beneath the tail, the lion is most likely a male. Because treed or bayed lions often urinate, hunters should look for the origin of the urine stream. lf urine comes from behind tbe hind legs, about 4-5 inches below the anus, the lion is probably male. If the stream comes from under the base of the tail, there·s a good chance the lion is a female. Paw trucks can also be good indicators of a lion's gender. Adult and large sub-adult males usually have hind foot plantar (heel) pad widths more than 2 l/ 16 inches (52 mm). Aduh and sub-adult female lions usually have hind foot plantar pad widths less than or equal to 2 1/16 inches. Humers should carry a small mler or wind-up metal tape 10 measure tracks while during a hunL Digital photos that may help distinguish between male and female mountain lions are on line at: www.wildlife.state.co.us/hun1/BigGame/pdf/M lLionGender.pdf Female mountain lion hindquarters 8 �Male mountain lion hindquarters RESEARCH CLOSURE, RESTRICTIONS ON TAKE NEW FOR 2005 1. Lion bunting and take prohibited Nov. 11. 2004-March 3 1, 2009, in southern half of units 61 and 62, and northern part of unit 70 unle.~s a lion threatens human safety, depredates livestock or the DOW provides prior wrinen approval. Area closed is bounded on E by Hwy. 348 at Delta, on N by 25 Mesa Rd. and USFS Rd. 503 to Nucla, on S and W by Hwy. 97 to Hwys. 141 and 145 to Placerville and on S by Hwy. 62 to Ridgeway and on E by US 550 to Montrose and by US 50 to Delta. 2. Taking collared lions or lions with orange or yellow car tags prohibited Nov. I I . 2004-March 3 1. 2009, in all of units 61 and 62. unless a lion threatens human safety, deprcdatcs livestock or the DOW provides prior written approval. Mountain lion research closure 9 �2005 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Units ...........................................................Lion Quota *1, 2 ..........................................................................................5 *3, 301 ......................................................................................5 *4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5 .................... 8 *4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ................5 *6, 16, 17, 161, 171 ................................................................ .3 *7 .............................................................................................. 1 *8 ..............................................................................................4 *9 ..............................................................................................3 10 ............................................................................................. 10 l l ............................................................................................. 12 12 ............................................................................................. 14 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) .............................. 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131 .....................5 *15 ............................................................................................6 *18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ·······················································10 *19 ............................................................................................5 *20 ............................................................................................ 9 21 ............................................................................................. 12 22 ............................................................................................. 18 23 ............................................................................................. 10 24 ..............................................................................................3 *25, 26, 34 .............................................................................. 10 29 ..............................................................................................2 30 ............................................................................................. 11 31 ..............................................................................................8 32 ..............................................................................................5 33 ............................................................................................. 13 *35 ........................................................................................... .3 *36 ............................................................................................5 38 ..............................................................................................7 39, 391 ......................................................................................5 *40 ............................................................................................7 41 ..............................................................................................3 42 ............................................................................................. 10 *43 ............................................................................................2 *44 ............................................................................................3 46 ..............................................................................................2 *47 ............................................................................................ l *48, 49, 50,481, 500 ............................................................... 6 51, 104......................................................................................5 52, 411 ..................................................................................... 10 53, 63 ........................................................................................ 8 *54, 55, 551 .............................................................................7 10 �56, 561 ......................................................................................5 *57, 58, 581 ............................................................................ 19 *59, 591 ....................................................................................4 *60 ............................................................................................5 *61 (see Research Closure) .....................................................7 *62 (see Research Closure) .....................................................7 *64 ............................................................................................6 *65 ............................................................................................5 *66, 67 .................................................................................... 8 *68, 681 ....................................................................................5 *69, 84, 86, 691, 861 ..............................................................24 *70 east of Colo 141 (see Research Closure) .......................10 *70 west of Colo. 141 .............................................................6 *71, 711 .................................................................................. 13 *72 ............................................................................................4 *73 ........................................................................................... 10 *74, 741 .................................................................................... 6 *75, 77, 751, 771 .....................................................................6 *76, 79......................................................................................5 *78 ........................................................................................... 4 *80 ............................................................................................3 *81 ............................................................................................2 *82 ............................................................................................ 6 *83 ............................................................................................ 6 *85, 140, 851 ..........................................................................24 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ........ 14 *191 .......................................................................................... 8 *201..........................................................................................5 211 ........................................................................................... 17 421 ............................................................................................ 8 *444 ..........................................................................................4 461 ............................................................................................4 *501 ..........................................................................................4 *511 ..........................................................................................4 521. ........................................................................................... 6 Units with * are those where hunters are asked to voluntarily reduce the take of female mountain lions. 11 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Svc. Ctr. 4255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs, 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northeast Region Svc. Ctr. 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 (303) 291-7227 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 (970) 247-0855 Northwest Region Svc. Ctr. 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 (970) 255-6100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 (719) 587-6900 Fort Collins Svc. Ctr. 317 W. Prospect Rd. Fort Collins, 80526 (970) 472-4300 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, 81401 (970) 252-6000 Glenwood Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 50633 Hwys. 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs, 81601 (970) 947-2920 Gunnison Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Sps. Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 (970) 725-6200 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 81641 (970) 878-6090 Lamar Svc. Ctr. 2500 S. Main St Lamar, 81052 (719) 336-6600 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Spgs., 80477 (970) 870-2197 Brush Svc. Ctr. 122 E. Edison, Box 128 Brush, 80723 (970) 842-6300 Pueblo Svc. Ctr. 600 Reservoir Rd. Pueblo, 81005 (719) 561-5300 Salida Svc. Ctr. 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 (719) 530-5520 Prinled for free distribution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF Wll.DLIFE 6060 Broadway. Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 www.wlldllfe.state.co.us Published December 200S - 10,000 copies Prinled by: Melropress, Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz Editor: Brigbid Kelly The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primwily by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, by interest on those sales and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW prohibits disaiminalion on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact DOW, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/938362d03a4d1cb42b15925dbfa94d49.pdf 356f5333489d1bac004018a3523c264f PDF Text Text Colorado Hunting Information MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES L icense Resident License Fee $ 30.00 Nonresident $250.00 Search & Rc~cue Fee 25~ 25~ Total $ 30.25 $250.25 Pnntcd for tree di,tribotion b): CO LORADO DIVISION O F WILDLIFE 6060 Broa,h, ay. Denver 802 I6 (303) 297- 1I92 wildlire.s1a1e.co.us Publi,hcd December 2003 • I0.000 copies Printed hy: ~ lctrn Press. Denver. Co, cr photo: Tom Tietz n,e Colorado Di, " ion of Wildlife "rundcd pnm:uil) b) the -.ale of hunting and fi, hmg liccn\e,, h)' inren:,t on tho..e \illes and by donauons. The DO\ V also n.~eivc, a pon1on of fedcmJ c,ci-..c 1a.,,c, on hunting and li,hing equipment ,ale~. TilC 00\V prohibit, di-..cnmina11011 on lhe ba,i, or race. color. religion. sc,. nuuonal origm and di-.abili1ic, 111 all a,pocll- of cmplo)mCnt and public panicipation m 11, program, and'"" ice,. For information or 10 rcgi\ler a complann. contact DOW. 6060 Broadwa). Demer. CO 80216. or call (303) 297-1 192. �NEW LICENSING SYSTEM The DOW and license agents arc u~ing n ne\\ computer system 10 issue hunting and fishing licenses. ConserYmion Cenifo:atcs arc being replaced by Customer LO numbers. and licen,e agent\ can prm idc ,en ices that pr.:viousl} required a \isit 10 a DOW oflice. Li..:enses also can be purchased by phone at l-800-24-4-56I3 or on the internet at ,,ildlifc.,tate.eo us. Licenses are recei,ed in the mail ,, ithin IO da) s or purchase. Those nm requiring a carcas~ tag will include authori,ation number, that allow hunting or fishing the same da). LICENSE REQUJREl\1ENTS You must have a lion license and carry it when hunting mountam lion,. Also. you must check daily 10 make sure the unit you arc hunting is open. since units close when hanrest quotas are reached. Call 1-888-940-LIO (5466) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your hunting trip for a n::cording of what units are closed. If a quoIa is reached. thai unit i, closed and you must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: I. Anyone who has lived here conlinuously aI least six months immediutely before buying a license and who intt:nd,-, to make Col orado home. (Except #'2 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel. servicemen of U.S. allies. U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services of a naIion recognized by the U.S. stationed here on pcm1ancnt acti\'e duty order~. Acti,e duty doe~ not include personnel in resene \l.ltu, or Ihc Nmicmul Guard. 3. Full-lime student~ enrolled and auen<ling a Colorado accredited college or universiry at lea.\t six mo111hs in11nediatcl) before bu) ing a liccn~c. ~ including students enrolled bur 1empor.iril) ab,ent from Colorado. HU TER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or afler Jan. I. 19~9. mu,I hu\e completed an approved hunler education course or bowhunter education course (for urchcl') lice1t,e~ onl)) ,anc1ioned by a state or province before applying for or purcha.,ing a liccn,e. Coloratlo honor, hunter education coum, from other slate, and provinces. A hunter safety card must be pre,emed when buying a license over the counter m a license agency. You also must carry your hunter education card when hunting, unless the words "Proof of Hunter Education Verified" were printed hy the DOW on your CC or a ·•V" b printed on your license. Out-of- slate hunters arc encouraged 10 b1ing 1heir hunter education card ,, i th them when comi ng to Colorado to hunt. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS I lunters must be at least 12 10 hunt big gumc. /\n I I -year-old can buy a license ifhe turns 12 before the end of the hu111ing sea,on. However. the license is 1101 valid, and youths cannot hum before their I 2Ih binhday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by ~omconc 18 or older who meet~ hunter education requircmenti.. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTJNG FOR LIO S I. CE TERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGlJ:\S: Bulleb must weigh min. 45 grains; mus, produce min. 400-foot lb,. of energy at mu,,le. 2. MUZZLE-LOADL'\G RrFLES: Min. .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge; must lire ,inglc slug. . 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Long bo,1. rccuned bo,, or compound bow on which the string i~ not dmwn mechanical!) or held mechanically under tension. String or mcchnnicnl releases that nrc hand dmwn or hand held without other anachmcnL, or connections to the bo1, (other th,m bow,rring) arc legal. a. Hand-held bows. including compound b<.111 s. mu,t u,e arrow, equipped with a broadhc:ad 1\ ith an outside diameIer or width of ai lea,I 7/8 inche\ with at ka,t 2 Mecl culling edge~. Each cutting edge mu,I be in same plane for entire length of 2 �culling ,urfoce. b. .\lin. dr.m \1eight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off pt:rcentage ma\. of c. No pan of bow\ ri,er (handle) or tr.1ck. truugh. channel. arrm1 n:st or other dc\·icc (excluding cables and b<lwMring) that anachc, 10 n:.er can contact ,uppon andfor guide the arrow from a point rcarnard of the how's brace height behind the undra1rn Mrim:. d. Bow, can propel only a ,inglc aJTOw at a time. No mechani,m for automaticall) loading arro\1, pennitted. e. Electronic or battCf)·po\1cred de1 ice, cunnot be incorporJted in10 or attached to bo11. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology carnmt he w,ed to d~ri,c or store encrg) to propel arrows. Explosi1 c arro11 s prohibited. S. CROSSBOWS: a. Dm11 \1deht mu,I be min. 125 lbs. b. Dr.111 length mu,t be min. 1-1 inches from front of bow 10 nocking point of drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety de1 ice re4uircd. d. Bolt must be at lea,I 16 inches long. have a broadhead :11 least 7/8 inch wide and lll lea,t 2 steel cutting edges. Each cu11ing edge must be in ,ame plane for en1ire length of cutting ,urfoct:. soc,. 6.0THER a. Electronic calb are illegal but hand-held cal l, an: pt:rmincd. b. Bait is illegal. c. Dogs pt:rmim:d. but no more than 8 dogs per pack. d. '.'IEW FOR 2004: After a lion i, pursued. treed. cornered or held at bay. the licen,e holder muM kill or rclca,c lion. It i, illegal to prevent a lion from c,caping ,o that ,omeone in another hunIing pan) can arri,e and kjll it. e. l'vlc1hods not listed arc prohibited. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are 1101 required to wear daylight tluoresct:nt orange clothcs. BAG LlMITS 1. O ne mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion killed during a special damage season doe, nm count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion lilied on Southern Ute Indian Reservation dt-ies nm count toward the annual bag limit -t Huntt:rs can bu~ a second license to kill a ,ccond lion in units 39. 46. 50. 51. I 04, 39 1, ~61. 500 0r 50 I. S. Hunters also can kill 2 lions, if I is from thi.: Black Ridge Canyons pan of unit 40. This area is bounded on N by the Colorado River: on Eby H,,y. 340. the west hllundal) of Colorado National Monument and ~1esa CR 16.5: on Sb) Me-;a Count) BS Rd.; and on W b) Utah. LIONS WITH KITTENS lt is illegal w ki ll a kitten or mountain lion accompanied hy one or more kittCth. A kitten is a lion with spou-. TAGS You mthl anach a carcass tag to lions you kill. per instnll.:tions on tag. WASTE OF WILDUFE All edible portions of mountain lion, must be properly prepared for human consumption. TI,i~ Joe~n't include internal organ,. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or tr:m~poI1 a mountain lion carca,s without evidence of sex 11111urally amtchcd. Evidence of ,ex mt:an~ te~ticlcs or penis of male or the I ul,a nf female. 3 �GAME MANAGE~ 4 �v.IENT UNIT MAP 5 �2. Evidence of ,ex nOI required \\ hen donation ccnificate accompanic., less than 20 lbs. of meat or afh.:r carcass has been commercially proces,ed. cut into pnnions. wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee·s home. fNSPECTION AND SEALS You must contact DOW within -18 hour, of the kill and give your name. Cu,tomcr ID number. lk:ense number. date and unit of lill. and sex of lion. It you get an ans\\ering machine. leaYC a message with this information. Mountain lion, mu,t be peno11ally pn'.1e11ted to a DOW office or ofliccr for inspection and seal within 5 da)S alkr kill. Hide, cannot be fro1en. Lions or pans cannot be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and scaled. Lion hides or head,\\ ithout ,eals become state propert). A mandatory check rcpon nmst be completed during inspection. Inspections and ,cah. arc free. Seals must ,tay attached unul hide is tanned. Note: Lion, killed in Black Ridgc Canyons area of unit -10 must be inspcctcd and sealed at Dow·, Grand Junction office. DONATfNG GAME MEAT I. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat an} where 0 'LY if: (al recipient ha!. an unfilled like license. A like license is for the same specie,. sea~on. ,ex and method of take a, donor's license: (b) recipient tags the meat \I ith hi, carcass tag. Donor', tag must stay \1,ith his portion. If entire carcas, is donated. donor\ and recipiem\ 1ags muM be attached. 2. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocc,scd meat anywhere to anyone without a lil,.e license. or more than 20 lb,. of unprocessed meat if donation occurs at recipiem·s home. 3. Processed und packaged game meat c.u1 be donated to anyone. any" here in an) amoum. -t Donmion certiticate required with names. addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient: donor', license number: species and amount donated: date of kill and donor·, signature. Ceni!icates can be simple notes and mw,t be kept with th..: meat until it's consumed. 5. Donor, and recipients an;! subject to all bag and posse,sion limits. PROBLEM LIO SOR DAMAGE HUNTS The DOW can authorize killing lions damaging livestock or property. or when necessary to protect public health. safety and welfare. Autho1ization is for licensed hunters. hounclsmen or trappers who mu,t follow hunting regulations. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment. rilles. handguns or shotguns firing single slugs prohibited within 50 feet on either ,idc of centerline of ,tale highways or municipal or county roads. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUE CY The Colorado Child Suppon Enforcement Act now requires your Social Security number to buy all licenses. It is not displayed on the license but is provided. ir requested. 10 the Colorado Department of Human Sen ices. Child Suppon Enforcement. Huming and fishing licenses will not be bsucd to people delinquent in their child suppon. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. I through March 3 I and from the day after the close of the last combined r illc deer and ell- ,c:i,un through Dec. 31. HUNTING HOURS One-hall' hour before sunrise to onc-hul f hour after ,unset. 6 �2004 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Units................................................................................................ Lion Quota I. 2 .....................................................................................................................6 3. 301 .................................................................................................................5 4 N of Motla1 Cly Rd 27 (Forest Rd I !01 & 5 .............................................. 12 4 S of Moffat 0} Rd :.7 1Fore-1 Rd 110> & -1-11 ...........................................5 6. 16. 17. 161. 171 ..........................................................................................3 7 ......................................................................................................................... 1 8 ........................................................................................................................ 5 9 ........................................................................................................................ 5 10...................................................................................................................... I-I 11 .................................................................................................................... 16 12 ......................................................................................................................18 13 W of I laydcn Di, ide Rd (Cly Rd 53) ....................................................... 12 13 E of Hayden Di, idc Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131 ..............................................5 15 ....................................................................................................................12 18. 21. 