Colorado Game Management Unit 851
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 (37.121, -104.858) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:53 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:22 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 5:54 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:23 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 5:55 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:24 AM | 4:59 PM | |
| 5:56 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:25 AM | 4:58 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:26 AM | 4:57 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:27 AM | 4:56 PM | |
| 5:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 6:28 AM | 4:55 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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Little Pine Canyon, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain

Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) PDF (back) — 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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