2 CCR 406-2-238 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS BLACK BEAR SEASON - ONLY LAWFUL MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS (RIFLES AND SMOOTHBORE MUSKETS) MAY BE USED TO HUNT OR TAKE BLACK BEAR

A. Muzzle-loading Firearms Seasons

1. Hunt type, Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations), Limited Licenses

License year	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Season dates unless otherwise shown	09/13/2025 - 09/21/2025	09/12/2026 - 09/20/2026	09/11/2027 - 09/19/2027	09/09/2028 - 09/17/2028	09/08/2029 - 09/16/2029

Unit(s)
	Hunt Code	Either-Sex Licenses (2024)
1	BE001O1M	5
2	BE002O1M	5
3, 11, 211, 301	BE003O1M	20
4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 161, 171, 214, 441	BE004O1M	100
7, 8, 9, 19, 191	BE007O1M	20
10	BE010O1M	5
12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231	BE012O1M	100
15, 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371	BE015O1M	50
20, 29, 38	BE020O1M	35
21, 22, 30, 31, 32	BE021O1M	60
34	BE034O1M	50
35, 36, 44, 45, 361, 444	BE035O1M	155
39, 46, 51, 391, 461	BE039O1M	40
40	BE040O1M	15
41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521	BE041O1M	150
43	BE043O1M	40
47, 431, 471	BE047O1M	40
48, 49, 56, 57, 481, 561	BE048O1M	45
50, 500, 501	BE050O1M	50
53, 63	BE053O1M	50
54, 55, 551	BE054O1M	105
58, 581	BE058O1M	30
59, 511, 591	BE059O1M	40
60, 70	BE060O1M	40
61	BE061O1M	10
62, 64, 65	BE062O1M	75
66, 67	BE066O1M	15
68, 76, 79, 80, 81, 681, 682, 791	BE068O1M	60
69, 84, 691	BE069O1M	20
71, 72, 73, 74, 711, 741	BE071O1M	35
75, 77, 78, 751, 771	BE075O1M	45
82, 86, 861	BE082O1M	30
83, 85, 140, 851 except Bosque del Oso SWA	BE083O1M	15
201	BE201O1M	5
851 Bosque del Oso SWA only	BE851O1M	4
TOTAL		1564

2. Unlimited Licenses, Dates, Units (as described in Chapter 0 of these regulations), Licenses as shown by hunt code, concurrent with Muzzleloader Deer and Elk Seasons subject to season participation restrictions in #207.

License year	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Season dates unless otherwise shown	09/13/2025 - 09/21/2025	09/12/2026 - 09/20/2026	09/11/2027 - 09/19/2027	09/09/2028 - 09/17/2028	09/09/2028 - 09/17/2028

Unit(s)
				Hunt Code		Either-Sex Licenses (2024)
4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 161, 171, 214, 441				BE004U1M
12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 131, 231				BE012U1M
15, 18, 27, 28, 37, 181, 371				BE015U1M
21, 22, 30, 31, 32				BE021U1M
34				BE034U1M
39, 46, 51, 391, 461				BE039U1M
40				BE040U1M
41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521				BE041U1M		Unlimited
50, 500, 501				BE050U1M
53, 63				BE053U1M
60, 70				BE060U1M
61				BE061U1M
62, 64, 65				BE062U1M
71, 72, 73, 74, 711, 741				BE071U1M
75, 77, 78, 751, 771				BE075U1M
TOTAL						Unlimited

Notes

2 CCR 406-2-238

37 CR 19, October 10, 2014, effective 11/1/2014 37 CR 23, December 10, 2014, effective 1/1/2015 38 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/2/2015 38 CR 07, April 10, 2015, effective 5/1/2015 38 CR 11, June 10, 2015, effective 7/1/2015 38 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/2015 38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/2016 39 CR 03, February 10, 2016, effective 3/1/2016 39 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/2016 39 CR 11, June 10, 2016, effective 7/1/2016 39 CR 13, July 10, 2016, effective 8/1/2016 39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/2017 40 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/2/2017 40 CR 05, March 10, 2017, effective 5/1/2017 40 CR 07, April 10, 2017, effective 5/1/2017 40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 7/1/2017 40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 1/1/2018 41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018 41 CR 07, April 10, 2018, effective 5/1/2018 41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 7/1/2018 41 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 11/1/2018 41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/1/2019 42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/2019 42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 7/1/2019 42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020 43 CR 03, February 10, 2020, effective 3/1/2020 43 CR 11, June 10, 2020, effective 6/30/2020 43 CR 11, June 10, 2020, effective 7/1/2020 43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 3/1/2021 44 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/2/2021 44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 5/1/2021 44 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 7/1/2021 44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022 45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022 45 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 5/1/2022 45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 7/1/2022 45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/1/2023 46 CR 03, February 10, 2023, effective 3/2/2023 46 CR 07, April 10, 2023, effective 5/1/2023 46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 7/1/2023 46 CR 15, August 10, 2023, effective 7/20/2023 (EMERGENCY) 46 CR 17, September 10, 2023, effective 10/1/2023 47 CR 03, February 10, 2024, effective 3/1/2024 47 CR 07, April 10, 2024, effective 5/1/2024 47 CR 11, June 10, 2024, effective 7/1/2024 48 CR 03, February 10, 2025, effective 3/2/2025