Hunting in Prowers County

Prowers County GMUs and unit rules

Hunt codes for Prowers County come from 5 units; about 50% of the county sits in GMU 132. GMU 132 is entirely in-county; the rest straddle county lines. 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 Prowers County. For lion, Prowers County units belong to group 19 (limit 5) and group 20 (limit 22). A group shuts as soon as its quota is filled. GMUs 146, 126 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.

Prowers County SWAs, trust land and federal acres

About 1.6% of Prowers County, near 16,772 acres, is public hunting land on these layers, chiefly CPW state wildlife areas. 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.

Prowers County SWAs, trust lands and forest

More areas: Thurston Reservoir SWA, Holly SWA.

Next-county ground for Prowers County

• Turks Pond SWA32 miles, state wildlife area, Baca County
• Sweetwater STL33 miles, state trust land parcel, Kiowa County
• Treetop STL39 miles, state trust land parcel, Bent 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. Prowers 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.

Prowers County hunting events

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

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Phone list for Prowers County hunts

Questions about access, damage or violations in Prowers County go to the Area 12 office, where Todd Marriott serves as area wildlife manager. CPW offices close on state holidays, so call before driving in to buy a license or check an animal.

Towns of Prowers County

Prowers County also includes:

• Holly843
• Wiley437
• Hartman57

Inside the county we found 4 gun and outdoor stores and 2 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.

Prowers County sporting goods

Prowers 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.

Prowers County legal shooting light

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

The light goose conservation order runs to half an hour after sunset.

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 Prowers County

County centres closest to this one, with three Colorado-wide guides.

Prowers 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.