Colorado Game Management Unit 40
Game Management Units (elk/deer/pronghorn/moose/bear/lion) · Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.
Legal shooting light this week
Colorado's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (38.945, -108.752) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:12 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:41 AM | 5:13 PM | |
| 6:13 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:42 AM | 5:12 PM | |
| 6:14 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:43 AM | 5:11 PM | |
| 6:15 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:44 AM | 5:10 PM | |
| 6:16 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:45 AM | 5:09 PM | |
| 6:17 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:46 AM | 5:08 PM | |
| 6:18 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:47 AM | 5:07 PM |
Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Colorado regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).
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Payne Wash, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Glade Park, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Battleship Rock, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Colorado National Monument, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Fish Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Snyder Flats, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Bieser Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Island Mesa, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Sieber Canyon, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Grand Junction, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Two V Basin, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Jacks Canyon, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Plateau Division Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2016)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain

Mack, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Fruita, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Marble Canyon, UT-CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Utah, Colorado
Public domain

Pine Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Casto Reservoir, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Whitewater, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Westwater, UT-CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Utah, Colorado
Public domain

Ruby Canyon, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Clifton, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Corcoran Point, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Steamboat Mesa, UT-CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Utah, Colorado
Public domain