What's New for 1999
 5-Year Big Game Season Structure
Final Policy Statements
(Adopted by the Colorado Wildlife Commission June 10 and 11, 1999)
Limited Deer - All deer licenses will be issued by drawing this year. There will be no deer licenses sold over the counter. No either-sex deer licenses will be offered for the rifle seasons. There also will be no left-over antlered deer licenses sold for any season this year. A buck license for any combined rifle season can be used for only the first five days of the season.
Muzzleloading - Modern in-line muzzleloaders are legal method of take during the 1999 muzzleloading season. However, muzzleloader seasons and legal weapons will be reevaluated in 1999 before the Wildlife Commission sets big game seasons for the next five years.
Youth Preferences - Special licenses will be set aside for youths in the drawing this year.
Impaired Hunters - Special licenses are now available for hunters with permanent physical impairments and who have applied unsuccessfully in the drawing.
Chronic Wasting Disease - Units have changed where deer head submissions are required.
Bear Seasons - There will be unlimited bear licenses for the archery and muzzleloading seasons.
Attention Colorado Hunters - As a cost-savings measure, the DOW won't be mailing big game brochures next year to Colorado residents who apply in this year's drawing. Instead, hunters can pick one up at any DOW office or wherever hunting licenses are sold.
1999 Colorado Big Game Hunting Season Dates
| Archery |
1999 |
| Deer/elk (either sex), west of I-25, (except Unit 512) |
August 28 - September 26 |
| Deer (either sex), east of I-25, (except Unit 140) |
October 1-22 and November 4 - December 31 |
| Antelope: Buck only: |
August 15-31 |
| Antelope: Either sex: |
September 1-20 |
| Muzzleloading Rifle |
1999 |
| Deer/elk (by drawing only): |
September 11-19 |
| Deer, east of I-25: |
October 9-13 |
| Antelope: |
October 21-29 |
| Rifle Combined Deer/Elk |
1999 |
| If you plan to hunt BOTH elk and deer in a combined season, both animals must be hunted in the same combined season.
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| First Season: |
October 9-13 |
| Second Season: |
October 16-27 |
| Third Season: |
October 30 - November 7 |
| Rifle Antelope |
1999 |
| by drawing only: |
September 25 - October 1 or October 2-8
Varies see brochure |
| Black Bear |
1999 |
| Limited: (by drawing only): |
September 2-30 |
| Archery: |
September 2-26 |
| Muzzleloading: |
September 11-19 |
| Unlimited: (concurrent with combined deer/elk rifle season) see above |
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