2016 2017
Archery deer/elk (W/I-25/Unit 140) Aug. 27- Sept. 25 Aug. 26- Sept. 24
Archery moose Sept. 10-25 Sept. 9-24
Archery pronghorn (bucks only) Aug. 15-31 Aug. 15-31
Archery pronghorn (either sex) Sept. 1-20 Sept. 1-20
Muzzleloading rifle deer/elk/moose Sept. 10-18 Sept. 9-17
Muzzleloading pronghorn Sept. 21-29 Sept. 21-29
Rifle Moose Oct. 1-14 Oct. 1-14
Separate limited elk (1st season) Oct. 15-19 Oct. 14-18
Combined deer/elk (2nd season) Oct. 22-30 Oct. 21-29
Combined deer/elk (3rd season) Nov. 5-13 Nov. 4-12
Combined limited deer/elk (4th) Nov. 16-20 Nov. 15-19
Rifle Pronghorn (by draw only) Oct. 1-7 Oct. 7-13
Black Bear-Limited (by draw only) Sept. 2-30 Sept. 2-30
Black Bear-Archery (OTC w/cap) Sept. 2-30 Sept. 2-30
Muzzleloading (OTC w/cap) Sept. 10-18 Sept. 9-17
*Rifle (unlimited w/cap) Concurrent with deer/elk rifle seasons
*Note: To participate in the unlimited bear rifle seasons, a hunter must also hold a deer or elk license
for the same unit(s), season and manner of take.
2016-2017 Big Game Seasons Resident Non-res.
Elk, either sex (draw) $49 $626
Elk, cow (draw) $49 $466
Elk, either sex (OTC&L) $46 $626
Deer/Pronghorn (draw) $34 $376
Youth elk, deer, pronghorn $10.75 $100.75
Moose $254 $2,081
Bear $44 $351
Mountain Lion $41 $351
Turkey (spring) $21 $101
Turkey (fall) $16 $101
Youth Turkey $11 $76
Small Game (annual) $21 $56
Small Game (1-day) $11 $11
Small Game + Fishing $41 N/A
Fishing (annual ) $26 $56
Fishing (5-day) N/A $21
Fishing (1-day) $9 $9
License fees
LICENSE DEALERS
SERVICES
City Market 505 W. Victory, Craig (970) 824-6515
Maybell General Store 60311 Hwy 40, Maybell (970) 272-3262
MJK Sales & Feed 2315 1st St.., Craig (970) 824-6581
Murdoch’s Ranch & Home 2355 W. Victory Way, Craig (970) 824-4100
Samuelson’s True Value 456 Breeze St., Craig (970) 824-6683
Wal-Mart 2000 W. Victory Way, Craig (970) 824-0340
DUMP STATIONS Maybell Park
(970) 272-3718 U.S. Hwy 40, Maybell, CO
Moffat County Fairgrounds
(970) 824-5708 640 E. Victory Way, Craig, CO
Yampa River State Park
(970) 276-2061 US Hwy 40, 14 miles east of Craig
GAME PROCESSING AGP Processing
1176 Yampa Ave., Craig, CO (970) 826-0144
Brother's Custom Processing
383 E. 1st St., Craig, CO (970) 824-3855 www.brothersprocessing.com
Custom Quality Meat, Inc. 1430 N. Yampa Ave., Craig, (970) 824-4668
Mountain Meat & Sausage
291 Lincoln St., Craig, CO (970) 824-4878 [email protected]
HORSE RENTALS Sombrero Ranch Inc.
781 CR 15, Craig, CO (970) 824-3468 www.sombrero.com
INFORMATION RESOURCES BLM Little Snake Resource Area
455 Emerson St., Craig (970) 826-5000
Sportsman Information Center 360 E. Victory Way, Craig, CO (970) 824-3046/(800) 864-4405
