FORT CARSON OPEN AREAS

 

 (29 JAN 2024) BE ADVISED THAT DUE TO MILITARY TRAINING THERE WILL BE LIMITED HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 2024 ON FORT CARSON/PCMS

 

FORT CARSON HUNTING & NON-CONSUMPTIVE RECREATION: OPEN - see bottom of page for details

• Open areas for Fort Carson are updated each week on Thursday or Friday during hunting seasons.

• Otherwise closed until dates and blocks are updated. Downrange is CLOSED for recreation during the week Mon - Fri, unless otherwise stated. 

  

***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.

 

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/

 

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.

 

Check this page often to ensure changes have not occurred, such as:

• Training Area or Block closures
• High Velocity to Low Velocity
• Changes or closures due to military training priorities, needs, or emergencies

 

​​Fort Carson hunters: Civilians must have ALL credentials with you when going to the Visitor Control Center at Gate 1. At a minimum, this includes your:

• Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) hunting tag
• Valid Fort Carson Recreation Permit
• Valid identification
• Valid vehicle registration and insurance

 

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.

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.

 

FC Harvest Summary -> PCMS Harvest Summaries can be found by clicking HERE

2023-2024 Fort Carson Harvest Report

 

Downrange Hunting & Other Downrange Recreation: OPEN - Saturday, April 27th - Sunday, April 28th

***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.

 

Posted on 26 April 2024

Saturday, April 27th - Sunday, April 28th

Block 1: TA 5 Archery Only (2 personnel)
Block 2: TA’s 6 and 7 Archery Only (4 personnel)
Block 3: TA’s 8 and 13 LV Only (6 personnel)
Block 4: TA’s 9 and 16 LV Only (6 personnel)
Block 5: TA’s 11, 12 and 14 LV Only (2 personnel)
Block 6: TA’s 10 and 15 (8 personnel)
Block 7: TA 17 (5 personnel)
Block 8: TA’s 39 and 40 (6 personnel)
Block 9: TA 41 LV Only (10 personnel)
Block 10: TA 42 and 56 (8 personnel)
Block 11: TA 43 and 44 (7 personnel)
Block 12: TA 45 (10 personnel)
Block 13: TA 48 (4 personnel)
Block 14: TA’s 54 and 55 (9 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.