2025-2026 Season Dates

[eamyrick]

Starting to make plans for next year and for the life of me can’t figure out the 25-26 2nd rifle CO dates for Mule Deer. Anyone have a clear idea?

 

[j_volt]

Colorado 2025-2029 Big Game Season Structure

Highlights from preliminary recommendations released today: No more OTC archery elk tags...all draw for residents and non-residents New early (Aug 15 - Sep 1) archery deer season (in addition to regular archery season Sep 2-30) Allow some deer hunting during first rifle season...

rokslide.com

 

[eamyrick]

Colorado 2025-2029 Big Game Season Structure

Highlights from preliminary recommendations released today: No more OTC archery elk tags...all draw for residents and non-residents New early (Aug 15 - Sep 1) archery deer season (in addition to regular archery season Sep 2-30) Allow some deer hunting during first rifle season...

rokslide.com

So it reverts back to old date structure but I’m still unclear what the dates are unless they haven’t been decided yet?

 

[Greenduck18]

https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Commission/2024/June/FINAL_BGSS2025-2029.pdf

I think this is what you are looking for. Page 6 has the rifle dates.

 

[IrkedCitizen]

So it reverts back to old date structure but I’m still unclear what the dates are unless they haven’t been decided yet?

It didn't revert to old dates. This is what they did for regular rifle seasons

1. Changed 1st season from Saturday-Wed to Wednesday-Sun.

2. 5 day break before 2nd season opener vs 10 days.

3. Changed 3rd season from 7 days to 9 days (2 weekends)

So the only thing that reverted was 3rd season back to 9 days.