Hunting in Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County GMUs and unit rules

Hunt codes for Arapahoe County come from 5 units; about 37% of the county sits in GMU 104. No GMU is entirely in-county, which means the unit table matters more than the county boundary. Treat the percentages as a rough guide. The legal line is the road, river or ridge the brochure names for each unit. GMUs 104, 106, 105, 99 fall in the plains group; the remaining units do not.

Any bull with visible antlers is legal under a bull license in these units; no point rule applies. The mandatory elk sampling units do not include any GMU in Arapahoe County. For lion, Arapahoe County units belong to group 5 (limit 19), group 19 (limit 5) and group 20 (limit 22). A group shuts as soon as its quota is filled. No shed collecting on public land west of I-25 before May 1. GMUs 104, 106, 105, 391, 99 take the statewide OTC spring turkey license.

GMU shares from the CPW GMU boundary layer over Census county lines; boundaries in the 2026 Big Game brochure GMU descriptions; point rule from brochure p. 36; CWD units from brochure p. 41; lion groups from the 2026-2027 Mountain Lion brochure; turkey lists from the 2026 Turkey brochure; shed closure from brochure p. 12. Checked November 5, 2026.

Arapahoe County SWAs, trust land and federal acres

The GIS layers find zero public hunting acres in Arapahoe County, which leaves private land and the nearby areas below. The State Land Board owns more trust land than the public figure shows, but only parcels leased by CPW for hunting access are open; the rest is leased and closed to the public. Starred lines show land that is mapped but not counted as open hunting ground. Map-measured acres differ from what agencies publish, so use the land pages for official numbers.

Next-county ground for Arapahoe County

• Jumping Cow SWA (Access Easement)23 miles, state wildlife area, Elbert County
• Jumping Cow STL25 miles, state trust land parcel, Elbert County
• Little Muddy STL26 miles, state trust land parcel, Adams County
• Prospect STL27 miles, state trust land parcel, Weld County
• Whitehorse SWA30 miles, state wildlife area, Adams County
• Barr Lake State Park31 miles, state park, Adams County

Bring a hunting or fishing license on SWAs and leased trust land; non-hunters 16 and older buy the SWA Pass. Property rules such as seasonal closures and vehicle limits come from each CPW page.

Acres from the CPW managed properties layer (SWA and STL), USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Forest Service, BLM, refuges, parks, military) and the BLM field office layer; places from the CPW SWA finder, the STL finder and each land page; access rules from the CPW property pages. Checked November 5, 2026.

Arapahoe County hunting events

Inside the county line: 3 listings ahead (NWTF banquet, hunter education course and online-course conclusion class), checked November 4, 2026. Register-ed showed 2 classes here as full or closed on the check date.

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Phone list for Arapahoe County hunts

Questions about access, damage or violations in Arapahoe County go to the Area 5 office, where Matt Martinez serves as area wildlife manager. CPW offices close on state holidays, so call before driving in to buy a license or check an animal.

Arapahoe County base towns

Arapahoe County also includes:

• Greenwood Village15,288
• Cherry Hills Village6,349
• Sheridan5,932
• Glendale4,465
• Columbine Valley1,683
• Deer Trail1,624
• Bow Mar833
• Foxfield744
• Aetna Estates
• Brick Center
• Byers
• Cherry Creek
• Comanche Creek
• Dove Valley

Inside the county we found 8 taxidermists, 28 gun and outdoor stores and 5 outfitters and guides but no game processors. Registered outfitters are listed by mailing town from the DORA records; other businesses are directory listings worth a phone call before you drive.

Arapahoe County processors

Arapahoe County shoulder mounts

Arapahoe County sporting goods

Arapahoe County DORA outfitters

Offices and area wildlife managers from the CPW Contact Us page and the CPW area layer; towns and places from the 2024 Census gazetteer; outfitters from the DORA licence data; other services from store locators and Yellow Pages listings. Checked November 5, 2026.

Arapahoe County legal shooting light

In Arapahoe County, the light goose conservation order and furbearer hunting both run to half an hour after sunset.

Clock time: Mountain Daylight Time until Nov. 1, 2026 and from March 14, 2027.

Hours rules from the 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure and the Small Game and Waterfowl brochure; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Mountain Time); checked November 5, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

Around Arapahoe County

Close-by county pages and a few statewide links.

Arapahoe County last word

Sign and attach the carcass tag as soon as the animal is down, and keep evidence of sex naturally attached.

Sources: 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure, CPW hunting, Census and the sources in each section. Checked November 5, 2026.