Orient Mine SWA: hunting rules and access
Orient Mine SWA is 368 acres of State Wildlife Area in Saguache County, Colorado, in game management unit 82. CPW lists no hunting for it, and its rules for the property run to 10 lines: 5 on its page for the property and 5 in its regulations.
| Kind | State Wildlife Area |
|---|---|
| County | Saguache |
| Game management unit | 82 |
| Size | 368 acres |
| Coordinates | 38.2086, -105.8120 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Orient Mine SWA on the map |
| Among CPW properties in unit 82 | 10th largest of 10 by the acres on CPW's pages, 3% of their 11,851 acres together |
| CPW's page read | October 8, 2026 |
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
CPW's page for this property lists no hunting opportunities.
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
There are currently no requirements to access this area.
Restrictions on CPW's page for this property
- A. Access is prohibited 3 hours before sunrise and 3 hours after sunset, except when an animal has been harvested on adjacent public lands.
- B. Access to adjacent public lands through the property for hunting purposes is allowed Oct. 1-May 31 annually. Hunters wishing to gain access across the property to adjacent federal lands must contact the Orient Land Trust and adhere to their check in/out procedures.
- C. Hunting and the discharge of firearms or bows prohibited.
- D. Access to the property is by foot only from adjacent public lands.
- E. Valid hunting or fishing or Colorado State Wildlife Area Pass NOT required to access this property.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Public access to adjacent public lands through the property for hunting purposes is allowed October 1 through May 31 annually. Hunters wishing to gain access across the property to adjacent federal lands must contact the Orient Land Trust and adhere to their check-in/out procedures.
- b. Public access through the property for all purposes is prohibited three (3) hours before sunrise and three (3) hours after sunset, except when an animal has been harvested on adjacent public lands.
- c. Public access to the property is allowed by foot only from adjacent public lands.
- d. Hunting and the discharge of firearms or bows is prohibited.
- e. Public access to Orient Mine State Wildlife Area is exempt from requirements set forth in section #900(C)1 of these regulations.
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 Orient Mine 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 82, around Orient Mine SWA
- Elk in unit 82, 2024: 2,297 hunters in all seasons took 521 elk, 23% success (2023: 22% from 2,588 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 1,706 hunters, 27%. Unit 82 elk by season
- Deer in unit 82, 2024: 419 hunters in all seasons took 210 deer, 50% success (2023: 44% from 399 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 326 hunters, 59%. Unit 82 deer by season
- Unit 82: 1,088 square miles in Alamosa and Saguache Counties, 18.9% national forest and 9.7% BLM land, from 7,500 to 12,800 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 82
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st rifle | Oct 14 to Oct 18 | 6:41 AM to 6:57 PM | E-E-082-O1-R either-sex E-F-082-O1-R cow | |
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 6:51 AM to 6:43 PM | E-F-082-O2-R cow E-M-000-U2-R bull | D-M-082-O2-R buck |
| 3rd rifle | Nov 7 to Nov 15 | 6:06 AM to 5:27 PM | E-F-082-O3-R cow E-M-000-U3-R bull | D-M-082-O3-R buck |
| 4th rifle | Nov 18 to Nov 22 | 6:18 AM to 5:19 PM | E-E-082-O4-R either-sex E-F-082-O4-R cow | D-M-082-O4-R buck |
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 82 elk, unit 82 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Orient Mine SWA
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Canyon STL | 3.8 miles | north-west | 660 | 82 |
| Mineral Hot Springs STL | 6.4 miles | west | 643 | 82 |
| Mirage STL | 7.0 miles | south | 645 | 82 |
| Kerber Creek STL | 9.6 miles | west | 313 | 681 |
| Stonehouse Gulch STL | 10.2 miles | south-west | 565 | 681 |
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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