When Is Elk Season In Colorado

Check the regulation brochure​ for specifics and variations.

​Archery​

​Deer/elk (west of I-25 and Unit 140)

​Sept. 2-30*

​​​​​​​Plains deer (east of I-25, except Unit 140) ​ ​​

​Oct. 1-25 ​Nov. 6-30 ​Dec. 15-31​Whitetail-only (limited)​Oct. 1-25Nov. 6-30Dec. 15-31​Moose​Sept. 7-30​Pronghorn (limited) ​Aug. 15-20 orAug. 15-20 & ​Sept. 1-20(split season) ​Pronghorn bucks only (over-the-counter) ​​Aug. 15-31 ​Pronghorn either sex (over-the-counter) ​Sept. 1-20 Bear (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​​Sept. 2-30

Muzzleloader ​​(by draw only)

​​​​Deer/elk/moose​Sept. 14-22*​Plains deer (east of I-25, except Unit 140) ​Oct. 12-20​Whitetail-only (limited)​Oct. 12-20 ​Pronghorn ​Sept. 21-29 ​Bear (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​Sept. 14-22

​Rifle ​

​Moose ​Oct. 1-14 ​Separate limited elk (1st season) ​Oct. 12-16 ​Combined deer/elk (2nd season) Oct. 26-Nov. 3 Combined deer/elk ​(3rd season) Nov. 9-15 ​Combined limited deer/elk (4th season) ​Nov. 20-24​Plains deer (east of I-25, except Unit 140)​​​Oct. 26-Nov. 5 ​Late plains deer (east of I-25, except Unit 140) ​Dec. 1-14​Whitetail-only (limited)​Oct. 26-Nov. 5Late ​Whitetail-only (limited)​Dec. 1-14 ​​Pronghorn (limited)Check hunt code tables in brochure​ for early and late rifle seasons for certain hunts.​ ​Oct. 5-13*​Bear Sept. (limited)​Sept. 2-30*​Bear (1st season) (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​Oct. 12-16​​Bear (2nd season) (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​Oct. 26-Nov. 3​Bear (3rd season) (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​​Nov. 9-15​​Bear (4th season) (over-the-counter and/or limited) ​Nov. 20-24​Bear Private-Land-Only (over-the-counter)​Sept. 2-Nov. 24*

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*unless otherwise noted in the brochure tables

2024 Application Processing & Habitat Stamp Fees ​​

​$ 8.00 residents$ 10.00 nonresidents

Habitat Stamp ​​(Required and non-refundable; valid 3/1 -3/31 – 13 months)​​​​​​$ 12​.15​Lifetime Habitat Stamp​​​$ 364.63

Habitat Stamp

All annual hunting or fishing licenses purchased for individuals ages 18-64 will have a Habitat Stamp applied at the time of purchase, if required.

For more information, read about the Habita​t Stamp​.​​ If you are disabled, you may not need a Habitat Stamp. See disability information.

2024​ Draw (Limited) License Fees​

​​Payment Deadlines

IMPORTANT: License must be paid for by this date.​​ ​​​Sheep & Goat​April 30, 11:59 p.m. MT Primary DrawDeer, Elk, Pronghorn, Moose & BearJune 14, 11:59 p.m. MT ​Secondary Draw Deer, Elk, Bear, Pronghorn​July 22, 11:59 p.m. MT ​​

​​​License Type​

​​​Fee – This is the fee you will be charged if you are successful in drawing your license, or get an unsuccessful option.

​​DEER​ ​ ​​​​​Resident​$ 47.91​Resident youth​$ 18.45​Nonresident​ adult/fishing combo​​*​$ 481.52​Nonresident​ youth/fishing combo​​*​$ 122.91​​​ELK​ ​ ​​​Resident cow, bull or either sex​$ 66.12​Resident youth​$ 18.45​​Nonresident​ cow/fishing combo​​*​$ 803.39​Nonresident​ bull or either sex/fishing combo​​*​​​$ 803.39​Nonresident​ youth/fishing combo​​*​$ 122.91​PRONGHORN​ ​ ​​​Resident​$ 47.91​​Resident youth​​$ 18.45​​Nonresident​ adult/fishing combo​​*​​$ 481.52​Nonresident​ youth/fishing combo​​*​$ 122.91​MOOSE​​Resident​​$ 366.13​​​Nonresident​/fishing combo​​*​​$ 2,686.04​BEAR​​Resident​​$ 60.05​Resident Youth​$ 17.85​Nonresident​/fishing combo​​*​​$ 251.75​Nonresident youth/fishing combo*​$ 59.89

All prices include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee, a $1.50 for the Wildlife Council ​surcharge​.

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*All nonresident big-game licenses are a big-game and annual fishing combination license:Fishing licenses are good through March 31.​​​ ​

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