Colorado Hunting Leases
The nation's top elk destination, Colorado also offers mule deer, pronghorn, and bear across its mountains, foothills, and eastern plains.
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Colorado is best known for its high-country big game, and for good reason. Elk roam the state in bigger numbers than anywhere else in North America, sharing the aspen benches and dark timber with mule deer, black bear, and pronghorn out on the plains. Much of the state is public land, but private ground along the foothills, river bottoms, and eastern prairie holds concentrations of animals that public hunters rarely touch, which is where a lease earns its keep.
Leasing private land in Colorado gives you access to lower-elevation winter range, irrigated ag fields that pull in deer and pronghorn, and quiet timber that isn't pressured by the general-season crowds. It also matters for tag strategy: many private-land hunts fall in game management units that use the state's preference-point draw, so knowing you have ground to hunt can shape which units and seasons you apply for.
Whether you’re looking for land to lease for hunting in Colorado — timber-company tracts, farm fields and ag edges, hardwood woods, or river-bottom ground — a private lease gives one party exclusive seasonal access to the same spot all season. Browse Colorado timber, farm, and woods hunting leases by county, acreage, price, and species.
Not ready for a full season? Some Colorado listings are available as daily hunting leases — book private ground by the day — and a few include on-site lodging, a cabin or camp house right on the property so you can stay and hunt without the drive.
Game species
Seasons
Archery elk and deer generally open in late August or early September, followed by a series of rifle seasons through October and November; pronghorn runs late summer into fall, and spring turkey is typically April into May. Colorado uses a preference-point draw for most big-game tags and exact dates shift each year, so confirm everything with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Top regions
Popular areas include the White River and Flat Tops country in the northwest, the San Juan Mountains and Gunnison Basin in the southwest, the North Park and Middle Park valleys, and the eastern plains around the Arkansas and South Platte river drainages for pronghorn and whitetails.
Colorado hunting lease FAQ
- Do I need a license as well as a lease?
- Yes. A lease only secures your access to the land; you still need the appropriate Colorado hunting license and, for most big game, a valid tag drawn or purchased through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
- What game is most worth leasing for in Colorado?
- Elk and mule deer are the marquee draws, but leasing low-elevation ag ground and river bottoms on the eastern plains can be excellent for pronghorn and whitetails that concentrate on private land.
- Does having a lease help with drawing a tag?
- It doesn't change the draw odds, but many private parcels sit in units where tags come through the preference-point system, so having guaranteed access lets you commit points to specific units and seasons with confidence.