Colorado Game Management Unit 81
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 (37.207, -106.213) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:59 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:28 AM | 5:06 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:02 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:31 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 |
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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Vicente Canyon, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Conejos Peak Ranger District — West Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Rio Grande National Forest (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Rio Grande National Forest
Public domain

Conejos Peak Ranger District — East Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Rio Grande National Forest (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Rio Grande National Forest
Public domain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Divide Ranger District — East Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Rio Grande National Forest (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Rio Grande National Forest
Public domain

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

Bighorn Peak, NM-CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico, Colorado
Public domain

Toltec Mesa, NM-CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · New Mexico, Colorado
Public domain

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