28.. 1sI. 371 ................................................................................. 12 19 .......................................................................................................................8 ..,0...................................................................................................................... 1' ?l ...................................................................................................................... I6 '>2 ......................................................................................................................'l6 :.3 ...................................................................................................................... 10 n. :.4 .......................................................................................................................3 25. 26. 34 ......................................................................................................... 12 29.......................................................................................................................6 30..............................................................,,.,,................................................... 15 3 1...........................................,.......................................................................... I' 32 ......................................................................................................................10 33 ...................................................................................................................... 17 35 .......................................................................................................................5 ,6.............. ,..,...........................................................................................,....,....6 38 ...................................................................................................................... I0 39. 391 ............................................................................................................. 13 -10'" (Sec bag hm11, page 3) ............................................................................ 13 -I I .......................................................................................................................3 -12 ...............................................,...................................................................... 10 -13 .......................................................................................................................? -1-1 ........ ...................................................... ,.,.................... ................................3 -16...................................................................................................................... 10 -17 ....................................................................................................................... I -18. 49. 50. 481. 500......................................................................................... IO 5 1. 10-t ............................................................................................................. 15 52.-111 .............................................................................................................10 53. 63......................................................,...,......................................................8 5-1. 55. 55 1........................................................................................................7 56. 561 ..............................................................................................................8 57. 58. 581 .......................................................................................................3-I 59. 591 ..........................,......................,........,.................................................. 17 60...................................................................................................................... 5 61 ...................................................................................................................... 15 6?..........................................................., .......................................................... 18 6-1.......................................................................................................................5 65 .......................................................................................................................6 66. 67 ...............................................................................................................6 68. 681 ...................,...,......................................................................................3 69. 84. 86. 69 1. 861 .........................................................................................42 70 ca,1 of Colo 1-1 1......................................................................................... 12 70 wc,1 of C'olo. 1-11 ........................................................................................8 71. 7 11 .............................................................................................................13 71 .................................... , ................... ...............................................................-I 73...................................................................................................................... I0 7-1. 7-11 ..............................................................................................................8 7 �DOW SERVICE CENTERS Divi,1on of Wildlife headquanen, 6060 Broadway Denver. 80216 (303) 297-1192 Southeast Region Service Center -1255 Sinton Rd. Colorado Springs. 80907 (719) 227-5200 Nonhea.,t Region Service Center 6060 Broadway Denver. 80216 (303) 291-7227 Southwest Region Svc. Ctr. 1.51 E. 16th St. Durango. 8130 I (970) 2-17-0855 Nonhw c,t Region Service Center 711 Independent A\'e. Grand Junction. 81505 (970) 255-6 100 Monte Vista Svc. Ctr. 0722 S. Road I E. Monte Vista. 81 144 (719) 587-6900 Fon Collin, Svc. Ctr. 3 17 W. Pro,pect Rd. Fo11 Collins. 80526 (970) 4 72-4300 Montrose Svc. Ctr. 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose. 8140 I (970) 252-6000 Glenwood Spring, Svc. Ctr. 50633 HW)>, 6 & 24 Glenwood Springs. 81601 (970) 94 7-2920 Gunni,on Svc. Ctr. 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison. 8 I 230 (970) 641-7060 Hot Sulphur Springs Svc. Ctr. 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs. 8045 1 (970) 725-6200 Meeker Svc. Ctr. 73485 Hwy. 64 Meeker, 8164 I (970) 878-6090 Lamar Service Center I20-l E. Olive Lamar. 81052 (719) 336-6600 Steamboat Spgs. Svc. Ctr. 925 Weiss Dr. Su:amboat Spgs.. 80-l77 (970) 870-2197 8 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/3c78e8d39b4b2344cafe51dc04ee466c.pdf c0084da10bf19e9d625e9ada6ab9e220 PDF Text Text MOUN Colorado Hunting Information MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident License Fee $ 30.00 $250.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25¢ 25¢ Total $ 30.25 $250.25 Printed for free dbtrihution by: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway. Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 \l~W.l\ildlife.state.co.us Published December 2002 • 10.000 copies Prin1ed b): Metro Pre,,,. Denver. Cover photo: Tom Tietz The Colorado Divi,ion of Wildlife i, funded primarily by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. by intcre,t on tho;c sale, and by donations. The DOW abo receives a ponion of federal excise tru<es on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race. color. religion. sex. national origin and di-abilitie, in all aspeclS of employment and public panicipation in iu, programs and service~. For information or to rcg1Stcr a complaint, contact DOW. 6060 Broa<h,ay. Dcn,er. CO 80216. or call (303) 297-1192. �NEW LICENSING SYSTEM In 2003, the DOW and license agents will begin using point-of-sale computer terminals to sell hunting and fishing licenses, and offer licenses over the internet and by telephone. Conservation Certificates will be phased out and replaced with a Customer Identification number. Licenses also will have a new look. License agents will provide you with licenses you're eligible for as well as other services, such as replacing licenses. If you buy licenses by phone or internet, you can use credit cards. In most cases, the license will be mailed within 10 days. Any time you want to buy a license, your address can be updated, and your eligibility will be checked. Eligibility issues include license suspensions, residency, age, child support delinquency, licenses currently held and any other regulations that apply. Check progress on the new licensing system on our website, www.wildlife.state.co.us. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. A mountain lion license required. You must carry the license when hunting. You can buy licenses at DOW offices and most license agents. 2. You must make sure a unit is open before hunting. Before each hunting trip, call 1-888-940-LION (5466) not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. A recording tells what units are closed. If harvest quota is reached, a unit is closed and hunters must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has lived here continuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies, U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationed here on permanent active duty orders. Active duty does not include personnel in reserve status or the National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. I, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. Bowhunter education certificates are not acceptable to purchase a lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting, unless "Proof of Hunter Education Verified" was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and countries. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS Hunters must be at least I 2 to hunt big game. An 11 year old can buy a license if his/her 12th birthday arrives before the end of the hunting season on the license. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under I 6 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who must comply with hunter education requirements. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Bullets must weigh at least 45 grains. Must produce at least 400-foot lbs. of energy at muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Min. 20 gauge; must fire single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: A long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension. String or mechanical releases that are hand drawn or hand held without other attachments or connections to the bow (other than bowstring) are legal. 2 �a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 inches with at least 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in same plane for entire length of cutting surface. b. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off percentage max. of 80%. c. No part of bow's riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to riser can contact support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow's brace height behind the undrawn string. d. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanism for automatically loading arrows permitted. e. Electronic or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated into or attached to bow. f. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows prohibited. 5. CROSSBOWS: a. Draw weight must be min. 125 Ibs. b. Draw length must be min. 14 inches from front of bow to nocking point of drawstring. c. Positive mechanical safety device required. d. Bolt must be at least 16 inches long, have a broadhead at least 7/8 inch wide and at least 2 steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in same plane for entire length of cutting surface. 6. Electronic calls are illegal. Non-electric calls, such as hand-held ones, permitted. 7. Dogs pennitted. Pack limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bait is illegal. • 9. Methods not listed are prohibited. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothes. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage does not count toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not count toward the annual bag limit. 4. Hunters can buy a second license to take a second lion only from units 39, 46, 50, 51,104,391,461,500 or 501. 5. Hunters also can kill two lions, if one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. The license for this area can be purchased at the DOW office in Grand Junction. When license agents begin selling mountain lion licenses through the new licensing system, hunters can buy a second license for the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40 from a license agent. For boundary infonnation, see page 8; for inspection and sealing requirements, see page 6. LIONS WITH KITTENS It is illegal to kill a kitten, or a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. A kitten is a lion with spots. TAGS You must attach a carcass tag to mountain lions you take, per instructions on tag. WASTE OF WILDLIFE All edible portions of mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn't include internal organs. 3 �4 �5 �EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. Evidence of sex means testicles or penis of male or the vulva of female. 2. Evidence of sex not required when donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of meat or after carcass has been commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. INSPECTION AND SEALS You must contact the DOW within 48 hours of the kill and provide your name, CC or Customer ID number, lion license number, date and unit of kill, and sex of lion. If you get an answering machine, leave a message with this information. Mountain lions must be personally presented to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the kill. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or its parts can be taken out of Colorado unless inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes property of the state. Mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. To arrange for inspection and sealing, contact the nearest DOW office or officer. Inspection and seals are free and must remain attached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions taken in the Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at DOW's Grand Junction office. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: (a) recipient has a like license that isn't filled. A like license is a license for the same species, season, sex and method of hunting as donor's license; (b) recipient tags the meat with his carcass tag. Donor's tag must remain with his portion. If entire carcass is donated, donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 2. You can donate to anyone without a like license up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere, or over 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat but only at recipient's home. 3. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat can be donated to anyone, anywhere. 4. Donation certificate required with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. Certificates can be simple notes and must be kept with the meat until it's consumed. 5. Donors and recipients subject to all bag and possession limits. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS The DOW can authorize taking lions damaging livestock or property, or when necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. This authorization will be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all hunting regulations. Urgency of the problem and where removal occurs are considered. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law allows for the suspension or denial of a hunting license if you failed to pay child support. The law also allows information from your license application to be shared with state child support enforcement agencies. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of state highways or municipal or county roads. 6 �LION HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 through March 31 and from the day after the close of the last combined rifle deer and elk season through Dec. 31. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. 2003 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Units ......._ _ _ _ _ _ - - -..······...Lion Quota 1,2__________ - ..............................6 3, 301..........;. _ _ _ _ _ ......................................................................5 4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5..............................................12 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ...........................................5 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 ............................................................................................3 7 .........................................................................................................................2 8............... - ....................................................................................................5 9 ............•........·-----···················.................................................s 10........................ ·----·····················................................................. 14 11 .......................................- .......-----·---··············.16 12 .............................._ _ _ _ .. _ .................................................. 18 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) ...................................................... .12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131 .............................................5 15--------....................................... _ _ _ 12 18, 27, 28, 37,181,371 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,.... ............. 12 19 _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 2 0 · - - - - - - - - -..........................................................-12 21 ................ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ?? ....26 23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 ....................................................._ _ _ ..........................._, _ _ _ IQ 3 25, 26,_ 34 _ ......................................................................................................... 29 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _12 ,6 30................ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..._ _ _ _ _ _ ........... 15 31 ..................................... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,_ _ _ _ 12· 32.................................................... _ ................................................ 10 33 ............................................_ _ _ ....................................... 17 35 .......................................................................................................................5 36.......................................................................................................................6 38 ...................................................................................................................... 10 39,391 ............................................................................................................. 13 40"' (See bag limits page 3) ............................................................................ 13 41 .......................................................................................................................3 42............................ - ...................................................................................... 10 43 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .......................................2 44 ...........................................- -..................................._.........................3 46 ........... _ _ _ _ - - - - - ..........- ................. 10 47 .....· - - - - · - - - - - - - - - .................... 1 48, 49. so, 481, 500....................................._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IQ 51, 104 ..............._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...................................... 15 52, 4 1 1 - - - _ _ _ _................................................10 53, 63_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ........................ 8 54, 55, 551 .............._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...................7 56,561 .................................._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 57,58,581 u 5 9 , 5 9 1 - - - - - - - · - - - - - - ......................... 17 7 �Units_. ----······················································Lion Quota 60..---······................. _ _ _ .............................................................5 61---·············· ..······ ............................................................................... 15 62...................................................................................................................... 18 64 .......................................................................................................................8 65 ...............· - - - - · - - - · · · · · ·....................................................7 66, 67 ...............................................................................................................8 68, 681 .. ---·······...................................................................................3 69, 84, 86,691, 8 6 1 - - - - -..•••••••m••.... •.. ••••••••• .....,_ _ _ _ 42 70eastofColo 141 .................................................................,_ _ _ _ 12 70 west of Colo. 141 ........................................................................................8 71, 711 •••••••••.,---·····..••••••·••••·•••••......................... ......,_ _ _ _ 13 72 - - - - - - - -----------···4 73------·······..······ ....................... _ _ _._ _ _ _ JO 74, 741 _ _ _ ----...---··········8 15, n, 751, 771. 76, 79.____ ..................---·-··.5 78·---·----························.................. ...__ _ _ _ ..........5 80............... .................3 81 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••........................................2 8 ............ 10 83 ........·-----····-··-·............... ............... 10 85, 140, 851....................................................................... 0 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ········-------14 191.... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .......................................... 10 201 ..........·---········.. •••••••••••..•••••••••..••••..··········---................6 211 ........................... _ _ _ ----17 421 .............................................................................................. _ _ _ _,8 444............ _ _ _ _ _ ..._ _ , ................................................4 461 _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - · · · · · · · · 7 501 ............................................................................................ _ _ _ _ .10 511 ........................................... _ ............- ..·-·············----,······IO 521 ............................................................................................ _ _ _ ,6 -i:be Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 is bounded on nonh by Colorado River; on east by Hwy. 340, the Colorado National Monument west boundary end Mesa Cty. Rd I6.5; on south by Mesa Cty BS Rd and on west by Utah. DOW SERVICE CENTERS Southeast Region Service Center 2126 N. Weber Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-1192 (719) 227-5200 Fon Collins Service Center 317 W. Prospect Ave. Fon Collins, CO 80526 (970) 472-4300 Nonheast Region Service Center 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 (303) 291-7227 West Region Service Center Montrose Service Center 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, CO 8 I 505 (970) 255-6100 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 249-3431 8 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/38fa761e1f6c982adf590ae95c7b40a5.pdf a0de6c76b30f8c527813dcafaece9e09 PDF Text Text 2002 Mountain Lion Colorado Hunting Season Information MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License l'"t!C Resident Nonrc,ident $ 30.00 $250.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25~ 251! Total $ 30.25 $250.25 Pnn1eJ for free di,tribution bv the COLORADO 01\ ISION Ot· WILDLI FE 60(,0 Broadway. Dcn,ct 80216 (301) 297-1192 Munda) Friday 8 a.m,-5 p.m.. MST Publi,hed 0..'Ccmbcr 2001 - 7,0(10 cop,c, Pnntcd by: ~letro Pn.,", Denver "W\\.,, 1ldlife.:-i1ah:.,o.u, The C'ulorndo Di,i,ion or Wildlife i, funded prin1urily h) the ,ale of hunt mg and fi,hmg liccn'"'· by in1crc,1 on thn,e ,ale, and by donation,. The DOW al,o n:cc,,c, a portion o l federal e,cise la\.:, on hunling itnd lhhing equipment ,ale, The D"i,ion of\\ 1ldhfo of the Department of Nutuml Rc,ource, proh1b11, discrimination on the b;:L,i, of r-Jcc. color. religion. ,e,. mnional origin and di,abihtic, m all m,pcct, of l!mplo) mcnt and public p:1nicipa1ion in u, progrom~ am.I :--en ice:-.. For infommtion or to rcgi,tcr a compla1111. contact the DOW. 6060 Broadway. Dcnl'cr. CO 80216. or call (303) 297 1192. �LICENSE REQUIREMENTS I. A Conservation Certificate (CC) am.I a mountain lion license arc required. CCs are good until your address or other personal infom1a1ion change,. When hunting, you muM curry your CC. with a current lion licerhe stump auachcd. You can buy licenses at DOW ofticcs and most license agencies. 2. Mountain lion hunting is open to residents am! 110111-esidents. 3. Hunters must make sure a unit is open before hu111ing. Before each hunting trip in any GMU. hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) nm earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. The recording tells ,,hat unii.;. arc dosed. I f the harvest quota breached. the unit is closed and hunters must pie!,. a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has lived here continuou,ly at lcaM six months immediately before buying a license and who intends 10 make Colorado home. {Except #2 and 3 belo,,.) 2. U.S. armed sen ices personnel. sen icemen of U.S. allies. U.S. Diplomatic Sen•ice personnel nnd diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationetl hew on permanent actiw duty orders. Active duty does nm include personnel in reserve Matus or the National Guard. 3. Pull-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or uni,crsity at least si>. months immediately before buying a license. including students enrolled hut 1empom1ily ab,cm from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jm1. I. 1949. mu,t hav.:: completed an approved hunter edm:ation cour.;e sanctioned by a state. country or pro\'in..:c before buying a lion license. Bowhuntcr education certilicatcs are not acceptable to purchase n lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting. unless ·'Proof of I lunter Education Vcrilied" wa~ printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from 01 her states and countries. MlNil\.lUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 t(1 hunt big game. An I I year old can bu) a license i f his/hcr 12th binhday arri ves before the end of the hunting season on the license. However. the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th binhday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who muM comply with hunter education requirements. CHILO SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State )a\\ allows for the ,uspension or denial or a hunLing license if you failed to pay child support. The law also allows information from your license applicati on to be shared with state chiltl support enforcement agencies. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunri,c to one-half hour after sunset. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS 1. CENTERFlRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: BulleL, must weigh at least 45 grains. Must produce al least 400-foot lb,. of energy at muule. 2. M UZZLE-LOADl"IG RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: Maximum 20 gauge: must lire ,inglc slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: Arrow~ must hm·e a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at lea.st 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. 2 �Each culling edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of culling surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: l\linimum draw weight of 125 lh, and minimum draw length of I ➔ inches. measured from the front of bow to nocking point of dra\\ ,iring. Po~ithc mechanical safel) de\ice required. Bolt must be at lca~t 16 inches long with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at lea.st 7/8 inch with al lem.l two steel cutting edges. Each culling edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting ,urlace. 6. Electronic calls are illegal. Non-electric calls. such a, hand-held one,. pcrmiued. 7. Dogs pem1iued. Pack limited to no more than 8 dog,. 8. Bait is illegal. 9. Methods 1101 listed are prohibited. BAG LIMITS 1. One moumain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion taken during a ~pecial hunting season for big gumc causing damagcdocs 1101 cou111 toward the annual bag limit. 3. A lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation does not coum toward the annual bag limit. 4. NEW FOR 2002 : Hunters can buy a second license to take a second lion from units 39. -IO. ➔6. SO. SI. 10-4. 391 . ➔6 1 . 500 or 501. 5. Humers can kill two lion,, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. The license for this area must be purchased at DOW\ Grand Junction office. For boundary information. see page 8; for inspection and sealing requirements. ~c page 6. LI0:-.1S WITH KITTENS It is illegal to kill a kitten. and a mountain lion accompanied by one or mon.: kitlcns. A kitten i~ a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are 1101 required lo wear daylight fluorescent orange clothing. EVIDENCE OF SEX I. You cannot have or trnnspon a mountain lion carcas, without evidence of sex naturally aaachcd. 2. For mountain lion,. e\ idence of sex means the testicles or penis of a male or the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence of sex is not required: a. when a donation certilicate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meal. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, cul into portion,. \.\ rnpped and frozen for stor.igc or ,tored al licern,ee·s home. 3 �Ga01e Managet 4 �nent Unit Map s �TAGS You must attach a can:as~ tag to moumain lions you take, per inMructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS You must contact the DOW within 48 hou('!, of the kill and provide your name. CC number. lion license number. date and unit of kill. and sex of lion. Tf you get an an~wering machine. ka\c a mc;sage with 1hb infomiation. Mountain lion, must be personally prl!st•11111t! 10 a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the killed. Hides cannot be froz.en. No lion or its pans can taken out of Colorado until in,pec1ed and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes propeny of the state. Mandatory check repon must be completed during inspection. To arrange for inspection and sealing. comacting the nearest DOW ollice or officer. Inspection and seals are free and must remain auached umil hide i; tanned. Note: Lion, taken in the Black Ridge Canyon, area of unit 40 must be in;pected and sealed at DOW's Grand Junction ofiice. oc DONATING GAJ"1E MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unproce;sed meat at any location ONL Y if: a. recipient has a like license that isn't filled. A like license i s a license for the same species. season. sex and method of hunting as donor's license. b. recipient tags the meal with his carcass tag. Donor's tag mu~l remain with his ponion. c. If the entire carca~s is donated. both donor's and recipient', tags must be attached. 2. You can donate 10 anyone without a like license up Lo 20 lbs. of unprocessed meal anywhere or O\'er 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat but only at recipient\ home. 3. Any amount of processed and packaged game meat can be donmc<l anyone. anywhere. 4. Donations rc:quire a ceniticate with naml",. addresses and phont! numbers of donor and rt!cipienl: donor's hunting license number: species and amount donatt!d: date of kill and donor's signature. Cenificatcs can be simple notes and must be kept with the meat until i1·s consumed 5. Donors and recipients are subjec1 to all bag and possess10n limits. WASTE OF WILDLIFE A ll edible ponion, or mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn't include internal organs. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS 1. The DOW can authorize taking lions damaging livestock or property. or when neccssll) lo protect public health. safct> and welfare. Thi5 authorization will be made 10 licensed hunters. houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all hunting regulations. 2. T he DOW keeps a list of hunters. houndsmen and trappers 10 take problem lions. considering their ability to respond. skill. experience and location. The urgency of the problem and where removal will occur also are considered. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting wilh archery equipment. rilles. handguns or shotguns tiring sin- 6 �gle slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either ,ide of the centerline of stale highways or municipal or county roads. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 through March 3 1 and from the day after the close of the lm,1 combined rinc deer and elk season through Dec. 31. 2002 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Units ........................................................................................ Lion Quota I, 2 ............................................................................................................6 3,301 .........................................................................................................5 4 N of \1offat Cly Rd 27 (Forc,1 Rd 11OJ & 5 ...................................... 12 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 <h1rc,1 Rd 110) & -1-11 ......................................5 6. 16. 17. 161. 171 .............................................................................5 7....... ................................................................... . ...................... ' 8 ......................................................................... ............................5 9.............................................................................................................5 10................................................................................ ..... ..................... 1-1 I l ............................................................................................................... 16 12 ............................................................................................................. 18 13 \V of Hayden Divide Rd <Cly Rd 53)................................................. 12 13 F of Hayden Di,ide Rd <Cly Rd 53) & 131 .................................. .5 15................................... ·• ..... ..... ............. .. .............................. 12 lR. 27. 28..n, 181. .HI ........................................................................ 12 19.....................................................................................................8 '0............................................................................................................I' 21 ....................................................... ....................................................... 16 22............................................................................................................... 26 23 ............................................................................................................. 10 24................................................................................................................3 25. 26. 3-1.................................... ................. ...................................... 12 29............................................................................................................6 30............................................................................................................. 15 31 ............................................................................................................... 12 32............................................................................................................... IO 33............................................................................................................... 17 35................................................................................................................5 36................................................................................................................6 38........, ...................................................................................................... 10 .19. 391 ................................................................................................ 13 -10 (Sc~ bag limits page 3 l ..................................................................... 13 -11.... ......................... ........ . .............................................................. 3 4'................................................................................................................R 41 ................................................................................................................ 1 4-1................................................................................................................3 46............................................................................................................... IO 47...............................................................................................................I -18. -19. 50. -181. S!Xl ..................., .............................................................. 10 51. 10-1 .............................................................................................. 15 52. -111 ...................................................................................................... 10 53. 63 ................... . ........ •·• .......................................................... 8 5-1. 55. 551 ................................... ..........................................................7 56. :'>61 .......................................................................................................8 57. 58. 581 ................................................................................................3-I 59. 591 ...................................................................................................... 17 7 �~ ~.'.~.~.:::::·::·.::::::::::::::::·.:::::::::::::::::::::·.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·.:::::~~.~~ ?.~ota 61 .............................................................................................................. IS 62............................................................................................................... l8 M ...........................................................................................................8 65................................................................................................................7 66. 67 .................................................................................................. ....8 68. 681 .......................................................................................................5 69. 84. 86. 69 1. 86 1.............................................................................. ...-12 70cu,t ofColo l-1 1................................................................................... l2 70 "c,t of Colo. I-I 1..................................................................................8 71. 711 ......................................................................................... ........... 13 7~............. .................................................................................................. -4 73............................................................................................................... I0 74. 741 .......................................................................................................8 75. 77. 75 1. 771 .........................................................................................8 76. 79 ·············..···..·······..............................................................................3 78................................................................................................................5 80................................................................................................................3 8 1................................................................................................................ 2 82............................................................................................................... I0 83............................................................................................................... I 0 85. 140. 85 1 .............................................................................................30 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 129. 130. 132. 135. U6. 137, 138. 1:19. 1-ll. 142. 1-13. 144. 1-15. 1-16. l-17 .......................................... I 0 128. 133. 134 ..................................................................................... .....4 191 ........................................................................................................ .... I 0 201 ..........................................................................................................6 211 ........................................................................................................... . 17 -121 ..............................................................................................................8 444 .............................................................................................................. 4 -161..............................................................................................................7 50I ............................................................................................................. I0 SI l ............................................................................................................. 10 521............................................................................................................ .6 •The Bl.id R1dic Can)ons area of unu 40 ,, l>oundcd on nonh b) C,,lor.,do R1,c1. nn ca,t b) " "Y 340. 1hc Colorado :>1a1ional \1onumclll ""'' l>oundary and \k"' Ct). Rd 16.5; no ,uuth b) \lcs.1 C'I) BS Rd and on""'' h) U1ah DOW SERVICE CENTERS Divi,ion of Wi ldlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Demer. CO 80216 (303) 297- 1192 Southeast Region Service Center 2126 N. Weber Colorado Springs. CO 80907 (719) 227-5200 Nor1hca,1 Region Service Center 6060 Broadway Denver. CO 80216 (303) 291 -7227 Fon Co llins Service Center 3 17 W. Pro,pect Ave. I-on Collins. CO 80526 (970) 472-4300 WcM Region Service Center 71 l I ndepcndcnt Ave. Grand Junction. CO 81505 (970) 255-6 100 Montrose Service Center 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose. CO 81-101 (970) 249.3431 8 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/3f6acff83dd0cd321151c4c7d2ed2ff7.pdf e4af2db7058ed47f153f950b9833a750 PDF Text Text 2001 Mountain Lion COLORADO HUNTING .. SEASON INFORMATION MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident License Fee $ 30.00 $250.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25¢ 25e Total $ 30.25 $250.25 Printed for free dislribution by the COLORA DO DJ VISIOl\ OF W ILDLIFE 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 mo- State Relay Number l-8()()-659-2656 Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m .. MST Published December 2000 - 7,000 copies Editor: Brighid Kelly Printed by: Metro Press. Den1·er The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primanly by the sale of hunting nnd fishing Iicense.~. by interest on those sale, and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The Division of Wildlife or the Dcpanment or Natural Resource;, prohibits discnmination on the bru.i, of race, color. religion, sex. national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its program, and services. For informntion or to regi,ter a complainL contact the DOW, 6060 Broadway. Denver. CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. 1 �LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. A Conservation Certificate (CC) and a mountain lion license are required. CCs are good until your address or other personal information changes. When hunting, you must carry your CC, with a current lion license stamp attached. You can buy licenses at DOW offices and most license agencies. 2. Hunters must make sure a unit is open before hunting. Before each hunting trip in any GMU, hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. The recording tells what units are closed. If the harvest quota is reached, the unit is closed and hunters must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has lived here continuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies), U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationed here on permanent active duty orders. Active duty does not include personnel in reserve status or the National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. I, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. Bowhunter education certificates are not acceptable to purchase a lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting, unless "Proof of Hunter Education Verified" was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and countries. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. An 11 year old can buy a license if his/her 12th birthday arrives before the end of the hunting season on the license. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who must comply with hunter education requirements. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law allows for the suspension or denial of a hunting license if you failed to pay child support. The law also allows information from your license application to be shared with state child support enforcement agencies. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of at least 45 grains in weight and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTGUNS: No smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: bows using arrows with a broadhead that has an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting 2 ... �edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 lbs. and a minimum draw length of 14 inches, measured from the front of bow to nocking point of draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least 16 inches long equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 6. Electronic calls cannot be used to hunt mountain lions. Non-electric calls, such as hand-held ones, may be used. 7. Dogs are legal to hunt mountain lions. Pack limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bait is illegal to hunt mountain lions. 9. Methods not listed are prohibited. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not part of the annual bag limit. 3. A lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is not part of the annual bag limit. 