I own five acres of land in Colorado, but I'm not a resident
Snake River Marksman
8/15/07 5:50pm
Does that give me any advantage as far as hunting in Colorado is concerned?
The land is down near Alamosa, I've owned it for two years and I've never even been there. Long story, but I bought it from an uncle so I know the deal is cool.
The land is down near Alamosa, I've owned it for two years and I've never even been there. Long story, but I bought it from an uncle so I know the deal is cool.
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Example, I'm a Washington resident but am in the military. When I was stationed in California I hunted there as a state resident. Because I did so, I had to buy out-of-state when I went hunting at home in Washington...even though LEGALLY I was/am still a Washington resident (regardless of how long I am stationed out of state). I suppose I could have done it the other way around but regardless, I couldn't hold two resident licenses at the same time.
Like NONYA pointed out, most stated require that you live in the state for at least 6 months before you are eligible to buy a resident license.
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RESIDENCY QUALIFICATIONS
These are the requirements to qualify as a Colorado resident to
buy a hunting license:
1. You must have lived continuously in Colorado at least six
months immediately before applying for or buying a license, and
must intend to make Colorado home (except #2 and 3 below). The
residence address given to purchase or apply for a license must be
the same address used on your Colorado income tax return.
2. U.S. armed services personnel and military personnel of U.S.
allies on active duty in Colorado under permanent orders and their
dependents. This includes people who were Colorado residents
when they entered the armed services and keep Colorado as their
home of record, and their dependents (with Colorado as their
home of record). Also included are personnel of the U.S.
Diplomatic Service or diplomatic services of nations recognized
by the U.S. assigned here on permanent active duty orders and
their dependents. Active duty does not include reserve status or
National Guard.
3. Full-time students enrolled and attending an accredited
Colorado college, university or trade school at least six months
immediately before applying for or buying a license. This includes
students who are temporarily absent from Colorado but still
enrolled. Colorado residents who attend school full time out of
state and pay nonresident tuition still qualify for a resident license.
4. Children under 18 have the same residency status as their parent,
legal guardian or person with whom they live the majority of
the time per court order.
5. If you have a home in Colorado and another state, call (303)
297-1192 to make sure you comply with Colorado residency
requirements before obtaining a hunting or fishing license.
6. Except as in #2 and 3 above, you lose your Colorado residency
if you apply for, buy or accept a hunting, fishing or trapping
license as a resident of another state or country; register to vote
outside Colorado or get a driver’s license with an address in another
state.
Does the info below answer your question Snake River Marksman?
Hiker, the statute also stated that the animal that you are applying for must reside on the land in question for "The greater portion of a year"...whatever that equates to..LOL. So maybe six months and one day?!
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33-4-103. Landowner preference for hunting license.
(1) Any landowner in Colorado is entitled to landowner preference for licenses permitting the hunting of deer, elk, or pronghorn when the following qualifications are met:
(a) The applicant for a preference is an owner as shown by a recorded deed of a parcel of agricultural land of one hundred sixty acres or more. In the event that the owner is a legal entity or such ownership is in two or more individual names, only two individuals, as designated by such legal entity or multiple ownership, shall be eligible for the preference.
As far as I'm concerned, military personnel should get resident hunting and fishing licences everywhere in the country. Come to think of it, maybe all of us vets should too. We do appreciate what they do don't we?
I run into more and more people all the time with no military service.
I don't know what it was like back in your day but nowadays I have a choice (When stationed outside my home state)...
1) Buy a resident tag in the state I am stationed in and buy out-of-state when I go home for hunting season
2) Buy out-of-state in the state I am stationed in and buy resident when I go home for hunting season.
Usually what it boiled down to was which state I would do the most hunting in and which is the cheapest.
I second that :1 :thumb