Colorado Game Management Unit 471
Game Management Units (elk/deer/pronghorn/moose/bear/lion) · Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Simplified for the web from Colorado Parks and Wildlife's public layer (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 (39.091, -106.711) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:04 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:33 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:05 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:34 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:06 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:35 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 6:07 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:36 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 6:08 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:37 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 6:09 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:38 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 6:10 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:39 AM | 4:58 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).
Maps that cover this unit
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New York Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Gunnison District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) (North) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain

Aspen-Sopris Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — White River National Forest (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · White River National Forest
Public domain

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

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

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

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

Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) PDF — Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
Public domain

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

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

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

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