4. Hunters can kill two lions, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. The license for this area must be purchased at DOW's Grand Junction office. For boundary information, see page 7; for inspection and sealing requirements, see pages 7-8. LIONS WITH KITTENS It is illegal to kill a m_ountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. It is also illegal to kill a kitten. A kitten is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothing. HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. I through March 31 and from the day after the close of the last combined rifle deer and elk season through Dec. 31. Mountain lion hunting is open to residents and nonresidents. EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. 2. For mountain lions, evidence of sex means the testicles or penis of a male or the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence of sex is not required: a. when a donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meat. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and froren for storage or stored at licensee's home. 3 �Game Manage 4 �ment Unit Map 5 �TAGS You must attach the carcass tag to any mountain lion you talce, per instructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters who kill a lion must contact the DOW within 48 hours of the kill with their name, CC number, lion license number, date and unit of kill and sex of lion talcen. If you get an answering machine, leave a message with this information. Mountain lions must be personally presented to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the lion is killed. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of it can be talcen out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes the property of the state.A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspection and sealing can be arranged by contacting the nearest DOW office or officer. Inspection and the seal are free and must remain attached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions talcen in the Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at the DOW's Grand Junction office. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLYif: a. the recipient has a like license that isn't filled. A like license is a license for the same species, season, sex and method of hunting as donor's license. b. the recipient tags the meat with his carcass tag. The donor's tag must remain with his portion. c. if the entire carcass is donated, both the donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 2. You can donate to someone without a like license: a. up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere. b. over 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat only at recipient's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amount to anyone, anywhere. 4. Donations require a certificate with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. 5. The certificate can be a simple note. It must be kept with the meat until it's consumed. 6. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag limits and possession regulations. WASTE OF WILDLIFE All edible portions of mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn't include internal organs. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS 1. The DOW can authorize talcing lions damaging livestock or property, or when necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. This authorization will be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all hunting regulations. 2. The DOW keeps a list of hunters, houndsmen and trappers to talce problem lions, considering their ability to respond, skill, experience and location. The urgency of the problem and where removal will occur also are considered. 6 �ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. LION HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 through March 31 and from the day after the close of the last combined rifle deer and elk season through Dec. 31. 2001 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX LICENSES Mountain lion hunting is open to residents and nonresidents. Listed below are 2001 quotas by game management unit. Units ......................................................................................... Lion Quota I, 2 .............................................................................................................6 3,301 .........................................................................................................5 4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5 ........................................ 12 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ......................................5 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 .....................................................................................3 7..................................................................................................................2 8..................................................................................................................5 9..................................................................................................................5 I0 ............................................................................................................... 14 ll ............................................................................................................... 16 12 ·············································································································18 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) .................................................. 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131.........................................5 15 ............................................................................................................... 12 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ........................................................................... .12 19................................................................................................................8 20............................................................................................................... 12 21 ............................................................................................................... 16 22...............................................................................................................26 23 ················································ ............................................................. 10 24................................................................................................................3 25, 26, 34 ··································································································12 29................................................................................................................6 30.............................................................................................................. .15 31 ............................................................................................................... 12 32............................................................................................................... 10 33 ............................................................................................................... 17 35 ................................................................................................................5 36................................................................................................................6 38 ............................................................................................................... 10 39, 391 ...................................................................................................... l3 40 (See bag limits page 3) ........................................................................ 13 41 ................................................................................................................3 42................................................................................................................ 8 43................................................................................................................2 44................................................................................................................3 46............................................................................................................... 10 47 ................................................................................................................ I 48, 49, 50,481, 500 ................................................................................. .IO 51, 104 ······································································································15 52,411 ...................................................................................................... 10 53, 63 ·········································································································8 54, 55,551 ·································································································7 56, 561 .......................................................................................................8 57, 58, 581 ································································································34 59.............................................................................................................. 17 7 �Units ....................................................... ................................Lion Quota 60...............................................................................................................,5 61 ...............................................................................................................15 6"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.............•H•••••••••••• .... •••••••••••••••••• .. •-..•••••••... 18 64................................................................................................................8 65................................................................................................................7 66. 67 ........................................................................................................8 68. 681 .......................................................................................................5 69. 84, 86. 691. 861 ..................................................................................42 70 eas1 of Colo 141 ................................................................................... 12 70 west of Colo. 14 J .................................................................................. 8 71, 71 1 ......................................................................................................13 72................................................................................................................4 73...............................................................................................................I0 74. 741 .......................................................................................................8 75, 77. 751. 771 ........................................................................................I I 76, 79 .........................................................................................................3 78................................................................................................................5 80................................................................................................................3 81 ................................................................................................................'I 81............................................................................................................... I0 83............................................................................................................... I0 85, 140. 851 ..............................................................................................30 123, 124, 125, 126. 127. 129, 130. 132. 135. 136, 137. 138. 139, 141. 142, 143. 144, 145. 146, 147 ............................................ 10 128. 133, 134 .............................................................................................4 191 ............................................................................................................. I0 201 ............,.................................................................................................6 21 J.............................................................................................................17 421 ........,.. ,..................................................................................................8 444..............................................................................................................4 461 ..............................................................................................................7 501 ............................................................................................................. l0 511 .............................................................................................................I0 521 ..........................................................,........................ ,, .........................6 --0,c Blnc~ Ridge Can)'Ons areu of unit -IO;,, bound~d on 1he north by 1he ColorJdo Ri,er; on the cn,t by Hwy. 3-10. lhe Colorado Na1ionnl Monumenl w,:st ooundnry nnd Mesa C1y. Rd 16.5; on 1he south by Mc.,a Cly BS Rd and on the we~1 by lhe UIAh line. NOTE: u:gal descripuons of GMU\ rue no1 111 th" hrochure becau-.e or ,pace limi1n1ion~. Sec the big game brochure or ,1so1 a DOW oOitc. Division of Wildlife headquarters 6060 Broadway Denver. CO 80216 (303) 297-1 192 Southeast Region Service Center 2126 N. Weber Colorado Springs. CO 80907 (719) 227-5200 Northea~, Region Service Center 6060 Broadway Denver. CO 80216 (303) 291-7227 Fon Collins Service Center 3 I 7 W. Prospect Ave. Fon Collins. CO 80526 (970) 472-4300 West Region Service Center 71 I Independent Ave. Grand Junction. CO 81505 (970) 255-6100 Montrose Service Center 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose. CO 81401 (970) 249-3431 www.wildlife.state.co.us 8 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/eb425a76ad49af1de9fb0008d5131230.pdf e62ced7f7f4e3441b0d2f6007115a730 PDF Text Text INSPECTIONS (continued from previous page) 2000 Colorado Hunting Information A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspection and sealing can be arranged by contacting the nearest DOW office or officer. I nspection and the seal are free and must remain attached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions taken in the Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at the DOW 's Grand Junction office. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: a. the recipient has a like l icense that isn' t filled. A like l icense is a license for the same species, season, sex and method of hunting as donor's license. b. the recipient tags the meat wi th his carcass tag. The donor's tag must remain with his portion. c. i f the entire carcass is donated, both the donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 2. You can donate to someone without a like license: a. up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere. b. over 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat on ly at recipient's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amount to anyone, anywhere. 4. Donations require a certificate wi th names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. 5. The certificate can be a simpl e note. It must be kept w ith the meat until it's consumed. 6. Donors and recipients are subj ect to all bag limits and possession regulations. WASTE OF WILDLIFE A l l edible portions of mountain lions must be properl y prepared for human consumption. Th is doesn ' t include internal organs. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS I. The DOW can authorize taking lions damaging livestock or property, or frequenting areas incompatible with other users to protect public health, safety and welfare. This authorization wi ll be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all hunting regulations. 2. The DOW keeps a li st of hunters, houndsmen and trappers to take problem lions, considering their ability to respond, skill, experience and l ocation. The urgency of the problem and where removal wi ll occur also are considered . ROAD CLOSURES 1-lunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited w ithin 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. 8 t MOUNTAIN LION NEWFOR 2000 New Units Opened - This year two licenses will be available in units 6, 16, 17, 161 , or 17 1. See "Mountain Lion Quotas." MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License L icense Fee Search & Rescue Fee Resident Nonresident $ 30.00 25¢ 25¢ $250.00 Total $ 30.25 $250.25 HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 through March 31 and from the clay after the close of the last combined rifle deer and elk season through Dec. 31. Mountain lion hunting is open to residents and nonresidents. REMINDER: Hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) before hunting to make sure quotas are available in specific units. Printed for free distribution by the COLORADO DIVISION OF Wl LDt.lFE 6060 Broadway. Denver 802 16 (303) 297- 1192 Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.. MST Published December 1999 - 7 .000 copies Editor: Brighid Kelly Printed by: Metro Press. Denver Titc Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded primarily by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. by interest on those sales and by dona1ions. 11,e DOW also receives a portion of federal cxcb.c ta x.cs on hu nting and lishing equip~ mcnt sales. ll1c Division of Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources prohibits discrimination on the basis of rnce. color. religion. sex. national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participa1ion in ils programs and services. For information or to register a complaint, contact the DOW. 6060 Broadway, Denver. CO 80216. or call (303) 297-1 192. 1 �LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. A Conservation Certificate (CC) and a mountain lion license are required. CCs are good until your address or other personal information changes. When hunting, you must carry your CC. w ith a current li on license stamp attached. You can buy licenses at DOW offices and most I icense agencies. 2. QUOTAS, 1-888 NUMBER Hunters must make sure a unit is open before hunting. Before all hunting trips in any GMU, hunters must call 1888-940-LION (5466) not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. The recording tells what units are closed. Ir the harvest quota is reached, the unit is closed and hunters must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These arc the qualifi cations for Colorado residency: 1. A nyone w ho has lived here continuously at least si x months immediatel y before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 and 3 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies), U .S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic servi ces of a nati on recognized by the U.S. stationed here on permanent active duty orders. Active duty does not include personnel in reserve status or the National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) A nyone born on or after Jan. I , 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. Bowhuntcr education certi ficatcs are not acceptable to purchase a lion license. You must carry your hunter educat ion card when hunting, unless " Proof of Hunter Education Verified'' was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and countries. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be al least 12 to hunt big game. An 11 year old can buy a license i f his/her 12th birthday arrives before the end of the hunting season on the license. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who must comply with hunter education requirements. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS l. CENTERFIRE RJFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of al least 45 grains in weight and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. 3. SHOTG UNS: N o smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 4. HAND-II ELD BOWS: bows using arrows with a broadhead that has an outside diameter or w idth at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each culling edge must be in the same plane throughout the l ength of cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 lbs. and a minimum draw length of 14 inches, measured from the front of bow to nocking point of draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. T he bolt must be at least 16 inches long equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of culling surface. 6. Electron ic calls cannot be used to hunt mountai n lions. Non-electric calls, such as hand-held ones, may be used. 7. Dogs are legal to hunt mountain l ions. Pack limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bait is illegal to hunt mountain li ons. 9. Methods not listed are prohibited. BAG LIMITS l. One mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not pan of the annual bag limit. 3. A lion taken on the Southern Ute Indi an Reservation is 1101 part of the annual bag limit. 4. Hunters can kill two lions, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons pan of unit 40. T he license for this area must be purchased at DOW's Grand Junction office. For boundary information, see page 7: for inspection and sealing requirements, sec page 7-8. LIONS WITH KITTENS It is illegal to kill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. It i s also illegal to kill a kitten. A kitten is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothing. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law allows for the suspensi on or denial of a hunting license if you failed to pay child support. The l aw also allows information from your license application to be shared with state child support enforcement agencies. 2 3 �Colorado Division of Wildlife Service Centers Denver headquarters, (303) 297-1192 Northeast Service Center, (303) 291-7227 Fort Collins Service Center, (970) 472-4300 West Service Center, Grand Jct., (970) 255-6100 Montrose Service Center, (970) 252-6000 Southeast Service Center, Colo. Spgs., (719) 227-5200 GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS 4 5 �2000 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX Listed below are 2000 quotas by game management unit. Season dates are Jan. I-March 31 and from the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota 1, 2 ............................................6 3,301 ..........................................5 4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5 ........... 12 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ..........5 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 .................................3 7 ..............................................2 8 ..............................................5 9 ............................................. .5 10 ............................................ 14 11 ............................................ 16 12 ............................................ 18 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) ............... 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131 ............5 15 ............................................ 12 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371 ........................... .10 19 ............................................. 8 20 ........................................... .12 21 ............................................ 16 22 ............................................26 23 ............................................ 10 24 ............................................. 3 25, 26, 34 ....................................... 12 29 .............................................6 30 ............................................ 15 31 ............................................ 12 32 ............................................ 10 33 ............................................ 17 35 .............................................5 36 .............................................6 38 ............................................ 10 39,391 ......................................... 13 40 (See bag limits page 3) .......................... 13 41 ............................................. 3 42 ............................................. 8 43 .............................................2 44 ............................................. 3 46 ............................................ 10 47 ............................................. I 48, 49, 50,481,500 ............................... 10 51, 104 ........................................ .15 52,411 ......................................... 10 53, 63 .......................................... 8 54, 55,551 .......................................7 56,561 ......................................... 8 57, 58,581 ......................................34 59 ............................................ 17 60 .............................................5 61 ........................................... .15 62 ............................................ 18 64 .............................................8 65 .............................................7 66, 67 ..........................................8 68,681 .........................................5 69, 84, 86, 691, 861 ...............................42 70 east of Colo 141 ............................... 12 6 Units Lion Quota 70 west of Colo. 141 ..... _- ......................... 8 71, 711 ......................................... 13 72 .............................................4 73 ............................................ 10 74, 741 ......................................... 8 75, 77, 751, 771 .................................. 11 76, 79 ..........................................3 78 .............................................5 80 .............................................3 81 .............................................2 82 ............................................ 10 83 ............................................. 10 85, 140, 851 .....................................30 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ............. 10 128, 133, 134 .....................................4 191 ............................................ 10 201 .............................................6 211 ............................................ 17 421 ............................................. 8 444 .............................................4 461 .............................................7 501 ............................................ 10 511 ........................................... .10 521 .............................................6 *The Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 is bounded on the north by the Colorado River; on the east by Hwy. 340, the Colorado National Monument west boundary and Mesa Cty. Rd 16.5; on the south by Mesa Cty BS Rd and on the west by the Utah line. NOTE: Legal descriptions of other GMUs are not in this brochure because of space. See the big game brochure or visit a DOW office. AFTER YOU HARVEST A LION EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. 2. For mountain lions, evidence of sex means the· testicles or penis of a male or the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence of sex is not required: a. when a donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meat. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. TAGS You must attach the carcass tag to any mountain lion you take, per instructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters who kill a lion must contact the DOW within 48 hours of the kill with their name, CC number, lion license number, date and unit of kill and sex of lion taken. If you get an answering machine, leave a message with this information. Mountain lions must be personally presented to a DOW office or officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the lion is killed. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of it can be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes the property of the state. 7 (Continued on page 8) � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fab3cc3ffe054b657437c6bbfbed0578.pdf b179dc251e98cf1c4643ade2c28ce814 PDF Text Text 1999 Colorado Hunting Information INSPECTIONS (continued from 1ire,•ious J>ogc) A mandatory check report must be completed during inspec6on. Inspection and sealing can be arranged by contacting the nearest DOW office or officer. Inspection and the seal are free and must remain auached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions taken in the B lack Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at the DOW's Grand Junction office. DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: a. the recipient has a like license that isn't fi lled. A like I icense is a I icense for the same species, season, sex and method of hunting as donor's license. b. the recipient tags the meat w ith his carcass tag. The donor 's tag must remain with his portion. c. if the entire carcass is donated, both the donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 2. You can donate to someone without a like license: a. up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere. b. over 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat only at recipient's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amount to anyone, anywhere. 4. Donations require a certi ficate wi th names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. 5. The certificate can be a simple note. I t must be kept with the meat un61 it's conslllned. 6. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag limits and possession regu la6ons. WASTE OF WILDLIFE MOUNTAIN LION NEWFOR1999 Unit 78 - A separate quota has been established for licenses in unit 78. Unit 131 Opened - Unit 131 will be open for mountain lion quotas in 1999. It is combined with unit 13E. MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident Search & Rescue Fee L icense Fee $ 30.00 25¢ 25¢ $250.00 Total $ 30.25 $250.25 HUNTING SEASON DATES All edible portions of mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn' t include internal organs. Jan. 1 through March 3 1 and Nov. 8 through Dec. 31. Open to residents and nonresidents. The season i s closed April PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS REMNDER: Hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) before hunting to make sure quotas arc available in specific units. 1. T he DOW can authorize taking li ons damaging livestock or property, or frequenting areas incompatible w ith other users to protect public health, safety and welfare. This authorizati on w ill be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by al l hunting regulations. 2. The DOW keeps a list of hunters, houndsmen and trappers to take problem lions, considering their abili ty to respond, skill, experience and location. T he urgency of the problem and where removal will occur also are considered. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment, rines, handgu ns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. I through Nov. 7. Pri nted for free distribution by the COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway. Denver 802 16 (303) 297-1 192 Monday - Friday 8 a.rn.-5 p.m.. MST Published December I998 - 7.000 copies Editor: Brighid Kelly Jlrinted by:Mctro Press. Denver TI1c Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded J>rirnarily by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. by interest on those sales and by donations. TI1e DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The Division of Wildlife of the DcJ>artmcnt of Natural Resources prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color. religion. sex, nntional origin and disabilities in all asJ)Ccts of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For infonnation or to register a complaint, contact the DOW. 6060 Broadway. Denver, CO 802 I6. or call (303) 297-1192. 8 1 �LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. A Conservation Certificate (CC) (free and available at license agents) and a mountain lion license are required. CCs are good until your address or other personal information changes. When hunting, you must carry your CC, with a current lion license stamp attached. You can buy licenses at DOW offices and most license agencies. 2. QUOTAS, 1-888 NUMBER Hunters must make sure a unit is open before hunting. Before all hunting trips in any GMU, hunters must call 1888-940-LION (5466) not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. The recording tells what units are closed. If the harvest quota is reached, the unit is closed and hunters must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has lived here continuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies), U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S. stationed here on permanent active duty orders. Active duty does not include personnel in reserve status or the National Guard. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of at least 45 grains in weight and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. Sabot rounds not permitted (cloth patches not considered sabots). 3. SHOTGUNS: No smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 4. HAND-HELD BOWS: bows using arrows with a broadhead that has an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 lbs. and a minimum draw length of 14 inches, measured from the front of bow to nocking point of draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least 16 inches long equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 6. Electronic calls cannot be used to hunt mountain lions. Non-electric calls, such as hand-held ones, may be used. 7. Dogs are legal to hunt mountain lions. Pack limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bait is illegal to hunt mountain lions. 9. Methods not listed are prohibited. BAG LIMITS 1. One mountain lion of either sex per calendar year. 2. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. Bowhunter education certificates are not acceptable to purchase a lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting, unless "Proof of Hunter Education Verified" was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and countries. causing damage is not part of the annual bag limit. 3. A lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is not part of the annual bag limit. 4. Hunters can kill two lions, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. The license for this area must be purchased at DOW's Grand Junction office. For boundary information, see page 7; for inspection and sealing requirements, see page 7-8. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS LIONS WITH KITTENS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. An 11 year old can buy a license if his/her 12th birthday arrives before the end of the hunting season on the license. However, the license is not valid, and youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who must comply with hunter education requirements. It is illegal to kill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. It is also illegal to kill a kitten. A kitten is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear daylight fluorescent orange clothing. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY State law allows for the suspension or denial of a hunting license if you failed to pay child support. The law also allows information from your license application to be shared with state child support enforcement agencies. 2 3 �Colorado Division of Wildlife Service Centers Denver headquarters, (303) 297-1192 Northeast Service Center, (303) 291-7227 Fort Collins Service Center, (970) 472-4300 West Service Center, Grand Jct., (970) 255-6100 Montrose Service Center, (970) 252-6000 Southeast Service Cent~r, Colo. Spgs., (719) 227-5200 GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS 4 5 �1999 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX Listed below are 1999 quotas by game management unit. Season dates are Jan. 1-March 31 and Nov. 8 through Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota 1. 2 ............................................6 3. 30) ..........................................5 4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd J 10) & 5 ........... 12 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ..........5 7 ..............................................2 8 ..............................................5 9 ..............................................5 10 ............................................ )4 11 ............................................ 16 12 ............................................ 18 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) ............... 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) & 131 ........... 10 15 ............................................ 12 18. 27. 28, 37, 181,371 .............................8 19 .............................................8 20 ............................................ 12 21 ............................................ 16 22 ............................................26 23 ............................................ 10 24 .............................................3 25, 26, 34 ........................................7 29 .............................................6 30 ............................................ 15 31 ............................................ 12 32 ............................................ 10 33 ............................................ 17 35 .............................................5 36 .............................................6 38 ............................................ 10 39 ............................................ 13 40 (See bag limits page 3) .......................... 13 41 ............................................. 3 42 .............................................6 43 .............................................2 44 ............................................. 3 46 ............................................ 10 47 ............................................. 1 48, 49, 50,481,500 ............................... 10 51, 104 ......................................... 15 52,411 ......................................... 10 53, 63 .......................................... 8 54, 55,551 .......................................7 56, 561 ......................................... 8 57, 58,581 ...................................... 34 59 ............................................ 17 60 .............................................5 61 ............................................ 15 62 ............................................ 18 64 .............................................8 65 .............................................7 66, 67 ..........................................8 68,681 .........................................5 69. 84, 86, 861 ...................................42 70 east of Hwy. 141 ............................... 12 70 west of Hwy. 141 ...............................8 6 Units Lion Quota 71, 711 ......................................... 16 72 .............................................4 73 ............................................ 10 74, 741 .........................................8 75, 77, 751, 771 ................................... 8 76, 79 ..........................................3 78 .............................................5 80 .............................................3 81 .............................................2 82 ............................................ 10 83 ............................................ .10 85, 140, 851 .....................................30 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132. 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ............. 10 128, 133, 134 .....................................4 191 ............................................ 10 20) .............................................6 211 ............................................ 17 42) ............................................. 8 444 .............................................4 461 .............................................7 SOI ............................................ 10 51 J ............................................ 10 52) .............................................6 •Toe Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 is bounded on the nonh by the Colorado River, on the east by Hwy. 340, the Colorado National Monument west boundary and Mesa Cty. Rd 16.5; on the south by Mesa Cty BS Rd and on the west by the Utah line. NOfE: Legal descriptions of other GMUs are not in this brochure because of space. See the big game brochure or visit a DOW office. AFTER YOU HARVEST A LION EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. 2. For mountain lions, evidence of sex means the testicles or penis of a male and the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence of sex is not required: a. when a donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meat. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. TAGS You must attach the carcass tag to any mountain lion you take, per instructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS Hunters who kill a lion must contact the DOW within 48 hours with their name, CC number, lion license number, date and unit of kill and sex of lion taken. If you get an answering machine, leave a message with this information. Mountain lions must be personally presented to a DOW officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the lion is killed. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of it can be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes the property of the state. 7 (Continued on page 8) � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/deb5ff84661fc5e229c6d0296236c7a8.pdf 3e4b8f542b01921bef5903a33333327a PDF Text Text INSPECTIONS (continued from previous page) A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspection and seal ing can be arranged by contacting the nearest DOW office or o fficer. i nspection and the seal are free and must remain auached until hide is tanned. Note: Lions taken in unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at Grand Junction o ffice. 1998 Colorado Hunting Information DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: a. the recipient has a like l icense that isn 't filled. A like license is a license for the same species. season. sex and method of hunting as the donor's license. b. the recipient tags the meat w ith his carcass lag. The donor 's tag must remain w ith his portion. c. if the entire carcass is donated. both the donor·s and recipient's tags must be attached. 3. You can donate to someone w ithout a like license: a. up to 20 l bs. of unprocessed meat anywhere. b. over 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat only at recipient's home. 4. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amoum to anyone. anywhere. 5. Donations require a certificate with names, addresses and phone numbers of donor and recipient: donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. 6. The certificate can be a simple note. It must be kept with the meal until i t's consumed. 7. Donors and recipients are subject 10 all bag limits and possession regulations. WASTE OF WILDLIFE MOUNTAIN LION NEW FOR 1998 Unit 52 1 is no longer combined w ith units 411 and 52, and units 66 and 67 are not longer combined with units 54, 55 and 55 1 for the purpose of quotas. See page 7 for quota numbers. MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident Search & Rescue Fee License Fee $ 30.00 25¢ 25¢ $250.00 Total $ 30.25 $250.25 HUNTING SEASON DATES A ll edible portions o f mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn 't include i nlernal organs. Jan. I through March 31 and Nov. 9 through Dec. 31. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS O pen to residents and nonresidents. The season is closed April I through Nov. 8. 1. The DOW can authorize taking lions damaging livestock or property, or frequenting areas incompatible w ith other users 10 protect public heahh. safety and welfare. This authorization will be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all hunting regulations. 2. The DOW will keep a list of hunters. houndsmen and trappers to lake problem lions. considering thei r abi l ity to respond, skill, experience and location. The urgency o f the problem and where the removal w ill occur also will be considered. ROAD CLOSURES Hunting with archery equipment, ri fles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited w ithin 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. 8 Printed for free distribution by the COLORADO DIVI SION OF WILDLIFE 6060 Broadway. Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m .. MST Published December 1997 - 7,000 copies Editor: Brighid Kelly Print~d by State Print Shop The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded by the sale of hunti ng and fishi ng licenses. by interest on those sales and by donations. T he DOW also receive~ a ponion of fcdcrnl excise taxes on hunting ~md fishing equipment sales. ~Ilic DOW docs not receive state tax revenues. The Divi sion of Wi ldlife of the Department of Natural Resources prohibits dbcrimination on the basis of race. color. religio n, sex. national origin and disabilities in a ll aspec1s of employment and public participatio n in its program~ and services. For information or to register a complaint. contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife. 6060 Broadway. Denver, CO 802 16 1 �LICENSE REQUIREMENTS I. A Conservation Certificate (CC) ( free and avai lable at license agents) and a mountain lion license are required. CCs are good until your address or other personal information changes. You must carry your CC, with a current lion l icense stamp attached, when hunting. You can buy licenses at DOW offices and most l icense agencies. 2. QUOTAS, 1-888 NUMBER a. l t i s the hunter 's responsibility to make sure a uni t is open before hunting. B efore all hunting trips in any GMU, hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. b. This is a recorded message, telling hunters what units are closed. If a unit i s closed (harvest quota reached), hunters must pick a different unit. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has l ived here continuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. (Except #2 below.) 2. U.S. armed services personnel, servicemen of U.S. allies). U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel and diplomatic services o f a nation recognized by the U .S. stationed here on permanent duty orders. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least si x months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) HUNTlNG HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. L EGAL METHODS OF HUNTlNG FOR LIONS I. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of at least 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 cal iber. Sabot rounds not permitted (cloth patches not considered sabots). 3. SHOTGUNS: No smaller than 20 gauge and tiring a si ngle slug. 4. ARCHERY: Hand-held bows, inc luding compound bows using arrows with a broadhead that has an outside diameter or w idth at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 lbs. and a minimum draw length o f 14 inches, measured from the front of bow to nocking point of draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least 16 inches long equipped w ith a broadhead wi th an outside diameter or w idth at least 7/8 inch with al least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length o f cutting surface. 6. Electronic calls cannot be used to hunt mountain lions. Nonelectric calls, such as hand-held ones. may be used. 7. Dogs are legal 10 hunt mountain lions. Pack size limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bail is illegal 10 hunt mountain lions. 