Colorado Game Management Unit 481
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 (38.857, -106.265) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 6:03 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:32 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 6:04 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:33 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 6:05 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:34 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 6:06 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:35 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 6:07 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:36 AM | 4:58 PM | |
| 6:08 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:37 AM | 4:57 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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Mount Yale, 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
Buena Vista West, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Mount Harvard, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Harvard Lakes, 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
Tincup, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Winfield, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Saint Elmo, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Mount Antero, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Buena Vista East, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Marmot Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Gunnison District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) (South) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain
Cumberland Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Granite, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
South Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Nathrop, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Mount Elbert, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Jones Hill, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain