Beginning this fall, the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley will be open to hunters with a valid public-land elk license for Game Management Unit 82.
An access permit is no longer required, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Joe Lewandowski.
Hunters must continue to follow all Colorado hunting regulations, as well as the federal rules listed below. Hunters need to be aware that Private Land Only licenses will not be valid for use on the refuge.
Valid hunting licenses will include:
Archery: Over-the-counter antlerless elkArchery: Over-the-counter either-sex elkSecond and third rifle: Over-the-counter antlered elkMuzzleloader: Game management unit 82, antlered and antlerless elkFirst and fourth rifle: GMU 82, antlered elk for the first and fourth rifleAll rifle seasons: GMU 82, antlerless elkElk hunting is the only hunting currently allowed on Baca National Wildlife Refuge.
