2026 Colorado season · Turkey
2026 Colorado turkey hunting season.
CPW season windows for the 2026 turkey season, with GMU 59 limited-entry notes and how the dates map to the Elk Glade guided program.
- 2026
- Season year
- GMU 59
- Hunt unit
- Apr 11
- Spring opener
- Oct 4
- Fall close
The 2026 Colorado spring turkey season runs from early April through the end of May. Private-land seasons open a week ahead of public-land seasons — at Elk Glade we hunt the private leased ground starting on the early opener. The south slope holds Merriam's; ranch country, full strut.
Elk Glade sits on GMU 59 — the south slope of Pikes Peak — and runs guided hunts in every season below. Spring turkey is an over-the-counter license in GMU 59 — no draw. See the licenses + draws page for CPW’s current rules, and ask us about landowner voucher availability.
2026 CPW windows
All turkey seasons, by weapon.
Dates below are statewide CPW windows. Check the CPW big-game brochure for the official current-year publication.
| Weapon class | Opens | Closes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Sat, Apr 11 | Sun, May 31 | Over-the-counter license (TM000U1R), valid in GMU 59 except the Beaver Creek SWA and the Table Mountain state trust land lease. |
| Fall | Tue, Sep 1 | Sun, Oct 4 | West of I-25. We don't run guided fall turkey at Elk Glade. |
GMU 59 specifics
How turkey hunts on this unit work.
GMU 59 turkey is a private-land program for us. Three-night guided hunts run $1,975 with lodge stay, two-strap calls, and Merriam's-specific decoy work. Spring season only. We do not run guided fall turkey at Elk Glade.
Read the turkey hunt page →Why this country, this species
Open ponderosa, water, low pressure.
GMU 59 wraps the south face of Pikes Peak. South-facing aspect, three miles of private East Beaver Creek water, mixed conifer to aspen cover, and one of the lowest hunter densities of any draw unit on the Front Range. We’ve run hunts here for many seasons.
Species profile →Plan a 2026 hunt
Apply by March 15. Hunt with us in 2026.
Send a note with your weapon preference, point count, and target window — we’ll come back with a candidate week, walk you through the CPW application, and check landowner voucher availability if you want to bypass the draw.
