Coal Bank Gulch STL: hunting rules and access
Coal Bank Gulch STL is 879 acres of State Trust Land in Routt County, Colorado, in game management unit 441. CPW lists deer and elk for it, and its rules for the property run to 5 lines: 2 on its page for the property and 3 in its regulations.
| Kind | State Trust Land |
|---|---|
| County | Routt |
| Game management unit | 441 |
| Size | 879 acres |
| Coordinates | 40.5202, -107.2715 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Coal Bank Gulch STL on the map |
| Among CPW properties in unit 441 | 3rd largest of 6 by the acres on CPW's pages, 9% of their 9,345 acres together |
| CPW's page read | October 8, 2026 |
State Trust Land is closed to the public unless CPW leases it, and this parcel is open only on the terms printed below. How the kinds of public land differ.
What CPW lists for hunting here
Deer, Elk.
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
Everyone age 16 years or older MUST have a valid hunting or fishing license to access a state trust land.
Restrictions on CPW's page for this property
- a. Hunting with archery, muzzleloaders, shotguns firing single-slug and rimfire rifles only.
- b. Only youth/mentor hunting allowed, only one mentor per youth may hunt. Mentor must be age 18 or older and hold a valid hunter education certificate or be born before January 1, 1949, and have a proper and valid hunting or fishing license.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Open for public access from the first day of archery deer and elk season through the end of February.
- b. Hunting with archery, muzzle-loaders, shotguns firing a single slug, and rimfire rifles only.
- c. Hunting is limited to youth mentor hunting only. No more than one mentor per youth hunter may engage in hunting.
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 Coal Bank Gulch STL 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 441, around Coal Bank Gulch STL
- Elk in unit 441, 2024: 740 hunters in all seasons took 270 elk, 36% success (2023: 32% from 870 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 596 hunters, 38%. Unit 441 elk by season
- Deer in unit 441, 2024: 206 hunters in all seasons took 131 deer, 64% success (2023: 36% from 228 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 158 hunters, 71%. Unit 441 deer by season
- Unit 441: 194 square miles in Moffat and Routt Counties, 18.5% national forest and 1.1% BLM land, from 6,300 to 9,600 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 441
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:49 AM to 7:00 PM | E-E-003-O1-R either-sex E-F-003-O1-R cow E-M-214-O1-R bull | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 7:00 AM to 6:46 PM | E-F-003-O2-R cow E-F-004-O2-R cow E-F-214-O2-R cow E-M-000-U2-R bull | |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:16 AM to 5:29 PM | E-F-004-O3-R cow E-F-214-O3-R cow E-M-000-U3-R bull | |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:29 AM to 5:19 PM | E-F-003-O4-R cow |
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 441 elk, unit 441 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Coal Bank Gulch STL
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders Ranch SWA | 1.8 miles | east | 1,654 | 441 |
| Hereford Haven SWA | 1.9 miles | east | 182 | 441 |
| Jimmy Dunn Gulch STL | 3.4 miles | north | 5,300 | 441 |
| Stokes Gulch STL | 4.3 miles | south | 1,896 | 13 |
| Maynard Gulch STL | 5.0 miles | west | 715 | 13, 441 |
Straight-line miles between the middles of the boundaries CPW maps, not road miles. A property can be much nearer at its edge.
More CPW properties in unit 441
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