Colorado Game Management Unit 63
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 (38.623, -107.660) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:07 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:36 AM | 5:09 PM | |
| 6:08 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:37 AM | 5:08 PM | |
| 6:09 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:38 AM | 5:07 PM | |
| 6:10 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:39 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 6:11 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:40 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:12 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:41 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:13 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:42 AM | 5:03 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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Grizzly Ridge, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2026)
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

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

Cathedral Peak, 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

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

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

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

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

Cerro Summit, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

X Lazy F Ranch, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Minnesota Pass, 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

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