January 2012 Cow Elk Hunt

NEW!  2012 Drawing Results (click on links):       Sandoval Unit Hunters          Archuleta Unit Hunters 

Note:  If you were successfully drawn, please submit the $125 permit fee to the Southern Ute Wildlife office
           by December 12th!  If we do not receive payment, your permit may be transferred to another hunter!

Native American Hunters Only 

Started in 2001, the January Cow Elk Hunt is a limited-draw hunt held over a two week period every January, following Southern Ute Tribal member seasons.  The hunt is split between two hunt units on the eastern side of the Southern Ute Reservation - Archuleta and Sandoval Units. The total number of permits available varies between 100 and 150 permits each year. The hunt provides an affordable opportunity to harvest a cow elk in a reasonably short time frame and within a beautiful setting on Southern Ute Tribal lands.

 

To be eligible for this hunt, an applicant must be an enrolled member of a Federally recognized Indian tribe, be able to provide an official census number on the application, and have no felony convictions or a record of hunting, fishing, or wildlife-related offenses in the last five years.

 

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Applications are accepted between August and mid-October each year, and random drawings for permits are held in November.  In order to be considered, each application must include a non-refundable $25 application fee (checks or money orders only - NO CASH!).  If drawn for the hunt, a remaining $125 permit fee must be paid to the Tribe prior to the hunt.  A mandatory hunter orientation meeting for all hunters is held in Ignacio, Colorado, and hunters must attend this meeting in order to pick up their permits.  All harvested animals must be validated by Tribal officials before leaving the Reservation, and hunter surveys must be returned to the Tribe - even if you didn't harvest an animal.  Hunters who fail to meet these requirements will not be welcomed in future hunts.

 

In order to apply for a permit for this hunt, hunters must submit an application through U.S. Mail to:

 

     Southern Ute Division of Wildlife

     P.O. Box 737

     Ignacio, Colorado  81137

     Attn:  Cow Elk Hunt 

 

Applications can be obtained by either (1) downloading the application form from this website, or (2) contacting the Southern Ute Wildlife Division to request an application through U.S. Mail.

 

Click Here To Download the Cow Elk Hunt Application Form

                     Note:  This form must be PRINTED and MAILED with the application fee!

 

Click Here To Download the Cow Elk Hunt Proclamation (regulations)

 

Click Here To Download the Cow Elk Hunt Unit Descriptions

 

NEW!  Click Here To Download the Map for Archuleta Hunt Unit

 

NEW!  Click Here To Download the Map for Sandoval Hunt Unit
 

Click Here To Download the Cow Elk Hunter Survey Form

 

Click Here To Download the Cow Elk Permit Transfer Form

 

 

If you would like to be notified each summer by email about the status of the hunt and

availability of application materials, please send us an email at wildlife_info@southern-ute.nsn.us

 and indicate you would like to be on our January Cow Elk Hunt email list.

 

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Lodging options and contact information near the hunt areas include:

Also available in the local area:

              Navajo State Park (Arboles, CO)

              (970) 883-2208

 

               Pinon Hills Lodge & Café (Arboles, CO)              Pinon Park Campground & RV Park (Arboles, CO)

                (970) 883-5373                                                  (970) 883-3636

 

For more information, contact the Wildlife Resource Management Division at (970) 563-0130.