Colorado Parks And Wildlife Reissue List (2024)

FAQs

How to get Colorado leftover tags? ›

Leftover (Remaining) Limited License

You can purchase licenses online at CPWShop.com, by phone at 1-800-244-5613 and at sales agents around the state. These returned limited licenses (excluding Ranching for Wildlife) will be available on the leftover list.

You must have a qualifying license to apply for the secondary draw. Fall turkey licenses are now valid qualifying licenses! The $8.00 resident and $10.00 nonresident application fees apply. The secondary draw does not use preference points, and you cannot apply for preference points.

The Landowner Preference Program was created to give landowners a preference for hunting licenses. For a landowner to qualify for the program, the land must meet all of the following qualifications as shown by a recorded deed: Be a minimum of 160 contiguous acres of private agricultural land.

But even if you're a nonresident, there are many good mule deer hunts that can be drawn with very few points. Unlike elk in Colorado, there are no over-the-counter licenses for mule deer. All mule deer tags are issued in the annual big game draw. The application deadline is the first Tuesday in April.

After nearly a decade of debate and rising tensions, Colorado wildlife commissioners have voted to eliminate nonresident OTC archery elk tags.

Elk tags can be bought over the counter (OTC) or acquired by drawing through the lottery tag system. Both bull and cow elk licenses/tags are $66.12 for residents, and non-residents will pay $803.39 for both a bull or cow tag (prices subject to change annually).

Once a hunter applies and successfully draws their first choice license, they will forfeit all of their preference points (regular and weighted).

All applicants, including youth, must purchase a qualifying license even when they only want to purchase a preference point. Qualifying licenses could be the following: Annual licenses (valid March 1 to 31): Annual resident and nonresident small game.

Unit 62 offers good mule deer hunting, and is worth the two preference points that it takes to draw. Unit 61 currently takes seven or eight nonresident preference points to draw the 2nd rifle season. But we see some great bucks in unit 61! Again, if you're not sure where to begin, just apply for a point next year.

Colorado Revised Statutes allow lands in Colorado to be divided into 35-acre developments or parcels without going through County subdivision review. In June 1995, the process of Land Preservation Subdivision Exemption (LPS) was created to offer alternatives to 35-acre subdivisions and help preserve open space.

Can you hunt on your own private property in Colorado? ›

HUNTING ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND

Much of the land in Colorado is privately owned. Hunters can typically freely take game animals hunted on their own private property or may seek permission from a landowner to hunt on private property.

Two frequently asked questions are, “How many acres do you need to hunt deer?” and “What is the minimum land needed to hunt?” For smaller or slower animals, such as turkeys and rabbits, it's best to have at least five acres. For deer, ten acres or more is ideal.

We are located in a haven for giant trophy mule deer. The Gunnison Basin and Colorado Game Management Unit 55, GMU 54, GMU 551, GMU 67 are some of the most sought after mule deer units in the country.

Last week in the trend of resident vs. non-resident controversy, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to end OTC elk tags for archery hunting in 2025.

Montana has a lot of country and lot of mule deer. Hunters must apply for a general deer tag or a general deer/elk combo tag, but it is pretty much a guaranteed draw. The general tag allows hunters to chase mule deer in units all over the state.

Refund and Preference Point Restoration Process

To be eligible for a refund or restoration of preference points, a license must be turned into a CPW location or postmarked at least 30 days prior to the start of the season (14 days for turkey licenses)​ for which the license is valid.

Elk. OTC either sex, antlerless, or antlered elk licenses are for rifle only. Hunters can purchase an over the counter archery or muzzleloader bear license if they have an elk license for the same method of take and at least one hunting unit overlaps.

Hunters can submit one application per species in each the primary and the secondary draw. Applications can include up to four hunt choices to maximize your opportunity to draw a license and hunt. ​ Hunters can apply by logging into their account at cpwshop.com or by phone: 1-800-244-5613.

If you have a controlled hunt win in a series you are selecting a leftover tag for you will see a pop up after selecting the leftover hunt you want. * If you have purchased a general season tag or a controlled hunt tag you may exchange it for a leftover tag on the second day of the sale July 2nd after 10am PST.