Can you Colorado guys help me out?

[AtownBcat]

My family is going to Colorado for a summer vacation. We are going to be between Durango and Silverton. It seems like as long as you are on goverment land you can shoot(providing it is safe of coarse). Can someone fill me in on what is nessassary to shoot (legal) in this area. Thanks

 

[crashlanding]

I live a little north of where your traveling, BLM and National Forest are OK to shoot but places like National Monuments and National Parks are off limits as far as I know. It probably wouldn't hurt to pick up the latest CO. Big Game hunting rules and regulations available at any sporting good's store, there's some legal information in there about gun do's and don'ts. Climb a 14teener if you can, nothing like being on top of the world! This was my first post, more or less.

 

[silvercreekguide]

I live right over the mountain from there and crashlander pretty much hit it on the nose. It is some beautiful country!

 

[AtownBcat]

Thanks for the replys. So the latest big game book will tell me what kind of land is what, park,forest, blm....and so on.

 

[silvercreekguide]

You can shoot on any national forest and blm. To find the boundaries you will need to buy a map from the forest service, they run about $15.

 

[Len Backus]

What does silver creek guide refer to?

 

[silvercreekguide]

Len, it is actually just my email address and my screen name for a few things.

 

[Len Backus]

Do you have any connection with any business that uses that name?

 

[silvercreekguide]

Nope I sure don't, Silver Creek is just a canyon next to my house that I shoot in. I am a guide tho... Do I need to change my screen name??? If so I will right away.

Mike

 

[Len Backus]

Mike, no problem and nice to meet you!

 

[silvercreekguide]

Nice to meet you to Len.

 

[jackem]

I live in CO and have recently bought the Colorado Hunting Map from "Hunting GPS Maps". I loaded it on a Garmin Montana and love it. You always know the legal status of the land around you; BLM, N. Forest, private, etc. It even shows the owners name for private land.

For anyone hunting/hiking/shooting public lands it important to know where the boundaries are. Once we started carrying it we found in years past we had crossed private in places and places where land owners wrongly blocked access. I have no experience in other states but in CO there are little chunks of private land surrounded by public land, old 'improved mining claims, homesteads, etc where physical boundaries aren't obvious.


Jack

 

[Len Backus]

Jackem, I agree. I am the first ever dealer for that map product and I use it every time I head out west.