9. Methods not listed are prohibited. BAG UMITS Anyone born on or after Jan. I , 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. Bowhunter education certificates are not acceptable to purchase a lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting. unless Proof of Hunter Education Verified'" was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states and countries. One mountain lion per calendar year. A lion taken during a special hu111i11g season for big game causing damage is 1101 part of the annual bag limit. A lso, a lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is 1101 part of the annual bag limit. Hunters can k ill two lions, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. This second license for unit 40 must be purchased at DOW's Grand Junction office. For boundary information. see page 7; for inspection and sealing requirements, see page 7. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS LlONS WITH KI'ITENS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. An I I-year-old can buy a license i f his/her 12th birthday is before the end of the hunting season written on the license. However, the l icense is not valid, and the youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older who must comply with hunter education requirements. h is illegal to kill a mountain l ion accompanied by one or more kittens. It is also illegal to kill a kitten. A kitten is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear dayli ght fluorescent orange clothing. CHILD SUPPORT DELINQUENCY NEW FOR 1998: A new state law allows the suspension or denial of a hunting license if you have failed to pay your child support. The law also allows information from your l icense application to be shared with state child support enforcement agencies. 2 3 �Colorado Division of Wildlife Service Centers Denver headquarters, (303) 297-1192 Northeast Service Center, (303) 291-7230 Fort Collins Service Center, (970) 484-2836 West Service Center, Grand Jct., (970) 248-71 75 Montrose Service Center, (970) 249-3431 Southeast Service Center, Colo. Spgs., (719) 473-2945 GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS 4 5 �1998 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX Listed below are 1998 quotas by game management unit. Season dates are Jan. I-March 31 and Nov. 9 -Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota I , 2 ....... . .... .. . . . .. . ........ . . ... . . . . . . . . .. .6 3,301 . . .. . . .... . . .. . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . .. ... . ..... 5 4 N of M offat Cly Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5 .. .. ... . .. .. 8 4 S of M offat Cly Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 44 1 .. ........5 7 ........................... ... .. ... . .. .. .. ....2 8 . ... . ............... ... .... . ..................5 9 ...... . ......... . .. . .. .. . . . ... .. .. . . . . ........5 10 ..... . ......... . .............................8 I I .......................... .. . . ... . .. . .... . .. 16 12 ............................. . .............. 13 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cly Rd 53) ......... . ..... 12 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cly Rd 53) .. .... .. ... . . .. . .8 15 ............................ . ......... . ......9 18, 27. 28. 37. 181. 37 1 .... . .... . .. .. . .. . . .. . . . .... .8 19 ............. ... .................. . .... . .....8 20 ..... . .............. . ... . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . ..... 12 2 1 .. ... .. .... . .......... . . .. ... ... . . .... . .... . 16 22 ..... . .... . . . . ..... .. .. .. . . . . . ..... . .. ... .. .26 23 .......... . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . ..... .. . . .. . .... . 10 24 ........ . ....... . ... . .. . . . . .. .... . .. ... . . .. .. I 25, 26. 34 ........... . ... . . .. . .. .. ... . .. . .... . . . .. 5 29 . ... . ..... ....... . ........ . .... . .. . . .. . . .. . ... 6 30 .. . .. . .. . .... . . ...... .. .. . .... . ........ . .. .. 15 3 1 .. . .. . .............. . .... . . .. .. . . . .. ........ 12 32 .. . .. ....... . .. . ......... . .... . ............. 10 33 .. . .................... . . . . ...... . . .... . .... 17 35 ... . ... .. ... . ... . .................. . .........3 36 ....... . ........................... . ........ .4 38 ..................... . ... . .... . ... .. .. ... ... 10 39 .................... . ... .. .. . . . ....... . . .... 13 40 (See boundary details page 8) .. .. ... . ...... . ...... 13 41 ........................ ... . . .. ............ ..2 42 ....... . ......... . ............. . ........ ... . .4 43 ... . .................... . ... . .. . .. ...........2 44 ............................ . .. .. .... . . . .. . ..2 46 ... . ....... ...... . .. . . .... . ... . . . .. . ........ 10 47 ..... . ........... . . ... . .... . ...... ....... .... I 48. 49, 50, 48 1. 500 ...... . ...... . ..... .. . . .... . ... I 0 5 1. 104 . ................. . ......... . ........ . .. . 15 52. 4 11......... . ...... . . . . . .. . .... . . .... . .. . ... 10 53, 63 . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . ... . .. . . .... . .. . ........ . . .8 54, 55. 55 1 . . ..... .. . .... . . .... . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .....7 56. 56 1 ......... .. .......... . . . . .... . .... . ... . ..8 57, 58,58 1 ...... .. ..... . . . ...... . .. . ........ ... .34 59 . .. . . . ...... . ........ . ....... . . . . .. . ..... . .. 17 60 ........ . ........ . . . . . .... ...... . ..... .. ..... 5 61 .................. . ...... .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... 15 62 ... .. .. ... .. .. ... . ................. .. ...... . 18 64 ................................ . ... . ........ 8 65 ........ ... ..................... . ... . ........7 66. 67, .............. . ............. ... .. . .. ..... 8 68,681 ............. · • ··· ..... ··· ·· · ······ ······5 69. 84. 86. 861 ............. . . . .. . ......... .. ... . .42 70 eas1 of l-lwy. 141 ............. . ..... . .. . .. ....... 8 70 wes1 of Hwy. 14 1 ......... . .... . ...... ... .. .... .8 6 Units Lion Quota 71. 7 11 ..... . . ...... . . . . . , . ... .. .. . ... ... .. ..... I I 72 ................... .. ....... . ............... .4 73 ..... . . ..... . ................ .. ... . ..... . ... 10 74 & 74 1 .. . .. . ........ ... .. ....... ......... .. . . .8 75.77. 78,75 1,77 1 . .. . .. ....... . ...... . ....... . .. 11 76, 79 ........... . ......... . ... . . .. . . .... . .... . .2 80 .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. .........................3 8 1 . .. .. . . . ... . .... .. .. . . ... . . . ... . . . .. . .. . .....2 82 ... . . . ....... . .... . .. . . ... . .... . ... .. ... .... 10 83 . ... . . . .. . . . . ....... . ..... . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .... 10 85, 140, 85 1 . . .. . . . ... . . . ......... . . . .. . . ........30 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138,139, 14 1,142,143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ... . ....... . 10 128, 133, 134 ...... .. .... . .................. . ... . .4 19 1 ... .. . . .. .. . . ... . .... . .. . .. . .. . ... . ... .. .. . . 10 20 1 .. . . . .. . . . ....... .. .. . ........ .. .. . . .. . . .....6 2 11 . ........... . .... . ........... . .. .. . .... ..... 17 42 1 ..... .. . . . .. . . ... . . .. . . ...... . . .. . . . ... . .....6 444 .. . .. . . . . . ... . ... . .... . .................... . .4 461 . .. .. . .. .. ... . . . ............. . .. ....... . .....7 501 ... . ..... . ............ . . ..... . . . . . . . . ....... 10 5 11 .. ............. . ..... . ... . ...... .. . , .. ...... 10 521 .... . ..... . ................................. .6 •n,c Black Ridge Canyons area of uni! 40 is bounded on the nonh by the Colorado River; on the east by Hwy. 340, the Colorado National Monument west boundary and Mesa Cly. Rd 16.5: on the south by Mesa Cty BS Rd and on the west by the Utah l ine. NOTE: Legal descriptions of other GM Us arc not in this brochure because of space. Sec the big game brochure or visit a DOW office. AFTER YOU HARVEST A LION EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain l ion carcass w ithout evidence of sex naturally attached. 2. For mountain lions, evidence of sex means the testicles or penis of a male and the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence o f sex is not required: a. when a donation certi ficate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meal. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, has been cul into portions. wrapped and frozen for storage or stored al licensee's home. TAGS You must attach the carcass tag 10 any mountain l ion you take per instructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS A ll hunters who kill a lion must contact the DOW w ithin 48 hours w ith their name, CC number, lion license stamp number, date and unit of kill and sex o f lion taken. If you get an answering machine, please leave us a message. Mountain l ions must be personally prese111ed by hunters to a DOW officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the l ion is k illed. H ides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of it can be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A l ion hide or head w ithout a seal attached S days after the kill becomes the property of the slate. 7 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/237d0ddb183ee18a2d0dbc5f5ab8531b.pdf 2c3f8ae9302d25c757946f6d2380f339 PDF Text Text INSPECTIONS (continued from previous page) A mandatory check report must be completed during inspection. Inspection and sealing can be arranged by contacting the nearest DOW office or officer. Inspection and the seal are free and must remain attached until hide is tanned. NEW FOR 1997: Lions taken in unit 40 must be inspected and sealed at Grand Junction office. 1997 Colorado Hunting Information DONATING GAME MEAT 1. You can donate up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat to someone with a like license, which is a license for the same species, sex, season and method of hunting as donor's license. Donation can occur at any location. 2. You can donate more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: a. the recipient's license isn't filled. b. the recipient tags the meat with his carcass tag. The donor's tag must remain with his portion. c. if the entire carcass is donated, both the donor's and recipient's tags must be attached. 3. You can donate to someone without a like license: a. up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat anywhere. b. more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat only at recipient's home. 4. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amount to anyone, anywhere. 5. Donations require a certificate with names, addressses and phone numbers of donor and recipient; donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated; date of kill and donor's signature. 6. The certificate can be a simple note. It must be kept with the meat until it's consumed. 7. Donors and recipients are subject to all bag limits and possession regulations. MOUNTAIN LION NEWFOR1997 Permits are no longer required. Instead, you must call 1-888940-LION (5466), toll free, before hunting. See page 2 for details. Requirements for inspection and obtaining a seal for harvested lions have changed. See page 7 for details. A second license can be purchased to hunt lion in part of unit 40. See page 2 for details on the license. Also, see page 8 for sealing instructions. Unit 13 has been split into an east and west unit with separate quotas for each. See page 6. HUNTING SEASON DATES Jan. 1 through March 31 and Nov. 10 through Dec. 31. Open to residents and nonresidents. The season is closed April 1 through Nov. 9. WASTE OF WILDLIFE All edible portions of mountain lions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn't include internal organs. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS 1. The DOW may authorize taking lions damaging livestock or property, or frequenting areas incompatible with other users to protect public health, safety and welfare. This authorization will be made to licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all regulations for mountain lion hunting. 2. The DOW will keep a list of hunters, houndsmen and trappers to take problem lions considering their ability to respond, skill, experience and location. The urgency of the problem and where the removal will occur also will be considered. ROAD CLOSURES: Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. 8 Printed for free distribution by the COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE Department of Natural Resources 6060 Broadway, Denver 80216 (303) 297-1192 Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m .. MST Published December 1996 - 7 .000 copies Editor: Brighid Kelly Printed by State Print Shop •mYEARS,m OF MANAGING TOUR WILDLIFE The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, by interest on those sales and by donations. The DOW also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment sales. The DOW does not receive state tax revenues. The Division of Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex. national origin and disabilities in all aspects of employment and public participation in its programs and services. For information or 10 register a complaint. contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216, or call (303) 297-1192. 1 �MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident License Fee $ 30.00 $250.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25¢ 25¢ Total $ 30.25 $250.25 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 1. A Conservation Certificate (CC) (free and available at license agents) and a mountain lion license are required. CCs are good until your address or other personal information changes. You must have your CC, with a current lion license stamp attached, with you when hunting. You can buy licenses at DOW -0ffices and most license agencies. NEW FOR 1997: Hunters can kill two lions this year, providing one is taken from the Black Ridge Canyons part of unit 40. This second license for unit 40 must be purchased at DOW's Grand Junction office. For boundary information, see page 7; for inspection and sealing requirements, see page 8. 2. QUOTAS, 1-888 NUMBER a. Permits are no longer required to hunt lions. Instead, hunters must call 1-888-940-LION (5466) before all hunting trips in any GMU, but not earlier than 5 p.m. the day before. It is the hunter's responsibility to make sure the unit is open. b. This is a recorded message, telling hunters what units are closed. If a unit is closed (harvest quota reached), hunters must pick a different unit. If you call from a pay phone, write down the number you called from, in case we have any questions later. COLORADO RESIDENCY These are the qualifications for Colorado residency: 1. Anyone who has lived here continuously at least six months immediately before buying a license and who intends to make Colorado home. 2. Armed services personnel (and servicemen of U.S. allies), and U.S. Diplomatic Service personnel (and diplomatic services of a nation recognized by the U.S.), stationed here on permanent duty orders. 3. Full-time students enrolled and attending a Colorado accredited college or university at least six months immediately before buying a license, including students enrolled but temporarily absent from Colorado. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province before buying a lion license. You must carry your hunter education card when hunting, unless Proof of Hunter Education Verified" was printed by the DOW on your CC. Colorado honors hunter education courses from other states. These are not acceptable: 1. Enrollment in a course when you buy a license. 2. Military service. 3. A hunting license from any state. 2 MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT LIONS You must be at least 12 to hunt big game. An 11-year-old can buy a license if his/her 12th birthday is before the end of the hunting season written on the license. However, the license is not valid, and the youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. Hunters under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 or older. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. LEGAL METHODS OF HUNTING FOR LIONS 1. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of at least 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. Sabot rounds not permitted (cloth patches not considered sabots). 3. SHOTGUNS: No smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 4. ARCHERY: Hand-held bows, including compound bows using arrows with a broadhead that has an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 lbs. and a minimum draw length of 14 inches, measured from the front of bow to nocking point of draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least 16 inches long equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width at least 7/8 inch with at least two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. 7. Dogs are legal to hunt mountain lions. Pack size limited to no more than 8 dogs. 8. Bait is illegal to hunt mountain lions. 9. Electronic calls cannot be used to hunt mountain lions. Nonelectric calls, such as hand-held ones, may be used. BAG LIMITS One mountain lion per calendar year. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not part of the annual bag limit. Also a lion taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is not part of the annual bag limit. NEW FOR 1997: A lion taken on a second license for the Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 is not part of the annual bag limit. LIONS WITH KITI'ENS It is illegal to kill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. It is also illegal to kill a kitten. A kitten is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE Lion hunters are not required to wear fluorescent orange clothing. 3 �Colorado Division of Wildlife Service Centers Denver headquarters, (303) 297-1192 Northeast Service Center, (303) 291-7230 Fort Collins Service Center, (970) 484-2836 West Service Center, Grand Jct., (970) 248-7175 Montrose Service Center, (970) 249-3431 Southeast Service Center, Colo. Spgs., (719) 473-2945 GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS 4 5 �1997 MOUNTAIN LION QUOTAS EITHER SEX Listed below are 1997 quotas by game management unit. Season dates are Jan. I-March 31 and Nov. 10-Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota l, 2 ............................................5 3,301 ..........................................4 4 N of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 5 ............6 4 S of Moffat Cty Rd 27 (Forest Rd 110) & 441 ..........4 7 ..............................................2 8 ..............................................5 9 ..............................................5 10 .............................................6 11 ............................................ 12 12 ............................................ 10 13 W of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) ................5 13 E of Hayden Divide Rd (Cty Rd 53) .................3 15 .............................................5 18, 27, 28, 37, 181. 371 ............................ 5s 19 .............................................8 20 ............................................ 12 21 ............................................ 12 22 ............................................ 20 23 ............................................. 8 24 ............................................. 2 25, 26, 34 ........................................5 29 .............................................6 30 ............................................ 15 31 ............................................ 10 32 ............................................ 10 33 ............................................ 15 35 ............................................. 3 36 .............................................2 38 ............................................ 10 39 ............................................ 13 40 (See boundary details page 8) ..................... 13 41 .............................................2 42 .............................................4 43 .............................................2 44 .............................................2 46 ............................................ 10 47 ............................................. 1 48, 49, 50, 481, 500 ............................... 10 51,104 ......................................... 15 52,411,521 .................................... ..10 53, 63 .......................................... 8 54, 55, 66, 67,551 ................................ 10 56,561 ......................................... 8 57, 58,581 ......................................34 59 ............................................ 17 60 .............................................5 61 ............................................ 15 62 ............................................ 18 64 ............................................. 8 65 .............................................7 68,681 .........................................5 69, 84, 86, 861 .................................. .42 70 east of Hwy. 141 ................................ 8 Units Lion Quota 71,711 .........................................9 72 .............................................4 73 ............................................ 10 74 & 741 ....................................... .8 75, 77, 78, 751, 771 ............................... 11 76, 79 ..........................................2 80 .............................................3 81 .............................................2 82 ............................................ 10 83 ............................................. 10 85, 140, 851 .....................................30 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 ............ .5 128, 133, 134 .....................................4 191 ............................................ 10 201 .............................................5 211 ............................................ 13 421 ............................................ .5 444 .............................................2 461 .............................................7 501 ............................................ JO 511 ............................................ 10 *The Black Ridge Canyons area of unit 40 is bounded on the north by the Colorado River; on the east by Hwy. 340, the Colorado National Monument west boundary and Mesa Cty. Rd 16.5; on the south by Mesa Cty BS Rd and on the west by the Utah line. NOfE: Legal descriptions of other GMUs are not in this brochure because of space. See the big game brochure or visit a DOW office. AFTER YOU HARVEST A LION EVIDENCE OF SEX 1. You cannot have or transport a mountain lion carcass without evidence of sex naturally attached. 2. For mountaion lions, evidence of sex means the testicles or penis of a male and the vulva of a female. 3. Evidence of sex is not required: a. when a donation certificate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of game meat. b. after carcass has been commercially processed, has been cut into portions, wrapped and frozen for storage or stored at licensee's home. TAGS You must attach the carcass tag to any mountain lion you take per instructions on tag. INSPECTION AND SEALS CHANGES FOR 1997 All hunters who kill a lion must contact the DOW within 48 hours with their name, CC number, lion license stamp number, date and unit of kill and sex of lion taken. If you get an answering machine, please leave us a message. Mountain lions must be personally presented by hunters to a DOW officer for inspection and seal within 5 days after the lion is killed. