Colorado Game Management Unit 861
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 (37.758, -105.356) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:56 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:25 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 5:57 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 5:58 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:27 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 5:59 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:28 AM | 4:58 PM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:29 AM | 4:57 PM | |
| 6:01 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:30 AM | 4:57 PM | |
| 6:02 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:31 AM | 4:56 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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Creager Reservoir, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) PDF (front) — 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
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
Red Wing, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Medano Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Mosca Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
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
Gardner, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Little Sheep Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Liberty, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Zapata Ranch, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Devils Gulch, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Beck Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Russell, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Blanca Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Bear Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
La Veta Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Crestone Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Twin Peaks, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain