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Buckeye Hunter Hub

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Time the rut for elk, mule deer, pronghorn and moose, see what's in season, plan a pack-in hunt, and know what you're in for before you pull the trigger miles from the truck.

Elk · CO at 8,500 ft

Peak rut

Typical peak around Sep 22 · 9 days past peak

Bulls are bugling all day. Herd bulls hold their cows, so get inside 100 yards and use excited cow calls. Satellites respond to almost anything.

Pre-rut
Aug 25 – Sep 11
Early rut
Sep 12 – Sep 19
Peak rut
Sep 20 – Oct 2
Post-rut
Oct 3 – Oct 17
Late season
Oct 18 – winter

These are typical dates for each state's herds, shifted about a day for every 1,000 ft of elevation. Weather, moon phase and hunting pressure can move them a week either way.

In season in CO

All CO seasons & regs →

In Season Now

  • Turkey — Fallthru Oct 30
  • Dove (Mourning/White-wing) — Regularthru Nov 28
  • Mountain Lion — Regularthru Mar 31
  • Dove — Regularthru Nov 29
  • Coyote — Regularthru Dec 31
  • Wyoming Ground Squirrel — Regularthru Dec 31
  • Starling & House Sparrow — Regularthru Dec 31
  • Mountain Lion — Anythru Mar 31
  • Dove — Anythru Nov 29
  • Mountain Lion — Any Legal Weaponthru Mar 31
  • Dusky Grouse — Firearm/Archerythru Nov 22
  • Chukar Partridge — Firearm/Archerythru Nov 30
  • White-Tailed Ptarmigan — Firearm/Archerythru Oct 4
  • Dove — Firearm/Archerythru Nov 29

Opening Soon

  • Rabbit — Firearm/Archeryopens Oct 1
  • Squirrel — Firearm/Archeryopens Oct 1
  • Beaver — Trapping/Huntingopens Oct 1
  • Pronghorn — Rifleopens Oct 3
  • Ducks & Coots — Segment 1opens Oct 3
  • Elk — Rifle (Season 1)opens Oct 14
  • Deer — First Rifleopens Oct 14
  • Elk — First Rifleopens Oct 14
  • Deer — 1st Rifleopens Oct 14
  • Elk — 1st Rifleopens Oct 14
  • Elk — Rifle (Season 2)opens Oct 24
  • Deer — Rifle (Season 2)opens Oct 24
  • Deer — Second Rifleopens Oct 24
  • Elk — Second Rifleopens Oct 24
  • Deer — 2nd Rifleopens Oct 24
  • Elk — 2nd Rifleopens Oct 24
  • Elk — Rifle (Season 3)opens Nov 7
  • Deer — Rifle (Season 3)opens Nov 7
  • Pheasant — Regularopens Nov 7
  • Deer — Third Rifleopens Nov 7
  • Elk — Third Rifleopens Nov 7
  • Deer — 3rd Rifleopens Nov 7
  • Elk — 3rd Rifleopens Nov 7
  • Pheasant — Firearm/Archeryopens Nov 14
  • Quail — Firearm/Archeryopens Nov 14

Ending Soon

  • White-Tailed Ptarmigan — Firearm/Archeryends Oct 4
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