Colorado Game Management Unit 53
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 (38.810, -107.401) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:06 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:35 AM | 5:08 PM | |
| 6:07 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:36 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 6:08 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:37 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 6:09 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:38 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:10 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:39 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:11 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:40 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 6:13 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:42 AM | 5:02 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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Minnesota Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Paonia District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2023)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain
West Beckwith Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Mount Guero, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Big Soap Park, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Somerset, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Paonia Reservoir, 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
Grand Mesa 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
Paonia, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Crawford, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Bowie, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Anthracite Range, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
West Elk Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Marcellina Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Hotchkiss, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Grand View Mesa, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Gray Reservoir, 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
Mount Axtell, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Squirrel Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Oh-be-joyful, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain