FORT CARSON OPEN AREAS
Check this page often to ensure changes have not occured, such as Training Area or Block closures, High Velocity to Low Velocity changes, or closures due to military training priorites, emergencies or severe weather.
ATTENTION:
If a govermentwide shutdown occurs at midnight on Sat Dec 21, Fort Carson will be closed to all downrange recreation( including hunting) starting on Sat Dec 21. FC will remain CLOSED until Congress passes a budget.
If a shutdown DOESN'T occur, FC will be open from Fri 20 Dec through Sun Jan 5, with the exception of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day. Open Areas for this weekend will be posted, but further out dates will be posted once a decision about if a government shutdown will occur or not.
FC Harvest Summary -> PCMS Harvest Summaries can be found by clicking HERE
2023-2024 Fort Carson Harvest Report
FORT CARSON HUNTING & NON-CONSUMPTIVE RECREATION: OPEN Fri 20 Dec- Sun 22 Dec See bottom of page for open dates and areas.
Open Areas last updated on 12/19/2024
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Open areas for Fort Carson are updated each week on Thursday afternoon/evening or Friday during hunting seasons.
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Otherwise closed until dates and blocks are updated. Downrange is CLOSED for recreation during the week Mon - Fri, unless otherwise stated.
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Often durning the Big Game seasons, it MAY be open on Fridays and some federal holidays, depending on training and downrange conditions. Downrange will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.
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Attention OTC Antlered Elk 2nd and 3rd Rifle Season hunters; Downrange will be closed during the week, unless otherwise posted. A reminder that all OTC Elk licenses are good in many other areas of CO. Please see page 40 of the 2024 CO Big Game brochure for more info.
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Hunters/Recreationists can only enter and exit FC through any of the manned gates. ( Gate 1, Gate 3, Gate 20 and when open Gate 4, Gate 5, Gate 6, and Gate 19)
If there has been rain or snow on Fort Carson it is HIGHLY suggested that you call Range Operations fire desk @ 719-526-5698 option 9 before you head downrange to verify the road conditions. If the road conditions are RED, there will not be any hunting or other downrange activities available. Safety is our # 1 priority.
***Step-By-Step Guidance On Getting An Account and Purchasing Your Permit(s) Click Here ***
Attention Users!
(09/14/22) Users must checkout through their phone or computer on iSportsman and enter their harvest data. You must always check out no later than the posted checkout time (below).
If you are already checked into iSportsman and the website goes down or you are packing out an already harvested animal and won't make the checkout time, you must call FC 719-725-4682 or PCMS 719-338-9536 - DPW Wildlife.
HUNTERS DON'T FORGET TO:
- Keep your weapon cased and unloaded while transporting on FC; unloaded means no rounds in the chamber AND in the magazine.
- Make sure you have evidence of sex naturally attached
- Make sure to immediately void your carcass tag upon kill and attach the carcass tag appropriately to the carcass( the head/antlers/horns are not considered apart of the carcass)
- Make sure to have your HIP number available if hunting small game.
During the weekends, if the iSportsman website goes down (for example - no one - including admins can log in to the website) and no one can check in from the website, you may check in manually at the range control building 9550 to access the open areas. However, Range operations and law enforcement reserve the right to deny recreationists manual checking-in for any reason.
CHECKING IN (to go downrange): checking in can be done from your account on iSportsman, on any computer/smartphone with internet access. Check-in for a daily downrange pass can be done any time after 0400 on the day of the hunt. Make sure to print your downrange pass or save it to your smartphone. If you save your pass to your smartphone, you must fill out your paper pass containing the info from your iSportsman downrange pass and place it on your vehicle's dashboard to be in view at all times.*** PLEASE DO NOT PLACE YOUR HUNTING PERMIT ON YOUR DASHBOARD. THE HUNTING PERMIT IS NOT THE DOWNRANGE PASS. The downrange pass contains the date, your name, phone number, permit number, block you are checked into and the applicable TA's . Any youth or non-participants need to be listed on your downrange pass.
CHECKING OUT (to leave downrange): checking out for the day must be completed no later than the posted final checkout time. Switching blocks may be done by checking out on your phone and then checking back in and receiving a new downrange pass during the same day. If you check out late your account will get put on a minimum 2-week hold and you'll receive a monetary citation. Holds can only and MAY only be removed by contacting Fort Carson Conservation Law Enforcement Officers, otherwise, the hold will expire on its own.
Downrange Hunting & Other Downrange Recreation: OPEN- Friday 20 December- Sunday 22 December
***REMINDER: FOR GMU 591: Bull elk taken in all seasons must have 4 points or more on one antler OR a brow tine of 5 inches or more. For more information go to: https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Hunting/BigGame/Elk-Antler-Point-Restrictions.pdf
*** When available, cycling downrange on Fort Carson is only authorized on routes 1, 4, and Butts Road. You must check in through iSportsman with a minimum of a non-consumptive permit and choose the option for cycling on weekends.
*** When the Bird Farm is open, it is for non-consumptive activities such as hiking, photography, and dog training. The Bird Farm is a wildlife conservation area, and you are required to stay at least 50 feet from any active bird nests, including the artificial bird nest boxes. The Bird Farm will be open to hunting- Archery only starting November 29th.
ATTENTION:
If a govermentwide shutdown occurs at midnight on Sat Dec 21, Fort Carson will be closed to all downrange recreation( including hunting) starting on Sat Dec 21. FC will remain CLOSED until Congress passes a budget.
Posted 12/19/2024
Friday, December 20th
ALL AREAS LV ONLY
Block 1: TA 4 (Archery Only) ( 2 personnel)
Block 2: TA 6 (Archery Only) ( 2 personnel)
Block 3: TA 7 (Archery Only) ( 2 personnel)
Block 4: TA’s 8 and 13 LV ( 5 personnel)
Block 5: TA’s 10 and 15 LV ( 11 personnel)
Block 6: TA’s 11, 12 and 14 LV ( 4 personnel)
Block 7: TA’s 20 and 24 LV (7 personnel)
Block 8: TA’s 21, 26 and 27 LV (17 personnel)
Block 9: TA’s 25, 28 and 29 LV (13 personnel)
Block 10: TA’s 32, 33 and 34 LV (14 personnel)
Block 11: TA 36 LV (5 personnel)
Block 12: TA’s 47 and 48 LV (10 personnel)
Saturday, December 21st- Sunday, December 22nd
Block 1: TA 4 (Archery Only) ( 2 personnel)
Block 2: TA 5 and Bird Farm (Archery Only) ( 6 personnel)
Block 3: TA 6 (Archery Only) ( 2 personnel)
Block 4: TA’s 8 and 13 LV ( 5 personnel)
Block 5: TA’s 9 and 16 LV ( 9 personnel)
Block 6: TA’s 10 and 15 ( 11 personnel)
Block 7: TA’s 7, 11, 12 and 14 LV ( 6 personnel)
Block 8: TA’s 17, 18 and 19 ( 11 personnel)
Block 9: TA’s 20 and 24 LV ( 7 personnel)
Block 10: TA’s 21, 26, 27 and 30 ( 22 personnel)
Block 11: TA’s 25, 28 and 29 LV( 13 personnel)
Block 12: TA’s 31, 32, 33 and 34 ( 20 personnel)
Block 13: TA’s 38 and 39 ( 13 personnel)
Block 14: TA’s 40 and 41 LV ( 21 personnel)
Block 15: TA’s 42 and 56 ( 12 personnel)
Block 16: TA’s 43 and 44 ( 10 personnel)
Block 17: TA 45( 18 personnel)
Block 18: TA’s 36 and 47 ( 10 personnel)
Block 19: TA 48 ( 5 personnel)
Block 20: TA’s 54 and 55 ( 12 personnel)
If there has been rain or snow on Fort Carson it is HIGHLY suggested that you call Range Operations fire desk @ 719-526-5698 option 9 before you head downrange to verify the road conditions. If the road conditions are RED, there will not be any hunting or other downrange activities available. Safety is our # 1 priority.
All reporting of unexploded ordnance will be through the FC Fire Desk (719) 526-5698.
https://www.denix.osd.mil/uxo/3rs-training/index.html
https://www.denix.osd.mil/uxo/