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of it can be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 5 days after the kill becomes the property of the state. (Continued on page 8) 6 7 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/90cec8fda77d21fb37de87f7d703bb58.pdf 5c726011f2cfadf8b7f81cf7436c4630 PDF Text Text 1996 Colorado Hunting Information MOUNTAIN LION HUNTING SEASON DATES: - Jan. 1 through March 31 and ov. 11 through Dec. 31. Open to residems and nonresidents. The season is closed from April I through Nov. 10. NEW FOR 1996: Units 37 and 37 1 i n Middle Park w i ll have quotas for mountain lion hunting. NEW FOR 1996 - EVIDENCE OF SEX: Stat1ing this year, mountain lion hunters must comply w ith evidence of sex regulation . See details inside. HUNTING HOURS: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. ANNUAL BAG Lll\UT: One mountain lion per calendar year. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not pa11 of the annual bag limit. A lso a big game animal taken on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is 110 1 pa11 of the annual bag limit. MANNER OF HUNTING AND TAKE: I. CENTERFIRE RIFLES OR HANDGUNS: Must use bullets of at least 45 grains and produce at least 400-foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 2. MUZZLE-1.0AOI G RIFLES: Minimum .40 caliber. Sabot rounds are not permitted (cloth patches are not considered sabots). 3. SHOTGUNS: No smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 4.ARCH ERY: Hand-held bows. including compound bows using aiTow w ith a broadhead that has an outside diameter or w idth at least 7/8 of an inch with no less than two steel cuning edges. Each culling edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. 5. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 pounds and a minimum draw length of 14 inches, measured from the front of bow 10 nocking point of the draw string. Must have a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least I 6 inches long equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or w idth at least 7/8 of an inch with no less than two steel cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. 6. Methods not listed are prohibited. 7. DOGS can be used to hunt mountain lion. Pack size limited to no more than 8 dogs. s. BAIT is illegal for hunting moumain lions 9. ELECTRONI C CAL LS cannot be used 10 hunt mountain lions. Non-electric calls. such as hand-held ones. may be used. �1996 MOUNTAIN LION EITHER SEX CONTROLLED HARVEST QUOTA Listed below are 1996 quotas by game management unit. M ountain lion season dates are Jan. I-March 31 and Nov. 11-Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota I & 2 ...... .. .... . ........ . ..... . ...... . .5 3 & 30 1 .................. . ............ .... . .. .. .3 4 north & 5 ... . .... . .... ... . ........ . ............6 4 south & 44 I .. . ... ... . .. .. . . ... . .. . . .. . .... . ... .4 7 .............. .. ... . .... ...... ... . .... . .... . .. 2 8 ..... ..... ... .. ......... . .... . ... . .. ..........5 9 . ................. . ... . ..... . . .......... .. .... 5 10 ............. . .... . ..........................6 11 ..... . . . . .... . .... .. .... ... . ... . ... . . ....... 10 12 ................. . ... ....... . .. . . ............8 13 ...... . .......... . .. ... . .... ........ .. . . ..... 5 15 ... ...... . .... . ..... .. ...... . .. . ... ..... ... . .4 18,27,28,37, 181 &371 . . ·· •· ··· · • ···•···. ··· • ·· . .4 19 ......... . .......................... . ..... ...8 20 ....... . .. . . . .... . ... . ..... . . .. . ... . ... .. ... 12 2 1 ............ . .. .. .. . ... .. .. . ... . ... .. . . . .... 12 22 . .... .. .. .. .. ... . .... ..... ... ............. .. 18 23 .... . ..... .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . ... . ...... .. ... . ... .7 24 ................. ... .. .. .... ... . . ............2 25. 26 & 34 ... .. .. ... . .... ... ................... .5 29 .. . ... .. . .... . .. . . .... . ..... . ... . ... ... ..... .6 30 ... . ..... . . .. . ........ . ......... . ... . .... .. . 15 3 1 . ... • ...... . . ........ . ......... . ... . ...... .. 10 32 . ............ . ... . .............. . ....... . ... 10 33 ......... . .... . ... ... . .... . .... . ...... . . . .. . 15 35 .... . .... . ................ . ..... . ............3 36 ............. .. ....... . ........ ... . . . ........ 2 38 ................... . ........................ 10 39 ...... .. . ................. . ... . ... .. ... . . ... 13 40 .. .......... . .. . .......... . ................. 13 41 .. . .................. .. .. . . . ... . ...... .......2 42 .... .. . .... .. . . ............ . ... . ...... ... ... .4 43 .. . ...... . .. . ...... . .. . ...... . .. . ... . ........ 2 44 .................. . ...... .... .. . ... .... . ..... 2 46 ..... . ..... . .. ....... . .. .... . .. . ... . ........ 10 47 .. .... ..... . ....... . ......... .. . . ............ I 48, 49, 50,48 1 & 500 ... . . . . . ....... . . .. . . ........ 10 51 & 104 . ... .............. . ........ .. .. ... ..... 15 52,41 1 &521 ..... ··· • · .. .... . .... · · ··· ·· ....... 10 53 & 63 .. . .. .. .... ... . . .. . .... . ..... . ... . ....... 8 54, 55, 66, 67 & 551 . .......... . ...... .. .......... 10 56 & 56 1 . . .. . ........ . .... .......... . ... . .. ..... 8 57, 58 & 581 ..... ... .... . ...... . ... . ...... ..... .34 59 ............. ..... . .. . ....... . .. . ... . ....... 17 60 .............. . ... . . .. .. ... . . .. . . ............5 61 ......... .. ...... . .......................... 15 62 .... ...... ... . ...................... . ....... 15 64 ........ .... .. .. . . .. ... . . ....................8 65 ................... . . ............ . .... . . ..... 7 68 & 681 ...... .... .... . . ... ... .. ... . . .. ...... .. . 5 69. 84. 86 & 86 1 ............. ... .. ....... . ...... .42 70 East o f Co. Hwy. 14 1 . .. ... . . . .... .. . ....... ..... 8 70WestofCo. Hwy. 141 .. .. .... ....... .. .. .........8 71 & 7 11 .............. .. ........................9 72 .... .. . .. .... .. . . . ................. ....... . . .4 73 ..... . . . ...... . .... . ... . .. . . ... .. . . . ........ 10 Units Lion Quota 74 & 74 1 .. ... . . .... . .......... ......... .5 75, 77. 78,75 1 & 77 1 ........... . . . . ....... . . .... . .8 76 & 79 ............. .. . ........... . . . .. ......... I 80 .............. . ... . .... . . ... . ... . ... . .. ...... 3 8 1 . ... .... . . . .... ..... . ... . ....... . .. ... .. . .. .. 2 82 ............. . ... . ... . .. ..... . .. .... . ... ... . 10 83 .... .... .. .... ....... . .................. ..... .5 85, 140 & 851 ... ......................... .. .. ...30 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130. 132, 135, 136. 137, 138, 139, 14 1, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 & 147 ... .... . ....5 128. 133 & 134 ........ . ......... . .. .... . ....... .4 191 .. .... . ..... ..... .. . . . .. . . . ...... .. ......... 10 20 1 ... ... ... .. . . .. .. ... . .. ... ...... .... .... ... ..5 211 ..... ....... ....... .. ... . ................... 11 421 ...... ... ........ .. .... ...... . .............. .4 444 .......... . .... . .... . .. ......................2 461 .... .. .. ....... . .................. ... ........7 501 .... .. . .. ... . .. ... . .. . . . .. ...... .. ... ....... .4 5 11 ... . . . . .. .... . .. ............................ 10 NOTE: Legal descriptions of game management unit~ arc not printed in thi"brochurc because of space considcra1ions. Plco,c refer 10 1he deer. elk. an1elope and bear brochure or visi1 a Division of Wildlife oflice. MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License Resident Nonresident License Fee $ 30.00 $250.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25¢ 25¢ Total $ 30.25 $250.25 LICENSES, PERMITS AND TAGS 1. LICENSES: A Colorado Conserva1ion Certificate ( free of charge and available at license agents) and a mountain lion license stamp are required. You must have your certificate, with the current lion license stamp auached. with you to apply for a permit to hum in a Controlled Harvest Quota Area. Licenses can be purchased at Di vision offices and most license agencies. If you already have a conservation certificate you do not need to obtain a new one. Conservation certificates remain valid until your address or other personal information changes. 2. PERMITS: a. Issued free. Required for all mountain lion hunting and valid for 30 days. b. Issued by the Division of Wi ldlife's Denver headquarters, regional offices, area wi ldlife managers and district wildl ife managers. c. Hunters can hunt only in units spec i fied on the permit. d. No more than 7 GM Us are included on a perm it. e. Unsuccessful hunters may apply for and recei ve hunting permits until the harvest quota is reached. f. In units where the lion quota has consistently not been met through methods of take allowed in this brochure. and if the Director finds that lions in the unit present a threat to property or human life, additional methods - including commercially manufactured snares for moumain lions - may be authorized. g. The Director also can authorize taking lions outside established seasons to protect public hea lth, safety and welfare. 3. TAGS: You must auach the proper carcass tag to any mountain lion you take per instructions on tag. ��RESlDENCY QUALIFICATIONS: A nyone who meets_at least one of these qualifications is considered a resident of Col orado for a hunting license: . I. Anyone who has lived continuously_ for at least sI~ months in Colorado immediately before applymg for or buymg a license and who i ntends to make Colorado home. 2. Personnel of the armed services (and servicemen or a nation allied with the U. S.). and personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service (and diplomatic services o f a nation recognized by the U.S.). stationed in this state on permanent duty orders. . . 3. Full-time students enrolled and attendmg an accredited college or university in Colorado f~r at le~st six months _immediately before applying for or buymg a license or permit, including students temporarily absent from Colorado while still enrolled in college. MINIMUM AGE: You must be at least 12 years old to hunt big game. An I I-year-old can buy a license if his/11~r 12th binhday is before the end of the huntmg season written on the license. However, the license wi ll not become valid, and the youths cannot hunt before their 12th birthday. When hunting, anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY): Anyone born on or after Jan. I, 1949, must have completed an approved hunter education course or bowhunter education course sanctioned by a state. country or province before applying for or buy ing a huntino license in Colorado. Colorado honors comple11on of hunter education (safety) courses in other states. The following are not acceptable for thi s requirement: I. Enrollment in a course at the time of application. 2. Military service. 3. Possession of a firearms hunting license from any state. The Hunter Education Card (certificate) must be can-ied when hunting and produced when requested by an officer. INSPECTION AND SEALS: Mountain lions must be personally presemed by hunters 10 an authorize~ Division o f Wildlife official for inspection and a seal. This must be done within 48 hours after the lion is killed. Hides cannot be frozen. No lion or parts of the lion can be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. A lion hide or head without a seal attached 48 hours after the k ill becomes the property of the state. Seal requirements are in addition to carcass tag requirements. A mandatory check report must be completed by hunters at the time of inspection. Inspection and sealing can be arranged by contacting the nearest Division of Wildlife office or officer. Inspection and the seal arc free and must remain attached until hide is tanned. FLUORESCENT ORANGE: Lion hunters are ,wt requi red to wear nuorescent orange clothing. WASTE OF WILDLIFE: All edible portions of mountai n l ions must be properly prepared for human consumption. This doesn·1 include internal organs. ROAD CLOSURES: Hunting with archery equipment, rines, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. NEW FOR 1996 -- EVIDENCE OF SEX M ountain lion hunters are now required 10 comply with evidence of sex regulations. I . You cannot have or transport a mountain l ion carcass that doesn't have evidence of sex naturally au ached. 2. It is illegal to have evidence of sex accompanying the carcass. II must be naturally attached. 3. For mountaion lions. evidence or sex means the testic les or penis o f a male and the vulva of a female. 4. Evidence or sex is not required: a. w hen a donation cenilicate accompanies less than 20 lbs. of big game meat. . b. after the carcass has been commerc1ally processed. has been cut into portions wrapped and frozen for storage or is stored at the licensee's home. DONATION OF GAME MEAT These arc the requirements for donating mountain l ion meat: I. You can donate to a person with a like license. which is a license for exactly the same animal, sex, season and method . of hunting as the donor's license. a. up 10 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat al any locauon. b. more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location ONLY if: ( I) the recipient's license isn't fi lled. (2) the recipient tags the meat with his own _carcass tag. The donor's tag must remain w ith his own poI1Ion. 3. if the entire carcass is donated, both the donor's and recipien1·s tags must be attached. 2. You can donate to someone w ithout a like license: a. up to 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat at any location. . . b. more than 20 lbs. of unprocessed meat only at the recIpIent's home. 3. Processed and packaged game meat can be donated in any amount to anyone. at any place. 4. Game meat donations require a donation cenificate that contains the names, addressses and phone numbers o f donor and recipient: donor's hunting license number; species and amount donated: date of kill and donor's si gnature. 5. The cenificate can be a simple note. It must be kept with the meat until it's consumed. 6. Donor and recipient are ~ubject to all bag limits and possession regulations. LIONS WITH KITTENS: It is i llegal to k ill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. It is also illegal to kill a k itten. A "kiucn" is a lion with spots. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS I . The Division director may authorize taking lions that are damaging livestock or propeny. or are frequenting area~ incompatible with other users 10 protect public health. safety and welfare. This authorization wi ll be made to licensed hunter~. houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all regulations for mountain lion hunting. 2. The Director wi ll keep a list o f hunters. hounclsmen and trappers to take problem lions w ith consideration of the(r ability to respond, skill. experience and location. He also will consider the urgency of the problem and where the removal will occur. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/a6a08316f84b637cb3dadf993c84f87d.pdf 15896028ea1ab74e450d13e4ea7b8a76 PDF Text Text MOUNTAIN LION NEW FOR 1995 - SEASON CLOSURE EXPANSION The season closure between the early and late portions of the lion season has been lengthened to protect lions with kittens. In the past, the first portion of the season extended from January to August, then closed and reopened in midNovember. The closure will now begin April I. The season structure for lions will be similar through I 999. 1995 HUNTING SEASON DATES: - Jan. I through March 31 and Nov. 13 through Dec. 31. Season dosed from April I through Nov. 12. Open to residents and nonresidents. HUNTING HOURS: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. ANNUAL BAG LIMIT: One mountain lion during any calendar year. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not part of the annual bag limit, AND any big game animal taken during a hunt on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is not considered part of the annual bag limit. MANNER OF HUNTING AND TAKING: 1. NEW FOR 1995 - Any centerfire rifle or handgun using bullets of at least 45 grains and producing at least 400 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle can be used to hunt or take mountain lion. 2. MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLE: Minimum .40 caliber. Sabot rounds are not permitted (cloth patches are not considered sabots). 3. SHOTGUN: No smaller than 20 gauge and firing a single slug. 2. ARCHERY: Hand-held bow, including compound bow using arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 of an inch with no less than two steel cutting edges and each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. 3. CROSSBOWS: Minimum draw weight of at least 125 pounds and a minimum draw length of 14 inches.as measured from the front of the bow to the nocking point of the draw string and containing a positive mechanical safety device. In addition, the bolt must be at least 16 inches in length equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 7/8 of an inch with no less than two steel cutting edges and each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. 4. Methods not listed are prohibited. USE OF DOGS: Dogs may be used to hunt mountain lion. Pack size is limited to no more than 8 dogs, except that dogs may not be used to hunt lion where a regular rifle deer, elk or moose season is in progress. BAIT: Bait is not allowed for mountain lions. �LIONS WITH KITTENS: No person may kill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens. No person may kill a kitten. A "kitten" is a lion with spots. FLUORESCENT ORANGE CLOTHING: Lion hunters are NOT required to wear fluorescent orange clothing. 1995 MOUNTAIN LION, EITHER SEX, CONTROLLED HARVEST QUOTA - in Game Management Units listed: Jan. I through March 31 and Nov. 13 through Dec. 31. Units Lion Quota I & 2 ...........................................5 3&301 .........................................3 4 north & 5 ...................................... 5 4 soulh & 441 ....................................3 7 ..............................................2 8 ..............................................5 9 .............................................. 5 10 .............................................6 11 ............................................ 10 12 .............................................6 13 .............................................4 15 .............................................3 18. 27. 28 & 181 ..................................2 19 ............................................ .8 20 ............................................ 12 21 ............................................ 10 22 ............................................ 14 23 .............................................7 24 .............................................2 25. 26 & 34 ......................................5 29 .............................................6 30 ............................................ 15 31 ............................................ 10 32 ............................................ 10 33 ............................................ 15 35 .............................................2 36 .............................................2 38 ............................................ 10 39 ............................................ 13 40 ............................................ 10 41 .............................................2 42 .............................................4 43 .............................................2 44 .............................................2 46 ............................................ JO 47 ............................................. I 48. 49. 50. 481 & 500 ............................. 10 51 & 104 ....................................... 15 52,411 & 521 ................................... 10 53 & 63 ......................................... 8 54.55.66.67 & 551 ................................ IO 56 & 561 ........................................8 57. 58 & 581 ....................................34 59 ............................................ 17 60 .............................................5 61 ............................................ 18 62 ............................................ 15 64 .............................................8 65 .............................................7 68 & 681 ........................................5 69. 84. 86 & 861 .................................42 70 E.of Co.Hwy.141 ...............................8 73 ............................................ 10 Units Lion Quota 70 W.of Co.Hwy.141 ...............................8 71 & 711 ........................................9 72 .............................................4 74 & 741 ........................................5 75, 77, 78, 751 & 771 ..............................8 76 & 79 ......................................... I 80 .............................................3 81 .............................................2 82 ............................................ 10 83 ...............................................5 85, 140 & 851 ...................................30 123,124,125.126, 127,129,130,132.135, 136,137. 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144. 145, 146 & 147 ............5 128, 133 & 134 ...................................4 191 ............................................ 10 201 .............................................5 211 .............................................9 421 .............................................4 444 .............................................2 461 .............................................7 501 .............................................4 511 ............................................ 10 NOTE: Legal descriptions of Game Management Units are not included in this brochure. Please refer to the deer. elk .. antelope and bear brochure or visit a Division of Wildlife office. MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License License Search & Fee Rescue Fee Total $ 30.25 Resident $ 30.00 25¢ Nonresident $250.00 25¢ $250.25 LICENSES, PERMITS AND TAGS 1. LICENSE: A valid mountain lion license is required to hunt any mountain lion, and a mountain lion license must be in possession before an individual may apply for a permit to hunt in a Controlled Harvest Quota Area. Licenses can be purchased at most license agencies throughout the state. 2. PERMITS: (issued free of charge) are required and valid for 30 days. They are issued by the Division of Wildlife, Denver headquarters, regional offices, by area wildlife managers and district wildlife managers. Hunters may hunt only in Game Management Units (GMUs) specified on the permit. No more tflan 7 GMUs are included on any permit. Unsuccessful hunters may apply for and receive hunting permits until the harvest quota 1s reached. In individual units where the lion quota has consistently not been met through the use of the methods of taking provided herein and the Director finds that the lions withm the unit present a threat to property or human life, the Director may authorize additional methods of taking, including but not limited to the use of commercially manufactured snares for the taking of mountain lion, and the taking of lions outside esta61ished seasons under such conditions as may be necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. 4. TAGS: Mountain lions must be properly tagged with the appropriate carcass tag per instructions on the 6ack of the hunting license. OBTAINING LICENSES AND PERMITS I. A valid mountain lion license is required to hunt any mountain lion, and a mountain lion license must be in possession before an individual may apply for a permit to hunt in a Controlled Harvest Quota Area. 2. Permits are required for all lion hunting. Permits will be issued by the Division of Wildlife, Denver headquarters, regional offices, by area wildlife managers and district wildlife managers. ��3. The permit allows a hunter to hunt only in those units specified on the permit. • 4. No more than 7 units are included on any permit. 5. Permits are valid for a 30-day period. 