Hunting in Gunnison - Crested Butte

Gunnison Crested Butte Tourism Association can help you plan your Colorado Hunting vacation. Stalk big game across the mountain side or catch a flock of wild turkeys across a high country meadow. Enjoy the pristine Colorado wilderness. Hire a local Hunting Outfitter for special private land permits and migration corridor expertise. Relax at base camp in a cozy cabin with a fine cooked meal. Rent four-wheelers or horses to pack trophy animal back to camp. The deer and elk outfitters can help hire a local meat packer to chop and send your prize home for you.

Area Mountain ranges include Gunnison National Forest, West Elk Wilderness Area, Sawatch Range, and Saguache Range. Accessible to Game management unit 53, unit 54, unit 55, unit 63, unit 64, unit 65, unit 66, unit 67, and unit 551.

We can help you plan a group or family hunting vacation, whether you are on the prowl for big game like elk and deer, or smaller prey. There are plenty of outdoor activities for everyone through out the year. Create the ideal vacation for your family, shopping, rafting, horse back riding, jeep tours and more, while you enjoy time with friends on a hunt. Check local event calendar and special kid activities. You can book family and pet friendly lodging. You can plan your ideal hunting vacation available right now. Enjoy!

Resources

Gunnison County is known for its big game adventures. For more information on hunting areas, seasons, rules and regulations and license applications, please visit the Colorado Department of Wildlife's website or check out the List of local Outfitters.

To open the current hunting guide for the Southwest Region of Colorado use this link. If you have questions about hunting in the Southwest Region of Colorado call Joe Lewandowski at 970.375.6708. at the Southwest Region Division of Wildlife office.

The legal boundaries of the Game Management Units are described in the last pages of the Big Game Regulations Brochure. Hunters can sketch out specific units on the topography maps.

At this time no individual GMU maps are available for purchase. Below is a list of some of the available topography maps of Colorado.

1. Individual maps can be obtained from http://www.huntdata.com/ (303 663 4878)

2. National Forest Maps can be obtained by calling (303 275 5350)

3. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maps can be obtained by calling (303 239 3600)

4. Public Lands Information Center maps can be obtained by calling (1 877 851 8946)

5. Visit the Division of Wildlife web site to purchase maps online. For additional assistance, please email us or call toll-free 1-877-851-8946 (M-F, 8-5 Mountain Time).

Wildlife Viewing

If you happen to be here inside or outside of season why don't you visit some of our local wildlife viewing areas. The Gunnison Valley has an abundance of wildlife and areas easily accessible for viewing. The State of Colorado has designated State Wildlife Areas and we have seven of them: Almont Triangle, Gunnison River, Gunnison, Lake Irwin, Roaring Judy, Spring Creek Reservoir and Taylor Reservoir. Come and see our wildlife in their native habitat.

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