Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
406 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (406 Series, Wildlife)
2 CCR 406-0 - CHAPTER W-0 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article III - EVIDENCE OF SEX/SPECIES/ANTLER POINT COMPLIANCE
Section 003

Universal Citation: 400 CO Code Regs 003

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. Except as provided below no person shall have in possession or transport the carcass, or portion of a carcass, of any game wildlife unless evidence of sex remains naturally attached thereto. The fact that a carcass or portion of a carcass is merely accompanied by an unattached head, horns, antlers, genitals or other evidence of sex does not satisfy this requirement. If less than twenty (20) pounds of big game meat is possessed or transported with a donation certificate, evidence of sex is not required. Once the carcass is cut into processed meat (commercially or otherwise); cut, wrapped and frozen; or stored at the residence of the licensee, evidence of sex is no longer required.

B. In those units, or portions thereof, where antler point or horn restrictions exist for deer, elk, mountain goats and bighorn sheep, any of the following must accompany the carcass as evidence of compliance with point restrictions:

1. Deer and elk
a. Head or skull plate with antlers naturally attached.

2. Mountain goats and bighorn sheep
a. Head or intact skull with horns naturally attached.

C. Any of the following, which must be naturally attached to the carcass or a portion of the carcass as described in paragraph A of this section, shall be considered evidence of sex:

1. Deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheep
a. Male- head, including any antlers or horns, testicle, scrotum, or penis.

b. Female- head, udder (mammary), or vulva.

2. Black bear and Mountain Lion
a. Male- testicles or penis.

b. Female- vulva.

3. Small game birds (except pheasant), migratory birds (except dove and band-tailed pigeons) and waterfowl.
a. The head or fully feathered wing.

4. Pheasant- the head or fully feathered wing or foot with a visible spur.

5. Wild Turkey- the beard is required during spring seasons only.

D. If a carcass is in more than one piece, evidence of sex need only be attached to one portion.

E. No evidence of sex is required for small game mammals or furbearers.

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