6. Unsuccessful hunters may apply for and receive hunting permits until the harvest quota is reached. RESIDENT QUALIFICATIONS A person who meets at least one of the following qualifications is considered to be a resident of Colorado for hunting license purposes: I. Any person who has lived continuously for at least six months in Colorado immediately preceding application for or purchase of a license and who intends to make Colorado his/her home. 2. Personnel of the armed services (and servicemen of any nation allied with the United States), and personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service (and diplomatic services of any nation recognized by the United States), stationed in this state on permanent duty orders. 3. Full-time students who are enrolled and have been attending any accredited college or university in Colorado for at least six months immediately prior to date of application for or purchase of a license or permit and including students who are temporarily absent from Colorado while still enrolled at college. WASTE OF WILDLIFE All edible portions of game wildlife, other than furbearers and those species listed in Chapter 3, #300 A. 3., shall be properly prepared to provide for human consumption. For the purpose of this restriction edible portions shall not include internal organs. Mountain lion was added to this restriction by the Wildlife Commission in 1993. Mountain lions must now be prepared to provide for human consumption. INSPECTION AND SEAL Any mountain lion harvested in Colorado must be personally presented by the successful hunter to an authorized Division of Wildlife official or other official designated by the Division for a required inspection and seal. No fees are required for the inspection or for the seal, which must remain attached to the hide until the.hide is tanned. Mou111ai11 lions taken by licensed hunters must be reported to the Division by the hunter and inspected and sealed within 48 HOURS after the lion is killed. No lion, or parts, will be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. Any lion hide or head not having a seal attached within the appropriate time period after the kill will become the property of the state. Seal requirements are in addition to carcass tag requirements. A mandatory check report must be accurately completed by the hunter at the time of inspection. Inspection and sealing may be arranged by contacting the nearest Division of Wildlife office. Offices are located in:Colorado Springs- (719) 473-2945; Denver - (303) 291-7227; Durango - (303) 247-0855; Fort Collins - (303) 484-2836; Glenwood Springs - (303) 945-7228; Grand Junction - (303) 248-7175; Gunnison - (303) 641-0088; Hot Sulphur Springs - (303) 725-3557; Lamar - (719) 336-4852; Meeker - (303) 878-4493; Monte Vista - (719) 852-4783; Montrose - (303) 249-3431; Pueblo - (719) 561-4909; Salida (719) 539-3529; or any DOW officer. NOTE: 303 Area codes outside of Denver area change to area code 970 on April 2, 1995. NEW FOR 1995 - MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT BIG GAME: You must be at least 12 years old to hunt big game. An I I-year-old may purchase a license if his/her 12th birthday is before the end of the hunting season written on that license. However, the license will not become valid, and he/she may not hunt before his/her 12th birthday. When hunting, any person under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) COURSE COMPLETION IS REQUIRED: A person born on or after January I, 1949 must have completed an approved hunter education course or bowhunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province BEFORE applying for or purchasing a hunting license in Colorado. Colorado does honor completion of hunter education (safety) courses in other states. The following are NOT acceptable for this requirement: I. Enrollment in a course at the time of application. 2. Military service. 3. Possession of a firearms hunting license from any state. The Hunter Education Card (certificate) must be carried when hunting and produced when requested by an officer. ROAD CLOSURES: Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. PROBLEM LIONS OR DAMAGE HUNTS I. Without regard to quotas, unit boundaries or season dates, the director or his designee may authorize the taking of problem lions by any means designated when such lions are causing damage to livestock or property or are frequenting areas of incompatibility with other users as may be necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. The taking of lions under this section shall be by licensed hunters, houndsmen or trappers who must abide by all other statutes and regulations regarding the taking and possession of mountain lion. 2. The director shall establish a statewide list of hunters, houndsmen and trappers to take problem lions taking into consideration the ability to respond, skill, experience, location and the ability of the hunters, houndsmen or trappers who have applied to participate in removal operations; and, in selecting participants from that list for any particular removal operation shall further take into consideration the urgency dictated by the situation and the environment in which the removal will occur. SEASON PARTICIPATION: A person may hunt in only one hunting season per calendar year for each big game species, regardless of the method of hunting used, except that: 1. Any person who hunts in a special hunting season for big game animals causing damage may hunt in another season for the same species; 2. Any person who hunts in a January or February hunting season established as a portion of the hunting season framework of the preceding calendar year may hunt in another season during the same calendar year for the same species; 3. Any person who obtains a Southern Ute Tribal Lands permit may also hunt in any other season for which he lawfully purchases a license. Except as provided above, no person shall be entitled to obtain in any manner more than 1 license for any I species of big game animal. 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Hunters should be aware that these regulations may change at that time. Contact the Division of Wildlife for details. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is funded by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and by interest earned on those sales. The Division also receives a portion of federal excise taxes on the sales of hunting and fishing equipment. The Division receives no appropriation from state tax revenues. 1/ MOUNTAIN LION Open to Residents and Nonresidents LEGAL MANNER OF TAKING (No other methods allowed) 1. ANY FIREARM may be used to take mountain lion. 2. ARCHERY : Hand-held bow, including compound bow using arrows equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 7/Bths of an inch with no less than two steel cutting edges and each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting su rface. 3. CROSSBOWS: minimum draw weight must be at least 125 pounds and have a minimum draw length of 14 inches as measured from the front of the bow to the necking point of the draw string and contain a positive mechanical safety device. The bolt must be at least 16 inches in length equipped with a broadhead with an outside diameter or width of at least 718th of an inch with no less than two steel cutting edges and each cutting edge must be in the same plane throughout the length of the cutting surface. FLUORESCENT ORANGE CLOTHING Lion hunters are NOT required to wear fluorescent orange clothing. �BAIT NOTE: The Wildlife Commission will consider whether to continue to allow baiting for lion at its January meeting. Be Advised that baiting may be prohibited. 1. Mountain lion may be taken with the aid of baiting as follows: Baits must consist solely of material of animal or plant origin and may not contain materials of metal, glass, porcelain, plastic, cardboard or paper. Wildlife which may be used as bait include only the carcasses, or parts thereof, of legally taken furbearers, carp, shad and suckers (except razorback suckers), and nonedible portions of legally obtained small game mammals, birds and sport fish. Bait may be used only as follows: (a) Any person intending to use as bait domestic livestock, or parts thereof, other than processed meat scraps, must have in possession a certificate by a licensed veterinarian certifying that no known contagious disease is present, and stating the cause and date of death, and a certificate of brand inspection or, if not applicable, other proof of ownership. (b) Baiting is allowed during the 7-day period prior to the opening date of each hunting season and during the season specified for the species being baited and only in units, or portions thereof, open to the taking of such species. (c) All baits except those permitted in (a) above must be enclosed in a rigid-sided wooden, metal or plastic container no larger than 8 cubic feet in volume with the largest opening in the container not to exceed 2 feet in diameter. (d) No bait may be placed on private land without notification to the landowner. (e) Bait may be placed on public land with the following exceptions: (1) No bait may be placed within 100 yards of perennial water, public road or designated trail. (2) No bait may be placed within 400 yards of campgrounds, picnic grounds trailheads, administrative sites or other public use facilities maintained by public land use agencies. (3) All baits and containers must be removed from the bait site and disposed of properly within 5 days of the close of the season. (f) Any person who uses bait must provide information on the location of placement if requested to do so by an officer of the Division. (g) Any person establishing a bait station must identify the bait with his name and address. Such identification will be placed within 30 feet of the bait and be con- spicous and visible from the bait site. (h) No more than 2 mountain lion bait stations for each license holder. INSPECTION AND SEAL REQUIRED Any mountain lion harvested in Colorado must be personally presented by the successful hunter to an authorized Division of Wildlife official or other official designated by the Division for a required inspection and seal. No fees are required for the inspection or for the seal, which must remain attached to the hide until the hide is tanned. Mountain Lion taken by licensed hunters must be reported to the Division by the hunter and inspected and sealed within 48 HOURS after the lion is killed. No lion, or parts, will be taken out of Colorado until inspected and sealed. Any lion hide or head not having a seal attached within the appropriate time period after the kill will become the property of the state. Seal requirements are in addition to carcass tag requirements. A mandatory check report must be accurately completed by the hunter at the time of inspection. Inspection and sealing may be arranged by contacting the nearest Division of Wildlife office: Colorado Springs - (719) 473-2945; Denver - (303) 291-7227; Durango - (303) 247-0855; Fort Collins -(303) 484-2836; Glenwood Springs - (303) 945-7228; Grand Junction - (303) 248-7175; Gunnison - (303r 641-0088; Hot Sulphur Springs - (303) 725-3557; Lamar - (719) 336-4852; Meeker - (303) 878-4493; Monte Vista - (719) 852-4783; Montrose - (303) 249-3431; Pueblo - (719) 561-4909;' Salida - (719) 539-3529; or any Division of Wildlife officer. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS 1. DOGS may be used to hunt. Pack size limited to no more than eight dogs. Dogs may not be used to hunt mountain lion where a moose season is in progress. NOTE: The Wildlife Commission will consider the use of dogs for lion hunting at its January meeting. 2. LIONS WITH KITTENS: It is unlawful to kill a mountain lion accompanied by one or more kittens or to kill a kitten. A "kitten" is a lion with spots. MINIMUM AGE TO HUNT BIG GAME You must be at least 14 years old to hunt big game. A 13-year-old may purchase a license if his/her 14th birthday is before the end of the hunting season written on that license. However, the license will not become valid, and he/she may not hunt before his/her 14th birthday. When hunting, any person under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older. HUNTER EDUCATION (SAFETY) COURSE COMPLETION IS REQUIRED A person born on or after January 1, 1949 must have completed an approved hunter education course or bowhunter education course sanctioned by a state, country or province BEFORE applying for or purchasing a hunting license in Colorado. Colorado does honor completion of hunter education (safety) courses in other states. The following are NOT acceptable for this requirement. 1. Enrollment in a course at the time of application. 2. Military service. 3. Possession of a firearms hunting license from any state. THE HUNTER EDUCATION CARD (certificate) must be carried when hunting and produced when requested by an officer. HUNTING HOURS One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. HUNTING NEAR ROADS Hunting with archery equipment, rifles, handguns or shotguns firing single slugs is prohibited within 50 feet on either side of the centerline of any state highway or municipal or county road. ANNUAL BAG LIMIT One mountain lion during any calendar year. A lion taken during a special hunting season for big game causing damage is not considered part of the annual bag limit AND any mountain lion taken during a hunt on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation is not considered part of the annual bag limit. RESIDENT QUALIFICATIONS A person who meets at least one of the following qualifications is considered to be a resident of Colorado for hunting license purposes: 1. Any person who has lived continuously for at least six months in Colorado immediately preceding application for or purchase of a license and who intends to make Colorado his/her home. 2. Personnel of the armed services (and servicemen of any nation allied with the United States), and personnel of the U.S. Diplomatic Service (and diplomatic services of any nation recognized by the United States), stationed in this state on permanent duty orders. 3. Fulltime students who are enrolled and have been attending any accredited college or university in this state for at least six months immediately prior to date of application for or purchase of a license or permit and including students who are temporarily absent from this state while still enrolled at any such college or university. �MOUNTAIN LION LICENSE FEES License License Fee Total Resident $ 30.25 Nonresident $250.25 $ 30.00 Search & Rescue Fee 25ii $250.00 MOUNTAIN LION - DATES AND AREAS One Mountain Lion, Either Sex , Controlled Harvest Quota by Game Management Units. JAN.1 - AUG.27 and NOV.15 - DEC.31 (NOTE: season closed from Aug.28 - Nov.14) Units Lion Quota 1 & 2 ..............................................................................5 1, 18, 27, 28 & 181 ........................................................2 3 & 301 ..........................................................................2 4 north & 5 ......... ............................................................2 4 south & 441 .............................................................. .. 2 7 ..... .............................................................................. ..2 8 ........................ ..................................................... ........ 5 9 .............. ........... ............................................................ 5 10 ............. ............................................................ .... ......5 11 ... ......... ....................................................................... 8 12&13 ........................................................................ .. 6 15 ... .................... ......................... ................................. .. 3 19 ... ................................................................................ 8 20 ...................... ....................... ....................................12 21 ................................ ... ...................................... .......... 8 22 ...... ....... ... ........................................................... ........ 8 23 & 24 .............. ............................................. ............... 4 25, 26 & 34 .............................................. ........ ...... ........ 5 29 ................................................ ............. ........ ..............6 30 ................................................ ......... .... ........ .. ..........11 31................................... .................. .............. ................ 6 32 .......................... ................................... ....... .............10 33 ................................................................................. 10 35 ...................................................................................2 36 .......................... .........................................................2 38 ................................................ ............. .................... 10 39 ............................................ ... ............. ..................... 13 40 ...................................................... ........................... 10 41 ...................................................................................2 42 ................................................................................... 4 43 ......................... ............... ................. .......... .............. ..2 44 ......................................................... .......................... 2 46 ............................................. .................................... 10 47 ............... .......... ................................ .......................... 1 48, 49, 50,481 & 500 ............................... ................... 10 51 & 104 ..... ................................................................. 15 52, 411 & 521 ............................................. ...................8 53 & 63 ·············································· ···· ·········•··············4 54, 55, 66, 67 & 551 ......................................................5 56 & 561 .. ......................................................................8 Units Lion Quota 57, 58 & 581 ................................................................ 30 59 ........ ......................................................................... 15 60 .................. ........................................... ...... ................ 5 61 .................... ......... ............... ..................................... 15 62 ....... ...... .................................................................... 15 64 ...... ................................ ... .. ..... ....................... ............ 6 65 ............................ .................... ................................... 5 68 & 681 .............. .......................................................... 5 69, 84, 86 & 86 1 ... ...................................................... .40 70 E. of State Hwy.141 ......................... ......................... 5 70 W. of State Hwy.141 ......................................... ... ... .. 5 71&711 ........................................................................7 72 ............................ ...... .... ................................... .......... 4 73 ......... ................... ................................................. ...... 7 74&741 ............................................ ............................ 5 75, 77, 78, 751 & 771 .................................. ..................5 76 & 79 ................................................ .......................... 1 80 ........................ ........................ ................................... 3 81 ....................... ..... .......... ................................ .............2 82 ........................ ............................ ............. ........ ........ 10 83 ................................................ ..... ...... ................... ..... 5 85, 140 & 851 ..............................................................30 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 132. 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141 , 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 & 147 ... ................... 5 128, 133 & 134 ............................................................. .4 191 .................... ... ....................... ................... .......... .... 10 201 .......................... .................................... ................... 5 211 ........................... ........................ .............. ........ ... ..... 6 421 ..... ..... ...... ............................................... .................. 2 444 ............................................... .... ............ ... ...............2 461 .............................................. .............................. ..... 7 501 .......................................................... .... .... ............... 4 511 ........................................................................... .... 10 DUE TO SPACE CONSIDERAT IONS , LEGAL DESCR IPTIONS OF GAME MANAGEMENT UN ITS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BROCHURE. PLEASE REFER TO THE 1992 or 1993 DEER. ELK AND ANTELOPE BROCHURE FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OR VISIT A DIVISION OF WI UDLI FE OFFICE TO SEE A WR ITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE UNITS. LICENSES AND PERMITS FOR MOUNTAIN LION 1. LICENSE: A valid mountain lion license is required to hunt any mountain lion, and mountain lion license must be in possession before an] individual may apply for a permit to hunt in a Contrqlled Harvest Quota Area. These licenses can be purchased at most license agencies throughout the state. Mduntain lion must be properly tagged with the appropriate carcass tag as per instructions on the back of the hunting license. 2. PERMITS: (issued free of charge) are required and valid for 30 days. They are issued by the Division of a Wildlife, Denver headquarters, Regional Offices, by Area Wildlife Managers and Di strict Wildlife Managers. Hunte rs may hunt only in Game Management Units (GMUs) specified on the permit. No more than 7 GMUs are included on any permit. Units do not have to be contiguous. Unsuccessful hunters may apply tor and receive hunting permits until the harvest quota is reached. A hunter may have more than one permit. 3. In individual units where the lion quota has consistently not been met through the use of the methods of taking provided herein and the Director finds that the lions within the unit present a threat to property or human life, the Director may authorize additional methods of taking , incl uding but not lim ited to the use of commercially manufactured snares suitable for the taking of mountain lion, and the taking of lions outside the established season structure under such conditions as may be necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. r7---------, I I Subscribe to the BEST outdoor bargain in Colorado. . . I COLORADO I : CZil{1PRz?Ji : I Clip this coupon today and mail your check or I money order to Colorado Outdoors Magazine, 6060 I I Broadway, Denver, CO 80216. 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Language A language of the resource English; Spanish Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting: Regulations Description An account of the resource In 1965 the Colorado State Legislature declared mountain lions a big game animal with seasons and limits. Previously, they were an unprotected and bountied animal.&nbsp;<br /><br />From 1965-1992, mountain lion regulations were included in the annaul Big Game brochure. From 1993-current regulations are published as a separate brochure. Starting in 2020, the regulations are only issued in a digital format. Regulations are also published in Spanish, beginning with the 2023-2024 brochure.<br /><br />Print regulations are located in the Brochure Files in the CPW Research Library. Subject The topic of the resource Mountain lion - Hunting Puma hunting - Colorado