Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain will be closed most Mondays and Tuesdays from Monday, Oct. 7, through Tuesday, Jan. 28, for elk management through limited hunting.

The park will be open Wednesday through Sunday, or earlier if hunting activities end or are not scheduled. The park will also be open to the public:

• Oct. 21-22
• Nov. 25-26 (Thanksgiving week)
• Dec. 23-24 (Christmas week)
• Jan. 20-21 (Martin Luther King Jr. week)

Two hunters per week will be allowed to hunt this specific area only during this management period. Each hunter was selected through a random drawing of Colorado Parks and Wildlife licensed hunters who obtained the subunit antlerless license (hunt code E-F-020-L3-R) and declared interest in this program. All hunters will have passed a shooting proficiency test and attended an orientation.

This hunting program is solely and specifically permitted as a resource management tool. There is no cost to the hunter beyond their license and Boulder County does not receive any revenue. Recreational hunting at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain, or any other open space property, is strictly prohibited.

For more information about this program and the management goals at Ron Stewart Preserve, please visit boco.org/elk or contact Jon DeCoste, Boulder County Parks & Open Space Elk Management Hunt Coordinator, at jdecoste@bouldercounty.gov.