2 CCR 406-0-004 - AIDS IN TAKING WILDLIFE
A. Aids Used in
Taking Big Game, Small Game and Furbearers - Except as expressly authorized by
these regulations, the use of baits and other aids in hunting or taking big
game, small game and furbearers is prohibited.
1. Baits
a.
Furbearers may be taken with the aid of baiting. Where permitted, baits shall
consist solely of material of animal or plant origin and shall not contain any
materials of metal, glass, porcelain, plastic, cardboard or paper. Wildlife
used as bait shall be the carcass, or parts thereof, of legally taken
furbearers, carp, shad, white and longnose suckers, and nonedible portions of
legally obtained game mammals, birds and game fish.
2. Dogs
a.
Use of dogs in the taking of wildlife is prohibited except as authorized in
Commission Regulations. (See also: ยง
33-4-101.3, C.R.S.)
1. Dogs may be used to hunt or take mountain
lion, small game, water-fowl, and furbearers, only as an aid to pursue, bring
to bay, retrieve, flush or point, but not otherwise. Except as provided in (3)
of this subsection, dogs shall not be used to hunt or take cottontail rabbits,
snowshoe hares, and tree squirrels where a regular deer, elk, pronghorn or
moose season is in progress.
2. A
leashed dog may be used as an aid in locating and recovering wounded big game
wildlife, except for black bears, with the purchase of an annual tracking
permit. Tracking permits can be purchased for $40.00 from any Colorado Parks
and Wildlife Office by the dog handler. Prior to using the permit, the dog
handler must notify a Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office and provide the
following information: the dog handler's name, hunter's name (if different than
the handler), hunter's CID number, location of use, species to recover, and
time of use. Within five business days of using the permit, the handler must
also notify the Division regarding whether they recovered the carcass. A dog
may only be used to pursue or locate wounded big game during legal big game
hunting hours. Provided however, that such pursuit may continue after legal big
game hunting hours if the handler contacts and obtains the permission of a
Wildlife Officer prior to continuing such pursuit. In acting on any such
request, the Wildlife Officer shall consider the general public safety and may
authorize the dispatch of the wounded animal after legal hunting hours. The dog
must be leashed at all times and can not be used to kill, chase, or harass
wildlife. The properly licensed hunter is required to be present while the dog
is tracking and the animal must be dispatched by the hunter using a legal
method of take based on their license. The dog handler is required to wear
daylight fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink while tracking, unless the
handler is tracking an animal shot on an archery license.
3. Organized dog pursuit events involving the
hunting of rabbits or hares conducted by state or nationally-recognized
sporting associations may be conducted on private lands or public lands not
concurrently open to big game hunting during the extended dog pursuit season
for such species.
4. A valid small
game license is required for all dog handlers participating in any dog pursuit
event involving the hunting of rabbits or hares, in accordance with regulation
#004(A)(2)(a)(3).
3. Other Aids
a. Mechanical calls may be used to take all
species of wildlife during established seasons.
b. Except as otherwise provided in these
regulations, electronic calls may only be used as an aid in taking
furbearers.
c. Decoys may be
used.
d. European ferret may be
used as an aid in taking small game only in conjunction with hawking. All
ferrets used in this activity must be neutered, permanently tattooed on the
left inguinal area and dyed along one-fourth (1/4) of their body length for
easy field identification.
e.
Manner of take accommodations may be issued to persons with disabilities, in
accordance with #1680.
B. It shall be unlawful to hunt any game
birds, small game mammals or furbearers, with a centerfire rifle larger than
.23 caliber during the regular deer and elk seasons west of Interstate 25,
unless the hunter holds an unfilled deer or elk license for the season he is
hunting.
C. It shall be unlawful to
use a drone to look for, scout, or detect wildlife as an aid in the hunting or
taking of wildlife.
1. For the purposes of
this regulation, drone shall be defined as including, without limitation, any
contrivance invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in the air
that is unmanned or guided remotely. A drone may also be referred to as
"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" (UAV) or "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System"
(UAVS).
D. Smart Rifles
1. All firearms used to take or attempt to
take wildlife shall be fired only by humanly controlled, manually-operated
mechanical triggers. No person shall use a smart rifle to take or attempt to
take wildlife.
2.
"Smart
Rifle" means any firearm that is equipped with one or more of the
following:
a. A target tracking
system;
b. An
electronically-controlled, electronically-assisted, or computer-linked
trigger;
c. A ballistics
computer.
E.
Live-Action Game Cameras
1. No person shall
use a live-action camera to locate, surveil, or aid or assist in any attempt to
locate or surveil any game wildlife for the purpose of taking or attempting to
take said wildlife during the same day or following day.
2.
"Live-Action Game Camera"
means any device capable of recording and transmitting photographic or video
data wirelessly to a remote device, such as a computer or smart phone.
"Live-action game camera" does not include game cameras that merely record
photographic or video data and store such data for later use, as long as the
device cannot transmit data wirelessly.
F.
Aircraft, by permit only.
1. The Division may issue permits for the
taking wildlife by aircraft when it is determined by the Director that such a
permit is necessary for the protection of wildlife populations or for
depredation purposes. Applicants shall fill out applications furnished by the
Division and shall give such information thereon as may be required by the
Division; including, if requested, a map of the area where control of animal
damage is needed.
2. Permits shall
not be issued for longer than a thirty (30) day period. A permit may, however,
be renewed without submitting a new application unless deemed necessary by the
Director. Any such permit may be revoked by the Director at any time.
Permittees shall abide by restrictions and conditions set forth on the
permit.
3. Permits to use aircraft
will be issued only upon authority of the Director.
4. Reporting.
i. Within ten (10) days after expiration of
an aircraft permit the permittee shall file a report on forms provided by the
Division. The report shall contain all information the Division may request,
including but not limited to:
a) number of
wildlife killed,
b) location of
each kill, and
c) number of hours
flown.
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