Bodo SWA: hunting rules and access

Bodo SWA is 2,942 acres of State Wildlife Area in La Plata County, Colorado, in game management unit 741. CPW lists deer, dove, dusky (blue) grouse, elk, rabbit, small game and turkey for it, and its rules for the property run to 11 lines: 6 on its page for the property and 5 in its regulations.

A State Wildlife Area has its own rules on top of the statewide season rules. How the kinds of public land differ.

What CPW lists for hunting here

Deer, Dove, Dusky (blue) grouse, Elk, Rabbit, Small game, Turkey.

A species on this list is one CPW names for the property. It still needs an open season, the right license for the unit, and nothing in the restrictions below against it on your dates.

Who may enter

A valid hunting or fishing license OR SWA pass is required for everyone 16 or older accessing this state wildlife area.

Restrictions on CPW's page for this property

• A. Public access prohibited Dec. 1-April 30, except for small game hunting south of CR 210.
• B. Public access to Smelter Mountain Trail allowed by foot only from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• C. Discharging firearms or bows prohibited, except while hunting.
• D. Launching of paragliders allowed from Smelter Mountain Trail, subject to Dec. 1-April 30 restriction listed in C., above.
• E. Dogs allowed Oct. 1-Nov. 30 only while actively hunting, dog training for hunting, during licensed field trials or as service animals.
• F. Dogs allowed May 1-Sept. 30 and must be under control and on leash by handler, except while actively hunting, dog training for hunting, during licensed field trials or as service animals.

In CPW's regulations

• a. Public access is prohibited from December 1 through April 30, except that: 1. Small game hunting is allowed south of CR 210. 2. Public access to the Smelter Mountain Trail is allowed by foot only from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• b. Discharge of firearms or bows is prohibited, except while hunting.
• c. Launching of paragliders is allowed from the Smelter Mountain Trail, subject to the restrictions listed in a.2 above.
• d. Dogs are allowed from May 1 through September 30 but must be kept under control on a physical leash by the handler at all times, except as authorized in #900(C)(15).
• e. Dogs are allowed pursuant to #900(C)(15) from October 1 through November 30.

From CPW regulations, chapter W-9 (Wildlife Properties), 2 CCR 406-9, dated July 16, 2026.

Read it at the source before you go

The rules above are CPW's words, copied from CPW's page for Bodo SWA as it read on October 8, 2026 and from the regulations for CPW properties. CPW can change them or close the property at any time, signs on the ground count, and a rule that names a season moves with that season each year.

Unit 741, around Bodo SWA

• Elk in unit 741, 2024: 317 hunters in all seasons took 96 elk, 30% success (2023: 36% from 344 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 232 hunters, 33%. Unit 741 elk by season
• Deer in unit 741, 2024: 365 hunters in all seasons took 196 deer, 54% success (2023: 47% from 372 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 311 hunters, 57%. Unit 741 deer by season
• Unit 741: 484 square miles in La Plata County County, 0% national forest and 2% BLM land, from 6,100 to 8,500 feet.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife survey estimates for the whole unit, private land included. They are not figures for this property, and whether elk or deer may be hunted here is in CPW's list above.

2026 elk and deer rifle hunt codes for unit 741

A code valid in the unit is not permission to hunt this property: the property's own list and restrictions decide that. Legal light is half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset at the coordinates above, on the Colorado clock; the state's printed table is the rule. Archery, muzzleloader, late and private-land codes are on the unit pages: unit 741 elk, unit 741 deer.

Nearest CPW properties to Bodo SWA

Straight-line miles between the middles of the boundaries CPW maps, not road miles. A property can be much nearer at its edge.

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