Hunting in Morgan County

Morgan County GMUs and unit rules

Hunt codes for Morgan County come from 6 units; about 40% of the county sits in GMU 99. 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. All of these are plains units east of the foothills, where most land is private and OTC plains elk, whitetail and pronghorn archery licenses apply.

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 Morgan County. For lion, Morgan County units belong to group 19 (limit 5). A group shuts as soon as its quota is filled. GMUs 99, 95, 100, 951, 97 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.

Morgan County SWAs, trust land and federal acres

About 2.9% of Morgan County, near 24,107 acres, is public hunting land on these layers, chiefly CPW-leased trust land. 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.

Morgan County SWAs, trust lands and forest

More areas: Rosener STL, Brush SWA, Jackson Lake State Park, Jackson Lake SWA.

Just over the Morgan County line

• Orchard STL19 miles, state trust land parcel, Weld County
• Messex SWA23 miles, state wildlife area, Washington County
• Dearfield STL25 miles, state trust land parcel, Weld County
• Prewitt Reservoir SWA26 miles, state wildlife area, Washington County
• Greasewood Lake STL26 miles, state trust land parcel, Weld County
• South Roggen STL28 miles, state trust land parcel, Weld 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. Morgan County is also one of the counties with Walk-In Access properties: private land leased by CPW, foot traffic only, with the Habitat Stamp and a small game license.

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.

Morgan County hunting events

Inside the county line: 1 listing ahead (RMEF banquet), checked November 4, 2026.

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Phone list for Morgan County hunts

Questions about access, damage or violations in Morgan County go to the Area 3 office, where Todd Cozad serves as area wildlife manager. CPW offices close on state holidays, so call before driving in to buy a license or check an animal.

Morgan County towns, units and land

Morgan County also includes:

• Brush5,370
• Wiggins1,872
• Log Lane Village938
• Hillrose317
• Blue Sky
• Jackson Lake
• Morgan Heights
• Orchard
• Saddle Ridge
• Snyder
• Trail Side
• Weldona

Inside the county we found 2 gun and outdoor stores and 5 outfitters and guides but no game processors and taxidermists. Registered outfitters are listed by mailing town from the DORA records; other businesses are directory listings worth a phone call before you drive.

Morgan County processors

Morgan County shoulder mounts

Morgan County sporting goods

Morgan 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.

Morgan County legal shooting light

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

Lion hunting hours match big game.

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.

Close to Morgan County

Nearest county guides first, then statewide pages worth a look.

Morgan 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.