 Information on
Hunts:
4-day Elk and Deer hunt
7-day Elk
and Deer hunt
5-day Cow hunt
Late Cow hunt
Antelope hunts
Housing $50 per person/per night
FIVE YEAR BIG GAME SEASON
STRUCTURE
2007-2009
DEER AND
ELK
Archery (west of I-25 & unit
140): (See “Late Plains Archery Deer” for archery
deer seasons east of I-25) There will be a 30 day season
(weekend opening), opening on Saturday of last weekend in
August.
Deer: Limited either sex or limited buck, licenses
issued by GMU/DAU
Elk: Unlimited either sex and antlerless,
valid in most units OR limited either sex licenses, issued by
GMU/DAU (totally limited units)
2007: 8/25 – 9/23
2008: 8/30 – 9/28
2009: 8/29 –
9/27
Muzzleloading (west of I-25 & unit
140): (See “Plains Muzzleloading Deer” for
muzzleloading deer seasons east of I-25) There will be a 9 day
season (weekend opening), opening on the second Saturday in
September.
Deer: Limited either sex or limited buck,
licenses issued by GMU/DAU
Elk: Limited antlered and
limited antlerless in most units (licenses issued by GMU/DAU
in totally limited units)
2007:
9/8 – 9/16
2008: 9/13 –
9/21
2009: 9/12 – 9/20
High Country Deer: limited 9
day antlered deer season (weekend opening), in high
country or wilderness portions of selected deer units,
opening on last Saturday in August or first Saturday of
September depending on unit.
2007: 8/25 – 9/2
2008: 8/30 – 9/7
2009: 8/29 – 9/6
OR
2007:
9/1 – 9/9
2008: 9/6 –
9/14
2009: 9/5 –
9/13
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Regular
Rifle Deer and Elk Seasons: four seasons
1st Season – 5 day season, followed by a 2
day break – Limited Elk Only – Opening on the first Saturday
after October 9;
2nd Season – 9 day
season, followed by a 5 day break – Deer and Elk Combined –
Opening on a Saturday;
3rd Season –
7 day season, followed by a 4 day break – Deer and Elk
Combined – Opening on a Saturday;
4th
Season – 5 day season – Deer and Elk Combined – Opening
on a Wednesday - Elk: this season is to be used as needed to
meet DAU objectives. Antlerless harvest is emphasized.
Antlered hunting is limited by draw, no over the counter bull
licenses. Deer: by DAU buck and/or doe hunting consistent with
DAU plans.
2007
1st
Separate Limited Elk 10/13-10/17
2nd Combined Deer
& Elk 10/20-10/28
3rd Combined Deer & Elk
11/3-11/9
4th Combined Limited Deer & Elk
11/14-11/18
2008
1st
Separate Limited Elk 10/11-10/15
2nd Combined Deer
& Elk 10/18-10/26
3rd Combined Deer & Elk
11/1-11/7
4th Combined Limited Deer & Elk
11/12-11/16
2009
1st
Separate Limited Elk 10/10-10/14
2nd Combined Deer
& Elk 10/17-10/25
3rd Combined Deer & Elk
10/31-11/6
4th Combined Limited Deer & Elk
11/11-11/15
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2007 - 2009:
December 1 - December 14, annually
Late
Rifle Elk: There will be the option for limited
antlerless seasons, with licenses issued by GMU/DAU, as
needed to achieve population objectives. Season lengths
are variable within the time frame by GMU/DAU and set
annually.
2007: 11/19 –
1/31
2008: 11/17 –
1/31
2009: 11/16 –
1/31
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Land Only Deer and Elk Seasons
Private Land Only (PLO) There will be the
option for limited antlerless or either-sex deer and limited
antlerless or either-sex elk, licenses issued by GMU/DAU as
needed to achieve population objectives,
AND
Private Land
Only (PLO) There will be the option for private
land only buck licenses and private land either sex elk
licenses, where necessary to distribute antlered hunting
opportunity between private and public lands, with PLO
licenses issued by GMU/DAU, during the regular rifle seasons,
including plains regular rifle seasons.
2007 - 2009: September 1 - January 31 (season
lengths variable and set annually)
Antlerless/either sex
deer and elk, issued by GMU/DAU.
AND
2007 -
2009: Concurrent with the regular rifle seasons,
including plains regular rifle seasons (units variable and set
annually) Antlered deer and either-sex elk, issued by GMU/DAU
PRONGHORN
Archery:
37 day season, unlimited licenses (some units limited, licenses
issued by GMU/DAU), with fixed dates annually beginning August
15. Bucks will be hunted only in August, bucks and does
(either-sex) hunting in September.
2007-2009: August 15 - August 31, annually
bucks only and September 1 - September 20, annually either
sex.
Muzzleloading: There will be a 9
day season, limited buck and limited doe, statewide licenses
(some units closed), with fixed dates annually in October and
a small fixed number of licenses. Note: there is a potential
need for unit specific limited licenses in those units which
have low overall numbers of antelope licenses for all methods
of take.
2007-2009 October 21 - October
29, annually
Rifle: There will
be a 7 day seasons, opening on the first Saturday in October,
limited buck and limited doe issued by GMU/DAU.
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