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Hunting

The Backcountry Wilderness Area offers various hunting opportunities to HRCA members who are drawn in our annual lottery drawings. We offer elk, deer, turkey, and coyote hunts

 Drawing Registration
January 20 - February 17, 2023

All of the details and instructions are found in the documents below.

Ways to Win a Backcountry Hunt

Drawings*

  • 3rd Friday in January:  Registration for all hunt drawings opens (January 20)
  • 3rd Friday in February:  Registration for hunt drawings closes ( February 17)
  • 1st Tuesday in March:  HUNT DRAWINGS (March 7)
    *All winners are notified within 48 hours of the drawing. There is no need to contact us to see if you have won. For privacy reasons, we do not publicly post or announce winners.

Auction

  • 3rd Tuesday in February:  Registration for the auction begins  (February 21)
  • 1st Tuesday in March:  auction begins  (March 7)
  • 1st Thursday in March:  auction ends  (March 9)

Raffle**

  • June 12: Online raffle ticket sales begin
    - Raffle Items: Trophy Bull Hunt for Muzzle or 2nd Rifle Season.  Runner Up gets a non-trophy hunt for whichever season the winner does not choose.
  • Thursday, July 20: Raffle occurs at Living the Dream Brewery
    **Do not need to be present to win. Winners who are not present will be notified within 48 hours. There is no need to contact us to see if you have won. For privacy reasons, we do not publicly post or announce winners.

2023 In-Person Events at Living the Dream Brewery

Wednesday, February 15: Meet and Greet

  • Starts at 5:00 p.m.  Slideshow at 6:30 p.m.
  • Ask questions about drawings, raffle, auction, and hunt program before registration closes on the 17th.
  • If you have kids, we will have our Summer Camp staff there to answer any questions
  • Slide show of 2022 Harvests and an update on all things Backcountry. Question and Answer session
  • Door Prizes!

Thursday, May 11

  • Doors open at 5:00 p.m. 
  • Presentation: Slideshow of 2022 Harvests, Bull Elk Aging; What we are learning
  • Door Prizes

Thursday, July 20: Raffle!

  • More details coming soon.
  • Raffle tickets will be available online in June but also in person at this event.
    - Raffle Items: Trophy Bull Hunt for Muzzle or 2nd Rifle Season. Runner Up gets a non-trophy hunt for whichever season the winner does not choose.
    - See the link below “2023 Raffle Summary” for more information
    - The raffle will occur: Do not need to be present to win.

Important Documents and Information

The quickest route to understanding the basics of our hunting program is to read these two documents:

 More Information

More Hunt Information

Further Questions?  Contact Mark Giebel:  [email protected] or 303-471-8885

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