As publishedSeason 1: Sept 12–18, 2026; Season 2 (North Park): Sept 12–13, 2026
Limited to specific GMUs (Season 1: 2,3,4,5,10,11,13,18 partial,27,28 partial,37,181,201,211,301,441; Season 2/North Park: 6,16,17,161,171). Requires $5 permit. Closed on WIA properties statewide.
CPW conducts an active, 25+ year spring lek-count program across 500+ known leks in northwest Colorado, but no discrete standalone 2026 report or numeric count was found this pass (re-checked 2026-08-19) — CPW's own species page's most recent cited figures date to 2016. No confirmed fixed publish window exists; monitor CPW's species page and USGS's range-wide database (updated through 2024 as of the last check).