Sikes Ranch STL: hunting rules and access
Sikes Ranch STL is 641 acres of State Trust Land in Baca County, Colorado, in game management unit 144. CPW lists bobcat, deer, elk, rabbit, turkey and waterfowl for it, and its rules for the property run to 15 lines: 6 on its page for the property and 9 in its regulations.
| Kind | State Trust Land |
|---|---|
| County | Baca |
| Game management unit | 144 |
| Size | 641 acres |
| Coordinates | 37.1661, -103.0508 (middle of the boundary CPW maps) |
| Map | Open Sikes Ranch STL on the map |
| Among CPW properties in unit 144 | 3rd largest of 11 by the acres on CPW's pages, 5% of their 13,729 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
Bobcat, Deer, Elk, Rabbit, Turkey, Waterfowl.
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. Open 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset. Hunters may remain as long as reasonable to retrieve downed game. Night hunting with permit also allowed.
- b. Motorized travel restricted to primary access route, CR O.
- c. Parking only in designated parking lots.
- d. Access prohibited in the building envelope and designated safety zones, as posted.
- e. Camping, fires, OHV use, wood cutting or gathering are prohibited.
- f. Trapping allowed with permit. Permits must be on trappers at all times while trapping. Permits available at the CPWArea Office of Lamar, 719-336-6600, or by calling local officer at 719-980-0025.
In CPW's regulations
- a. Camping is prohibited.
- b. Fires are prohibited.
- c. Off-highway vehicle (OHV) use is prohibited.
- d. Wood cutting or gathering is prohibited.
- e. Public access is allowed one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset, except that when an animal is harvested the successful hunter is allowed to remain as long as is necessary to remove the animal, and except when authorized by a night hunting per mit.
- f. Trapping is allowed by permit only. Permit holders shall have their permit on their person at all times while trapping. Permits may be obtained by calling the Lamar Service Center at 719-336-6600 or the local District Wildlife Manager at 719-980-0025.
- g. Public access is prohibited in the building envelope and designated safety zones, as posted.
- h. Parking is allowed in designated parking lots only.
- i. All motorized travel is restricted to the primary access route (CR O).
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 Sikes Ranch 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 144, around Sikes Ranch STL
- Elk in unit 144, 2024: 120 hunters in all seasons took 31 elk, 26% success (2023: 26% from 89 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 120 hunters, 26%. Unit 144 elk by season
- Deer in unit 144, 2024: 148 hunters in all seasons took 63 deer, 43% success (2023: 47% from 155 hunters). The rifle seasons alone: 119 hunters, 43%. Unit 144 deer by season
- Unit 144: 644 square miles in Baca County, 31.8% national forest and 0% BLM land, from 4,200 to 5,200 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 144
| Season | 2026 dates | Legal shooting light here, opening day | Elk codes | Deer codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd rifle | Oct 24 to Nov 1 | 6:39 AM to 6:33 PM | D-E-137-O2-R either-sex D-F-137-O2-R doe |
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 144 elk, unit 144 deer.
Nearest CPW properties to Sikes Ranch STL
| Property | Distance | Direction | Mapped acres | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikes Ranch SWA | 1.0 miles | north | 7,139 | 143, 144 |
| East Carrizo Creek STL | 4.1 miles | north-west | 638 | 143 |
| Pat / Whitby Canyon STL | 6.4 miles | south-east | 1,301 | 144 |
| Kirkwell STL | 6.4 miles | east | 640 | 144 |
| Savory East STL | 9.6 miles | north | 639 | 137 |
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 144
Aubrury Creek STLEdler STLNorth Canyon STLSand Canyon STLSand Creek South STLState Line STLSunny Moon STL
All 721 State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Lands
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