---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 32.25"
title: "50"
number: "32.25"
heading: "Colorado."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/32.25"
---

# §32.25. Colorado.


The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.

- (a) **Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared-dove, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.**
    - (ii) **The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.**
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The only acceptable methods of take are shotgun, rifle firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bow, pellet gun, slingshot, and hawking/falconry.
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit launching or removing any type of watercraft from the refuge on the Rio Grande or Chicago Ditch.
- (b) **Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of duck, coot, merganser, Canada goose, snipe, Virginia and Sora rail, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **All migratory bird hunting closes annually on December 31.**
    - (ii) **We allow access to the refuge 1 hour prior to legal shooting time.**
    - (iii) We allow use of only portable stands and blinds that the hunter must remove following each day's hunt (see [§ 27.93](/cfr/50/27.93.md) of this chapter).
    - (iv) We prohibit hunting 200 feet (60 meters) from any public use road, designated parking area, or designated public use facility located within the hunt area.
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of jackrabbit, cottontail rabbit, and sage grouse on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **All upland game hunting closes annually on December 31.**
    - (ii) **The condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section applies.**
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of antelope and elk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **The conditions set forth at paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section apply.**
    - (ii) **Elk hunters—**
      - (A) Must possess a refuge-specific permit (state-issued) to hunt elk; and
      - (B) **Must attend a scheduled pre-hunt information meeting prior to hunting.**
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We prohibit fishing between June 1 and July 31 each year.**
    - (ii) **We allow fishing only from legal sunrise to legal sunset.**
    - (iii) **We prohibit ice fishing on the refuge.**
    - (iv) **We close Unit C to fishing when the refuge is open to big game rifle hunting.**
    - (v) **We prohibit lead sinkers and live bait for fishing.**
- (c) **Baca National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of Eurasian collared-dove and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.**
    - (ii) **The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.**
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: Shotguns, rifles firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bows, pellet guns, slingshots, and hawking/falconry are the only acceptable methods of take.
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (4) [Reserved]
- (d) **Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of pronghorn antelope, moose, mule deer, and elk on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
- (e) **Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, snipe, Eurasian collared-dove, and mourning dove on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We allow Eurasian collared-dove hunting only during the mourning dove season.**
    - (ii) **The only acceptable methods of take are shotguns, hand-held bows, and hawking/falconry.**
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of cottontail rabbit, and black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit, on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: The only acceptable methods of take are shotgun, rifle firing rimfire cartridges less than .23 caliber, hand-held bow, pellet gun, slingshot, and hawking/falconry.
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of elk on designated areas of the refuge.
  - (4) [Reserved]
- (f) **Rocky Mountain Arsenal.**
  - (1) -(3) [Reserved]
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We allow fishing on Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from legal sunrise to legal sunset.**
    - (ii) **We allow fishing from the first Saturday in April through November 30.**
    - (iii) All anglers age 16 and older must possess a signed refuge fishing permit (signed refuge fishing brochure) when fishing.
    - (iv) You must stop and pay the daily fishing recreation fee for each Colorado State licensed angler age 16 or older. Payments are made at self-service fishing fee stations, and you must display a receipt of payment or an annual pass while fishing. High school and college students can fish for free with a current student identification card.
    - (v) **We allow bank fishing only at Lake Mary and Lake Ladora.**
    - (vi) **We allow wade fishing only in Lake Ladora after Memorial Day.**
    - (vii) Each angler may use only one rod and reel or pole and line with one hook per line, except that we allow a second rod and reel or pole and line with one hook per line with a Colorado State-issued second rod stamp.
    - (viii) **We only allow barbless hooks.**
    - (ix) **We only allow artificial lures and flies on Lake Ladora.** We allow artificial lures and flies and artificial bait, cut bait, and food products only on Lake Mary.
    - (x) **We prohibit the use of live bait on all refuge waters.**
    - (xi) **We only allow catch-and-release fishing.**
    - (xii) **We prohibit the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages while fishing.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54105, Aug. 31, 2020]

### Source

Source: 84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd-668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 115-20, 131 Stat. 86.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54105, Aug. 31, 2020]