Division of Parks and Wildlife P.O. Box 1181, Meeker, CO (970) 878-6090
Yampa River State Park P.O. Box 759, Hayden, CO (970) 276-2061
US Forest Service
925 Weiss Dr., Steamboat, CO (970) 870-2299
POTABLE WATER City of Craig bulk sales
836 W. 1st St (2” and 3”) 1735 N. Yampa Ave Visa or MasterCard. Cost is $6.80 per 1,000 gallons.
PROPANE Airgas USA
323 Russell St., Craig (970) 824-1057
Maybell General Store 60311 Hwy 40, Maybell (970) 272-3262
MJK/Ace Hardware
2315 1st St., Craig (970) 824-6581
ROAD CONDITIONS Weather: (800) 864-4405 www.craig-chamber.com Road conditions: (303) 639-1111 www.craig-chamber.com for local conditions. Click the “road condi-tions” icon along the left side. SHOWERS/LAUNDRY A-1 Laundromat
829 E. Victory Way (970) 824-5766
Maybell Park
Maybell, CO (970) 272-2718
The Laundry 555 Ledford St. (970) 824-9274
Yampa River State Park (970) 276-2061 US Hwy 40, 14 miles east
SIGHT-IN Bears Ears Sportsman Club
Moffat County Road 7, Craig (970) 824-9778 Shooting range open Thursday & Friday before each rifle season.
SPORTING GOODS Murdoch’s Home & Ranch
2355 W. Victory Way Craig, CO 81625 (970) 824-4100 www.murdochs.com
Wal-Mart
2000 W. Vic-tory Way Craig, CO 81625 (970) 824-0340 www.wal mart.com
TAXIDERMISTS Bullseye Taxidermy
(970) 826-2997 [email protected] www.bullseyetaxidermy.com Award-winning taxidermist com-mitted to providing the artistic quality that your mount deserves.
Gunsmoke Taxidermy (970) 826-4293 [email protected] www.gunsmoketaxidermy.com Some of the best prices in the area and fast turnaround time. Stop by and see our quality work for your-selves. Also check out our taxider-my school.
Mountain Man Taxidermy (970) 824-4910 [email protected] www.mtnmantaxidermy.com We are a full-service taxidermy specializing in North American big-game and life-size mounts. We offer 48-hour turnaround on Euro-pean skull mounts.
SERVICES
Stop by the Craig Chamber of Commerce & Moffat County Visitor Center for: ● Hunting advice ● Maps ● FREE chili, donuts and meat trays the two days before each main rifle season opens
● Resident and non-resident OHV, snowmobile, boat & wood-cutting permits
Beaver Springs (303) 847-7262 [email protected] www.beaverspringscolo.com Affordable, high quality deer & elk trespass hunts adjoining White River National Forest in GMU 12. Exclusive group leases.
Bull Run Ranch (970) 824-7200 [email protected] Prime elk hunting on 550 acres bordering the White River Nation-al Forest. GMU 12. Cabin with run-ning water, sleeps 12. Leases to groups of hunters.
Frosty Acres Ranch (970) 824-8935 [email protected] www.frostyacres-craig.com Semi-guided or trespass hunting, private land only.
McStay Brothers (970) 824-8525 [email protected] Ranch in Unit 3. Pronghorn, deer, and migratory elk trespass fee hunting. Vouchers for muzzleload-ing, rifle deer and archery or rifle pronghorn may be available.
Norman Ranch (254) 625-0922 [email protected] www.normanranches.com Cattle ranches: TX, CO. Trespass hunts in CO, Units 4 & 301. 98% success rate antelope, deer. Good elk hunting available.
Sombrero Ranch (970) 824-3468 [email protected] www.sombrero.com Hunting horse delivery in Routt, White River & Arapahoe-Roosevelt Nat'l Forests.
Wapiti Cross Ranch
(386) 867-4886 [email protected] www.wapitycrossranch.com Five cabins that sleep four each. Located 12 miles west of Maybell on County Road 85.
Weeldryer Hunting Camp
(970) 824-2704 [email protected] weeldryerhuntingcamp.weebly.com Family owned hunting camp with cabins and a bunkhouse. Tres-pass hunts in units 12 and 211 on Private land bordering public.
Wild Skies (970) 926-0216 [email protected] www.lodgingincraigcolorado.comSpacious furnished house & cabin rentals w/all utilities/WiFi, wash-ers/dryers, full kitchens, propane grills, or a 3,500sf 4b/3.5b cabin in Flat Tops GMU 12 surrounded by nat. forest & river frontage.
Y Lazy S Ranch
(970) 824-6668 [email protected] www.ylazysranch.com Old World Philoxenia. Hunting for the best deer, elk and antelope. Rent a cabin or the ranch.
PRIVATE LAND/TRESPASS HUNTS
RFW Ranching for Wildlife
Snake River Outfitters (307) 267-2195 [email protected] www.snakeriveroutfitters.com Skip the draw. Guaranteed li-censes, access to 107,000 acres, choice of weapons & dates.
GUIDES & OUTFITTERS
Beaver Creek Outfitters (218) 368-3679 [email protected] www.huntbeavercreek.com Pack-in horseback hunts for elk and mule deer, drop camps, and fully guided summer fishing and pack trips. Services provided in GMU 4, 12, 214 and 441.
Big Rack Outfitters & Horseback Adventure
(970) 826-4468 [email protected] www.bigrack.com Hunting elk, mule deer and ante-lope. Trail rides, horses, dinners and fun.
Bonehead Outfitters
(970) 629-3292 [email protected] huntboneheadoutfitters.com Full-service private land mule deer hunts. Limited number of hunters to maintain quality deer GMU 301. See our photo gallery & pricing on website.
Colorado Outfitters Services (303) 726-5975 [email protected] Outfitters that enhance the safety & enjoyment of your outdoor expe-rience. Ranch in GMU 3 & 301-501 around Cedar Mountain in Craig. Regular, youth and handicap hunts.
Craig Wild Bunch, The
(970) 824-9334 [email protected] www.elk-craigwildbunch.com The Craig Wild Bunch wants to invite you to hunt with us for a very rewarding experience. We outfitted this area for over 30 years, and hunt approximately 3800 acres in GMU 4.
High Desert Ranch & Outfitting
(970) 629-1760 [email protected] www.highdesertoutfitting.com Cabin and exclusively access to more than 5,000 acres of land in unit 441 for elk, deer and antelope.
In Range Outfitters (970) 326-7086 [email protected] www.inrangehunts.com Full service elk, deer and bear pri-vate land hunts in GMUs 12 & 13. Myers Hunting Service
(970) 824-9317 [email protected] www.lazy-v-box.com Private land guided elk and deer hunting. Honesty, integrity, good hunting and success! Our family here since 1928. Hunt the Williams Fork Mountains of Northwest Col-orado in GMUs 12, 13, and 231.
Northwest Chapter of the Colorado Outfitter’s Association
(970) 878-4749 www.northwestcolorado-outfitters.com Your number one source for find-ing outfitting, guiding and recrea-tional services in Northwest Colo-rado. Visit the website for details on what COA members offer.
Colorado's hunting regulations can seem complicated. The methods used to manage harvest of big game allow us to have the most robust and abundant populations of big game in the world. The method of take affects your season dates. Each season offers different benefits:
Archery season is the longest, running from late August through September. The weather is generally milder. The elk rut typically occurs during archery season. Ei-ther sex deer and elk licenses are available through the draw process. Either-sex elk and pronghorn licenses are available over-the-counter.
Muzzleloader season is one week in mid-September. It is generally around the elk rut. Muzzleloader licenses are all limited draw licenses.
First Rifle Season is fully limited and elk only, so this sea-son offers the least crowded hunting option for hunters.
Second and Third Rifle Seasons have elk and deer draw licenses and offer over-the-counter elk licenses. The availability of over-the-counter elk licenses makes sec-ond and third rifle an easy option for hunters who missed the draw, didn't draw, are saving preference points, or are just looking for a no-fuss hunting oppor-tunity that allows you to "buy and license and go hunt" in more than 90 GMUs.
Fourth Rifle Season is in mid-November and is limited draw for deer and elk. The winter weather has set in so there are fewer hunters in the field but the animals are generally concentrated and moving toward winter range so they're often easier to locate.
Pinnacle Peak Adventures (970) 824-9269 [email protected] www.huntpinnacle.com Full guided hunts on approximately 6,000 acres of private land in Northwest Colorado. Located in GMU 4 and offering a full service rifle hunt with a limited number of hunters.
Shelton Ranch
(970) 272-3553 [email protected] www.sheltonranch.com Archery, muzzleloading and rifle private land hunts. Semi-guided hunts for elk, mule deer and antelope in Units 11 & 211.
Superior Guide Service
(970) 824-4767 [email protected] www.wehuntcolorado.com Elk & deer hunting exclusively on private property. Bow, rifle and late-season ranching for wildlife elk hunts.
Vermillion Ranch
(307) 362-5054 [email protected] Working ranch and outfitters, sale of locally grown beef.
GUIDES, CON’T