Tentative dates: 2025–26

Hunting seasons

Big game

Now–Oct. 26, 2025
Oct. 29 –Nov. 6, 2025

General deer (archery)
General deer (muzzleloader)
General deer (any legal weapon)
General bull elk (archery)
General spike elk (archery)
General elk (muzzleloader)
General elk (any legal weapon)

Upland game

Dec. 1 , 2025–Feb. 28, 2026
Oct. 25 –27, 2025
Nov. 1 –Dec. 31, 2025
Now–Feb. 15, 2026
Now–Feb. 28, 2026
Now–Dec. 31, 2025
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Nov. 1 –Dec. 7, 2025
Now–Nov. 5, 2025
Now–Nov. 6, 2025
Now–March 15, 2026
Now–Oct. 31, 2025

American crow
Band-tailed pigeon
California and Gambel's quail
Chukar partridge
Cottontail rabbit
Dusky and ruffed grouse
Eurasian collared dove	Year-round
Gray partridge
Greater sage-grouse
Jackrabbit (black-tailed and white-tailed)	Year-round
Scaled quail	Closed statewide
Mourning and white-winged dove
Prairie dog (Gunnison's and white-tailed only; certain counties only)	Now–March 31, 2023
Ring-necked pheasant	Oct. 25
Sandhill crane (early)
Sandhill crane (middle)
Sandhill crane (late)
Sharp-tailed grouse
Snowshoe hare
White-tailed ptarmigan

Wild turkey

Now–Jan. 4, 2026
April 11 –30, 2026
May 1 –3, 2026
May 4 –31, 2026

Fall general-season
Spring limited-entry
Youth hunt
Spring general-season

Black bear

Spring limited-entry
Summer limited-entry
Fall limited-entry
Pursuit

Cougar

Limited-entry
Harvest-objective
Pursuit
Spot-and-stalk

Furbearer

Now–March 1, 2026
Now–April 1, 2026
Nov. 15 , 2025–March 1, 2026
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Badger
Beaver
Bobcat
Coyote	Year-round
Gray and kit fox
Marten
Mink
Muskrat	Year-round
Red fox	Year-round
Ringtail
Spotted skunk
Striped skunk	Year-round
Weasel

Waterfowl

Now–Jan. 17, 2026
Now–Jan. 24, 2026
Now–Dec. 28, 2025
Oct. 31 , 2025–Jan. 24, 2026
Oct. 27 , 2025–Jan. 17, 2026
, 2025–Jan. 24, 2026
, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026
Oct. 25 –Dec. 15, 2025
–Dec. 22, 2025
Jan. 15 Feb. 2 –March 10, 2026
–March 10, 2026
Now–Dec. 14, 2025

Duck, merganser, coot and snipe (Northern Zone)
Duck, merganser, coot and snipe (Southern Zone)
Scaup (Northern Zone)
Scaup (Southern Zone)
Dark Goose
Light Goose
Swan