Whether you are hunting for big game or small game, waterfowl or gamebird, one of the 17 national forests and seven national grasslands within the Rocky Mountain Region will have a hunting area that is just right for you.
Follow these general guidelines to help ensure that you have an enjoyable and safe hunting experience in your national forest or national grassland:
- Know the season dates and regulations for the type of hunting you plan to do
- Obtain a map (Motor Vehicle Use Map where appropriate) of your destination and determine which areas are open to hunting for your desired game and your type of travel.
- Travel responsibly on land by staying on designated roads, trails or areas
- On water, stay on designated waterways and launch watercraft in designated areas
- Be a sportsman and practice ethical hunting
- Never take a shot unless you see the animal clearly, you can identify it and you know what lies between you, the target, and beyond
- Don't shoot across roads, trails, waterways or into caves
- Don't leave animal remains in wetland or riparian areas, on campgrounds, roads or trails
- It is damaging and unlawful to use a permanent tree stand, blinds or platforms as well as to place spikes, nails, wires or other metal objects into a tree to act as steps or to hold a tree stand on public lands
- Check the weather forecast for your destination. Plan clothing, equipment and supplies accordingly.
- In the backcountry, be mindful of damaging fragile vegetation and soils along shorelines and stream banks. Choose access to hunting areas wisely.
For more detailed guidelines regarding responsible recreation on US Forest Service lands, please check out the Tread Lightly! information below:
- Tread Lightly!'s Tips for Responsible Hunting:
- Tread Lightly!'s Tips for Responsible Hunting with an OHV:
- Tread Lightly!'s Sharing Our Trails: A Guide To Trail Etiquette:
- Responsible Recreation – Tread Lightly!'s Responsible Recreation Tips brochure:
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Regional Hunting Information Map
The Rocky Mountain Region map below can be used as a starting place to find information regarding hunting opportunities on US Forest Service lands located throughout our five-state region. When you move the cursor over the state you want to go hunting in, a filled-in map outline and tool tip will appear. Click on the map outline to view that state's hunting information map in a new window. Repeat the same process with the state map as with this map and you will be able to select the individual national forest or grassland that you would like hunting information about.
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