Colorado Leftover Big Game Licenses on Sale August 11th

Don't despair if you missed the annual big game lottery for Colorado, it's not too late to get a great tag for the big game hunting season in a limited draw unit.On Tuesday August 11th leftover tags will go on sale to the general public.  

Hunters may purchase tags beginning at 9:00 am from a qualified vendor or on the phone by calling the Colorado Division of Wildlife at 1-800-244-5613.  The next day, on the 12th, leftover tags may be purchased online at https://www3.wildlifelicense.com/co/start.php.

Be ready before you go to purchase your Colorado leftover big game license:

The best thing to do is to download the list of leftover licenses ahead of time and be familiar with the coding system.  You'll want to know what unit you want to hunt and what the hunt code is before you go to purchase.  You'll also need your hunter safety card, your driver's license, and a method of payment. 

Colorado Big Game season dates:

Archery: August 29-September 27

Muzzleloader: September 12 - 20

Rifle:

Season #1: Elk only, October 10-14

Season #2: Combined elk & deer, October 17-25

Season #3: Combined elk & deer, October 31- November 6

Season #4: Combined limited: November 11-14

Cost:

Resident elk tag is $46

Resident deer tag is $31

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Sue Melus is owner of Melus Outdoors, LLC which specializes in PR and communications for natural resource conservation, hunting, fishing and shooting.

Comments

[Kendall]

The question is do I want to pay $546 to hunt Elk in Colorado this year since I didn't draw out in NM or a UT cow tag. (I see that it's $251 for a cow tag).

Decisions, decisions....

[Sue Melus]

Well, I guess I assume it might also depend on other factors like where you are traveling from, where you think you want to stay in Colorado and if your goal is a trophy or meat for the freezer. I love the state of Colorado and I think you really can't go wrong here. Lots of elk here.

[MBT Shoes]

It's so nice to have you do all of the research for us. It makes our decision making so much easier!! Thanks.