Licenses
Important Dates
PRIMARY DRAW: elk, deer, pronghorn, moose & beer
| Qualifying licenses go on sale | March 1 |
| Applications accepted | March 1 - April 2 |
| Draw results posted online | May 28 - May 31 |
| Payment deadline | June 14 (11:59pm MT) |
| Licenses in the mail | June 28 |
SECONDARY DRAW: elk, deer, pronghorn & bear
| Qualifying licenses go on sale | March 1 |
| Applications accepted | June 28 |
| Draw results posted online | July 8 |
| Payment deadline | July 22 (11:59pm MT) |
| Licenses in the mail | July 26 |
OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) LICENSES
| Leftover limited licenses go on sale | August 6 (9am MT) |
| Unlimited OTC licenses go on sale | August 6 (9am MT) |
Available in person at sales agents (cpw.stat.co.us/license-agents)
By phone 1-800-244-5673 or online cpw.state.co.us (click "Buy and Apply")
Application Fees
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE Per species, per draw & nonrefundable
Resident .....................................$8.00
Nonresident.................................$10.00
HABITAT STAMP FEE
2022 Habitat Stamp...................$11.50
Required & nonrefundable
Lifetime Habitat Stamp........... $345.36
Only one is required per person, ages 18–64, per year buying or applying for a license, unless you hold a lifetime Habitat Stamp or disabled lifetime license.
License Type Fee
(DRAW, LEFTOVER, OVER-THE-COUNTER)
DEER
Resident adult..............................................$45.46
Resident youth ............................................$17.57
Nonresident adult/fishing combo*..............$456.14
Nonresident youth/fishing combo*.............$116.50
ELK
Resident adult.............................................$62.72
Resident youth ............................................$17.57
Nonresident bull/fishing combo*................$760.99
Nonresident either-sex/fishing combo*......$760.99
Nonresident cow/fishing combo*...............$760.99
Nonresident youth/fishing combo*.............$116.50
PRONGHORN
Resident adult..............................................$45.46
Resident youth ............................................$17.57
Nonresident adult/fishing combo*..............$456.14
Nonresident youth/fishing combo*.............$116.50
MOOSE
Resident ....................................................$346.86
Nonresident/fishing combo*....................$2,544.04
BEAR
Resident ......................................................$43.78
Resident youth ............................................$16.98
Nonresident adult/fishing combo*..............$112.34
Nonresident youth/ fishing combo*...............$56.80
All license fees include a 25-cent search-and-rescue fee and a $1.50 fee for the Wildlife Education Fund, Resident and nonresident youth: ages 12–17 *Fishing portion of nonresident big game/fishing combo licenses is good through March 31, 2024.
